What would you do if you had a Death Note in your hands? [ENG/ESP]
If such a power existed, maybe it would be hard to resist, don't you think? Death Note is one of those stories that permeate the human consciousness, maybe that's why I like it so much, and no matter how many times I watch it, it doesn't bore me at all, seeing the war of wits and the madness of human greed definitely catches my attention a lot.
The way it unfolds seems excellent to me, and in this sense I can only praise its mangaka Tsugumi Ohba for his masterful work. Now, getting into the subject, having a Death Note in our hands could be a huge temptation to use it, even considering the consequences.
I think the mangaka's main objective was to lead us to reflection and also to make a self-criticism of human morality. Yagami Light, his main character could be said to embody a dark side of humanity, while L (L Lawliet) represents that thirst for legal justice to which one must appear.
This simple scenario becomes a masterpiece, due to the masking and uncovering situations that both characters develop throughout the story bring to light the ingenuity of the human mind, competitiveness and coldness to achieve a goal.
I remember when I saw it years ago, I was very young and immature, and at that time I might consider the idea of using it if I had one in my hands, but today, a little more mature and with another worldview, I would definitely never use it, and that is the point where I think its author wanted to get, to make us see the evil that we can cause if we use any kind of "power" in an excessive way.
Yagami Light, had everything in his hands, excellent student, handsome with many admirers, abysmal intelligence, but, he was bored, and based on that boredom he made decisions that in the end turned him into a serial killer, an unhinged man who thought he was a God and paid for it with his life.
Clearly boredom can lead us to do things that we might regret later, for that reason we must have a fresh mind and not neglect our main objectives in this life.
Now, as for the story I have already said that I think it is excellent, however I want to highlight some negative things, or rather, I didn't like them. After the death of "L" I consider that the plot went downhill, and it is understandable on the one hand, since after reaching such a point, ending the story could have been complicated.
L Lawliet's successors, Near and Mello are very inferior, and their entry into the story doesn't add much flavor to that battle of wits you were used to, I think the events after the demise was a quick way to end the story and not expand it much more.
Its ending, I thought was fitting, a bit simplistic in my opinion, but the right one, Yagami Light dies because of the same power for which he took many lives. In conclusion, it is an interesting series, that makes us think, and perhaps, leads our mind to imagine things that we can never do. If you haven't seen it I hope you do, and remember, I await your answer to the question of this post in the comments.
Thanks for reading
![Spanish Version]
¿Qué harías si tuvieras un Death Note en tus manos?
Si existiera tal poder, quizás podría ser difícil resistirse. ¿No te parece? Death Note es una de esas historias que calan en la conciencia humana, quizás por eso me gusta tanto, y sin importar las veces que la vea, no me aburre en lo absoluto, ver la guerra de ingenios y la locura de la codicia humana definitivamente llama mucho mi atención.
La forma en que se desarrolla me parece excelente, y en este sentido no me queda más que elogiar a su mangaka Tsugumi Ohba por su magistral trabajo. Ahora bien, entrando en materia, tener una Death Note en nuestras manos podría suponer una enorme tentación usarla, aun considerando las consecuencias.
Pienso que el objetivo central de su mangaka fue llevarnos a la reflexión y también de hacer una auto critica a la moral humana. Yagami Light, su personaje principal podríamos decir que encarna un lado oscuro de la humanidad, mientras que L (L Lawliet) representa aquella sed de justicia legal a la que se debe comparecer.
Este simple escenario se convierte en una pieza maestra, debido a que las situaciones de enmascarar y descubrir que ambos personajes desarrollan a lo largo de la historia sacan a la luz el ingenio de la mente humana, la competitividad y la frialdad para alcanzar un objetivo.
Recuerdo cuando la vi hace años, era muy joven e inmaduro, y en aquel entonces quizás considere la idea de usarla si tuviera una en mis manos, pero al día de hoy, un poco más maduro y con otra cosmovisión, definitivamente jamás la usaría, y allí es el punto donde creo que su autor quiso llegar, hacernos ver el mal que podemos causar si usamos cualquier tipo de "poder" de manera desmedida.
