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At the end of the film, Light survives because Mia burns the page where his name is written.

While the live-action movie faithfully follows the rules of Death Note - at least those that were shown - it disregards one important rule: Rule LXII. However, what the movie doesn’t reveal is that the true purpose of the supernatural book is to sustain the life of the Shinigami. In both versions, the notebook is the principal figure and is a means to kill people. One key similarity that both adaptations share is the Death Note itself. It also seems that the previous owner(s) didn’t do a good job of taking care of the Death Note as the cover has some wear and tear. Do these triangles hold any meaning or are they only there for decoration? The movie never reveals the significance of the symbols, so we have to assume that it was just a style choice. However, at closer inspection, the book featured in the Netflix film has a strange triangle and circle symbol in the top corners. Unlike the anime, Wingard’s Death Note book falls from the sky after a heavy storm.Īt first, the notebook looks the same as it does in the anime with the words “Death Note” scratched on the cover. One of the first differences that fans quickly noticed was that there was something odd about the supernatural book. Warning: spoilers ahead for both the Death Note anime and Netflix adaptation. But, setting these less than stellar reviews aside, how does the Netflix adaptation compare to the original anime series? Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender, and this year’s Ghost in the Shell.Īdam Wingard‘s Death Note is facing a lot of scrutiny from fans, from not being faithful to the source material to glossing over important narratives, and everything in between. Now that Death Note has premiered, it looks like it will, unfortunately, join the ranks of unsuccessful anime adaptations, along with Dragon Ball Evolution, M. On the other hand, many voiced concern about casting choices that replaced Asian characters from the original series with white actors. On the one hand, fans were glad to see an American adaptation of one of the most popular anime series of all time. When the first trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of the Japanese anime, Death Note, dropped, reactions were mixed.