Death Note season 1 episode 1x1 & 1x2 (DUB)

[@BaddMedicine]

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[@pandurangkamat6226]

You should react to solo leveling dub

[@user-s0m30n3]

Ty for choosing dub. I’ve been waiting for this!!!

[@DrizzleDrizzleNeverDies]

Steins;Gate or Durarara are two other good dubs, since Oak prefers the dub. They both also have fantastic narratives and characters. Highly recommend 👍👍👍

[@rickrevees9923]

This was actually the first anime I showed my wife and she binged it entirely in a single day while I was at work came home and she was on the last like two episodes

[@FeliciaWilliams1908]

Great reaction and great discussion. This anime dub is a favorite.

[@PacificEgg]

Oak, I think the point of Death Note is to make people have hour long discussions after each episode. Your on the right track

[@jagerbradley]

you’re*

[@PacificEgg]

@jagerbradley does that make you feel superior or something?

[@jagerbradley]

@ Does it have to? Is there no other purpose for correcting a common typo?

[@crunchyblade6829]

​@@jagerbradleyhe is asking because you people are annoying.

[@cjjackson2423]

​@@jagerbradleyYour on yt dude. I feel like even YOU know nobody cares bout ts 😭

[@MalevolentFae]

Death Note was the most popular anime in the west at somepoint, before Attack on Titan took the throne. So in a way, Death Note is the most appropriate follow-up to watching Attack on Titan.

[@piusdoe8984]

You are skipping quite a few anime in order to force that connection. Hunter Hunter Gurren lagann. Full metal. Sword art etc had popularity until attack on titan

[@aliahmed-jh5hv]

@@piusdoe8984 hxh is an old gend not a 2000s anime

[@Elris4903]

@@piusdoe8984 Those weren't popular with non-anime viewers. Attack on Titan and Death Note were popular with people who didn't normally watch anime. The fact that we even got a live action Death Note is a testament to how popular it was at that time. These 2 anime were key in bringing casual viewers into the world of anime. They showed that anime was more than just for nerds and that there is something for everyone. That anime isn't just fan service and characters powering up fighting each other.

[@gurpinder3529]

Isn't Dragon ball much more popular?

[@beach2787]

@@gurpinder3529 Not really... it is just that the marketing was on point to the max !

[@MrDevintcoleman]

This is a great example of how “protagonist” doesn’t mean “good guy.” It literally means first in the struggle. It’s just who the audience follows. It has nothing to do with morality.

[@Agitatius]

? Light is the hero.

[@AlBerTSmInIty]

​@@Agitatius sadly for Light fans, no.

[@keithy_is_tired]

@@Agitatius he might've been if he hadn't become jaded, sadistic, and selfish. he didn't truly want to do good, he wanted power. in his obsession and desperation, he didn't care if good or innocent people got caught up in his mess

[@RmnGnzlz]

SPOILER The authors said that in that world crime was incredibly low by the time Light died. He got results for the average person and made their lives better actually.

[@AlBerTSmInIty]

@@RmnGnzlz SPOILERS again Because they never reveal Kira died, so the public eye he still watching them; but when Minoru came, well now all world know.

[@skytears31]

*"I'll take a potato chip. And eat it!"*

[@drexavion3597]

I immediately thought that as soon as I seen (DUB) in the title 😂

[@mosesjoe3763]

🥔💥

[@edmunddantes7097]

​@@drexavion3597Is it different in sub?

[@jip5889]

Gintama did a great episode parodying this. It’s the Nabe Pot episode. Gintama is so funny.

[@piusdoe8984]

The only reason to watch in dub. Wonder how theyll react to that lol

[@usamaali-je6cv]

The Oak look so happy in these anime series , his face glow in this 🙂

[@theChily]

You love to see The Oak that intrigued

[@Tchika]

Right? He looks different ^^

[@ElaheFarshadfar]

Yeah exactly! He seems happier than when he was watching AoT

[@frogpaste]

It's because it's dubbed. He said it's sometimes difficult to keep up when you have to read subtitles, which is fair. I remember struggling at first. Of course, my first experience with subtitles was Bruce Lee movies. 😁

[@naomikirisaki]

​@@frogpaste other anime EN dub is horrendous. But for death note it's still bearable.

