"Hurricane" [Death Note: The Musical]- ANIMATIC

[@sinnamonshoggoth2928]

I think this animatic actually revealed to me why a musical was the best medium to adapt Death Note into: Light would absolutely break out into song and dance if he could. He’s such a dramatic little bastard and you’ve depicted that perfectly.

[@DrTranReincarnated]

So fuckin true

[@Theillustrator2006]

I actually translated the musical into English for my acting group...they went with another script TT

[@sinnamonshoggoth2928]

@@Theillustrator2006 this is heartbreaking I’m so sorry for you

[@Theillustrator2006]

@@sinnamonshoggoth2928 I worked on it for a whole year. And I kept them updated EVERY SATURDAY And they shut me down.

[@PaintSplashProductions]

He’d be doing the Joker dance wherever he went while laughing manically

[@rosetea5899]

Ryuk, watching this musical number: Dang this guy is crazy fr Ryuk: …He’s perfect

[@lwanco1018]

I can't believe L had such a hard time catching Kira when Light just goes into a full blown musical number about how he's a basically a god who has the power of swift justice on his side in front of a crowd of people.

[@MAGGOT-INFESTED-6666]

💀 Since this is the musical i'm pretty sure this song takes place in seconds inside of his head. So smart kid would start singing about killing folks

[@robo1513]

@@MAGGOT-INFESTED-6666 omg really 🤯 nobody knew that

[@MementoMori_222]

@@MAGGOT-INFESTED-6666 omg I never thought of that!! You’re so unbelievably smart😍😍😍

[@DrTranReincarnated]

L should of spoken to Lights professor lmao

[@highdatalore2139]

Nah, hes preparing his own number in his basement, just to figure out he is a student

[@lextatertotsfromhell7673]

I just realized why this musical is so good Every song is a villian song

[@lextatertotsfromhell7673]

(except for We all need a hero) L other songs are sung by someone evil (kira, Misa, etc.) Or someone against our protagonist (L, Soichiro, etc.)

[@ju4368]

So so true

[@insanitysymphony9175]

L is morally gray enough that even his songs have villain swagger

[@MelonHere20]

YOU'RE SO RIGHT! maybe that's why I loved it so much lmao...that makes so much sense

[@Emily12471]

Hey thats unfair Honorbound isn't a villian song, yet its still awesome

[@KitsKhaos4800]

Oh my god I ADORE this. Ryuk's shadow. The way Light is so intensely calm and just stares him down. The mix of deranged energy and like peak scholar vibes. THE END FRAMES. Just like, absolute perfection.

[@infinitysquared9838]

I like how he gets extra pointy when he’s being evil.

[@lunacanyonrose8436]

Light isn’t beating the god complex allegations anytime soon with this one

[@kikodalaya0601]

I don't think those are allegations, I think we can pretty much confirm those as facts by this point.

[@fabulousmyriad267]

I love how dramatic your Light is with his little spins, tossing paper in the air and singing on balconies😂. Especially love the added touch of Ryuk's wings outlined against Light's reflection in the mirror.

[@agostoangosto9442]

This is the same guy who took a potato chip and ate it, so I do think he'd do all this

[@kingwing7952]

Since he’s singing on balconies, does this make Light a Disney Princess?

[@hailey813]

I forgot Jeremy Jordan did Light's voice for this demo and now all I hear is Varian singing This is a blast from the past

[@aprilhamilton5418]

My sister said the same thing too lol

[@mackenziegivens6061]

This was just a demo?

[@hailey813]

Yeah, the actual final product performed in Japan in Japanese. If I am remembering correctly they brought in the singers and pretty much explained the characters and made the demo before it was translated for the Japanese production

[@mackenziegivens6061]

@Hailey Tucker Huh. And here I thought it was the other way around. Guess that explains why some of the other English versions were kinda lacking.

[@ajstudios9210]

Same.

