The Lie That Crushed God | Death Note Analysis 

Time to do my Anime Ed/Op training I want to win this time

it was all fun and stuffs but what is the link between the title and the essay? you speak about universe's rule and the place of Hinduism symbolism in it but where is God in it? you just said that it wasn't about god punishing the bad guys but the true meaning of karma placing the fortune on a balance where ethic is being measured at some point of the flow of events on Earth... sorry I'm maybe confused

You've read Blue Lock haven't you? Your sentiment on Luck and the taking advantage of it echoes the concept of EGO in that series to an eerily similar degree. Seriously, if you have not read it then you NEED to as I am 100% certain that you'll enjoy it.

God is being sarcastically used when referring to Light. Light isn't actually God but he believed he would become one and he believed he had divine providence, which was a lie. He was lucky, not divinely selected and eventually his luck would run out/karma would get back to him

That perspective of luck is also shown in haykiuu to the top when the guy with the suit talks about the effort shown was a calculated decision and therefore brought that "luck" that they needed to continue going.

Yoooooooo

Accurate!

Fully agree

Reminds me of the old belief in the “divine right of kings” where some monarchs believed God had chosen them specifically to reign and that their words/actions are therefore God (Henry VIII being an example of this)

@@scarlett-moriko1543 You an antitheist? You watch too much Rick & Morty & Bojack Horseman, weeby

Okay so I literally sent a comment on another video 5 minutes ago that said I didn’t feel Near should have won... but you kinda just explained it a lot. The luck part, I mean.

Exactly Light really let himself go after L died. At some points he couldn't even mask how arrogant and put off he was in front of the Task Force (he'd outright manipulate and use Takada in front of them, something he wouldnt dare do in front of L, and he just felt darker and more stand off-ish)

True but from the beginning Near is set up as the spiritual successor to L. While I thought the ending was satisfying, I can see why people feel like Near should not have won. It never felt like he could be outsmarted, unlike L who made some grave mistakes as well as risk a lot to gain important pieces of information. Unlike Near, who is so confident that he risks everyone’s life at the end just to prove he is right. It felt formulaic, predictable. The second season had amazing moments, but for me the ending was not one of them

Arrogance is what brought Light down. Season 1 he was more calculating, season 2 he was too haughty after becoming the “god of the new world”. Even at the end when he’s caught he can’t really reason his way out of it. All he can do is give a passionate speech as “somebody had to do it!”. It’s not strategic, it’s just emotional. When L died, his strategic side died with him, and he thought on base level no one could ever match him strategically.

@@ryuk5673 Light did outsmart Near though. He was just too arrogant and didn't control his pawns correctly. It's Mikami's fault that Near ever figured out what the plan was, otherwise he had no idea. Light singles out the killing of Mello to be the weakest point in his plan and his biggest gambit. He himself can still recognize it's where the most could have gone wrong, and it did. I personally feel like it was meant to be a little unsatisfactory. We're watching the villain who has convinced himself he's the hero, lose because of his own anger, arrogance, and overconfidence. It a weird place to be in as a viewer/reader. Part of you still wants Light to win because, "He's our protagonist. He's who we were rooting for from the beginning right?" You especially don't want him to lose to Near, who is just as arrogant and manipulative as Light is. You're angry that Light beat L only to lose here, which is exactly the point.

True

I hate how people disregard this because of the idea that "luck" is related to stuff like horoscope and shit. No, luck is just a part of the randomness of the world. Like when he explained how Light only met Naomi because of boredom, it is already established that Light has always been bored. That's how he found the Death Note. It's still incredibly lucky for him but it's not entirely unreasonable. He could've chosen to do other things in other parallel worlds but the fact that he happens to do that is luck, plain and simple. And that's the same with reality. Mindless action can affect something else randomly without reason because it doesn't need to. I think people who think "there are no accidents" are even more unscientific because they frame everything as if it's all orchestrated by the universe.

