ANIME: Death Note Episode 1 Reaction (Japanese Eng. Sub)

This is the one anime you should watch in dub. There is a ton of talking that is difficult to follow when reading subs. Plus it is great voice acting. Or, at the very least, you may want to try a single episode in dub to see how you feel about it.

Late to this one. Was actually watching your hazbin finale when you mentioned this I immediately swapped over. Death Note is definitely up there with some of the best/most well known anime of all time into terms of plot and characters. It's not so much action but more of a mental chess game similar to Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty.

Nope, that's not Levi from AoT, although he does sound similar.... Shinigami is a compound word, from the roots 'shi' meaning death and 'kami' meaning spirit. The word kami comes from the Shinto belief system which is animistic, seeing spirits inhabiting and influencing all the facets and functions of the natural world. (This, by the way, is why shrines to various kami are all over Japan.)

Death Note is one of my favorites! This is another anime, like AOT, with top-notch writing and storyline! Excited to do this rewatch with you!

The only anime besides Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon I ever watched (And some Naruto), I am not an anime person, but I watched Death Note like 50 times. There is just something about it. Considered one of the best story lines ever.

This show gets heavy and very philosophical, I absolutely love this show it really pushes on mortality and right and wrong. Also its important to pay attention to the rules of the death note itself, details of it become very important later on.

Its been so long since I've seen Death Note. But the music has been in my playlists for years. I'm so excited that you're starting this series!

Death note musical Light character's actor is Lucifer in Hazbin hotel so lot of fun

I'm so excited for you to react to Death Note, still in my top3 favourite anime of all time! I love the music in it too, so much gregorian music and religious themes and symbols (like the apples which represent the knowledge of good and evil in the Bible), I think you'll love it

So a few things: - The score for Death Note is legendary in the anime scene - The title card things, that have the rules of the Death Note written on them in the middle of the episode are the place were the ad breaks were, when the show was on TV - Shinigami literally translates to Death-God from Japanese and what exactly they do in the show will be explained in the show itself - The catholic choir music is, I believe, a great fit to a show where the main character believes himself to be a "god" - The apples are kind of a running gag in the show and I believe they play such a prominent role because they are associated with the creation myth of Christianity, Adam and Eve. They might even be a parallel to the death note, where Ryuk has given Light "the forbidden fruit" which eventually leads to sin for humankind. Only this forbidden fruit doesn't grant free will but free kills I guess XD - The rules of the death note are important for the plot, so play close attention whenever a new one is introduced!

ok now I REALLY hope you get to Code Geas at some point in the future, just for another perspective on the "super smart protag" thing! Hopes and dreams aside, I am really looking forward to this one! Death Note is great fun and very goofy at times

I'm excited for you to check this gem. It was my start to the anime world and I hope you enjoy it