[@amlavikomla9941]

The guy on the left is SO INTELLIGENT, I love his perspectives.

[@melak8325]

he seems to be enjoying the philosophical aspect of the show most

[@captainteeko4579]

Oak always seems to have the most interesting takes on the more complex aspects of whatever they watch :)

[@germankandelaki4031]

Fun fact: AOT and Death Note share the same director: Tetsuro Araki

[@knaditya8228]

Yeah for the first few seasons of Aot, you can really see the blue and red slow downs is his signature style. You can see it in AOT as well

[@jazzygamez6]

Oh wow I didn’t know that.

[@socialsesh253]

@@knaditya8228wow now that you say that I see it now

[@orphanedhanyou]

This is not a "lets drag out the episodes & slowly build" show. This is a no filler, every line is purposeful & intentional, masterpiece (much like AoT in that way).

[@shard4756]

Meh... (spoiler) the arc where Light gives up the book is pretty filler-y and boring af

[@NOU-iw3gb]

​@@shard4756 Thats is literally the most intelligent part of this show.

[@shard4756]

@NOU-iw3gb How it gets back to him is and the scene with his dad in the car, but the entire couple episodes where its just following the corporate guy that has the deathnote is boring

[@jolteonthecat]

You can say that for the first half of the anime, aster near and mello it all goes to shit kinda

[@Gusfer-ze8lw]

These guys are my FAVORITE reactors, because they can truly enjoy all kinds of movies... Watching grown men like them laughing and getting emotional in a movie like The Devil Wears Prada is really something to enjoy. Love them ❤

[@apersonatoall]

same, they're awesome 💙

[@Gusfer-ze8lw]

@apersonatoall they are.

[@dearcierra3]

I’ve been rewatching this with you guys on KZbin membership but just wanted to restate here how happy I am that this was the follow up anime to AOT. For me, Death Note was my very first anime back in 2014 for someone who thought I’d never be into anime it sucked me in & then AOT was my very next anime after Death Note. It’s been nice to revisit the two foundational shows for me. Both great starter shows for diff reasons.

[@the_kranthikajol]

@@dearcierra3 wow it's the same for me too, my first anime was death note and the second is AOT 🫶

[@Phantom_Fireside]

Similar for me, death note but FMA then Black Butler

[@bikergamecat]

Death note then sword art for me but it's a great start to anime

[@torinkyifh5085]

Rewatching Death Note as an adult has made me dislike quite a few things in the show itself but I still believe it's a fundamental anime like you said and it's very good.

[@alexakuto]

mine was rezero and to this day I still think that is not a good start for a beginner

[@lizabell6782]

A critical element of Light's character is that he's young and has been raised believing he's smarter than other people. From his limited perspective (and whatever else could be wrong with him) getting top scores and relying on the criminal justice system is good enough for him to judge people. It's honestly brilliant and it's impossible to remove him from his ego

[@Sandro_de_Vega]

Fun fact. In this scene where Light write this r4pist name in first ep. There is multiple of similiar lookin lines. Bc he heard the name but he didnt know how its written bc japanise is crazy. SO he wrote every version of this name. About death penalty. This story take time when in japan it was still a thing. So death row exist there. Light just make it happen faster. Or throw there people that get just long sentence.

[@miyamotomusashi805]

I'm pretty sure that the death penalty is STILL a thing in Japan.

[@emmanuelbustamante6659]

I am... I am... JUSTICE!!!!

[@Z.A.N.E19]

😢

[@tataeslove]

gives me chills every time

[@venkatesh114]

And got JUSTICE 😂

[@QuackAttack]

As soon as I saw the notification, all I could think was "no frigging way"... I just KNOW this show is gonna be right up your alley and it's gonna be a lot of fun watching along (especially since I last watched it 8 years ago) 😉

[@lebrianpates2394]

Great choice for watching this in DUB, It’s dialogue heavy and makes for a much better experience . I couldn’t be more excited you’re watching Death Note. You’re in for a exhilarating, intense, nonstop ride !