As said, luck is not an IRL stat. It is a fact of reality. We can plan and predict some things, but not every single thing... Good luck having your prized begonias get only 69 raindrops a day!

Me finding the death note manga in a catalogue and choosing it to read.. without any idea of anime universe or any recommendations or anything...well thats luck to me too... Since then I m still searching for such a story. Attack on Titan feels interesting but..death note is just in its own kind...coolest kid standing alone...

@@ShomeAvi I have the same emotional investment into death note as you.Attack on titan has many psychological twist and stabs but you're right about death note being just something that attaches to your soul.it sets the bar for other stories.i recommend hero academia because yeah it's flashy shonen but it's dark moments are serious and question morals

light didn’t know that he was going to stop investigating him. But i do agree that light creates his own problems but this is mainly because he’s “bored” but that’s just his personality

Because it wasn't shown as much in the anime. In the manga he said that its better to get rid of the fbi agents even if he is cleared because they would cause more problems for him later if left alive

He wanted L to know he was a student and then he let them know he was getting insider info and that he could kill at any time. Once he was being followed he wanted to get rid of the FBI for a few reasons. One was so that once the news broke the ranks would fall since it was the FBI following the NPK and thus making L have to take a more hands on approach. The only thing that messed him up was that Naomi went to the office and L saw her. His plan was always to meet L.

Light creates problem when he tried to kill L in second episode noneof would have happened if he remained silent and didn't tried to kill L

Actually no. He would have died in a week after the trade

@@bait5257 how? He was supposed to live to 89

@@RT-zn9bj that's just a theory lmao. What was he going to do with eyes actually huh? Rem killing L was perfect because blame shifted to rem. L dying normally would cause problems.

@@bait5257 didnt they blame L’s death on kira tho? idk if im remembering wrong but i remember right after his death that the other members of the task force were concerned that they too would be killed by kira.

@@clodaghay it doesn't matter. They know it was the shinigami. They never announced L's death. Near is the current l. Because he is supposed to be L's clone who will take over.

I'm happy you enjoyed the video :) I feel like there's always new nuggets to find with such a good series

@@HidinginPublic code geass please

Classics are timeless

@@HidinginPublic There is a reason why it is recommended to those who start anime.

@@EdwardENigma it was my first anime and now I really like anime

@@chigwom7894 Same lol

and revealing that Shinigami exist was stupid on his part too. even though i’m sure he thought it would never get to the point where Rem or Ryuk would have to be exposed to anyone other than himself or Misa. but still it was a stupid mistake.

Light should’ve hid. He shouldn’t have played a game. Similarly, L shouldn’t have kept goading Light with more information. Should’ve never revealed himself. A real investigator, in a situation like that, would’ve hid in the shadows like Raye Penber did. But L could’ve done it more effectively. L could’ve hid from inside the school. Never revealed his name, gotten bad grades on purpose, and wait for Light to make a bad move.

He was bored

Becoming L gave him power. Light was too power hungry to win the long game.

This. People overlook how much Light revealed just within the first few episodes. That's why L always suspected him. That and the fact that L also correctly assumed Light had the personality of a lying, arrogant, manipulative sociopath. A personality that someone like "Kira" would have.

Ah well thanks, I try to not speak out of my butt whenever possible. Hopefully I did well enough at describing it for people unfamiliar. I'm glad you enjoyed it haha.

@shinji kurasaki could you tell me more about the philosophy

Who ever thought of that?

Major world religions are always more profound than stuff that is only a small response to a small time period. Against each other they might gain or lose reputation but the only thing that beats a religion is another religion.

@@matthewferrantino9521 or atheism?

That is a wonderful extended metaphor. I do have to be a little nitpicky though. It was foot washing not rubbing. Foot washing is an ancient custom meant to honor someone. Most often a guest. The other is a foot massage. Also while I'm far from a Biblical scholar I'm pretty sure any such moment between them happened well before we can definitely say Jesus knew Judas was going to betray him.

Same.....

