The Brilliance of Death Note's Potato Chip Scene (Yes, Really)

[@megatronyoutube4939]

"Ryuk goes into apple withdrawal" Just think for a moment how mad this sentence is

[@PsyQoBoy]

Let's go a bit further into juxtaposition. Whilst the apple is a sin to be eaten. Whilst Light is lusting over his sin of killing undetected and eating. Ryuk is suffering from not sinning and not eating. See the symbolism there? Two stark contrasting attributes being displayed in this scene.

[@vixsteriaz]

PsyQoBoy i would like to think that the writers would read this and just think “nah man we just thought it would be funny if he went into apple withdrawal idk”

[@Kitajima2]

@@vixsteriaz Lol Japanese people are kind of loosely fascinated with Christianity as a Western "theme", and they treat the Bible like really interesting literature from the past. There's quite a few anime where characters randomly quote poignant sounding Bible verses, a notable example being Ghost in the Shell. It wouldn't surprise me if the writer meant to use the apple as symbolism, but it could just as easily be something they thought would be funny with no meaning behind it at all.

[@vixsteriaz]

D K oh yeah, the explanation is actually really interesting and makes a lot of sense-i was just saying it would be funny if it was like one of those english teacher things where they try to find something meaningful in a little thing JSHDJDH

[@wellthen4128]

A fuckin addict

[@cuthalion4281]

Death Note somehow made writing names in a book and death by heart attack the most intense things ever.

[@turtleanton6539]

So what

[@mrmonkey1123]

Just good imagination

[@RexusK76]

@@mrmonkey1123 is one of the hardest thing to achieve or to be born with (:

[@anxietyyangell]

@Ethan Lane Ikr 😂

[@rgwashere8723]

well, heart attack was intense in The Dark Knight Returns Part II

[@amiqai]

this 16-minute video about a 30-second scene is exactly how my literature teachers expect me to write in the test

[@nxmeless333]

This reminds me I have a two page essay to write for Wednesday, thanks

[@jadevlatkovic558]

I couldnt have said it better

[@randmboy3555]

@@nxmeless333 you do good on your essey

[@davethescrub858]

@@randmboy3555 right? I wanna know too

[@aplatehatenjoyer3053]

A Your lie in April fan, you have good taste (the fact your commenting in a death note video already proves so, but still)

[@milotic4243]

I love that L looks like he woke up at 4 am in his pajamas. in a crowd of people in full suits. It's hilarious to me.

[@omegazx7236]

Yeah that's kinda his thing

[@user-xh6ju3pg8c]

He doesn't sleeps too much

[@aisha5156]

@@user-xh6ju3pg8c So like 5 hours of sleep?

[@deft9183]

@@aisha5156 I get 3 and even I can look a little bit better than that, he's simply lazy af

[@aisha5156]

@@deft9183 You say 3 hours as if everyone gets 3 hours, everyone functions differently. Now go sleep more more that 5 hours please.

[@xeni5897]

Ok but how did I not really appreciate how absolutely BRILLIANT this show was written?! So many plot twists and literally every tiny detail is crucial to the ENTIRE storyline...

[@ayeletmaravillayanez2275]

It's literally insane! Imagine being the writer

[@Ediblesonofab]

Light gets sloppy in the ending

[@GManorama]

@Yandere chan sadly imo the ending really felt rushed, i don't mind Light losing this cat and mouse game but I wish in a different way.

[@Snow-ej5fm]

I actually thought that the show was written kinda bad, like something a 14 year old could write but I was wrong

[@feliciaroyers1646]

wdym u didnt notice

[@sfxakt7152]

I just watched a 16 minute video about a 20 second scene

[@BlackLense]

dang, now imagine whole series.

[@sunnyakakurobahareta3632]

I will take this comment and LIKE it

[@sambinns1809]

I feel like I'm back in GCSE English lit

[@loveyaok1231]

No regrets

[@crimcrim1987]

@@BlackLense Dang...Probably 1000+ hours

[@nebbiio6303]

Fun fact: he only wrote two names during this scene lmao Edit: GUYS OMG LET ME CLARIFY THIS: I’m aware that his intention was not to mass murder, nor does he kill a lot of people a day. I’m only finding this funny because of how dramatic the scene played out to be, when in reality he wrote two names in the notebook. Stop bashing me lmao

[@siryusclemente7679]

you cant write a full name in a matter of second while wanting to know the person who's watching you that you're just getting a piece of potato chips

[@skylerstone913]

Siryus Clemente him eating that chip made up for it

[@yassinmohamed9780]

@Luciolara22 Rubio 12 for light is not

[@Sunaru6914]

For 39.000 Yens.

[@soumyasishbhattacharyya2805]

It was enough to make L confuse.

[@heysaacha6329]

The real geniuses are the creators of this anime. They gave to bust their brains to make these two characters intelligent and keep the unfolding of the story structured.

[@user-xh6ju3pg8c]

Anime from same directors Attack on Titan Kabaneri of the iron fortress Guilty crown Highschool of the dead Check them out they are good!

[@vvocal]

theyve made SO MANY bangers

[@TayoEXE]

Well, it is mostly based off of the original manga, so credit to Obata and Ohba sensei especially.

[@goblingab22]

well more so the manga creators but yeah

[@banner100]

You mean the manga author. The production staff who worked on the anime had nothing to do with the plot outside of a few filler scenes.

[@DylansLapplandSimping]

TV Reporter: "He is a Murderer named..." Light: *"WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!"*

[@bluegrays9872]

👌👌👌👌👌

[@Caughtinthedarudesandstorm888]

Hey are you a Charles the French fan?!!! Me too!!!

[@DylansLapplandSimping]

@@Caughtinthedarudesandstorm888 I am! But that "Write that down!" originates from spongebob ^^

[@michaelaj5977]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mostannoyingscaramain]

I will take this comment... *AND LIKE IT!*

[@nugget1.041]

“I’ll take an overused joke...” *“and recycle it!”*

[@tebraxproduction8200]

I'll take a comment... And steal it!

[@Akira-xm9ck]

ill take a comment and woosh it

[@officergreg1318]

@@tebraxproduction8200 I’ll take your reply AND LIKE IT

[@ahshitherewegoagain8695]

@@officergreg1318 I'll see your reply AND RESPECT IT

[@minceraftfornite4334]

@@ahshitherewegoagain8695 I’ll see your comment AND IGNORE IT

[@lovely-gt3ox]

*writes my name on my notebook so I know it's mine* *realizes it's my death note*

[@alicia-hd2cs]

I don't think you can use the death note on yourself. It was in one of those flash cards halfway through episodes, I think.

[@le_tomboy1592]

Alicia :| leave

[@Transfurred]

Oof

[@alicia-hd2cs]

"You will not die if you write your own name, but it is not recommended" i wonder if they feel excruciating pain instead.

[@saitamabutwithhair413]

Alicia Dang it

[@Rivenlore99]

this show did a really good job of portraying a really smart mc, and yet showing his downfall in a way that felt really natural. I enjoyed scenes like this that showed how intelligent Light and L were. this was a truly great scene

[@AnimeniacSimey]

I don't think his downfall was natural at all. It kind of played on and used the excuse that he got too cocky and to some degree that's true, but I feel that a lot of Light's thoroughness, attention to detail, and overall intelligence was thrown out the window so that the ending could happen. Even aside from all that, Near pulled huge leads out of nowhere and the things that he was able to find out himself, he played way worse than L would've.

[@arcyine]

@@AnimeniacSimey the producers just wanted it to unecessarily be emotional, the writer didn't want to stretch the anime out after L's death. Near and Mello were honestly.. so garbage.