[@starrydayzz]

i love lights goofy little facial expressions hes such a funny little man to me. also the artstyle and the fluidity of the fic is chefs kiss this is great wow i love you

[@SoapTears]

Hehe thank you he’s such a little bastard I adore him

[@LoopBuddy]

@@SoapTears same, lol

[@thisstuffisweird.3872]

I'm not sure if it's intentional or not but I love the little detail with Light's eyes becoming more sharper as his conviction grows to use the deathnote and become god of the new world. Especially when the melody hits near the end, and his eyes became round again like in the beginning, before becoming sharp, like squares(trapazoid?).

[@CHEATER999-mu8on]

Exactly

[@CHEATER999-mu8on]

Because it lets out the devil inside him and all his purest désire and WE love that because WE dont feel thé acceptation of these désire in ourselves

[@J.carter_musique]

I just love the moment his eyes become sharp ☺️ if you like this moment, you may like the anime "Charlotte", it's a character going through this state, and it's beautiful.

[@bella_daze3092]

I SAW THAT TOO

[@AtlasDoesTheAnimates]

It does happen in the anime too. When he relinquishes the ownership of the Death Note his eyes go round again.

[@WhatACleanWindow]

I love how you used a common theme of eyes in the original manga version of Death Note; When Light is innocent, his eyes are circular. But when he starts killing and goes insane, his eyes get very angular. Amazing attention to detail

[@warlandheroes6394]

I love your design for Light, I think it fits Jeremy Jordan's voice very well

[@ArcofCarona]

You did great in this and how you drew Ryuk is fire

[@SoapTears]

Thank you!

[@ArcofCarona]

@@SoapTears You’re very welcome, Soap 😁

[@PearlyRabbit]

This is a villain song disguised as a hero's eye-opening song 😭 I love it

[@kateescario6677]

this is like my 5th time watching this but i just realized… the first time he says ‘human stains and all their sins’ it shows some pervert… then before the last time at the end he says it again, while looking at his reflection! OMG i seriously love this animatic

[@SoapTears]

Good catch! ;) And thank you!

[@JosiahBriggs]

And when he says “sins” is when Ryuk’s shadow is cast over him!

[@annastarlight]

​@@JosiahBriggsHis facial expression also changes he initially looks almost regretful but then smiles.

[@annastarlight]

2:35 A slight crack of humanity

[@annastarlight]

I'm a huge Light/Kira fan and I appreciate the accurate portrayal of his character. I'm glad I'm not the only one with the interpretation that he was a caring person and was haunted by his actions and developed this god complex to cope. I appreciate the human side of Light being shown so much you have no idea

[@Ubermensch9240]

"Take that depression!" -Light Yagami probably

[@randomcenturion7264]

XD Yup

[@necroexoricist]

Best reference

[@MikeJoe-jy5kp]

True

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

I understood that reference

[@alyndriakelley2375]

I got so happy when I found out that they were the same actor, love Jeremy Jordan

[@AllainnaTheOutlier]

Fucking love this animatic and the posing, the clean looking drawings and finally I love the rain animations

[@prettyupsetnerd5118]

wow this was amazing!!! this musical deserves so much love and this song specially is one of my favorites, you did it so much justice! honestly, the way you had it all planned out matched my own vision for hurricane so much so that it felt like you had read my mind (the part where light opens his balcony door and sings into the rain! literally how I always imagined it going)

[@checkmate-ei9ze]

I didn't knew Death Note musical exists and now this suddenly appeared on my feed, I feel blessed, the song fits perfectly with the story and I can see Light doing it, he's so dramatic I love him.

[@corycoral7072]

There’s version on KZbin of the full show in Japanese and when songs come up that they recorded in English, they added them in

[@dox6031]

I really love this style, cartoony but not put of tone and still capturing all the characters perfectly. Honestly Matsuda had no right to be that adorable

[@ThienDiaVoTri]

this manga raises a philosophical question: would you clean the world if you have the power?