I do the same thing. The last time i rewatched it i realised that the reason he died in the middle of the staircase was because he couldn't go to heaven or hell.

@@schnume5666 and the reason he died is because L said that their fates were linked. I.e by the chains they both wore together.

@@oxtheunlikelycontemplator2682 thanks for correcting me about the washing. Fortunately I am a biblical scholar and Jesus definitely knew that Judas would betray him for silver and washed his feet anyway as an act of love. He is omnipotent after all according to mainstream Christian beliefs.

I'm glad to hear that. I try to improve my delivery and i think it has gotten better over time

@@HidinginPublic it’s been a pleasure seeing your work finally getting a spotlight after your years on RU-vid. Watching your content has inspired me to take pride in my own writing abilities and respect my own appreciation for great storytelling in media. From your videos I’ve cried, laughed, smiled , and learned to truly love hearing perspective. When I found your channel originally I could feel but not necessarily understand the blend of passion, and sadness your words emitted to me. Today as a first year college I feel as though I can start to comprehend why your words hit so hard when I first watched your vids. I may not you personally but the amount of emotion you exhibit through your writing and tone of voice is amazing. Oh, and due to your videos I gained the confidence to write about something as wild as boondocks in a college English class. P.S Sorry for the long reply I don’t really comment on people’s videos and couldn’t help but say this to you. Oh and sorry if it’s confusing in structure and order I’ve always struggle with that while writing. THANKS FOR BEING SO AWSOME HIDING 👍🏽

@@Sammywammy12332 are you taking writing as a job in this economy??

It's great!

Yep.. watching Death Note on Adult Swim always left me holding my breath for a week until the next Saturday night rolled around too... 🤣

Thanks, just happy it found you. I think my channel is sortof in a revival phase rn since I didn't post for a while. RU-vid is just started to push things out for my last 3 videos today for some reason. Happy you liked it!

Ayye i was just thinkin about how im gonna rewatch the Kato vids on Death Note after this. Youre all amazing creators 🤘

@@charmygreen665 Thank you for your support

It did take a lot of work. Thank you! Just hope people will find the observation interesting

@@HidinginPublic Amazing video!

because its not about who gets lucky and who didn't. it is and was always about the writing. this video is fun explaining the karma system, but it doesn't change the fact that the second half of the show is not as well written/paced.

@@hyunweewoo The anime rushed the content. the manga was amazing

@@hyunweewoo Yeah, that's because the anime butchered the 2nd half. If you take out loads of content from any story then it seems rushed and badly written.

@@jessetheanimenerd3304 yeah the anime

rip

Bruh

They don't!? POR QUE!

Wait they don't anymore? Dafuq

@@mannyoftheeast3318 They went bankrupt and haven't made any new shows since 2018

U deserve more likes

You did the lord's work

Thank you so much!

thank you

that's a really interesting take.

That would mean gods of death like Rem could have become a god of life when she died, that would make sense.

It depends on the type of world building. Some worlds simply don't have any structure of balance because balance is never considered important by the author.

It's top tier for sure

@Simon Mandl-Ciolek I have like 6 episodes left but Death Note is still #1 for me

@Simon Mandl-Ciolek Aot is amazing but death note is just too good

@@pillowboy7995 i love aot but death note just feels classic

Death note was my first anime so I just have a close attachment to it and imo the mind games are just better than physical fights or smt. Which makes it my #1 favourite anime.

Death is like a Box of humanity

Same

Same

You finally are big enough that youtube studio made a special "creator notification" to my phone for your comment haha

Oh my god it's apandah

sheesh eden is here, anyways toradora op 1 is fire

I still think there was a big arrogance ingredient in this. The guy went in person to a warehouse unarmed and I think I know why: he gave L a giant smile just before his death so that he died knowing Light was Kira. He went out of his way to catch him just to grin at his face and rub in his victory to his face. He probably wanted to do the same to Near, he was indeed looking forward to the second Mikamk wrote those names. If he had been just a tad more prudent he would not have died.

