Death Note

[Psygnius]

I'm almost positive that (the kanji for "moon" can also be pronounced as "Light") is completely made up by the author.

Yeah, "hikari" does mean light in japanese. But Light's name should really be Yagami Tsuki in written form.

[Gepetto]

The first time Misa sees him, she even makes that comment. "Yagami Tsuki... what an unusual name..."

Yes, Hikari means "Light" in Japanese and "Tsuki" cannot be read like that. The author made it up.

[Fullmetal Hottie]

......

on the topic of kanji....Im friends with the japanese foreign exchange student at my school, and I got her to show me my name in kanji, and when I looked it up on some kanji website, each symbol had a word (or words) that it stood for, as well as a letter or two......

so would "tsuki" just be PART of light's name?

[Dark Confusion]

Ep 25 (SPOILERS. All of it!)

ZOMG!

I loved this episode!

Spoiler :

I have read the manga so I haven't bothered to watch much of the episodes but had to watch this one because, well, L dies.

I was pleasantly surprised by how well executed it was. I loved the rain scene, where L pretended he didn't hear Light, forcing him to go into the rain as well. Also all dialouge between Light and L was deeply intruiging.

I think it was all done very beautifully, and I like the fact that they strayed from the manga (neither the rain scene nor the foot scene was in it originally from what I remember... and I think I'd remember such a thing )

It gave a strong impression and many things about L were subtle in its revealing which I found appealing.

Too bad L's inner monoluge at his death wasn't there... But oh well

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[Psygnius]

would "tsuki" just be PART of light's name?

There's only one kanji for his name, no hiragana (or katakana) before or after it. So "tsuki" is his entire first name, so it really can't be read any other way. But the word "Light" aka "Raito" SHOULD be written in katakana though, since it's based on phonetics, and not a true Japanese word.

In reality, you're right, the author should've used the kanji for "hikari" for Light's name, then she probably could've gotten away with it. But I don't know what she was smoking that day, so now the kanji for "moon" means "light" thanks to her.

[Fullmetal Hottie]

I try to write some manga myself, and something weird like that is something I would do......like "it sounds like light, but its related to the night, night=evil, so Light (yagami) =evil"

[Gepetto]

I actually liked the "Moon" and "Light" thing. It makes him unique, which is probably what the author wanted, but it isn't senseless like using the kanji for "River" and making his name read "Bullfighter".

[Fullmetal Hottie]

maybe River and Bullfighter made some sort of sense in Japan
(River kanji-->Hiragana-->bullfighter kanji??).....but probably not.

I think the moon/Light thing gives the people that superinterperet things something to do, other that try to figure out a "deeper motivation" behind Light and L's plans(JK .......but I really think it's there for the interperetation though, since Deathnote is one of those intricate series)

[Ishbalan]

Ep 25 (SPOILERS. All of it!)

ZOMG!

I loved this episode!

Spoiler :

I have read the manga so I haven't bothered to watch much of the episodes but had to watch this one because, well, L dies.

I was pleasantly surprised by how well executed it was. I loved the rain scene, where L pretended he didn't hear Light, forcing him to go into the rain as well. Also all dialouge between Light and L was deeply intruiging.

I think it was all done very beautifully, and I like the fact that they strayed from the manga (neither the rain scene nor the foot scene was in it originally from what I remember... and I think I'd remember such a thing )

It gave a strong impression and many things about L were subtle in its revealing which I found appealing.

Too bad L's inner monoluge at his death wasn't there... But oh well

[MOD 403: spoiler tags added]

Spoiler :

Did anyone else notice the Biblical aspect of this episode?
L's washing Light's feet is symbolic to Jesus' washing Judas' feet at the Last Supper. The purpose of this scene in the Bible was to show that Jesus was not above servitude and that he was not just a leader, but also a servant to mankind. He washed the feet of all of the Apostles, including Judas, the one who sold him to the Romans and ultimately caused his death. It is also said that of all of the Apostles, Judas was the one who was closest to Jesus, despite the fact that he was already planning his betrayal. I think that this mirrors L and Light perfectly. The fact that this episode aired during Holy Week is no coincidense either. The adding of this scene to the story was a wise and well planned move, bringing deep meaning to L's death beyond the obvious. There is no longer any doubt in my mind that this is the best show ever made.

[Ishbalan]

I apologize for double-posting.
I forgot to mark as spoiler and thought I could fix it.
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