[@randomcenturion7264]

That's part of what makes it so compelling and tragic. Because all of us would be tempted. All of us know there are monsters that get away with atrocities and to stop them forever with just a name and a face. But then where would WE stop? The Death Note is simply for too much power for one person with not enough restrictions.

[@annastarlight]

​@@randomcenturion7264I was 17 when I first watched the anime, I'm also quite intelligent and compassionate and have a strong sense of justice, I'm absolutely terrified of Ryuk

[@MAGGOT-INFESTED-6666]

I can't believe someone actually made a animatic out of this song. Man Death Note the musical and anime was my whole middle school. Love this man!

[@bewareofeels]

this is lovely :o!! i’m not sure if it was intentional or not but whenever light behaves more kira-like in this animatic his hair looks more spiky as well as his eye shape and i believe that’s very cool :D fantastic job :>

[@SoapTears]

Thanks! And good catch! I didn’t think anyone would notice haha

[@bewareofeels]

@@SoapTears i love observing animatics hehehe

[@Potkanka]

Light was very animated for an animatic! He just needed to savour that moment properly, eh? And I love how ominous Ryuk is there :D

[@TheOneAndOnlyRocket]

I saw the premiere for the English version of this musical in London today and all I can say is that was an absolute masterpiece

[@rachelfox8108]

Me too! Joaquin Pedro Valdes absolutely pulled this off!

[@ravioli4967]

i watched it too yippeee

[@calleighbush3458]

light: singing his heart out about being a god. ryuzaki: hmmm who could kira be?

[@marleysinquefield3100]

Jeremy Jordan is the Mighty Hurricane, people! Though he is playing an anime social justice character, he is nailing not only the role but bashing our expectations on how he lets his voice roar! Seriously, your passion for this musical and determination on this storyboard animatic makes me want to plan my own for the future.

[@charmander_god3693]

Idk if anyone has already said this but I love how he sings loudly in front of a bunch of people about being Kira and then nobody notices 😂 (honestly they don’t really notice in the show either though)

[@trikster6748]

So glad people remember this musical

[@not_anymore]

ok i am obsessed with this, it's sO GOOD, literal chills i really love that moment at 2:30 "the human stains". what seems to be callback to 0:46, foreshadowing... this is so smart

[@shychangling8959]

i stumbled on this late. but I really love the way you had him with those soft bright eyes at teh begining and then as he learns the power he now has we see the shift to his more calculated eyes. There's moments we still see his bright innocents. but ironicaly its washed away by his own "hurricane"

[@quesospoon3787]

Oh my GOD I will never get over how stunning your art is???? I cant even put it into words but everything about this is just perfect this musical deserves so much more love

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

I don’t know if you still read comments but as a theatre fan and a Jeremy Jordan fan who recently finished Death Note (and cringed so hard when I realized in just the second episode the extent of how much Netflix fucked up the live-action version), thank you for this. I’m kind of miffed that there aren’t that much slime tutorials of this musical. Thank you for making this for someone who will never see this musical Also, someone who has a sweet wholesome voice, Jeremy Jordan sure has a knack for playing evil , tragic, or evil-adjacent characters (The man played JD from Heathers in a demo for crying out loud)

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

This is absolutely awesome!!!! Glad to finally see someone do an animatic for this!!!

[@angelinaharper1294]

So frikin amazing!!! You’re one of my favorite insta artists and this is truly incredible, I’m subscribing now

[@SoapTears]

Thank you!

[@kerensolgoldsteinalfi4708]

Light is more dramtic here than in the anime😂

[@olived9560]

The animation is so smooth?? The camera angles are really cool too, and I love the frame at 2:34 especially (and also the way you draw Ryuk in general)

[@chocxcrispis4508]

I'm so glad you made this because there's so little death note/animatic/musical stuff and you just restored my hope with this one 😭😭

[@miscellaneousmadness3676]

The way the hair and tie move in the wind is so gorgeous, I’m obsessed😍

[@raininess]

Amazing job, I especially love 2:34

[@akoalabear239]

One of my classmates sang this song for our musical acting class and I just can’t get enough of it now.