[@whydoiexist2180]

@@AnimeniacSimey one flaw with light is that hes not as wise as l is which i argue leads to his downfall

[@erlouwer]

The dude after L just ruins the story. For me death note ends after Ls death

[@onthefridge-w7p]

@@AnimeniacSimey show was good till L died

[@meganuwu9043]

i aspire to be as intelligent as the writers of deathnote

[@alicia-hd2cs]

Is that possible

[@crystall.411]

same!

[@zeynepk6346]

Or Durarara's İzaya

[@Desneaky.larrat]

that was great but many things doesn't make sense.

[@jspantonio8807]

@@Desneaky.larrat of course , it's an anime , don't expect realism in it

[@Abhi-zm7yh]

Just watch me teacher, I do my homework with my right hand while I search for answers on my phone with my left hand! I'll take a question... AND GOOGLE IT!!!

[@cristianolaboureur5999]

Lmao😂😂😂 this was perfect🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thelastkraken]

Copied comment

[@slothbaby0211]

Abhi Best comment ever ❤️❤️❤️

[@ericaangelkitty3987]

Nice One!! :D

[@frkiwii]

Amazing

[@visheshkumar5827]

When an English teacher watches anime for the first time

[@Alizudo]

But he's right. In everything he's saying

[@lethallizard_4493]

Unknown name dude just Just It was a joke Leave it

[@Alizudo]

@@lethallizard_4493 >comment is 2 months old, and everything is fine >You: "dUdE, JuSt lEaVe iT AlOnE aLrEaDy" Uhh, are you okay bro? Did you accidentally drill a fork into your brain?

[@lethallizard_4493]

Unknown name are u ok cause u seem to be overreacting majorly

[@fulviopontarollo2952]

Unknown name What’s the use of writing in a greentext format on a website that doesn’t display greentext? 🤔

[@kakyoin5862]

just watch me mom, i’ll do my math with the right hand, and google the answers with the left.... i’ll take my test.... and CHEAT IT

[@user-xh6ju3pg8c]

Kyakyoin, I thought you were smart

[@kakyoin5862]

@@user-xh6ju3pg8c uh well... i was.. no matter how smart i am it’s faster to google 😁

[@ellas4310]

Haha

[@Blue2Pran2907]

Mom: And I will take my pen and write down your name in the death note

[@nataliekwan4312]

@@Blue2Pran2907 I wouldn’t do that… but you do you bro/sis

[@s.o.k.1393]

I think it's hilarious how indifferently Light looks at the magazines

[@0nikolaigogol0]

Read Yagami backwards and you'll know the reason

[@123nadeemuu]

•łıłıęķ• asexual probably, he doesn’t rlly like anyone, just a psychoath

[@bluelemonadepoppoppop933]

mrs madaeffer I honestly head canon Light as ace/aro, too absorbed in himself to ever give a damn about anyone else (not saying normal ace/aro people act like that, Light is just socio)

[@123nadeemuu]

@@_____4646 a narcissistic asexual, he doesnt feel nice when hes surrounded by sexual stuff???? What else does asexual mean?

[@123nadeemuu]

@@_____4646 the best example for an asexual is todd from bojack horseman, he still likes the romance! >_

[@solconcept4388]

I never laughed when I watched this scene, my initial reaction was pure awe and curiosity

[@essahayli]

yes

[@milkdrinker2229]

Adolf Hitler Thank you, Adolf, very cool

[@yvette6430]

Same 💀

[@meopup]

Same, meow🐶

[@randomname9291]

Same

[@t.b.5115]

Death note was the first anime I watched. Went into it blind and saw the light.

[@Kappaman0430]

It showed u the anime wae

[@devilgirl6663]

*saw the light* lol I see what you did there😂🤣😂🤣

[@crimcrim1987]

Lmao this fits so good 😂👏

[@blankabontovics7063]

Detto XD It was my first anime too and it's still my favorite so far. It's the b e s t

[@flowergardengaming4609]

Me too

[@user-er2kz9gl2x]

The fact that Light actually wanted L to suspect him so that he can get to the task force shows how genius he was and was never afraid to take risks

[@ramkumarm9043]

That's is not a risk .... If we compare to what mello did

[@erikstrickland96]

And yet Light did not want that to happen from this specific scene so I would not call this a “genius” move.

[@didhiti20]

yes he should get some credit too

[@nategwright]

@@ramkumarm9043 okay yeah in that case literally nothing is a risk considering that Mello fucking died.

[@nicbentulan]

don't ever think this way if you haven't watched platinum end and plan to watch platinum end. in fact don't ever watch platinum end. IT’S A TRAP! THIS WHOLE THING IS A SETUP!! THIS IS ALL PART OF OHBA'S PLAN TO FRAME ME! ISN’T IT A LITTLE ODD THAT THEY HAVE SUCH GREAT SERIES LIKE DN & BAKUMAN BUT NOT PLATINUM END?? THIS PROVES IT’S A TRAP!! IT’S A TRAP! THIS WHOLE THING IS A SETUP!! THIS IS ALL PART OF OBATA'S PLAN TO FRAME ME! ISN’T IT A LITTLE ODD THAT THEY HAVE SUCH HOT CHARACTERS LIKE GEVANNI IN DN AND MIYUKI AZUKI IN BAKUMAN BUT NO ONE REALLY IN PLATINUM END?? THIS PROVES IT’S A TRAP!!IT’S A TRAP! THIS WHOLE THING IS A SETUP!! THIS IS ALL PART OF OHBA'S PLAN TO FRAME ME! ISN’T IT A LITTLE ODD THAT THEY HAVE SUCH GREAT SERIES LIKE DN & BAKUMAN BUT NOT PLATINUM END?? THIS PROVES IT’S A TRAP!!IT’S A TRAP! THIS WHOLE THING IS A SETUP!! THIS IS ALL PART OF OBATA'S PLAN TO FRAME ME! ISN’T IT A LITTLE ODD THAT THEY HAVE SUCH HOT CHARACTERS LIKE GEVANNI IN DN AND MIYUKI AZUKI IN BAKUMAN BUT NO ONE REALLY IN PLATINUM END?? THIS PROVES IT’S A TRAP!!

[@oneask1]

i love how the god of death is a comic relief character in this insanely strange yet outstanding work of an anime

[@cognito5569]

This is the anime about writing in a notebook, and two guys just talking was the most intense scene

[@alyshaabdullah06]

@@cognito5569 truee

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

This lmao, Ryuk is watching the anime along with the viewer haha

[@sandlenoodles5121]

I like it when Ryuk chuckles every time Light is in a bad spot

[@JPOsborne905]

"L is playing, like, Harry Potter wizard chess." *Proceeds to show a clip of Star Wars*

[@missimperfectlyfine7]

lol

[@your_stepbro1756]

669th like

[@firegirl2593]

Lol

[@m.a.r.s5789]

I just realized how much lol is used I mean Lol

[@your_stepbro1756]

@@m.a.r.s5789 dam

[@aboodi1532]

Light: I'll take a potato chip... And eat it!! Ryuk: I'll take a death note... And yeet it!!

[@mrnubbones8626]

Aboodi lol

[@agarcia3986]

😂

[@braydenpike2022]

lol

[@crimcrim1987]

This is just amazing 😂👏😔

[@julias8804]

Cuz he got bored 🤷‍♀️

[@itsmeyourluck7302]

Some author: I'll take a potato chip and eat it English teachers: *falls in love*

[@kashif12pk]

And now we have to write a 500 page essay on it

[@bealu9459]

fr 400 years in thh future

[@shizuhime6383]

L: Light is Kira. Everyone: no, no... Near: Light is Kira Everyone: Yes!