[@fugosfork7907]

All you said is that you're retarded because you can't read. The dub is dogshit

[@knaditya8228]

32:41 that’s ghetto sad part, Death Note is like one of the few animes that should be decently easy to make in Live Action but for some reason they keep missing the mark either changing the plot or characters totally. There is a Japanese one which is great but you can see that they were also on a tight budget while making it.

[@ViniSocramSaint]

It's because the live action version (of any series) is thought as something different, not just a different medium for the series, a completely different thing. The Death Note ones miss the mark for fans of the anime, but they were designed to have a broad appeal instead of only for seinen, pseudo-brainy manga/anime fans. You hate it, but your parents and small siblings love it. There is a whole vibe and set of nuances that makes it's style, they are too strange for a "dysney show enjoyer" - and vice versa. I personally cannot stand "dysney acting": too superficial, campy, fake. Meanwhile, a (normie) friend can't stand Death Note's constant unresolved dread: too bad-vibey, perplexing, uncomfortable, having to think hard even during the explanations, we are left with dread instead of relaxing after an episode is done. The live action leaves the sense of dread at minimum instead of raveling in it. There is only a sleeve of "terror camp" and "good vs evil" left. It's by design.

[@danielruiz8259]

I have the morbid curiosity to watch them react to the netflix adaptation of Death Note.

[@emki721]

@@danielruiz8259I could def see them doing that after finishing the series like watching the shitty ATLA live action movie after finishing the series lmao

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

the 2006 Japanese casts are perfect, especially L

[@LeonC0704]

death note gets the treatment the resident evil games get... easy to do but always get crapped on

[@Towelgravy]

This is one of the few shows that doesn't have much controversy between the subbed and dubbed. The actors that do the dubbing are so good and keep so close to the original that I'd recommend someone watch both. Normally I'd never recommend any dubbed show so this is truly exceptional. Once I was watching a channel and they switched from subbed to dubbed halfway through and it took me 3 episodes to even notice.. but I've rewatched the show approximately 25 times lol

[@Euqoram]

One of the few dubs that doesn't actively grate on my ears. I think it's a good choice to do dubbed, if only because this series is so dialogue heavy.

[@kalkent3699]

Had always heard Death Note being regarded as one of the best anime, but I just kept pushing it back for some reason. But when you guys said it will be the next anime watch after AOT, I was like alright, time to watch it. And so far, it hasn’t disappointed. Banger opening song too,

[@yusrawaleed9772]

Just curious, do you like Light Yagami ?

[@jazzygamez6]

Yeah most people like the second one more but the first one is my favorite.

[@kenethernandez6246]

Watch it in dub for the best experience.

[@EmyN]

Second half is not as good as the first one for a reason that I won’t disclose, but the series as whole is a masterpiece and iconic

[@kenethernandez6246]

@EmyN It is a step down, but it's still an 8 or 9/ 10 in the second half. The first half was simply a 10/10.

[@curtisdrago]

The Oak, I ALSO can talk about Death Note for hours. I recently had a whole discussion about it and I couldn’t stop talking about it. I’m so happy to see you guys reacting to such an amazing, thrilling classic!!! I remember watching Death Note on my couch at night, hoping it never got taken off Netflix when it first appeared. I’ve watched it many times since then. I absolutely love the Sub, and Death Note, and many other anime, are also really good in Dub.

[@bobbyhall994]

When I started, I thought it was going to be a “will they, won’t they” use it and maybe they’re gonna kill the school bully. PLOT TWIST. OMFG. This is a SMART show. It is SMART. Excited for you all to watch.

[@LeonC0704]

hahahaha me too. I thought Light was a hero who would slowly get a little... gray. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA how naive I was

[@xanderyodz9514]

Never expected this Anime to fall in your channel. You're in for a ride.👍

[@Lunar_Orchids]

from AOT to Death Note!!???? Both my all time favs (I mean most anime fans all time favs but still) You guys are freaking amazing! So glad I found this channel 🥰

[@the_kranthikajol]

Just a short masterpiece of a show where there is only 'battle of wits' only between two geniuses... And yet a biggest banger of a show. Literally, words fall short for this astonishing show. This was my first ever anime binge. And i have no regret in saying that it's still in my top 5. Every episode is like a drug, you can't end binging it. That's why i finished it in a day. 😅 I'm so glad you guys are reacting to this show. Can't wait for every sunday. PS : The two main characters that are in this show are still one of the most iconic characters ever. You guys are never gonna forget them. That's how they f*** your minds. 😁✌️

[@leespn4396]

Wouldn't call it a short show. If anything the show was longer than it needed to be, but that's my own opinion.

