Long Paper topic: Death Note
Death Note is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. A 37-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Madhouse and directed by Tetsurō Araki, was broadcast in Japan on Nippon Television from October 2006 to June 2007. An American film adaptation of this anime was released exclusively on Netflix in August 2017 and a sequel is reportedly in the works.
The story follows the novel of a character named Light Yagami, who uses the notebook he found in order to cleanse the world of those humans which he deemed unfit for society, basically terminating criminals . A team of professional investigators set out to find out the mysterious killer and arrest him, and thus many other characters are introduced until Light is eventually caught.
One of the main reason I am drawn to this anime will be the storyline. The concept and the twists are otherworldly. With the new remake at 120 fps the visuals looks stunning. Although Death Note is banned in many countries because some authorities thinks it ‘misleads innocent children and distorts their mind and spirit’. Still I would say that this anime has a very interesting storyline and it has gained huge popularity around the world.
Things I will be working on for this long paper assignment:
- Introduction
- Description of the anime
- Contexts and production of the anime
- Analysis
- Conclusion