[@Alizudo]

It's important because both of them came to the exact same conclusion by using different evidence.

[@ratnabiswas1647]

I wish this had more likes

[@BaristaIsDead]

Spoilers, Man! Edit: oh my comment became kinda popular, then I saw that you were face palming at me 😆, to clear up the misunderstanding, yes I have seen the anime and read the manga, I was just joking.

[@Alizudo]

@@BaristaIsDead Dude it's your own fault if you haven't seen it already. The books came out in 2004 and the show came out in 2007.

[@shizuhime6383]

Ack sorry

[@artimex723]

I think L would actually catch Light if he worked alone, because each time Light did something suspicious the policemen working with him were like: "Oh come on.. Light can't be Kira" 🤔

[@dreamspique844]

Light's behavior works Against L because he is putting on a convincing act that would allow Room for the police to do his defense for him

[@gokuonly3483]

I can't stil decide which one was right but I emphasis justice like L

[@1991poe]

Probable cause is a bitch lol

[@Taiyama2]

@@gokuonly3483 I AM...JUSTICE! Now just to figure out what "justice" IS.

[@sanurags]

@@gokuonly3483 there's no right and wrong in death note you can patronize either light or L. Maybe that's the reason none of them won when they fought against each other. Before anyone says light won because l died, the battle was to find name of the other and eliminate them, light eliminated L but didn't find out his name, L while dying saw light smiling and l's dying was conformation to him that light is kira. The scoreboard read 1-1

[@niceblueaura4567]

Ryuk: He attacc He protecc But most importantly, He be having a seizure attack

[@nilaic_mil]

Don't you mean heart attacc?

[@ciphereal]

Do the juiceworld

[@pauls6025]

But most importantly, He wants his apples bacc

[@gemmaburger65]

Light: He protecc He attacc but most importantly... He eat potato snack

[@only_the_loneliestd290]

He be having a seizure attack for an apple snacc

[@sofsfofs8103]

I can’t believe i just watched a full 16 minute video incredibly detailed about a 20 seconds scene about potato chips and found it interesting.

[@qileyang1476]

I loved how the entire anime be like: I knew that you knew that I knew that you knew that I knew that you knew

[@anandmathur7886]

...I knew your plan so I did this

[@Janaw192]

@@anandmathur7886 and i knew you knew about my plan so I made this...

[@whitetigerop1199]

@Simulating - as just i planed you will forme a new plan bec i knew that you will do it

[@jaikrishna3783]

@@whitetigerop1199 Eh, Just as i expected

[@nadiashutup2294]

This is hilarious

[@le1323]

not gonna lie. the story was good but the soundtrack killed it. Just god damn perfect.

[@dylndaviln3091]

L’s theme is legendary

[@superior_spider-man]

Soundtrack is amazing dude!!!

[@imsstg]

This Anime has the best soundtracks

[@_simon.s_]

@Neil Brown No. Tf are you saying?

[@chinnu9321]

the whole anime is was perfect until ep. 25 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@solidzack]

I'll take a potato chip... And put it back because I've had eaten enough chips for today and need to watch for my health.

[@jeboyconner4334]

Nahhhhhhhh

[@thanatos7246]

Said no person ever

[@arshiiia]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ:P

[@arshiiia]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@yuu9915]

Nah one more wouldn’t hurt

[@Crypt0_7377]

I knew it was light all along

[@adelaymimorales367]

Lmaooo underrated

[@Slushzie]

WHAT?!? or as I like to say NANI!?!

[@catsinwonderland7473]

No way....

[@that.one_guy.over_there]

Video: This gets L... Ad: The perfect furniture deal Me: Good for L

[@axemaster8331]

Lol

[@salmadeiri9713]

WHEN I SAY I WHEEZED

[@spicyx]

Yes he deserves perfect furniture deal

[@spicyx]

Otaku Artist good job

[@aquilion11]

Lmao I got L sushi deals

[@alecchristiaen4856]

i loved deathnote because whenever Kira threw up smokescreens, he actually narrowed down the suspects, and while it's easy to make it feel like he's fighting a losing battle, the show makes it clear how logically gifted Kira is, only to then show that he either digs his own grave with is arrogance, or fails to act natural (like the contradiction of hour long studying combined with hiding porn in encyclopedias). when L outsmarts Kira, it feels earned, not cheap.

[@paddywall8531]

I'm late but how is the encyclopedia thing and the studying a contradiction?

[@iv3477]

@@paddywall8531 I think he's trying to say that by hiding something in an encyclopedia like that, it shows to L that Light does deceptive things like that and makes even the little things he does like leaving his hand in a bag of potato chips for a second too long more suspect than they otherwise would be

[@Vulgarth1]

@@paddywall8531 Dudes who spend time reading porn mags and hiding them from their folks are not usually the kind of person to study for hours and hours without a single break or complaint. If Light wanted to be convincing, he would goof off a bit, watch some TV, read a comic. Maybe even groan aimlessly at the ceiling or get frustrated at a problem. Light's portrayal of "just studying" is perfect. It's JUST studying.

[@Ales9004]

Death Note was the only anime that was so good it didn’t need a sequel to satisfy people.

[@louislopez1521]

Fr fr

[@hagasakitg2099]

@@louislopez1521 still think need another season

[@louislopez1521]

@@hagasakitg2099 at the same time u right

[@hagasakitg2099]

@@louislopez1521 i havent watched the rewrite yet is it good and should i watch it

[@louislopez1521]

Yes and yes 🤣🤣

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Just remember that Light beat L because a Shinigami broke its own rules to save a human, if Misa had Ryuk 2 as her Shinigami, L would have easily made it

[@animezia]

Then Light would have manipulated Rem freakin easily, he would have made Rem save his ass all the time.

[@fabmc8816]

Then he would just get Misa to kill L, L was dead the minute he let Miss out

[@irondragonmaiden]

@@animezia Duval's point is that if Rem NEVER fell in love with Misa in the first place or if Rem died/never saw Misa and the Shinigami who threw the second Death Note was just someone who wanted to stir shit like Ryuuk, then both Misa and Light would have been dead. Light's plan HINGES on a supernatural creature being in love with Misa, who in turn is obsessed with HIM.

[@irondragonmaiden]

@@fabmc8816 Misa no longer remembered L's real name and L was already suspicious. Plus, if the second Shinigami was a shit-stirrer like Ryuuk, then chances are L would have figured out the Shinigami eyes thing and made sure Misa would have traded 50% of her life for nothing (which, at this point, means that Misa would be left with a 1/4 of her remaining lifespan since this would be her second time asking for them)

[@aymanayman9000]

@@irondragonmaiden I think it's wrong to assume that why because first of all if the rule is wrong it doesn't mean light is kira , maybe the shinigami wrote it to manipulate people , also the whole plan was put due to misa intervention in the story before that light was barely a suspect , let alone the fact that light actually wanted that , getting closer to l that's why he informed him that kira knows police info ,he could just use those info about kira as student by keeping the same times as school student 2 or 3 years in that case it would be near to impossible to even suspect anyone except for intelligence only

[@sensiblecryptid4406]

"Light thinks he's playing checkers but L is playing, like 3-D wizard chess" That's pretty much a summary of those two character's relationship.