[@the_kranthikajol]

@leespn4396 👍

[@nkechi4635]

​@@leespn4396 30ish episodes? For a shonen anime (at that time) thats definitely quite short.

[@nevaladder]

Oak always stays quiet and then comes with the best insights.

[@jamesnell7224]

So glad you're doing the dubbed version. You need it in your own language to really take in all the details and the voice acting in the final episode is outstanding in the English dub.

[@KamiKazeE_7]

nah the original dub is on another level

[@VforVictory00]

26:28 in his mind, he did do something wrong. He said a little while before that anyone who stands in the way of creating his perfect world are the ones who are truly evil. In Light's eyes, he doesn't see it as evil because to him the ends justify the means.

[@redking4887]

Thank god for the DUB! Nothing wrong with watching subbed anime but DN is great dubbed. If the dub isn’t bad, there’s nothing wrong with watching it like this!

[@Dark_Buck]

They getting cultured fr

[@laz_hg3796]

stoked to see your guys’s reaction through this series! 🔥

[@jacee7929]

26:30 Oak with his innocent eyes saying incredulously, "but... they haven't done anything wrong?" as Light writes Lind L. Tailor's name on the Death Note... oh my sweet summer child.

[@Chrischrischrisjoy123]

I'm glad that you guys chose English dubbed for Death Note. I'm not a dub person myself but Death Note is one of those animes where I highly recommend in English dub. The sub is good as well especially with Mamoru Miyano voicing Light but the dub, in my opinion is better especially with L, Light, and Ryuk's voice. Their English voice are just chef's kiss. ❤️👌 Edit: Guys, if you dislike or hate the dub then better don't reply here and just don't watch their DN reactions. To my fellow subwatchers who are toxic, please don't spread your toxicity here. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but if you guys are just gonna trash on the dub, then just please don't watch Badd Medicine's reaction. Thank you and have a good day!

[@diegopansini3152]

Plus, it’s worth it for the iconic meme

[@kashmirserrano5218]

Me too!

[@fugosfork7907]

The fun fucking sucks😂 it's only good compared to other dubs

[@scorpiongurlz89]

If I being honest, I prefer manga more.

[@ayoidek6571]

@@fugosfork7907let’s not lie now, the dub is great, especially light, his iconic speech at the very end sounds way better dubbed than subbed

[@Franz-m8q]

I personally think dub is the best choice for this anime

[@reddragon8]

Whoa whoa whoa. You guys are starting Death Note ?! Woweee. This is my fave anime ! This is going to be one helluva ride. Let's gooo .....

[@ElementalHeroJoe]

Wow thanks to all of you who asked them to watch this. Of all the anime, this is right up their alley. The English voice acting is great so they can focus on what's happening on screen and not miss any important details. I can already see them adding a plushie/figure of the characters on their desk lol

[@アキコ2003]

I feel sad that you wont hear the amazing laughs and original voice acting of Miyano Mamoru..but oh well, it is what it is Atleast this specific english dub is not as bad as other animes and it will be way easier for you to pay attention to what is happening

[@ayoidek6571]

I love mamoru so much but there are certain parts of the dub that I like more than the sub, like the last speech for example, the dub actor really does the most in it.

[@ioverslept.]

"not as bad" its very good.

[@RajeshChodisetty]

I am gonna be honest english dub of fmab and death note are far better than japanese counterparts

[@アキコ2003]

@@RajeshChodisetty it is not a "counterpart" as japanese is the original language of this series, the English dub is the counterpart. That is like saying the original english language in "the titanic" movie is the counterpart.

