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Tsugumi Ohba’sDeath Notehappens to be one of those names in the anime industry that has an immaculate fan following, which is justified when the viewers watch it. From beginning to end, the series is a masterpiece that will compel viewers to binge-watch it, ensuring they witness the greatest cat-and-mouse chase with the most unexpected plot twists.
Thus, Ohba-Sensei’s thriller series has established itself as a cultural phenomenon ever since it was released back in 2003. On the surface, it looked like just another thriller series about a high schooler, but they had nothing but praise for the author as the fans felt all kinds of emotions as they explored more of Light Yagami.
Light’s last name adds another layer of emotions toDeath Note
There is no denying that whenTsugumi Ohbacame up with the idea ofDeath Note,it sent a wave of uproar in the Otaku community. The idea of having the power to kill anyone just by writing their very name in a notebook felt something new and out of the box. It made one think critically and whether they would love to have such powers and play God, deciding the very last detail that takes place once they write their names on the notebook.
Thus, in the anime world, Kira, more popularly known as Light Yagami, has become one of the most controversial characters. Though in the beginning fans were intrigued by how he would merely deliver justice by scribbling down the names of the criminals. As the plot progressed, the readers were mortified by his out-of-control god complex and breaking down things in a twisted belief that was shown via his alias Kira.
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For most of the series, he outsmarted everyone, including L, reinforcing his thought pattern of an ethereal being and how he can see humans as disposable pawns as long as his goals are met. However, this might surprise many people that the idea of using Yagami as the last name of Light was the suggestion of Ohba-Sensei’s editor. According toChanelFrederator, it stated that the author stated so, where it is made up of two Kanji characters, that is“Night”and“God.”
This does not feel perplexing at all because when we look at it from the perspective of the story, we can see how night symbolizes death, which happened when he played the role of a god too seriously. As a result, he deviated from his just path of reducing crime in Japan and began playing catch with L and the police.
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Nonetheless, fans have a love-hate relationship with Light because they are constantly caught in a bind, where they are tempted to see him as a righteous character who could have created a perfect society if he had not strayed from his goal of creating a perfect society. Despite showcasing villain-like actions, the manga author refuses to think of him as the villain.
Tsugumi Ohba refuses to think of Light Yagami asDeath Note’svillain
One of the biggest debates in theDeath Notecommunity is how some fans would call Kira the antagonist of the series, while others think of him as the good guy going astray from his way and going on a killing spree to save himself, developing a massive God complex.
While the debate has been going on for quite some time, until Tsugumi Ohba shared his opinion in an interview viaGaiaonline, taking sides with the latter fan base. He shared how he was not a big fan of the conclusion, where he was caught because of his own mistakes. He said,
I did not want a plot told of Light’s failure because of his own mistake. I had to think extremely hard for a plot that relieved Light of most of the blame for his own failure. Hence, we had Mikami make the fatal error.
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As a result, the ending was made in such a manner that would relieve him from such blame, making him the much-deserved protagonist of the thriller series of this generation and avoiding thepath of having a sub-par ending shown by the new-gen anime.
Death Notecan be bought on Apple TV; meanwhile, the manga can be read on VIZ.
Tushar Auddy
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Tushar Auddy is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, primarily covering WWE. He has contributed to anime, MCU, DCU, animation, and TV Series, giving sharp insights and coming up with his own unique theories, which take the fandom by storm.