[@SomeLonelyShmuck]

Read this as he said it

[@SomeLonelyShmuck]

Well, read this shortly after he said it. Like seconds

[@ignoremypaststupidity2719]

Otaku Turtle and against near he thinks he’s playing uno till near pulls out his blue eyes white dragon

[@bordergore7623]

the whole series is 6d chess as far as I'm concerned

[@sattel6101]

@@ignoremypaststupidity2719 it could be a uno... with a REVERSE UNO CARD

[@randomanimefan1000]

I watched it for potato chip analysis, came out of it with a good deal of appreciation for how subtle the hints L are picking up are

[@justsomeone5314]

But honestly, the show had huge flaws. It's much more likely for something like the Illuminati to exist rather than a single human with superpowers, so it'd make more sense to think that there's a whole organization behind the killing rather than a single person (and L believing the opposite seems like a forced push forward for the story). More than that, it's more likely that there's a god behind these events, and that people would start a religion rather than a personification over the killing cause. Besides, Light makes several really-dumb decisions, which don't suit the brilliance he's introduced with.

[@andresodeberg799]

@@justsomeone5314 if i remember correctly Kira did get some sort of religious following in the form of Kira worshipers. also, even if they did assume it was an organization they would still have to assume superpowers seeing as light did straight up murder a dude on TV through death note magic. other than that, u rite dood u rite. (i realize now that you posted like 8 months ago and probably don't care but i've typed this now so whatever)

[@justsomeone5314]

@@andresodeberg799 I love Death Note. I just don't think that the events follow each-other in a sensible manner. The cult following Light had made sense, but from the get-go L was looking for a single human being. If I were the detective and had to assume that it's all human-origin, I wouldn't bother looking for high-schoolers, and even if it made sense for such power to be in one person's hands, aren't there a shit-ton of jobs which start at the morning and end afternoon? (high-school teachers, for obvious example). Sure, I'm not brilliant like L, but I think that's something Sherlock Holmes would do too - find general info and narrow everything down to a secretive group which poisons its victims on more than 1 site. Super-powers has to be the last guess for 2 reasons: 1) They supposedly don't exist 2) If they do exist, it'd be quite impossible to overcome, so if you have to bet - it might be your worst option to bet on. If Light would have just laughed-off the threats he was given on TV, they'd never get a lead on him.

[@andresodeberg799]

@@justsomeone5314 okay so i just rewatched the second episode and one guy theorises that it's probably an organization that is behind the killings but then they just assume it's one person that is ''kira'' anyway so i'll give you that one chief. I do still think super-powers are a fair assumption since the Death Note doesn't give a ''reason'' for the heart attack, by witch i mean if you performed an autopsy on a Death Note heart attack victim there would be seemingly no cause (wich is why i guess that noone suspected poison) and again the live TV scene is pretty damning evidence of supernatural (if not 𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭) forces at play. obviously L knew Kira was a high-schooler because he is friends with the script writer and knows who to suspect to move the plot forward /s

[@justsomeone5314]

@@andresodeberg799 I agree with your view on the Death Note being a super-power source, but in my view it's extremely unlikely for an investigator / detective to not rule it out. Even during the Cold War, as Western politicians were killed without trace of any poison, people suspected that Soviet agents were behind those deaths. Eventually they found out that the Soviets had developed poisons which vanish from the victim's body within hours, but the important thing to note here is that super-natural explanations were never a consideration or part of an examination, even as there was no other explanation. Regarding the TV scene, trying this trick out means that L suspected that the source of the "attacks" were from a certain area, and he thought for some reason that the person (again, not God, quite an unlikely bet) who killed all of the criminals would also kill someone who's taunting him on TV. For all the wisdom we see Light displaying, killing L's impersonator wasn't only immoral, but also stupid (and if Light's ego was really that high, he'd just laugh at the pathetic "mere-human" detective who thinks he can catch him. He's not a criminal, why kill him?). Anyway, the heart-attack victim (L's impersonator) could have been in on the deal (a willing sacrifice for the organization), or could have been killed in some other cunning way (example: the U.S. military had developed (long ago) a wave transmitter which induces pain at a specifically-aimed target. It can cause people to wriggle in pain seemingly without explanation. Imagine this being used on "high voltage" - you could kill people without touching them, and stay undetected to the human sensory). The jump to the super-natural explanation is just ridiculous for a detective; it's like seeing a magic trick and concluding that magic is real because the trick seems authentic. Obviously the show can't drag for 20 more episodes about L chasing other loose ends, but seeing him narrow-in on Light that quickly felt like cheating. Usually, as L got closer to proving Light's guilt, it was due to Light's mistake or carelessness, and I think it's a better approach than "I have a hunch that he's a high-schooler". Usually, people dislike the last 3rd of the show after L's death - maybe they just liked L, but I for one liked the show better with L in it because it felt more like a fight of outsmarting the other rather than a tug at emotions. It's best demonstrated at the end; Light says he knows what his rival wants to do... in that case, what would have been his best action? Well, in my view, it's: NOTHING! Light's rival got nothing on him, so not doing anything would put him in a tight-spot ("you called us all here to waste our time?"). Light technically also conquered the world by this point, so if he ever had a plan of revealing himself as humanity's God, he should have done so instead of staying a hidden detective - he could even order the arrest of Mello and Near; they really had no power against him as the God of crime-banishment. In my conclusion: Death Note is an interesting thriller, and its scenes were artistically stunning (example: the end showing Misa in depression...) but it trades its realism for easier progression. While it's probably a smart move, knowing many people would barely follow any smaller detail, it overstayed its welcome, as the second half felt stretched (you can't just rush a story and then keep it stagnant). The simplification we've discussed seems like a bigger issue as people consider Death Note a serious detective anime; it's representing a sector which it's unworthy of...

[@chronicstamped]

death note was such a genius anime

[@phoebebunce7528]

the manga was better

[@superior_spider-man]

@@phoebebunce7528 Low of solipsism made better but you are right.

[@jasonsalistean9192]

Seriously how they wrote out all those plot twists and seamed it together perfectly was a masterpiece

[@lemon.man.6667]

It suck- oh no I’m having a heart attack oh nooo (this is a joke I think death note is amazing)

[@empresse.8503]

Yeah, Tsugumi Ohba (The author of the manga) was a genius to write all that and Takeshi Obata was an amazing illustrator for the book. ♥️

[@michaelgillespie9112]

Honestly, Lights greatest advantage in his plan, wasn't his intellect in my mind, it was his charisma, and ability to sway people into believing him. He couldn't outsmart L directly, so he got other to do things. He got Rem to kill L, he swayed to task force to work for him, his ability to manipulate people, and get them on his side, was his single greatest advantage over L.

[@saparapatepete]

Gotta say, blackmailing a Shinigami in a way that would ensure his death and the death of his biggest treat was one of his smartest moves.

[@Tanaka-kun9313]

He was the perfect manipulator😍

[@Chhjmmkg]

There is no way light is behind L in terms of being smart. Ofcourse, he's a bit arrogant, as someone who thinks of themselves as a God would, but parrotting a youtuber and saying he was less smart shows your intellect.

[@dorkysquirrell]

No, you completely wrong. Light smartest character in Death Note. Smarter than L. This scene is proof for my words. And throughout the anime Light showed more intelligent feat than L. L's intelligent feat is only 2 episode. That's all. Light outsmarts L. Light > L in everything.

[@leobastian_]

@@Chhjmmkg it depends on what you define as "intelligence" that l is better at analysing situations and light better at analysing people (although they both certainly are quite skilled at both) is a fact, its a recurring theme. if that makes either less or more intelligent then the other is a debate on how to define intelligence, not on death note

[@rockyplays_7790]

This is the most beautiful explanation of an anime scene in history.

[@SkullKrusher017]

Rocky Chen so true

[@akshatphadtare2437]

Rocky Chen just a small que..that mini tv is too inside in that pack of chips..so how did light manage to concentrate on their faces and read their names?