[@Mutazili]

hope they keep the English dub, for the near sighted viewers 🙏🙏🙏

[@colt1903]

So fun fact, this story has a legit musical adaptation, and it's genuinely like... Top 3 adaptations of the story. Japan loves to give successful anime and the like stage plays, but to my knowledge they're rarely musicals, and they're even more rarely one of the absolute best ways to view the story. Good on ya, Death Note. You finally got a live action adaptation everyone loves. Who'd have thunk all ya needed was to make it a musical?😂

[@evakazoo]

The Death Note Musical was actually how I broke into Death Note!! I never watched anime but was big into musicals and saw Frank Wildhorn was working on it, so I listened to the English demo and was instantly fascinated!! The songs were obviously FIRE!!! And I binged the anime afterward

[@bookworm598]

Funny how that works sometimes, the Percy Jackson series was the same way. Despite movies and TV show adaptations, the Broadway musical is still the best adaptation by far

[@colt1903]

@@bookworm598 Amen to that.

[@ItsYoshiie]

You guys are dropping some huge bangers lately, I'm very happy!! :)

[@MdMarufAhmedRARI]

First meal for every anime fan

[@QuackAttack]

Mine was Hetalia, lol

[@RiteshKumarPanda]

It was for me too . 1 st Death Note 2 nd Attack on Titan 3 rd Hunter x Hunter I was watching Peak after Peak

[@DrizzleDrizzleNeverDies]

First holy communion 💀 Steins;Gate or Durarara would be good picks for the Badd Medicine crew too

[@MdMarufAhmedRARI]

@@DrizzleDrizzleNeverDies 💀

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

mine was dragon ball and saint seiya.

[@dimebag2102]

I really like how the oak thinks man. Always look forward to his views.

[@zonedutopia]

Death Note suprised wordly audience with how serious and creative anime can be - i remember my non-anime friends getting shocked and hooked immediately when it was released ^^

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

Being 37 now and rewatching Death Note I realized just how insane Light sounds. All that power in the hands of a teenager is insane regardless of how intelligent they are 😂😂

[@melak8325]

In manga, Light is self aware even called himself childish (during hospital scene when he is with Mr Yagami and L) The thing is Light knows how naive this idea is BUT it's his arrogance that makes him believe he is above everyone else and pull this off even means is wrong, he will get the end result

[@Pratt11]

Yup. They are getting to the GOAT's frfr!

[@curioppyty]

this is gonna be so awesome yess death note is peak. I absolutely love Light he's such a good main character. I find it so funny how quickly he develops a god complex, already on the first episode, like he had it all along and was just waiting for the right push

[@PacificEgg]

4:21 there's a lot written in that notebook already 😂

[@absolutelyliberated1357]

That's actually only 1, I believe its just different spellings of the same name because light didnt actually know how to spell the guys name so he trial and error'd it

[@PacificEgg]

@@absolutelyliberated1357 Fair. I can't read Japanese so I just assumed they were all different

[@BuchMusikHybrid]

Apparently in Japanese even slight variations of the Kanji (letters) can give the Name an entirely different pronouncation/meaning thats why if someone tells you their name they might add "with the pronouncation for" while explaining it. As the poster above me stated already Light just wrote every variation he could think of.

[@absolutelyliberated1357]

@@PacificEgg Yeah its understandable, most people dont notice and I sure didnt on my first few watches

[@DG-nk7jo]

Thank you so so so much for doing the Dub. The VA that plays Light truly does a great job.

[@galaxies_na]

For Oak, that's a great point about the Japanese language having a way with conveying strong emotion and why sub is often preferred by fans. I do like that you guys will also watch dub which brings me to add that I feel some dubs are really Really well done as the English VAs over the years have adapted their voices to MATCH that kind of powerful emotion we hear in Japanese. It's really cool and I can't wait to see what you guys watch next! :>

[@shmaniels]

yay you keep picking my favorite shows to watch! im so excited

[@JRwritesandcreates93]

Guys, you gonna love this show!!! I watched this a thousand times.

[@ComradeArthur]

4:21 Light wasn't sure how Takao's name was spelled so he tried every variation. Ref killing the guy for armed robbery. Light's killing people *accused* of crimes - he's not waiting for trials or even looking at any evidence except the public accusation.