Yagami Light, lo tenía todo en sus manos, excelente estudiante, apuesto con muchas admiradoras, inteligencia abismal, pero, estaba aburrido, y en base a ese aburrimiento tomo decisiones que al final lo convirtieron en un asesino en serie, un desquiciado que se creyó un Dios y lo pago con su vida.
Claramente el aburrimiento puede llevarnos a hacer cosas de las cuales podríamos arrepentirnos después, por ese motivo debemos tener una mente fresca y no descuidar nuestros objetivos principales en esta vida.
Ahora bien, en cuanto a la historia ya he dicho que me parece excelente, sin embargo quiero resaltar algunas cosas negativas, o que, mejor dicho, a mí no me gustaron. Después de la muerte de “L” considero que la trama fue en descenso, y es entendible por un lado, ya que luego de alcanzar semejante punto, terminar la historia pudo haber sido complicado.
Los sucesores de L Lawliet, Near y Mello son muy inferiores, y su entrada en la historia no agrega mucho sabor a esa lucha de ingenio a la que se estaba acostumbrado, pienso que los acontecimientos posteriores al deceso fue una forma rápida de terminar la historia y no ampliarla mucho más.
Su final, me pareció adecuado, un poco simplista a mi juicio, pero el adecuado, Yagami Light muere a causa del mismo poder por el cual tomo muchas vidas. En conclusión, es una serie interesante, que nos hace pensar, y quizás, lleva nuestra mente a imaginar cosas que jamás podremos hacer. Si no la has visto espero que lo hagas, y recuerda, espero tu respuesta a la interrogante de este post en los comentarios.
Gracias por leer
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This is one of my favorite anime , now we are opposite coz before i dont like to use it but now id love to gain such power hahaha but if people exists like L and near I'll get caught fast 😂 hahaha
I agree with you when L died, the show didn't feel the same, it doesn't have the same excitement when near came into picture, all that i could think of while finishing the anime is to see how they can figure out if light is the culprit
Hahaha, I understand you want to use it in this day and age, you just have to be smarter than Light so you don't get caught in the end.
Yeah, it was pretty bland after L's death, but despite that dip in quality, it entertains until its denouement.
Después de L nada tenía sentido, de repente los shinigamis empezaron a perder valor cuando "todos" podían verlos, osea, son dioses de la muerte y está bien que ciertas personas seleccionadas pudiesen observarlos, pero después de L muchos ven y hablan con los dioses de la muerte como si fuesen amigos, tremenda estupidez, luego el padre de ligh puede utilizar los ojos..... Mejor no opino de esa payasada, en fin, después de L todo es una mierda :((
Jaja, te entiendo. No lo cité acá pero tienes razón. Los Shinigamis perdieron valor y también su esencia en la historia.
Nada que ver la primera con la segunda temporada, hasta parecen animes distintos. el antes y el después de L, en eso se define el anime 😂 y literalmente
This is the only Manga I ever read and I loved every minute of it. I just cant get into the anime though!
Personally Light, in my eyes, is the prime example of Abosulte power corrupts abosultely. He believes the ends justify the means even if itll cost him his soul.
While L is the complete opposite. He understands that doing an evil deed for a "good reason" turns that reason into an evil one.
I can't remember much about them from the manga but I remember finding them completely lacklustre compared to L!
Yes, my friend, that's right, they are total opposites. But the graphic description that the mangaka did with them was a masterpiece that shows us how human nature is. They are the two sides of the coin.
On the other hand, the anime pales in comparison to the manga, but being an adaptation it is acceptable.