[@jpuffmaster]

Rocky Chen Agreed

[@tldoesntlikebread]

+Akshat Phadtare maybe he has photographic memory?

[@onegiantblock4341]

My eyes got WATARI when L died. Really...

[@rutobruv]

Ya ya, a copied comment being called "underrated".

[@onegiantblock4341]

@@rutobruv you copied it

[@rutobruv]

@@onegiantblock4341 shut up blockhead.

[@onegiantblock4341]

@@rutobruv Lmao stfu anime boy. I bet you watched death note this year

[@rutobruv]

@@onegiantblock4341 And "I haven't Watched deathnote this year" but also calling me an "anime boy". Nice logic right there, shitty 6 years old minecraft player.

[@missalsharki]

*I WILL TAKE A POTATO CHIP* AND EAT IT!!! *Only anime can make eating a potato chip so dramatic*

[@wigglytuffgaming]

You have not watched Food Wars then

[@aussie2749]

Wigglytuff Gaming lol

[@remwaifu4110]

@@lilz711 But that's also in the sub... Or just in German sub ...?

[@ashwinbahadur6788]

Try Indian TV serials some time

[@wildmoose3979]

*insert boss music*

[@trix3042]

I wish I could rewatch death note, to get the adrenaline again and every feeling I got from this show :(

[@nataliekwan4312]

Why can’t you

[@trix3042]

@@nataliekwan4312 because I already know whats gonna happen so I don’t get the same feeling

[@nataliekwan4312]

@@trix3042 oooohhh ok

[@shubhamraj25]

@@trix3042 I'll bet it'll still be interesting

[@ma_r1o24]

wait 10 years

[@beesbeesbeesbeesbees]

The most concerning thing about L to me is how he never get cramp, even though his seating position is always as it is. Like, I sit like that sometimes (just by habit) and yet end up with cramp... how does he do it?

[@skaffoe_lobby]

Maybe he has already got cramps everywhere and it hurts too much too move out of that position

[@anncrank]

Nah bro he just has scoliosis facts yt it

[@stepbro4028]

i sit like that all the time lol but don't get cramps

[@nate6360]

how the hell did you get cramps?

[@beesbeesbeesbeesbees]

@@nate6360 I sit like that fairly often.

[@scooty1003]

Let’s be honest light was fucked from the moment he killed Lynd L Taylor

[@RaghavBabbar]

If he had not killed him, then L could not know exactly where kira was living and light could just keep killing and win easily...

[@princezuko9204]

nah, he was fucked the moment he threw the police off by killing people 23 times a day, that got them to suspect that it was a relative of a police officer, it narrowed it down by a shit ton

[@hardikdua8123]

@@princezuko9204 ig he wanted them to know that someone is there to make justice, a god. Idk

[@PeyloBeauty]

no even before that. he already had it in him but it started to really kick in when he got the death note. and I don't get how no one talks about how he actually tested the death note in the beginning. but lets be honest if this would've happened to us we'd be like wait what if someone actually dies like even if its impossible but what if? I would not write in it imagining someone to die. that already is crazy to me. it REALLY started to kick in when he killed L Tayor because he killed him out of selfish reasons not because he is a harm to the world (in his eyes).

[@princezuko9204]

@@somerandomguy6338 no that was mikami’s fault

[@MachoTaco]

I can’t believe they made the chips from Death Note into a real thing

[@quantusmechanicus5921]

Wait. What?

[@girl-di3nn]

Macho hold on. . .

[@animetiddy8087]

and Ryuk’s apples..... crazy

[@christianstachl]

@@animetiddy8087 Nice, i've always wanted to try those things. Must be delicious!

[@rizzolaroux]

And juicy...

[@sarahsonnabend8558]

“L is playing Harry Potter wizard chess.” *shows a clip from Star Wars*

[@eggatown144]

I am very confused

[@archanasengupta9780]

These are confusing times

[@muhammadabdillah2414]

Confused, confusing, confusion

[@kormannn1]

More ambitious crossover than Avengers Infinity War

[@Hatsune_Mikuu]

"The Brilliance of Death Note's Potato Chip Scene (Yes, Really)" 3M people: *Interesting...*

[@ei991]

Yeah, it is

[@Cocxy69]

Yeah it is so interesting indeed. You're so dumb

[@brennchapman7950]

i’m high asf this definitely interesting

[@drippy7364]

@@Cocxy69 The real Light would not speak of this, to hide his identity of course

[@josephmorales1440]

4 am rn actually

[@brynnhill8848]

"As Light goes to get his chips from the one cabinet obviously meant to be animated"

[@zenpigeon5944]

That gave me a good laugh. I didn't realize it when I watched the show initially, but seeing it pointed out in this video made it very "Tom & Jerry" for me.

[@turbotrup96]

Brynn Hill Yeah, as a kid I started noticing such things in animated shows eventually and then I always felt like they were spoiling stuff for me whenever it repeated ;b

[@moseszero3281]

I remember the first time I noticed this in a show. It was a log on bugs bunny I think. Someone was shoving a bunch of them through a saw and there was one which was off color on the ground and I just waited for that one to be picked up.

[@alanaflynn8878]

It actually took me a second watch of the clip to notice that the cabinet was different. They blended the color in better than most instances of "the one item meant to be animated"; the main thing that gives it away is the cabinet handle. :p Although, looking directly at the cabinet for a moment rather than Light also makes it really obvious it's a different color.

[@ccjadex]

I cant stop laughing-- I read this comment just as he was saying these words

[@jaysonsk]

I'll take this scene...: And meme it!!!!

[@DMTInfinity]

Jayson *Facepalm*

[@officialteamviolet4894]

Jayson dry

[@DMTInfinity]

Right???? XD

[@inyourroomyousay8380]

I’ll take this comment... and like it!

[@shadycatgames1405]

I’ll take this gun, and kill myself

[@nategwright]

Light’s successful killing of L was still really smart on his part. He knew how devoted Rem was to Misa and used her sloppy Kira work to force Rem’s hand to kill L. It wasn’t particularly genius like some of L’s plans, but it’s masterful manipulation on multiple fronts.

[@saparapatepete]

Yes, it was his best manipulation. He killed a shinigami with it.

[@geoffreyherrick9900]

You could say it was a "light" snack?

[@redyoutubelover3617]

Geoffrey Herrick NICE

[@bonks886]

.-.

[@nathalygutierrez4587]

AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@ilostmykee7248]

∞

[@sadfatjobless3797]

I smell what ur steppin’ in my dude :3

[@grzegorzbaranowski7148]

I'm gonna click the notification for the video *and watch it*

[@victormutta1115]

I'm gonna mouse over the like button *and click it*

[@nathanlaleff4273]

I'm gonna look at the comment section And read it!

[@Mothuzad]

I'm gonna reply to this comment, and that's all.

[@dansattah]

I'm gonna get back to my chess studies *and master them!*

[@xarporte]

*Chior plays*

[@Hiverstone]

L: The dramatical way this kid eats chips and writes while his bedsheets are whirling magically is really suspicious. He must be Kira!

[@sirkwan5971]

Or just light sus

[@tonity.2446]

yeah sometimes it felt like L suspected light in kind of a weid way but he has his reasons. he is extraordinarily brilliant afterall

[@appsnake7225]

@Creepy Armin Arlert He is an honor student

[@mushroomtime34]

I just finished watching it today, and I wish I had watch it a lot earlier. What I’d give to watch this again for the first time, like damn. The writing is absolutely insane, and the entire anime constantly kept me on edge. It’s definitely a masterpiece.