[@Towelgravy]

Whooooaaa I didn't see this coming! This is awesome! I'm so happy to see you react to this! It's gonna be a wild ride.

[@mejomonster989]

Love that you guys are reacting to this, the conversations about the episodes are interesting. Death Note was the first anime I ever watched, definitely one of my faves.

[@l1ght3r91]

Don't worry guys, there already is a Live Action movie of Death Note. The quality is resembling the live action of Avatar the last airbender..

[@bookworm598]

I audibly gasped when I saw the title, I've officially subscribed after watching this channel on and off. This show introduced me to anime and it was absolutely everywhere in 2011/2012. You guys made the right call to watch the dub, it's regarded as one of the best dubs out there, plus it's very dialogue heavy. I can already tell The Oak is going to love this show, how he reacted to L tricking Light into revealing his location was my exact reaction the first time too. It's such a smart show. I'd be okay with literally an hour long discussion after each episode!!

[@CJ_McK]

Regarding Oak's comment on the death penalty (well said by the way). In South Africa, the death penalty is illegal, because everyone has the capacity to change for the better, Nelson Mandela was one such person. His regrettable past, was the catalyst for his incredible growth as a person, and through him, a country. He just needed some time to think about it, and someone willing to listen.

[@highlander31527]

Mandela was a terrorist that murdered thousands of people while I was growing up. Don't rewrite history.

[@brainstorm9560]

I'm so happy you guys decided to react to this series. Death Note is one of my favorite series of all time. I have the entire manga at home as well. The anime (especially the first half) is pretty faithful but they do of course slim down certain parts to keep the pacing going. One funny thing to note about this show is that the author of the original manga, Tsugumi Obah initially published this story in Shonen Jump, a manga magazine aimed at teenagers. He said he wanted it that way cause he knew teenagers wouldn't get too bogged down in philosophical aspects of the story and could just enjoy the ride. 😁

[@meow23]

Guys is fine to react to dub instead of subtitles because when you are reading subtitles you get distracted from watching.

[@bluelotus369]

Oooo wot a treat! I watched this 13 years ago with my 13yr daughter she 26 tomorrow. Love this ❤ happy birthday my beautiful bubba 💞🎂💐

[@SaveMeMoon]

It's a shame that you won't get the mastery that is Miyano Mamoru's voice acting as the original Light, but this dub isn't half bad so it's alright. Hope you'll enjoy the rest!

[@mugiwara7347]

Honestly L's voice actor in the dub is much better than the sub in my opinion.

[@melak8325]

​@@mugiwara7347 yup unfortunately dub gave attractive voice to L instead of Light

[@spaceshiplewis]

We get the potato chip line though

[@nkechi4635]

​@@mugiwara7347 L's english dub actor has probably the best line deliveries I've ever heard in anime

[@SuperLostDreamer]

I was just searching your channel the other day to see if yall have done this yet! So happy yall are picking this up!

[@uzimachi1]

Thank you so much for this one, you're gonna love it!!!❤

[@BTBenton10HD]

Ooooooog baby!! You guys really don’t disappoint. I’ve been wanting the different reactors I watch to watch death note forever! So hyped for you guys!

[@MissRichTeaa]

Watched the full reaction: Yes Watched the YT cut: Also yes Watching this: HECK YESSSS 🤘🥰

[@SchneiderRammGirl]

@MissRichTea that's what I do too with their reaction videos, sometimes comment on full ones, but mostly watch the full reaction, then do my comment for the YT cut 🙂👍❤️💙 (sadly couldn't watch full cut for Death Note though cause couldn't find any streaming service had in UK)

[@MissRichTeaa]

@@SchneiderRammGirl I have to be old and honest here....I watched along using my DVD's 😂

[@SchneiderRammGirl]

​@@MissRichTeaa oh lucky you hehe 😅

[@SchneiderRammGirl]

​@MissRichTeaa Quinn's always saying it's best to own DVDs of stuff hehe 😄

[@manon_0411]

For your information, there IS a live action! Two movies were made in 2006, with Tatsuya Fujiwara (who was also in Battle Royale) as Light, and some more stuff later. I only watched the two 2006 movies but they diverge from the original plot at some point because they couldn't fit the whole series into two movies, so they shortened it and changed the ending. I recommend not looking them up until you're done with the anime in order to avoid spoilers.

