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Death Note: Live action ver. Vs. Animated ver.

Are you obsessed of animations. Well, if you are, then you should never miss this one, Death Note. This animation is a series of about 40  episodes with a very good animated effects, scripts and soundtracks. I must say this one is really wonderful, that I have to give my thumb-up for it.

Left to right: L, Light and Ryuk the Reaper. Credit: Google picture search

Death Note, a story about a 18-year-old  bored student who was really tired of the world that was full of unjust, crimes and bad people. He tried to make himself the God of a new world without crime and bad people with the power of the Death Note.

One day Light Yagami accidentally picked up a book with the title “Death Note”. He brought it back home and knew that it was not a normal notebook but a book of Shinigami (Grim Reaper). There were instructions on the cover-back side page  of the book saying that “people whose name is written in this book shall die”. With the Death Note, Light started seeking just by punishing criminals by writing their name in the book. Hundred of criminals were reported to be dead of heart attack

This serial killer was later named as Kira (Killer) by people. Some people supported Kira of his action in punishing bad people. So that they could live in a world without crime. Some people said that the action of Kira was not acceptable. Criminals should be punished by the laws and Kira was just an immature killer.

This bizarre serial killing case was then investigated by L, the world famous, secretive and number one investigator. Without knowing each other identity, Light and L started a psychic war wittily and smartly.

This animated gains a huge sucess from all around the world. It was shown in the US and some countries in Europe. Viewers are really impressed with its story line and smartly, strategically perpetual investigations and psychic war of Light and L.

Because of it huge sucess, two live action movies (LAM) were also made, and they seem to be quite sucessful in the domestic theatre. I my opinion, I find the animated films are a lot better than the live action ones in several points, casting and scripts.

Light Yagami and L.

First to mention is casts. The casting of Light Yagami in the live action movies just disappoints me. Light is a character who is seen as handsome,  intelligent, smart, calm, and thoughtful just with a glance look. However, Light in the LAM, to me, looks so different. His look couldn’t convince me with those characteristics.  Besides, his performance just makes him look so silly somehow. In the LAM, Light holds the Death Note in the public and even writes the name down while he is watching a live news about a criminal from a public television. Though it was dark, but what the hell would a thoughtful do, don’t you be afraid of being attracted because you are holding a book with a big title “Death Note” in your hand? I wouldn’t do that because someone could accidentally touch it in that crowded place like that.

Another clumsy character in the LAM is Misa. She is supposed to be a young beautiful but lively movie star, but in LAM her look is just too mature to act as a younglively and annoying girl.
However they made a good choice with L. He looks really convincing to me and his performance is quite good in the LAM though he looks too passive in some scenes.

Another point is with scripts. I like the scripts from the animation than the LAM. They are well written hidden with sense of humor and intelligence. I know it is really difficult to compress everything from a dozen-hour series into a four movies.  So they have to cut off a lot of things, that make what is lacked in the movies.

Misa Amane from animation

Misa Amane form live action movie

Light Yagami from animation

Light Yagami in the live action movie

L from animation

L in the LAM