[@pokemonmanic3595]

5 best moments for me 5. “I want to tell you I’m L” 4. DELETE DELETE DELETE DELEEEETE 3. The busjacking 2. Light kills Lind L Tailor 1. The Potato Chip scene

[@aren6986]

Dont forget the scene where his dad was faking him killing light and misa...that scene was EXTREME

[@mixnflix101]

The 'I am L' scene is my favourite. It was ridiculously intense the first time.

[@pineappleperson7198]

What about "I can't imagine a world without light" "yes, that would be dark" 😂

[@MadaraDS]

Also the Light evil laugh scene in the last episode when he reveals he’s kira

[@harshdeshpande8825]

What about the one where light remembers his plan after he touches the deathnote

[@bullymaguire2061]

My depression went on vacation when I watched Death Note

[@hopelesshaddy3332]

And came back when it ended

[@vixsteriaz]

spoilers// - - - - and it came back when L died

[@leahgh4806]

But it came back too Quick when i watched the last episode

[@leahgh4806]

@@hopelesshaddy3332 oh shiiit ahah u wrote that Before me :(

[@Т1000-м1и]

Yeee

[@degenerateweeb4772]

Lighty lighty? Yes papa Killing people? No papa Telling lies? No papa Open your notebook Hahaha

[@huhhuh4066]

Underated

[@AA-sf9wu]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....Thats right I am Kira. And what can you do..? Kill me right here? Hear this. Im not only Kira, but i am also God of the New World. Kira has become law in the world we now live. He's the one maintaining order. I have become Justice. The only hope for mankind. Heh. Kill me? Is that really the right thing to do? Since Kira's apperance six years ago, wars have stopped and globale crime rates have been reduced by over 70%. But it's not enough. This world is still rotten. With too many rotten people. Sombody has to do this. And when i got that notebook all those years ago. I knew i had to do it. No. I was the only one who could. I understood that killing people was a crime. There was no other way the world had to be fixed! A purpose given to me. Only i could do it. Who else could have done it?! And come this far! Would they have kept going?! The only one....Who can creat a new world..is me.

[@faythermayther8377]

*I AM A GO-* L: *no*

[@maru93-c1x]

@@faythermayther8377 Near: *Amateur.*

[@faythermayther8377]

@@maru93-c1x mello in the background be like: *wHaT wAs tHaT pUnK*

[@iepiee3762]

Did I really just spend 16 minutes on a clip of a guy eating a potato chip yes

[@dipanjanakusary-7703]

Me tooo damn this is better than all my essays

[@user-xh6ju3pg8c]

MunCh!

[@awfulfalafel2613]

Light thinks he’s playing checkers but L is playing Harry Potter wizard chess. Brilliant.

[@ashishrandive9417]

The cutaway to Star Wars makes it even more brilliant XD

[@SkyTowerKurogane]

Awful Falafel Wizards Chess is just chess. Its a pretty dumb remark to reference HP when the rules are the exact same as actual chess.

[@ashishrandive9417]

That does make sense..

[@Medbread]

L is actually playing No Game No Life fantasy chess.

[@DMKleinArts]

SkyTower Kurogane except with murder!

[@bernardsoul5186]

One other thing about the eating of the chip itself. Despite what some might argue, one of the contrasts between L and Kira is their degree of humanity. They both might be cold, detached, the-ends-justify-the-means type of geniuses, but L definitely has more of a conscience than Kira (the name of which I use to distinguish him from the memory-warped Light). Kira thinks himself a God who's above all social moral standards, which chips away at his humanity, perhaps due to a corruption from the notebook, your mileage may vary. Thus, the only time (that I can think of) we see him eat for PURE PLEASURE, a very human activity which L does all the time, is when he's pretending to be normal, as in "human."

[@gloriathomas2188]

Great analysis!

[@bluegrays9872]

That's some deep thinking

[@skaffoe_lobby]

which *chips* away at his humanity ;)

[@Traxxler]

l doesnt eat out of pure pleasure. He needs sugar for his brain

[@bernardsoul5186]

@@Traxxler You know biologically that's bullshit, right? There's. only so much glucose and fructose the body can take before it crashes

[@ardousmortal535]

*I will look at the comment section* AND READ IT!!!

[@mrionzo4843]

DRAMATIC MUSIC INTENSIFIES

[@debashreedas9083]

Fun fact:The Kira music even make HIS speech more encouraging and passionate...the whole music organism of Death Note is genius as well :)

[@AegixDrakan]

*slowly applauds* There's way more going on in that scene than I first thought. This was great.

[@akshatphadtare2437]

Aegix Drakan just a small que..that mini tv is too inside in that pack of chips..so how did light manage to concentrate on their faces and read their names?

[@satesup4353]

i actually thinking that the whole thing was a long ranged plan instead of act in the run since i see he wants to do 'something' with the potato chip the 1st time... .

[@real_michael]

Oh shit I was exactly the 1900th like, lol

[@leonm.5186]

..

[@thegoose8197]

no, no, no, so much no

[@吳淑恒-o3u]

7:20 "After pretending to study for a moment, L rips open his bag of chips..." Huh, So L was Kira all along?! What a plotTWIST asfhjkl-

[@solostar4331]

Good that someone besides me noticed it 😂

[@吳淑恒-o3u]

@@solostar4331 Yeh I scrolled down but I couldn't find a comment about it. It probably got burried xD

[@deltoid77-nick]

@@吳淑恒-o3u a little bit

[@missseaweed2462]

Maybe we can gently pretend he was saying "el" instead, or "he" in Spanish. Ahaha.

[@xeno4445]

i mean he was the second L

[@livingbeing3198]

7:21 L is very generous for opening Light’s chips for him

[@au_napoleon]

LivingBeing haha

[@undeadban6099]

I never noticed he fucked up lol

[@creepymangaming6543]

Finally someone fucking noticed

[@alexorozco3933]

First time watching it wanted to see if anyone else caught it.

[@shrutisinha7]

Oh god 😂😂😂

[@sober_katz]

title: "the brilliance of death note's potato chip scene" me: bruh, really? -__- title: "(yes, really)"

[@geminigabe_]

Not even just this scene... this whole anime itself was brilliant. Wait 2.1k likes jeeeez

[@g1y3]

naah quality dropped after introduction of misa(it became to unnecassarly convoluted and uncertain)and after L died i almost stopped watching near wasn't built up were well it's like he always knew what will happen next, i liked mellow more.

[@geminigabe_]

@@g1y3 you didn't like Misa? and nah bro the whole concept of Light "not remembering" he is Kira and the brilliance of the plan he made to kill L was just insane

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

G1 Y3 Don’t forget L had already laid the groundwork for Near, when Watari died he actually sent Near the information on the case From that point Near just had to back Light into a corner

[@g1y3]

@@Duval-In-The-Wallthat explain the stuff from story point of view but he has to prove it but that wasn't interesting to watch and many in Death Note viewership also don't like Near Vs light. As they had very little interaction with each other and We don't see Near's thoughts and doubts as we did with L so Near kinda sucks. Btw L also knew that light is kira he wasn't able to prove it.

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

G1 Y3 Unfortunately L’s death showed the ONLY way to beat Light was to stay the hell away from him. That’s why people don’t like Near, he confront Light the way L did

[@ozymandias3989]

Finally someone appreciates the art of eating potato chips!

[@DMTInfinity]

Rick Harrison #lolz

[@dimitris1601]

Im the 666th like i have to do it

[@Kaineeee]

I'L TAKE HOT POCKETS FROM MY FRIDGE!! AND HEAT IT!!!!

[@Youngblaise2]

Underrated comment.