Si tuviese la libreta creo que haría lo mismo que Ligth uauajaj
Death Note como bien dices, se puede ver infinitamente y no aburrir, fue y sigo siendo una obra de arte en el mundo anime, desde sus personajes hasta su psicología y la lucha contra lo ético y moralmente aceptable. Establece lo que hay detrás de muchas personas de poder tanto desde el lado de la justicia como de perpetrador de crímenes y por ello nos muestra el mundo y la realidad tal como es pero desde la ficción. Creo que el ingrediente sobrenatural le dio lo que necesitaba para ser un éxito rotundo sin duda alguna 🔥🔥🔥
Pienso igualmente que lo sucedido luego de L, fue como algo muy carente, pero es que no había como quitar un protagonismo tan espectacular y por ello los siguientes personajes les faltaba mucho para igualar a sus antecesores. Hiciste un gran review y no, tampoco usaría una Death Note jejeje creo que el sufrimiento perpetuo que conlleva no vale la pena para mortales como nosotros 😅... un abrazo Carlos, buen trabajo 🤜🤛... You Rockkk!!! 👍😎🔥❤️
Jajaja, excelente comentario amigo. Estás totalmente acertado en tus opiniones, y concuerdo con ellas.
Afortunadamente tuvimos la oportunidad de verla y disfrutarla. Muchos jóvenes de hoy les cuesta sentarse a ver un anime o leer un manga de esta envergadura jaja.
An extremely excellent story, the point that made it stand out was the fact that a protagonist who gets a power was not transformed into a pure superhero, but was going down a bad path and the power went to his head to the point of not knowing if he was a villain or someone good, that was masterful 😲
When L died the story lost a bit of sense, but as I liked more to see the mess that Yagami was getting into I didn't feel it too much haha don't hate me 😂
Hahaha easy. I think seeing Yagami's denouement was one of the things many of us wanted to witness. For my part he's one of the characters in all the anime and manga that I wanted to see die haha. I felt a lot of satisfaction when the Shinigami took his life, even though he would possibly die from the injuries he had.
It is complex to determine whether or not to use the Death Note, but there are certainly many situations in which we would be tempted to use it. There is always going to be that debate. Thanks for sharing with us this interesting post. Best regards!
I think it is very possible that in the end we will be tempted to use it haha. We are very changeable beings
Mmm en este mundo se podría liberar una de tanta basura humana, pero es mejor dejarle eso a quien en verdad sepa usarla, ¿no crees? jaja buen post, pero te digo que yo quería mucho a L :(.
Me gustó mucho tu pregunta.😉
Hola, como estas? Si, pero al final solo seriamos unos asesinos locos como Yagami Light jaja. Imagina, hizo morir a su propio padre, estaba desquiciado, y pienso que todo poder usado de forma desmedida conlleva a la locura. Serian tragicas las consecuencias.
With the current situation in the world, I wish I could have this book or at least that there was a very appropriate person who could use DEATH NOTE to improve the world by cleaning up the bad guys or at least the masterminds behind all the chaos that is happening right now.
And I want a situation where the time of their death is witnessed live by almost the entire world. When it's live, they describe the mastermind behind the riots and reveal secret plans. And at the end, they will say "Hi, everyone. Do you know if SHINIGAMI likes apples?"
Then people who know about DEATH NOTE will be excited because they know that DEATH NOTE, which has been made up, has become real and spread thoroughly throughout the world. After that, humanity will probably split into several groups like what happened in the story, some worship the owner of DEATH NOTE and hope that he will kill the people they hate. Some are scared because their faces and names are public and they feel they have committed a crime (they are afraid that they will be the next target), and some are trying to prevent it by finding out the owner of this book (or maybe killing him outright if he is the owner of DEATH NOTE)
The point is, under what thought or worldview can one human being judge another when he is just as bad as he is?
In the end he would be nothing more than a deranged murderer pretending to be God, the same as Yagami was.
The point is that one cannot be free from the consequences of that power.
Yo debo de ser de los pocos que quería que ganará Kira jaja. Odie el final, no solo porque Kira perdió. Sino por la forma tan humillante.
En lo personal, si tuviera una Death Note no la utilizaría. Siento que traería mas problemas que soluciones.
Si querias que Kira ganaRA, lo mas probable es que con una en tu poder la uses. La unica forma de no usarla es que estuvieses del lado de L.
A mi lo unico que no me gusto fue la simpleza de la historia despues que la Shinigami mato a L.