Death Note - Vol. 2 (2006)

One of the best series ever.

Honestly, this is one of the best tv series ever simply because of the mental part of it. There isn't so much action in the sense of people fighting. It's all about the mental warfare. This series will keep you guessing what is going to happen inbetween each episode and as you're watching the episode itself. This is something that everybody and anybody should watch at least once through.

The Bad Part: It technically ended with the resolution at the end of the first "season". You can tell what part I'm talking about when you see it. Then because the fans loved it so much and they pressured him, he went about making a second "season". Think of it really being two books in the set. The second set of episodes takes some episodes to really get along. He had to take it slow to keep the human reactions in the show realistic as opposed to them "magically" figuring somthing out or slipping up. So that's it's only real downside.

There is one other part I don't particularly care for, but I can't say because it's a spoiler. If you enjoy the series, you'll know instantly what part I mean when you see it. ;) August 24, 2008

L. Versus Kira!

This is the second collection of Deathnote episodes, one of the most compelling and amazing animes of all time. It tells the story of Light Yagami, an intelligent university student with a strong sense of justice who accidentally picks up a notebook owned by a God of Death. Slowly, he starts killing off criminals under the guise of Kira ('Killer'), becoming more and more like those who kills in the process. The storyline is incredibly amazing and faithful to the original mangas, while the artwork is absolutely perfect. And the music and English vocals are a perfect match as well. As a result, this is one of those animes that even people who normally don't like cartoons can get into.

On these four further episodes, the mind games between L. and Kira continue as each tries to ratchet up the intensity. Light (as Kira) has already forced L. to reveal his identity to the Japanese police, but L. is already beginning to suspect that Light IS Kira. Now Light has to deal with surveillance cameras and bugs in his room, as the task force, led by L. of course, spies on him. And worse yet, the fiance of Ray Pember (the FBI agent Kira killed) confronts Light with evidence that could reveal too much about Kira's powers. How can he get rid of her without knowing her real name? The plot continues to thicken with this DVD.

As an added bonus, the limited edition first run DVDs of the series each come boxed with a figure. This time around it's Light Yagami, holding his Deathnote, which adds to the appeal of splurging on the special edition. May 24, 2008

Death (Note) becomes you...

First off I have to talk about the Light Figurne. What might put you off getting the Limited Editon Death Note vol 2 is the cost, although it's not much more than the one without the figurine some of you might not what to pay that little bit more; but trust me, it's worth it, theres a great feeling in knowing that there's only 1500 of something in the world and you own one.(So what I'm saying if you can try to get this before it's sold out, you might not get another chance)

With vol 1 you got a Ryuk figurine, in comparison the Light one is much smaller than Ryuk. Also, because his hand is sticking out the paint on his finger tips might be worn slightly in the packet. Other than that he's great.

This vol has episodes 5-8 and a lot happens in them. Light has to fend off the FBI agents. The team on the Kira case finaly meet L face to face and he's not quite what they thought he would be. And now not only does Light have a deal with L bugging his home, but someone may know something about "Kira's" power that could help L get that much closer to finding out who Kira really is. Worst of all poor Ryuk as to go without his loverly apples! But the best bit is the episode prevew on the last ep of the disk, making you want the next one all the more.

Extras: English voice actor intervies and recrding sessions-(this time it's L) If you're anything like me you won't like this bit as the actors have no clue what they are talking about, you think "my god, if you want to know what happens next so badly read the manga"(and if you havn't read it yet eather you really should)

Japanese animation director and character designer interviw-
probably the strongist of the extras

Production art-

and Audio commentary-
but yet again the actors don't know what the hell they're talking about.

So, yeah you should get this, or if you don't want to spend the little extra on this get the one without the figurine, if that's still too much for you then just get the manga(all 12 vol's are out now) February 9, 2008

A series you can't miss!!

I began watching this series on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network). I was instantly hooked. I couldn't help notice how well thought out the storyline is. It one of those series that is so elegantly put together, the story just draws you in. When you feel the emotions experienced by the characters, you know it's good. For those who think that all dubbed anime is terrible, you couldn't be more wrong. VIZ, the production company, has completely redid each episode so the characters actually appear to be speaking English--this is not some crappy dub-over. However, if you still insist on reading subtitles, you can always change the DVD options. And of course, this isn't just for younger audiences. This is one series you can't pass up!!!! February 3, 2008

Setting the Hook

This volume is the one that really hooked me on the series. The first dvd is more of a setup for the cat and mouse game between L and Light. This volume dives more into the game that they play L trying to uncover any clues and Light trying to remain anonymous. Episode 5 is amazing, really driving the story forward as well as episode 8. Episode 6 and 7 unfortunately seem more filler and could have been condensed into one I think but the other episodes make up for it I think. Rating only a 4 because of middle 2 episodes dragging the story out and the eyes on the Light figurine look a little weird, one is looking ahead while the other is looking to the right, doesn't seem right to me... December 19, 2007

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