[@userrshremy]

you mean freezer?

[@DD-kc6hg]

They are cold in the middle so Yeet it.

[@user-vr8ve6rt9c]

Hey do you guys want to go get some hot pockets

[@mikeydudek2885]

No going to lie, that comment caught me off guard

[@eLuZiveMaRiio]

The way you summarised the series to explain the potato chip scene was actually very impressive

[@ObliviouzRomantic]

I love how Lights biggest enemy was himself.

[@pursuitofvictories5]

it's the hubris for me !!!!!!

[@LeAndre_McCoy]

2:10 "...narrows It down, to the Kanto region, of Japan. Suffice it, to say, he's pretty good..." Correction: The very best. Like no-one ever was. To catch Kira, is his real quest.

[@bul13ts]

To detain him is his cause.

[@djvrim8557]

Yo yo yo yo yo yo your turn!

[@theomusa6824]

L's the man, he even forget all about his Pride MY MAN L

[@LeAndre_McCoy]

Teach the police To understand His suspicions. Are always riiiiiiight

[@Zeuts85]

Chorus: _Criminals!_ _Gotta catch 'em aaalllll!_

[@hoppy1207]

7:25 'L rips open his bags of chips in the most exaggerated and over-the-top way imaginable.' 'L' that's Light. lol.

[@potatoclublol7439]

I was just about to be like *"Bruh."*

[@F2p7YshCn9]

Light becomes L after L dies so it's not wrong

[@sexycatcostume7751]

DY4Y meh i guess

[@redstuff3456]

He could just be shorting Light down to L. Eh I'm probably wrong. 😂

[@tylereaze2558]

DY4Y He doesn't tho lmfao

[@carnage8381]

Ryuk: I will take the death note and YEET IT

[@user-xh6ju3pg8c]

I will take a goddamn juicy apple and eat it

[@alsoafan1743]

Why did I laugh at this XD

[@enochlo9156]

The director: Wow, I didn't realize I put that much thought into this shit I made in five minutes...

[@ZeldaFanZordecai]

bryan ng Hahahah If only right? No he's actually a genius though.

[@deethesenju_yt4468]

Bailey Wooldridge true

[@reallyreale5816]

ABC’s Lost also had a whole story that 90% of the audience missed.

[@wolfie23288]

Lol

[@DeathnoteBB]

You know *sometimes* people make things important *on purpose* right?

[@absolutezero1180]

L is really bad at his job... He should have known something was up when he saw a bag of potato chips that full

[@vedanshbudhia8148]

The camera was not of great quality and he couldn't see inside the bag

[@ChefMonke07]

This would be correct if he could see the damn bag

[@rickbrees3297]

Correct. According to my esitmation, potato chip bags have an average internal atmospheric composition of approximately 25% chips and 75% AIR. Thus, due to the outwardly bulky nature of the normally amorphous container, it would be logical only to assume that there was an unknown component added to said potato chip bag, consequently aiding the suspect in his pursuit of the perfect alibi. Suspicions could have been easily concluded and Light should have been apprehended within 15 minutes. lmaoooo im high af

[@sweeties7116]

@@rickbrees3297 bruhhhh😂

[@ahmedaziz8660]

Man look at the camera angle. Even if he know there is something suspicious how he will prove? They don't even know how kira kills.

[@s_baby5076]

This the only anime that has made me attached to the villain and his ambitions more than the “good guys”

[@manifessst]

Swazie_Baby507 as soon as I finished death note I said the same thing. Half the time I didn’t even think of him as a villain

[@nilsdeboeck3179]

Swazie_Baby507 a villain? You’ve got it all wrong, Swazie. He’s merely.. GOD OF THE NEW WORLD

[@ntonismpelias8267]

Then your missing the point because death note hasn't any "good" guys and "bad" guys

[@matthewscorner2990]

"As Light goes to get his chips from the one cabinet that's obviously meant to be animated..." I love that.

[@BIGBUCKS_moneh]

Jesus Christ that exact line played in the video as i read this comment, like DAAAMM N

[@obeyhellokitty143]

Haven’t watched Death Note since middle school but it’s about that time to rewatch

[@punani_slayer4209]

Maurqui same and I don't even think I finished it

[@badtiming2208]

Agreed. I can get my cousins to watch it as well during the holiday season.

[@CrazyCircles1]

Death Note is my Pulp Fiction of Anime, watched it so many times that i stopped counting.

[@Goyimknowsitall]

*GRIFFITH* *DID* *NOTHING* *WRONG*

[@TheWeirdSideofTown]

i couldnt finish watching it. i tried but i stopped like 3 times

[@Hopeitsagood1]

-Sees Title- This is the quality I subscribed for

[@DMTInfinity]

Regliomanstra Smith #lolz

[@StridentBugle21]

Regliomanstra Smith XD

[@RichOffClip]

I kept looking for an anime just like this..This anime was truly a masterpiece

[@darkdrageon]

One outs is a good one, and psycho pass, but my mind needs a thriller this good.

[@rogerdalzell]

Try eden of the east.

[@mohammadzaidi8287]

Terror in Resonance has the same vibe and thriller detective aspects as death note. It was my favorite anime I would recommend it to anybody who enjoyed death note. Honorable mentions ERASED and Code Geass

[@thellama3239]

Mohammad Zaidi that show is the bees knees

[@Platina_]

Roger Dalzell Oh no, please don't. Keep away from that anime as much as you can.

[@adenosinetp10]

This is the anime that I recommend to non-otaku .

[@RaghavBabbar]

Same

[@menheræ-chan]

It is BAD to be a otaku if u did not know. It means a gamer that cant socialize or cant interact with other people. That's NOT what u wanna be

[@menheræ-chan]

@Cora Friend yea it is google it

[@TayoEXE]

@@menheræ-chan Unless it is. Language is more descriptive than prescriptive, so it depends on how the term is used, not what someone said from a Google search. Not to mention the language. オタク and Otaku (as used by English speakers) have different nuances, but yes, both refer to people with similar traits of obsession with video games, anime, etc., to possibly unhealthy extents, but not always necessarily. Typically, like being a "nerd," it means be more of a social outcast, or someone who doesn't fit the norms in society. They can still be perfectly healthy and content with what they enjoy, even if it is different from a majority of people. And if "Google it" is the basis of your argument, then you are not really adding anything to the conversation.

[@menheræ-chan]

@@TayoEXE Jesus Christ this is longer than my English book

[@darkmatter32x]

The netflix version cuts some crucial information. In the original, Ryuk asked Light, what if someone else grabbed the bag? Light is the only one that eats consomme flavored chips. That is why when he grabbed the bag, it was very unique from the rest.

[@absolutezero6190]

Oh the Netflix version is different?

[@demilouise4996]

Absolute Zero maybe there talking about the manga or the english dub?

[@89lesfd]

I dont really remember the anime well but i remember in the japenese live action movie (which i saw first before the anime), after that part, L finally met with Light and he purposely showed up eating the same chips and flavor that Light had. It was, whoa moment. I had to be in class after and that part kept playing on my mind while i was in class 😄

[@artsy_lain183]

I seriously just watched 15 minutes of a guy describing a person eating a potato chip. I feel ashamed

[@diobrando666]

Lainey Crossley same

[@pedroferrer9436]

I feel ashamed about this coment

[@wadud92]

I not only watched, I was entertained by 15 minutes of a guy describing a person eating a potato chip

[@TheDarkPledge909]

Lainey Crossley you and hundreds of thousands of others...

[@Euanbuddie]

He also ate it

[@spurgeoncj42]

13:56 "Harry Potter Wizard Chess" *Uses Star Wars Clip* Well played, sir.