[@AM-ji4mv]

Can't believe you actually animated the lip flaps to match the dialogue! So cool

[@lichotka-k7v]

This is so great. Animation is simple yet captures emotions wonderfully. A perfect balance between the song's epicness and the hilariousness of the very concept of making musical out of Death Note. The concept is hilarious because the whole idea of Death Note is so serious and gravity-filled and YET Light Yagami would TOTALLY break into song just like that.

[@nafsii04]

death note is so serious that it's extra funny LMFAO

[@jordanbrandon81]

Your animatic is brilliant. Outstanding work for an underated musical

[@kikinovalova2353]

Lyrics: Did I hear correctly? Did it really happen? Was it simply done by writing down his name? Killing indirectly Pen and ink and paper Writing is the gun, I only have to aim Could this be the hour? Unimagined power Waiting to devour who I say? The hardest rains The coldest winds Are waiting for the hurricane The human stains And all their sins Blown away The earth will shake The sky will scream Once they feel the power of the hurricane Finally a chance to Find a little justice There's nowhere to run to once the name is penned Take what fortune grants you Use it while you've got it Once you have begun you write it to the end Elegant solution Flawless execution Righteous retribution on the way I'll bring the rain I'll bring the wind I am the mighty hurricane The human stains And all their sins Blown away I'll bring the pain So be afraid I will bring the power of the hurricane I am the God of a brave new world Much better than the last The time for talking is finally in the past The hardest rains The coldest winds Are waiting for the hurricane The human stains And all their sins Blown away The hardest rains The coldest winds Are waiting for the hurricane The human stains And all their sins Blown away The earth will shake The sky will scream Once they feel the power of the hurricane!

[@cbitt3151]

I NEED MORE OF THESE PLEASE I LOVE THIS MUSICAL AND YOUR ART

[@Rude_i_Wredne]

This is a perfect IP for a musical. Anime already paved a way for graphical minutes-long internal monologues. Also this song in particular goes really hard. It's like a little spicier "Let It Go" from Frozen.

[@norrieslibrary]

THIS WAS FUCKING AWESOME

[@hejanic6454]

UGHHH THIS IS ALL SO GOOD but i especially love that first initial breeze it's just animated soooo smoothly! Well done ^^

[@verymuchcake6553]

I had just rediscovered this musical after years and got the notification for this! It's really cool, light is a little murder boi

[@siennahopkins4288]

0:34 because I'm actually obsessed with the spin

[@reboiart]

BRO THIS IS SO SMOOTH!! THE WIND ANIMATED BITS GAHH !! SMOTHER THAN MY BRAIN AMAZING WORK ! 😭💞

[@aliciam6145]

This is amazing!! I love how you even animated the singing, and all Light's expressions were so lively, and then the silhouette with Ryuk at the end was *chef's kiss *

[@kayghanvillanueva3154]

The beat, voice tones, and melody is all so PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL 😍.

[@flynns5807]

Your Ryuk looks so good. incredible. He's hard to draw, but you captured his silhouette really well. And the part with the thunder flashing his reflection? sick.

[@cherubmush]

1:50 THIS SHOT IS ACTUALLY INSANE I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS

[@mushydreams8927]

Yes!! We need more death note musical animatics

[@hayliqueen2787]

Wow!!! The Drawing and Art is amazing!!!❤️✨ Love your Videos!!

[@hayliqueen2787]

First

[@SoapTears]

Thank you!

[@amaurapond]

Chills literal chills. Light is such a dramatic bastard it fits him too well

[@tjethework9258]

Love this, perfectly done!

[@okamiseele8614]

Impressive mouth movement on the syllables, particularly for “f” and “L”, which was a lot of effort that wasn’t needed but makes it so much better!