There's certainly an element of luck. Near predicted it sure, but if it didn't happen, Near probably wouldn't have won. And he only got this opportunity because of Light's allowance and arrogance. His belief that Near and Mellow didn't have anything on L's level of intelligence and were therefore not worthy of him were ultimately what gave them the chance to defeat him

Thanks Hugz haha I tried my best. Glad it was refreshing, with a show this old and well discussed it's easy to be derivative and overlap others. I try my best to offer stuff that's original while still not being BS!

P2 epic

Name of the song?

@@makfoxin It's sumuran city map theme

@@HidinginPublic beyond based, Maya gang

@@shiranuiprestonsaga8867 any idea what the one playing directly before it is called?

If you like L you should read the novels; L change the world & Death Note: Another Note: The BB L.A. Murder Cases

@@3nvy777 YESS^^^ I have both books and they’re amazing, especially if you’re “team L” or just an L fan in general (he even refers to the BB Los Angeles murder cases after meeting Naomi again during the events of Death Note)

i love L and i didn’t think i would want to finish watching Death Note after he dies but i feel like Near was such a perfect follow up. he was a little baby L with white hair and idk why but he stole my heart and that’s why i’m okay with how the show ended.

Ikr, naomi was such an awesome character, I was so fkin upset when she got killed. Such a loss. We could've had her around but instead got stuck with having only pathetic female characters like misa

I instantly loved Naomi and how skillful she was I was really sad when light killed her off She would’ve definitely become a fan favorite character

They're no different from the Kira worshippers in the manga.

It's fun!!!!!aa! Watch it

Lmao i watched it when i was 11 and 12 now

I watched it first when I was 11

How’d ya like it

I think there are many people in your camp

Yess I cried when he was running and they showed his past self

In a way I wanted him to win but I also loved how it shows him slowly falling apart until he really became a true psychopath at the end

@@crustynipz6657 he was already psychopath during the entire series after L's death he just got too overconfident

@@martimking1craft I wouldn’t say he was psychotic at the beginning

Thanks Jodog!! Yeah this does just sort fo respond to a sentiment I saw after my last deathnote video but in a more detailed way. It is ironic critisism

it was never about the luck specifically, but the way it was implemented and paced. aka the writing of the second half in general

Never would I have imagined the videos would pop out at the same time

I appreciate it, thanks man. Hopefully I can put more things out more often. I don't plan to stop trying to reply to people, or stop thinking out and covering things I am genuinely passionate about. I'll try my best!

I like near too lol I’m not a Stan but he’s a really good character :) he’s my second favorite character!

Mid charector L near W l

Near is like the worst character LOL

Near is awesome.

I'm glad I could put some of your thoughts into words haha. Thanks for watching

Where should I buy a house. My apartment is nice but doesn't feel like home

@@HidinginPublic texas has pretty big homes for fair prices compared to other states

Happy you enjoyed it. I just found it very interesting

I try! Hopefully more will come quicker

Unfortunately too much time maybe! haha hope I can get some quality videos out at a quicker rate in the future

Sure thing! Glad you enjoyed we putting it together. Took a while to organize but always happy to add something more fresh to the discussion

I always thought that Mu was the void that was shown in Death Parade. Since Light made a cameo in Death Parade and both shows were made by the same studio, I assumed Death Parade was created as a way to expand upon the briefly explored concept of the afterlife in Death Note. If that is the case, then it has been confirmed that heaven and hell don't exist in the Death Note universe and that the only place left to go according to Death Parade is either reincarnation or the void. I'm assuming Light went to the void and I'm hoping that L got reincarnated.

