unslept :
Actually, the whole “users of the Death Note neither go to heaven nor hell,” rule was a blatant lie. The anime diverges from the manga in the sense that it revolves more so around religious imagery, where as the source material is very adamant on there being no credit to theism throughout the running of the series. At the very end of the Death Note manga, we’re shown the very last rule of the note itself; it states, ever so blatantly, “all humans, without exception, eventually die. After death, the place they go is Null. (Nothingness.)” Afterwards, we are shown a flash-back to light discussing the probability of theism with Ryuk; upon coming to the conclusion that there is, in fact, no afterlife, Ryuk chuckles and confirms his statement; verifying this fact for the audience, as well. I assume whoever was tasked with managing the anime adaption was something of a theist, themself; or otherwise felt no impulse to keep in the final scene, however important to the series’ theming that last twist was. Generally speaking, the anime’s second half was poorly handled to the extent of being pitiful; though bill digress before I run on a tangent surpassing the character limit. Out of technicality, Misa’s parents, nor Misa Amane herself, nor Light Yagami, nor L Lawliet, nor Naomi, nor Soichiro, nor anybody else will ever see each other again, regardless of whether or not they used the Death Note. The whole reveal regarding the lacking of an afterlife was sort-of the final message in the manga, just to further hammer in the themes of human fragility; and I was super disappointed when I found out that they cut it out in its entirety.
2026-08-01 19:30:05