[@SchneiderRammGirl]

Think i only watched couple episodes back in 2009, but remember nothing about it other than names written down they die, such an interesting premise, I'm glad that i can now properly watch it & start my DN journey along with you guys! 🙂❤️ & very glad that you're watching it in dub too 👍 Light's moral compass is out the window & letting the power go to his head, "I am justice" what a line to end on & it's only Episode 2! 😮

[@bad2bone]

You guys are going to LOVE this- this take me back to my middle school days- the album too is some of the best music

[@speranzapecchini7001]

OMG YESSS!!!!! I'm so happy you guys are watching my second favourite anime of all time!!! The dub for Death Note is great, although it's a shame you'll miss out on Mamoru Miyano's voice, since he's the best voice actor ever

[@Dangangela6565]

subjective

[@aryastark7195]

So, so excited for you to get into this show!

[@devkrat]

32:40 "This should be a live action" how do we tell him

[@Vozird]

I really REALLY hope they watch the Netflix live action after finishing to see why most people didn't have their hopes high when One piece had it's live action announced

[@devkrat]

@@Vozird ikr one piece live action was a miracle...well you could say that all the previous failures created a path for it's success, so i hope more good adaptations occur!

[@Swizz1st]

There is also a Korean(?) live action movie (2 parts) that was pretty good. Sadly i cant find it some where to watch it again.

[@MsCassidy23]

One thing I love about this anime, and manga, is that it doesn't waste time. The author planned on it ending on a specific number of chapters and didn't stray from it.

[@colt1903]

Light is drawn and presented as he is, being handsome, smart, charismatic and the like has to do with some nuances surrounding Japanese culture and how the youth at the time were feeling so disillusioned with the nation at the time. Light is meant to be a representative of said disillusioned youth and what not. Among a whole heap of other things that, again, are also steeped in Japanese culture at the time. Basically, there's a lot of nuance in this series' background that wouldn't really be naturally apparent to the audience unless you yourself grew up in Japan, or at least lived there long enough to have an understanding of their culture around that time. There's any number of video essays on that kind of stuff for you to watch after you're finished with the show tho, and they're all made by people way more qualified to get into that kinda talk than I am currently, so I'm not gonna get into it myself here. What I will get into is that there's a bit of a presentation difference between the anime and manga to keep in mind as you're watching the anime. The religious imagery has been dialed up to 11. The anime, as I like to put it, is made largely from Light's perspective. So you have all these big shows of religious imagery and symbolism that simply weren't in the manga. For example, Light's "I will be the God of that new world" at the end of episode 1. In the manga, OBVIOUSLY you didn't have the music, but even the lighting choice of that scene that makes Light seem almost holy like the God he espoused that he'll become... Yeah that wasn't really in the Manga either. So yeah, there's lots of little things that point to the anime being a much more Light centric narrative, where the music, shot composition, and all that paint him in such a way to where how we see him falls more in line with how HE sees himself. The Manga is much less biased in how things are framed, or perhaps just biased the other way around depending on who you ask. So yeah. Try not to get too sweeped up in the production's attempt to fool you like some people do. He may be the MC, but make no mistake, Light IS the villain in this story. No ands, ifs, or buts about it.

[@aoinakagava9362]

It's amazing how lucky L was that his opponent turned out to be a childish schoolboy with a dream of becoming a god. I wonder what L would have done if the killer had changed his place of residence, left the country, or stopped killing?

[@raveoreynolds6049]

Then he wouldn't have taken the case on in the first place?

[@mike90317]

Time for apples! 🍎

[@maliii266]

And potato chips! 🥔

[@Peeplii]

Im obsessed with how much Oak seems to love this so far. I havent watched it in a hot minute but its one thats hits every single time you do watch it

[@heartlessGUYnumber17]

"This should be in live action" NNNOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo-!