@@kritikumar6134 no. Not even close. The author made it clear once you dead, there's no coming back. Moreover, death parade wasnt made by ohba nor written. Since death note and death parade got anime made by madhouse , its not surprising light made a cameo. Just it isnt canon to the death note story

Which I thought was odd in a world with Death Gods and magical killer notebooks. Especially since it's kind of clumsy to suggest Heaven and Hell do exist by stating humans who specifically use the Death Note won't go to either. It seems like a contradiction or retraction that should've seen the heaven and hell thing edited out. No wonder it leaves people speculating about the concept of afterlife in the Death Note world. Especially when the idea is clearly established that there are alternate planes of existence that have very limited interaction with one another. So it's very possible that there are planes existence the very limited Death Gods don't know about. It's similar in regard to that whole thing about the Death Note or the shinigami attached to it possessing its user but also claiming that the users are acting entirely of their own free will. Either you don't understand the concept of posession in this context at all or the line regarding it should've been cut.

@@oxtheunlikelycontemplator2682 its not clumsy . Look back to the second to last chapter. The hidden meaning of the rule was that heaven and hell didn't exist . When light heard that death note users can't go to hell or heaven, he surmised that neither existed . Ryuk praised him stating that he thought all humans believed in the afterlife. Also. Dont say there are realms that the shinigami don't know. The author EXPLICITLY said multiple times that there is nothing after death and you only live once. He even says its one of the underlying themes . There's not much more confirmation than you need. No contradiction . Just elaboration . Dont jump to herculean leaps in logic

@@samukajabateh1640 it's not a Herculean leap in logic to say that explicitly stating that specific persons can't go specific places implies those places exist. Otherwise there'd be no need for a rule about it yet alone one with such specificity. It's also not much of a hidden meaning if you blatantly reveal it by refuting the implication in the same text just a little further down the list. The only reason I can see for it is to create the story beats where Light asks Ryuk about the apparent contradiction and Ryuk tell him there's no afterlife to which Light says he knew that already. And it's not needed for that. It's strange to me that most humans disregard the possibility of an afterlife based off lack of belief in the supernatural but Light has tangible proof that the supernatural is real yet apparently still doesn't believe in the afterlife or consider the possibility? Like who wouldn't ask a Death God about the possibility of an afterlife after they now know for a fact that a kind of spirit beings and another realm of existence are real? There's no need for that rule to be in the Death Note it could just as easily be nixed and keep the one about all humans going to nothingness and the exact same message could still be delivered in almost the same way. But having heaven and hell alluded to in this manner, in a rule set in a magical killer notebook for a bunch of immortal grim reaper figures does create a certain degree of ambiguity. You were able to resolve it by looking up author interviews. When an author has to clarify a major theme in their work in this manner it's because it's not well communicated in the work. That is clunky. I suppose that would be kinder than clumsy. I still love Death Note but that doesn't mean I think it or Ohba are perfect.

Thank you! I'm trying! Haha

I can empathize with that. Even if it's Light's fault for relying on someone he had limited insight into, you would hope his plan wouldn't be so shakey

Hope it doesn't bore you!

YUKI!!

Thanks Rune! Happy it lived up as it's own thing. I'll keep trying! Thank you for your continued support

Thank you Red, hope I can make more things you enjoyyyy

Hahaha you're the first person to mention it

@@HidinginPublic My eyes just started glowing like I was the Avatar, the cemera spinned around me and my theme played, while I noticed. Great video by the way, loved your "The boy who conered god" one, it was a great addition to my eassy about the show on reddit. I actually really liked your point with karma and how everything comes back to people. It makes sense considering that everyone who wanted to use the Death Note (even passively) dies. Light, Misa, Takada, Mikami, Higuchi and everyone in Mellos base died. While L and Mello also died, despite never using the notebook themselfs, they just planned for other people to do it. If we don't believe Matusdas theory, then Near is the only main character who hasn't used the notebook or planned on it and therefor survived. Also Light's father didn't use it and got to die thinking his son isn't kira and didn't kill the guy who pretty much stopped kira in the end. If we do believe the theory, it paints a whole new picture about justice being burried under lies in the end, but I think it would be out of character for Near. Great now I talked too much. Amazing video like always!

hi near

@@N0URii Damn it, they found out!