[@angelbeatsloves4572]

The death note animatics from shorts or musical i love this series very much was emtionally inspirational thank you for making this and hope to see more soon.

[@illmamnim]

SO GOOD

[@Christianblade3006]

Soichiro, Sachiko, and Sayu Yagami all eating dinner while light is absolutely bellowing a smashing musical number from his room

[@agnesteodocio746]

after watching this you are making me want to listen to all the DNTM songs

[@Emily12471]

I am glad im not the only one who saw "elegant solution, flawless execution" as an over the top penstroke

[@Ronronald99]

THIS IS SO UNDERRATED WTF

[@chloblox]

Watching this 2 years later and I am vibing

[@FueledByDaria]

I love how the scene with the people outside froze and unfroze! This is awesome. Well done!

[@luish8056]

Nice animatic, hope the algorithm lets this one be found.

[@grey_flamingo5698]

SO COOL :D

[@Sergeantmajormario]

The Musical is now happening, it's got two shows in London and those tickets sold out almost immediately

[@AIIuminium]

As they should!!!

[@oikawadorable1653]

YESSS YESS GOD I LOVE THIS!!! THIS MUSICAL IS AMAZING AND YOUR STYLE IS SO COOL

[@Paper_Jam200]

Ok but can we talk about the frame where light has ryuk's wings? My man is an angel of death, literally and figuratively

[@kayghanvillanueva3154]

The art and mouth syncing is AMAZING.

[@Foustdoodles98]

Well done Sophie!! This looks amazing!!😍🥰💜💜

[@RedSuramow]

AHHHHHHHHH this is so good!! Really brought me back to my death note phase from middle school

[@charlesharrison4531]

I think the best part of this was Ryuks introduction. It's so eerie yet bad ass all at the same time, I fucking love it!

[@TheArcSet]

Thanks for this.

[@mrsjones7907]

Love this. Amazing work. So much detail and care put into every shot. Bravo.

[@vikramb183]

This is so well done, I love how you did his transition from schoolboy to serial killer

[@harleypowell5274]

This is amazing especially the mouth movements synced to lyrics. Great Job!

[@jennycochran864]

Coming back and rewatching this because I love this so much

[@emissary8071]

The background, the design, the poses and expressions, this is amazing!!

[@shapa74]

honestly, This entire thing is a slay

[@theletters9623]

This looks so professional, incredible job

[@JapanDaisukiTTS]

I absolutely love this😆. The level of expressiveness and emotion is incredible!! Why didn't I find this before??

[@jrdkleinman]

YEEEAAAH death note musical my beloved!! love this

[@emewantstoplayXD]

I came from tiktok, and OMG this was AMAZING! 🤩❤️

[@kait.5437]

This is amazing!!! I love the part with Ryuk at the end!

[@carrionysus5893]

wonderful to see this show getting some love, i think it's narratively the best iteration of death note. i love your commitment to drawing backgrounds etc, as someone who likes the idea of animatics but has a lot of trouble drawing perspective or most anything except people! i love the composition, the expressions... all round marvellous job

[@peekaloo12]

I've literally never had any interest in watching Death Note... Until this.

[@kiah9085]

Bruh. THREE whole minutes of SMOOTH animation? Wtf. I’m impressed.

[@rixareth]

Fantastic work! I genuinely got chills towards the end.

[@alemonbird_6055]

omg there's so many frames, it's so smooth!

[@o0bookwyrmknight0o]

GOSH THIS IS AN AMAZING JOB! GOOD JOB!

[@kellenwelch2592]

oh i LOVE this, the L tease at the end was a great choice!! Phenomenal work

[@Bara_tiddie_lover]

AHHHH THIS IS SO GOOD

[@mary-gaby1809]

THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN I IMAGINE!!!! I saw part of this Animatic on Instagram and I'm really satisfied! CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE!!! 😄😄😄