[@doodle7342]

I love how whenever the task force is learning things L is always giving them sweets

[@saparapatepete]

in hindsight, L's tendency towards lots of sugar treats may be because his cases often lead to pulling all-nighters and needs to stay awake .......

[@shadyk2]

Moral of the story: Do not look out of the window during class time. Woah didn't expect the likes. Thanks Edit: Thanks again for the likes

[@g.s556]

Or you’ll become an evil main character.

[@Milkcake00]

@@g.s556 yah but a cool evil character

[@lexalexandra1927]

I sit next to the window in class . . .

[@shadyk2]

@@lexalexandra1927 beware of falling objects, especially black books

[@lexalexandra1927]

@@shadyk2 I will ... maybe

[@RespecttheScreenplay]

This makes me want to watch the series again for the 8th time especially after reading one shot

[@damaracarpenter8316]

Zakiyyah BG I just watched it for the first time and I was obsessed instantly 😍

[@RespecttheScreenplay]

@@damaracarpenter8316 it will do that to you 🌞🌷

[@Candy-fd7lb]

Damara Carpenter same it’s my new favorite show

[@hiteshshejwani5344]

I just finished watching it a week ago and I still have dreams of a showdown between L and Light

[@hi-mx9rb]

@@hiteshshejwani5344 ikr after watching it for the first time you're changed forever

[@재-s1g]

the whole time i was watching it i kept asking myself if it’s good to be rooting for light or not..... i honestly miss L though. i really loved his character :(

[@purisomya6002]

I felt he was very hatable but was never sure if I hated him... Now I realise he always managed to impress me with his genius mind to the point that surprise and shock overshadowed everything he did and instead I would be looking wide eyed jaw dropped at the screen going Oooooooooooo and honestly Idk if I'm crazy but id be so impressed! But only at the end was it that I realised I was still rooting for light when in my mind I was like please light please have a plan I don't want you to get caught! If it was L instead of near who caught light, I'd have definitely loved to watch who would won and honestly, it would have been exciting because in a way I loved them both so I had no preference b/w those 2 and if L had won, it would be so freaking awesome to see how that would unfold considering how amazing lights and Ls chemistry was! But although killing L kind of shaped Lights character even more, I think it could have been avoided because the moment he even considers killing him despite them having their moments, his character was already given the arc it needed. But then also its kinda sad how L knew everything even that he was gonna die and just could not do anything to stop it.. I kind of had the idea after light killed Naomi what his end was gonna be because he was no goodie boy anymore but I'd have liked to see his end by Ls hand and not his so called successor... Honestly if the series weren't to end, light wasn't that stupid not to think of a possibility that there could be a fake notebook and atleast not being careful especially if he was always so far sighted ( the amnesia part for eg who the hell is able to think that far, have their memories erased and still being able to win!!) But then again Naomi wasn't so stupid to show her name and give all info to a stranger like that but that happened either way! honestly, I've never seen any series killing so many main leads so wrecklessly and not bringing them back to life (tvd I'm looking at you) which is why I think this series is So unsettling and unexpected at times... And so unpredictable because despite having no suspense or secrets, you could just never expect what lights next moves gonna be and hed always manage to Shock you every time you'd think no he wouldn't do something like that and boom he'd do even worse and cross a new limit and damnn like it was so hard accepting that he'd kill innocents and even harder to actually force yourself to let his character take the shape of how he actually was..maybe that's why I enjoyed it so much damn I'm sorry if this is a rant but I'm just not used to these kind of protagonists and I just finished watching it yesterday so I'm still hungover rn!

[@sevonos1164]

@@ixvyl death note has been out for 14 years

[@sevonos1164]

@@ixvyl sure, but it also means you can't really complain about spoilers. Especially on a video about death note.

[@mastaplex651]

@@purisomya6002 me (sees comment) also me (presses show more) H O L Y WOAH

[@purisomya6002]

@@mastaplex651 LMAO I was still in hangover of the show and had so much to sayyyy! 🤣

[@DonutToast]

What I love about death note is how it's so unapologetically what it wants to be. It treats itself seriously, even when Ryuk himself is a goofy character. And like, I feel like we've kind of lost that in this era. Nowadays there Always seems to be some sort of "shame" in the form of meta humour, with a character referencing a present trope in the form of a self aware joke. Movies and series always feel like they need to excuse themselves for being what they are! Like "yeah I know this is a magical girl trope, but I promise we're better than that", brother, you don't have to be! People love magical girls and always go back to sailor moon bc it is so unapologetically what it wants to be!

[@lightningmonky7674]

You're so right sincerity is all but dead and it's beautiful to run across it these days, it's rare but there is still sincere media out there!

[@Phoenix-tc6dp]

L rips open his bag of chips 7:21

[@themadmanescaped1]

Spoilers D:

[@myst2006]

Yea I noticed that as well

[@dreem6644]

L definitely opened the bag

[@balfali1959]

Yep it definetly L 😂

[@dubiousseed3272]

I noticed that too

[@mikudayoooooo]

7:22 'L opens the bag'' *L isnt even there, but I can see him eating lights chips*

[@evannovandyanta9041]

I'll take a potato chip Oh shit I dropped it

[@ashishrandive9417]

I pick up the potato chip oh shit i broke it

[@PhulaTrox]

Finally something f*cking original.

[@Nobody-pv9jt]

I'll take the broken potato chip Oh shit! I'm out of ideas

[@LyricNear]

I actually laughed at this, good job!!!!

[@JordanWheeler1999]

I take a potato chip and eat it in the shower

[@MikasaAckerman-zc5nj]

They’re both equally as intelligent. Light was just a lot more arrogant and that was his downfall throughout the series.

[@ExitStatement]

“This has become one of the most quoted and referenced lines not just in all of anime, but in all of media. Period.” LOL, alright, let’s calm down a little bit.

[@PlagueRavenRX]

I saw this anime over ten years ago. I saw the title of this video and thought "what potato chip scene?"

[@CottidaeSEA]

If counting from when the anime was released, I'd say it's likely that it's at the very least at the top 5.

[@momospoosi]

I fucking hate this video.

[@CODA96]

It might be over exaggerated, but back then in 2008-2010 EVERYONE was making the goddamn potato chip gag.

[@carolynwensley3931]

Lol I never even heard of this potato chip thing before this video, and I watched the whole of death note.

[@OatmealCreamPie]

"More than a meme." You mean the term, "Legend." Memes are only inscribed in current media; Legends are forever told in recorded history.

[@OneMeInMyself]

clever

[@bluefenneris9009]

Like .... Rem's rejection

[@Noname-xj3yn]

So Rick Astley's a legend

[@OatmealCreamPie]

@@Noname-xj3yn Indeed

[@MariktheGunslinger]

I'd like to see you make more _What Works VS What Doesn't Work_ style analysis videos. Taking two similar scenes, OPs, characters, etc. from different anime (or even the same anime) and explaining why one succeeds and why the other doesn't.

[@joycestick]

I would like to see that too. also, hi Marik!

[@trevorgrover5619]

Awesome idea

[@AlecWoodard72]

Sounds rad

[@TwilightWolf032]

Can we have a comparison between Seitokai Yakuindomo VS Boku no Kanojo ga Majime sugiru shobichi na ken? Because I think the later one is terrible at doing what the former is awesome at!

[@ThePigKnight]

Code Geass and Big Order could work as examples. Kid with controlling powers leads a rebellion but one is a fun watch and the other kinda fails.

[@malynberger3262]

At 7:20, he calls Kira "L." Oh, the irony. I love it.