For this I will be dividing the review into episodes since the two of them are different not only but also in quality. Major spoilers of added scenes. Episode 1: Visions of a God Starts in the Shinigami realm with a new Shinigami character asking Ryuk about his experience with humans on Earth in exchange of an apple. Then it covers episodes 1 25. It ends with the same scenario of Ryuk but the other Shinigami has left him talking alone. It includes a few new scenes like Light and Ls first meeting which is completely different to how it occurs in the anime as the whole time of L moving to Lights university and Yagami Souichiro falling ill is erased and Ls funeral. Some things were changed in favor of saving time like in the scene of L Light and Misas meeting at the campus the dialogues are slightly different and L doesnt steal Misas phone. When she gets arrested and Light volunteers to be arrested too he does so to clear up suspicions without all the blabber about being Kira unconsciously and stuff. Two things I liked were: 1.The scene of Ls funeral. After the Investigation Team leaves Light laughs hysterically over Ls grave I personally am not sure how well this fits his character but its fun to watch and Im always grateful for some maniac Mamoru Miyano laughs. 2.The use of the second ending as background music during Higuchis persecution was dope. I dont think this is a good summary of the first part of the series if you havent watched it before nor if you watched it a long time ago. It can be difficult to follow if you dont already know whats supposed to be going on and it leaves out some iconic scenes like Light vs. L tennis match and the foot scene. It starts and stays boring. Doesnt justify being over 2 hours long with how little new content there is. Episode 2: Ls Successors It starts with a quite entertaining introduction from L narrating the previous episodes from his perspective as he is assisted by Watari. Pretty much the whole first part is new including some scenes of Near Mello and the kids at Wammys House. The kids videocall with L is really cute. Then it covers episodes 26 37 with barely any changes. Some scenes like Yagami Sayus kidnapping in exchange for the Death Note are completely removed. Matts existence is also erased which I do not appreciate because he is a cool dude. As one can expect from a recap some crucial scenes like Lights defeat and death are cut short making the ending feel anticlimactic. This is a better summary as its easier to follow and understand whats going on. Its also much shorter around 1 hour and 30 minutes long.
58 /100
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