[@JURNS03]

Death Note was my first intro to Anime & obviously one of mines and many faves! Happy to be on this ride with yall!

[@FurbyPurrson]

death note was my first anime i watched. after that i got hooked. even though i have seen animes like AOT, Full metal alchemist and etc. *L* is still my favourite anime character to this date. so thank you for reacting to this.

[@_-.RAVEN.-_]

Just finished the first episode reaction and I'm so pleased by your initial feeling towards it. I feel like this was a lot of what we all were feeling at first. I think you guys will be pleasantly surprised by what this show....kind of turns into. Lol! I'm so excited lol!

[@typo1345]

ooh, great series! You're in for a hell of a ride

[@Lov.e788]

So excited for them to meet the man, the myth, and the L egend❤

[@apersonatoall]

OMG im so glad you guys are continuing with anime series!!! death note is a frickin gem!!!

[@xanderyodz9514]

And this was drop in 2006 because I've watched it in 2006.

[@gardenofwildroses]

Omgggggggg!!! I was waiting for this and i still can't believe that you guys are going to watch Death Note!! One of my favorite animes ever and i am sure that you guys are gonna love itt! So excited!!!

[@keiionno]

As much as I love the sub, the dub fot Death Note is very goated so great choice for doing this in english dubbed!!

[@lunacouer]

I can't believe you're doing this!! I'm so excited! This is so classic it feels like it should be in the Criterion Collection. I can't wait for all the discussions you're gonna have.

[@patrykcichowicz3280]

I literally turned into an ape as i saw they are reacting to this

[@pocketsizeforyourtravelcon3325]

I love this series! Thank you so much for watching! I watched it when it came out in 2006/2007 or so. I can’t wait to see your reactions for the whole series!

[@LouieJV3]

DUB!!! So glad you guys are watching in dub. Anime is so much easier to understand when you can listen to a language you understand. So excited for you guys to check this amazing show out

[@gymnast2087]

You guys are in for a wild ride! Can’t wait to see your reactions as the show progresses.

[@HeatherVT8]

I also watched Death Note right after I finished AOT. It seems like soo many people did the same lol

[@Estelliarmus-fr2ri]

I found this show after the whole thing had been released and I am SO GLAD. I pulled an all-nighter the day I started it because literally could NOT stop. It was like a fever dream. I even skipped days worth of university classes until had binged it all; made myself sick with the effort. Might not have been the healthiest choice but to this day I have no regrets. Some fiction just captures your whole life like that

[@ciararozet5516]

I remember when I watched this in high school for the first time! Loved it so much! So glad you guys are watching this one!

[@dimanantyo]

Yesss! So hyped and glad that you guys started this one 🙌

[@Kiam9000]

OMG YES!!! You are in for a great show, and I have no doubt you guys are going to love this :D This is gonna be awesome to see your reactions and hear your thoughts on this show

[@yr8211]

Ahhhhj one of my favorites of all time! I know you guys are gonna love the back and forth between Kira and L.

[@Ottamus_Prime]

Anyway to ask your question to what was my reaction to these two episodes, I started it one Friday evening after work while I was still in the army… I didn’t sleep till I finished it. I was absolutely drawn in!

[@ceilingfan6033]

I'm so glad you guys are watching Death Note! It's number one on my recommendation list and I've rewatched it so many times. There's really no limit to the discussion this show can prompt, from philosophical discussion to analysis of every character's actions and motivations. So excited to follow you on this adventure! Also, Death Note has one of the best dubs I know of. And it will definitely make it so much easier for you to follow along with the more complex plots.

[@callmelafey1842]

it's actually nice that you chose dub! this exact anime along with aot is full of interesting conversations that really worth understanding fully through listening!

[@AlmerTV-1]

highly recommend you guys watch Behind Enemy Lines !

[@1percenteveryday100]

my first anime was death note in 2016.

[@FurbyPurrson]

oh brother my first anime also death note in 2017. then Fullmetal alchemist, AOT, one punch man, hunter x hunter, mob psycho 100 and so on

[@1percenteveryday100]

@@FurbyPurrson mine was then dragon ball then berserk, haikyuu, naruto, dragon ball super, demon slayer and a lot till now