Thank you Raphi, I appreciate it

Yes, I think I agree with what you're saying. I dislike when "Karma" is thought of as a cosmic force that will balance out your deeds and rewards, because I believe in no supernatural cosmic power like that. I think karma can be more suitably understood and relied upon as a heuristic for human nature; doing good unto others tends to beget good from others, and people can sometimes sense positive attitudes, intentions, and dispositions in subtle ways that can cause rewards to appear cosmic in nature. Being good to others is a good rule and is likely to reward you; but it is foolish to think that the mechanism is one of divine balancing, and it is more likely to lead to depression once you realize that you can't calculate what you will reap as it is imprecise and indefinite.

@@GlobusTheGreat Completely agree :)

there is actually nothing in the philosophy of karma that suggests you will be treated better for being a good person. rather the belief is these good acts will bring you good fortune in your next incarnation. not your present life future. what your thinking of is a very westernized interpretation of karma that simplifies it to, if you do good good things happen, if you do bad, bad things happen. but that is not exactly how it works. it has more to do with justifying the caste system, then trying to encourage being a good person. which it also is trying to do.

@@jacencade4019 mmm I see, thank you for the extra info! :) I'll keep that in mind going forward

I would also go as far as to say that doing a good deed does not necessarily reap a good outcome on the world and the opposite is also true, doing bad also does not necessarily have a bad outcome. A good example of this is Monster where the story starts off with our Dr protagonist saving a young boys life, turns out this was a big mistake.

Just glad to bring something new and interesting into the conversation

Thanks! I'll keep doing my best!

Light just got too arrogant

I wouldn't say that it was one lucky instance that did Light in, but rather a combination of many factors that Light didn't take into account, which allowed for Near to put the pieces together much easier than anticipated. As this video discusses, luck is an element that exists throughout the story. The actions (or lack thereof) of the characters determine the role luck ultimately plays in the narrative. Near getting lucky wouldn't have mattered if Light hadn't gotten overconfident and took the struggle against Near more seriously. Light's hubris caused him to make errors in judgment that Near was able to use to his advantage. Near's conflict with Light isn't done very well in the anime & it doesn't do his character any justice. The manga actually does showcase how he isn't just some substitute for L, but a character that is complex and varied in his own way.

As someone who only watched the anime, I think the issue is that the second part was more rushed. If the anime adaptation kept the same pace, that part would have as many episodes as the first, and thus N would've had way more screen time, just as much as L. Also, N wasn't idle during the timeskip. He had to rebuild the case as Rem made Wasabi delete a bunch of data related to the case, IIRC. That being said I do want to read the manga once, just to experience the plot in its original pacing.

Thank you! I am trying!

The main reason it would have been a big deal is specifically the day of the accident Raye penber was trailing Light, so if Naomi had informed L that Raye spoke with a suspect and gave the date L would have known Light could have gotten information that lead to their deaths. It changes a TON. Like it's not bulletproof evidence but it's about ABC as you can get

Thanks I'm trying my best

Kaiji ost

Thank you! Hope it was worth the wait

well ope do not feel obliged

@@Nemopoly it's a piece of art, it's subjective. Of course people are going to project themselves into it. And my argument is based on something that is present throughout the show. It's completely valid to interpret a piece of art on your own, you should try it sometime.

I'll do my best!

WHY DOES IT TAKE ME SO LONG AHHGHGHGHGH

Thanks, I like to think if a video is shorter or longer it is always the length it should be. Happy you enjoyed

Thanks!

Absolutely. Even if you know all of the spoilers, getting to see how it plays out is fantastic. Death Note isn't really about the endings, it's about the journey to those endings.

@@stardustspark5682 I hope it lives up to those expectations honestly! It might be one of those series where the journey is better than the destination for sure!

It's a fun show! I've rewatched it 3 times over the years so spoilers don't ruin the moment to moment enjoyment (for me atleast)

Haha yeah that's probably my favorite cut in the video haha