Many were outraged by the ending of Death Note, but are unaware of a continuation that takes place 10 years later. In this article, we will talk about the short story involving another young genius, world war, and even Trump.
Remember that the One Shot is available in Portuguese from the publisher JBC for purchase in Brazil through Amazon at the link below. The One Shot has a total of 88 pages.
For those who are unaware, One Shot is a manga story of just one volume.
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Special C-Kira – One Shot Tokubetsu-hen
Before we talk about the One Shot Justice or Evil, it is worth mentioning that there is a special where the protagonist, 3 years after Kira, starts using the notebook to kill 60-year-old people who were suffering from some illness.
Near showed no interest in C-Kira, only stating that he was an abominable murderer. Rejected by Near, C-Kira stopped writing names in the Death Note.
C-Kira traded half of his life to obtain the eyes of Shinigami. Near called him C-Kira for being a cheap Kira and only killing elderly people. C-Kira ended up committing suicide solely due to the psychological impact from Near.
Synopsis of Death Note Justice or Evil
Tanaka Minoru or Auction-Kira is a student struggling with English but has a very high IQ. Because of C-Kira’s failure, Ryuk sought another young person with a higher score on IQ tests.
In these 10 years after Light Yagami, Tanaka is considered the smartest student in Japan. Ryuk believed that the smarter and colder someone was, the longer they would have the notebook and more apples.
The boy, after learning the whole story and finding it difficult to use the Death Note, asks the Shinigami to return in two years. Upon Ryuk’s return, Minoru says he will use the notebook to make money.
The story of Death Note Justice or Evil is about how much a nation would pay to have the power to kill anyone just by knowing their name and face!
My opinion on Death Note Justice or Evil
The premise of this One-Shot is completely different from the classic Death Note, which shows a psychological battle between Kira and L. Fortunately, the One-Shot managed to create a pretty cool story.
In this new One Shot story, there is no intellectual battle or chase, as Minoru did not commit any crime. He simply tries to sell the Death Note and shares its pages.
Even the great detective Near says that nothing can be done, that this is not illegal, and that people sell weapons of destruction daily.
The art of the manga remains impeccable, Obata and Ohba have maintained their skills well after these 10 years, and even managed to fit in key personalities like Trump and the president of China.
These important people participate in the Death Note Auction. Other interesting points of this small work are the ways the protagonist conducts his transactions and communicates with the press.
The story is short, it would make a great movie, much better than the clumsy Netflix adaptation.
Learn Japanese with Death Note Justice or Evil
Suki Desu, with its Japanese Club Project and its YouTube channel, published a video showing a bit of the One-Shot, studying in Japanese excerpts of the dialogue between Ryuk and Minoru. We recommend reading below:
If you want to learn Japanese with anime and other elements of Japanese culture, we recommend visiting our other site skdesu.com/curso-de-japones/
Spoilers of the One Shot of Death Note
I know that many do not have the patience to read mangas and want to know everything that happens in the story of Death Note Justice or Evil. I will try to summarize as quickly as possible.
The entire synopsis of the anime makes clear the positions of the characters and their objectives. Minoru needed to sell the notebook, but how would he make the announcement and receive the money?
He then used a television station, using Ryuk himself to deliver messages written in a way that could not be traced. His entire plan involved obtaining money without being tracked.
To get the money from the auction, he asks to have one billion yen transferred to each person from his bank, making it impossible for him to be caught. Lucky for those who had an account in that bank.
At the end of the story, Trump wins the auction, but when it comes time to take the Death Note, Ryuk warns that the King of Shinigami adds a new rule to the Death Note that prohibits its sale, and that Trump would die if he took the notebook.
Trump was not foolish; he did not finalize the transaction but claimed to have bought the notebook to use as a bluff and still come out as a hero, since he could never use something like the notebook, something he did not have.
Meanwhile, Minoru, upon receiving Trump’s money, dies, and the series ends with the protagonist dead, Trump with the supposed Death Note, and thousands of people with one billion yen in their accounts.
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