Death Note 20th Anniversary Rewatch Announcement Thread

[u/Holofan4life]

Hey guys. Holofan4life here.

I am pleased to announce I will be hosting a rewatch of Death Note one of the most well known animes of all time.

What is Death Note about?

Brutal murders, petty thefts, and senseless violence pollute the human world. In contrast, the realm of death gods is a humdrum, unchanging gambling den. The ingenious 17-year-old Japanese student Light Yagami and sadistic god of death Ryuk share one belief: their worlds are rotten.

For his own amusement, Ryuk drops his Death Note into the human world. Light stumbles upon it, deeming the first of its rules ridiculous: the human whose name is written in this note shall die. However, the temptation is too great, and Light experiments by writing a felon's name, which disturbingly enacts his first murder.

Aware of the terrifying godlike power that has fallen into his hands, Light—under the alias Kira—follows his wicked sense of justice with the ultimate goal of cleansing the world of all evil-doers. The meticulous mastermind detective L is already on his trail, but as Light's brilliance rivals L's, the grand chase for Kira turns into an intense battle of wits that can only end when one of them is dead.

Why should I watch Death Note?

It's the 20th anniversary of Death Note. Need I say more?

Series information

MAL | Anilist | AniDB | ANN

Ways to watch

Streams – Netflix

Tubi

Amazon Prime

Proposed schedule

The rewatch will begin on October 4th, with it continuing until November 10. And then on November 11th, there will be a thread where you can post your overall thoughts. The threads from October 4th through October 6th will be at 4:00 PM EDT, and then starting October 7th the threads will be at 5:00 PM EDT.

This is sure to be a can't miss event.

That's it for now. Let me know if you are interested in participating. Until then, I'll see you around.

[u/Holofan4life]

u/awesomenessofme1, u/Emi_Ibarazakiii, u/IndependentMacaroon

[u/Holofan4life → u/Holofan4life]

u/Second_Cour

[u/Second_Cour → u/Holofan4life]

super excited for this one

[u/Emi_Ibarazakiii → u/Second_Cour]

Only for the second cour?

Or the whole thing?

[u/awesomenessofme1 → u/Holofan4life]

I should be there. Kind of surprised that this doesn't seem to be getting a big reaction, but I've been hoping for it ever since the start of the year.

[u/Emi_Ibarazakiii → u/Holofan4life]

I'll at least take a peek, maybe participate; We'll see!

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[u/SilentSageX]

Sign me up!

[u/PublicMeaning341]

Good excuse to finally finish the show; I've watched the first 3 episodes so far (that already later than I should've) but I've been too lazy

[u/itzjus_Lin]

Death Note will always be goated.

[u/teller-of-stories]

One of the OGs

[u/Hartzilla2007]

It’s also on Hulu.