Death Note the Musical FULL SHOW REACTION (part 1 of 4?)

Hey Tim, this looks like it's going to be a fun ride... Some notes for you: Your pronunciation of 'shinigami' is 99% - the only correction I'd make is that when 'G' comes in the middle of a word in Japanese, it's not a hard g, but a soft/nasalized g sound. You also asked if 'grey' has the same idiomatic/cultural usage in Japan, and it does - it's actually even more strongly used in Japan where in terms of the justice system, people will actually be referred to as kuro (black) or shiro (white) in terms of guilt or innocence. Those colors, by the way, don't have racial connotations in Japan. The fact that the protagonist Light is referred to by the world as Kira is also a bit of a pun. Not only is Kira a homonym for killer, but 'kirakira' is Japanese for shiny or sparkling. Finally, it's an interesting point that you made about the long 'e' in 'hero' being hard to hit at the top of the vocal range, because there are two Japanese words for hero, 'yusha' and 'eiyu' which probably would have been easier to sing. They're both common words that you'll continue to encounter if you keep watching anime. It'd be interesting to ask the Japanese lyricist about the word choice. It might be as simple as the anime using the English loanword instead, I guess we should keep an eye out for that!

Oh this is first time I hear Japanese version. Japanese version and Korean version and English version lyrics are all quite different

It's gonna be great to get into this show with you! There are some really fun moments, and it's neat to see a different take on the same story. I think it's an interesting cultural work, in that it's a Japanese adaptation of a Western musical based on a Japanese manga.

I'm so glad you're breaking down this musical! You're following a long pretty well considering you just saw one episode of the anime so far. The musical is a bit of a condensed version of the anime's story. But still follows the beats pretty closely. There were a few changes, but you'll notice them as you get further in the anime. I agree that Light is much lighter in the musical. In the anime he goes from egotistical gifted kid to sociopath so quickly. I would LOVE it if you broke down Jekyll and Hyde! Can't wait for more of your reactions to both the anime and the musical!

I'll try to give notes on what you were curious about without spoilers: 1- At the beginning we see Ryuk with another shinigami, in the anime we see just a glance of her. As we will learn each shinigami has different goals and ideals . We will see her again soon. 2- keep an eye on misa in the anime , Her character is quite different from how she is in musical. 3- While I won't go to much in detail kira and L's dynamic plays a pivotal role in the entire franchise with both being main characters in that sense. 4- The rules of the book will slowly be discovered in the anime. Also I find Light in the musical to be less of a cold-sociopath and more like a childish and naive which is an interesting framing of his character.