I don't know how accurate some of this is but it's my take on some things that interested me.
There was a total of 4 Death Notes in the human world.
- Book #1
Ryuk dropped Shidoh's book into the Human world for fun, curious Light picks it up :) - Book #2
Ryuk's book, that he writes Light's name into. - Book #3
Jealous' book which he kills for Misa with, Rem takes this book from Jealous' ashes and hands it to Misa. - Book #4
Rem's book which Light inherits after Rem kills/dies for Misa.
What are their names?
- Light
'Raito', for which the Kanji also means "Light", - L
'L Lawliet', like "laureate", - Near
'Nate Rivers', like "natural flow of (L? or IQ?)"
Yagami Souichiro was gonna die anyway!
Yes, he had less than a day or two to live in reality but further halved his remaining day(s). Light unknowingly used his father appropriately! 0_o
When did Light fall from grace?
In the beginning of the series we are astonished by Light's oratory and translation of English to Japanese and vice versa. He reads a line that's basically the essence of being pure as a human. Light embodied that line, only up until he tested the book's power for the second time. I personally would've tried the book out, maybe on Waseem! It would never work! ;)
Anyway, Light further tested the book's awesome power. The turning point was when Ryuk flew down to meet Light, and the book had names filled-in on numerous leaves. He chose to become a mass-murderer, that was just evil. Quite a politically-correct statement, but to Light, he was justified in what he was doing... as he did aim, not to be a celebrity (he already was) but to become God!
But imagine if I could stop wars and control the world by killing the guilty?
Doesn't it make more sense than what we see and hear about all the real wars?
Seems like power always leads to corruption!
Was Light's life really over?
No! I don't think so, Ryuk just killed Light because he saw the self-destruction and end of an interesting game.
Ryuk
I love the way Ryuk hisses with laughter at Light and his shortcomings. I also like the basis of his character being a prankster, both in the shinigami realm and human world. He experimented with rumours he heard about and that being the whole plot, I was satisfied with his character even though he was always passive throughout. Great way of pushing his wits to the limit!
So how old is Misa at the end of the anime series?
The answer would lie within a few factors but only if we knew the remaining lifespans of Rem and Jealous.
- Jealous kills for Misa and adds his lifespan to Misa's ended lifespan (should be 0)!
- Misa makes the deal with Rem and halves her remaining lifespan gained from Jealous, (Jealous could've had a huge lifespan!)
- Misa makes the deal with Ryuk and halves her remaining lifespan from #2,
- Rem kills for Misa and adds her lifespan to Misa's. (Again, Rem could have had a huge lifespan!)
Surely she gained alot of lifespan there and with the halving, it would still leave her with quite a lengthy lifetime :)
What happened to Misa at the end?
Rumour has it that she probably suicided because of her obsession with Light.
Where do humans, who've used the Death Note, go after death?
I wish I knew! Let me know?
Can the Death Note kill a pregnant woman?
In theory the woman should not die, or rather, the child could be born before she dies.. thats one baffling idea that they hadn't explored in the anime!
The Music
OST's I,II & III
The character theme songs are brilliant, I like Mello's theme with the guitar bit, in the second OST. Misa's theme is a bit light-hearted and, well, nice. The general "Kyrie" and "Teleology" and "Solipsism" are also quite appropriate at times. The tracks are all so consistent with the themes throughout the series. Brilliant music for a brilliant anime.
OP & ED
Opening #1 : Nightmare - The World
Ending #1 : Nightmare - Aluminia
Opening #2 : Maximum the Hormone - What's Up People?!
Ending #2 : Maximum the Hormone - Zetsubou Billy
I really enjoyed both openings & endings, specially the second two!
There is still "Death Note Director's Cut: Complete Ending Edition" which hasn't been released, as Vizmedia had licensed Death Note prior to it's airing. I hear it's from Ryuk's perspective, would be interesting! I can't wait to see it!
