MTV, of all people, have an exclusive stream of the first ten minutes of "Death Note: L, Change The World."  This is the third of the live-action Death Note movies to hit theaters.  I'm a big fan of the manga.  I thought the first movie was pretty good.  I missed out on seeing the second.  These two-night limited releases (in the U.S.) don't make it easy to see in theaters.  This one will be released on April 29, in limited locations.  You can watch the stream HERE but I wonder if MTV is going to pull their usual "not available outside the U.S." thing.Has anyone (outside of the U.S.) already seen this?  How does it compare to the first two movies?  How does it compare to the manga/anime?
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No sooner had the dust seem to have settled from the hype surrounding the Death Note franchise Viz published an English translation of the spin-off prequel novel, Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases. Sifting through the rants and raves surrounding the original story I still look upon it fondly as a series that [...] No related posts.
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Plot-twisting mystic thriller with moral. I didn’t expect this from an anime. Miyazaki-san makes great movies of course, but such powerful storyline plus pure unkindness stay away for him. Fights of intellects, action, great (a bit plagiaristic though) soundtrack, unique character developments. Indeed it is one of the best animes of our time. A very good conclusion [...]
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  Far better than the real Death Note. Impressions: Oh lord, this was priceless. A magical notebook falls into the general hands of BABEL that can control the future. Of course, the future that’s written isn’t always the one that they picture, so it’s not quite the same as Death Note, but they wasted absolutely no [...]
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The North American anime distributor FUNIMATION has confirmed on Monday that it issued cease-and-desist letters on behalf of its Japanese partners to stop the fan-subtitled distribution of the following titles: Evangelion: 1.0 You (Are) Not Alone, Soul Eater, Spice + Wolf, Mushi-Uta, and My Bride is a Mermaid! a.k.a. Seto no Hanayome According to Funimation, it has “recent authorization agreements with [...]
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With the love-love that is nigh palpable from Narutaki, there was no way were going to miss the big screen showing of the second Death Note movie. Instead of going to the theater in Union Square we went to Clearview’s Chelsea which was significantly less crowded. If they continue to get anime movies at that [...]
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From the opening moral argument to each and every tense mental standoff, Death Note brilliantly crafts a gripping and dramatic plotline. While some argue that the series loses traction in later segments, I find no serious faults. But in the face of questions on what could have been done differently, I'll play along and purpose my concepts for a revised second half.
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Death Note, a popular manga series, has been turned into a popular franchise which includes anime, video games, a light novel and all manner of merchandise. It didn’t take long for this insightful and twistedly fun manga to find its way onto the silver screen in the way of two live action movies: Death Note [...]
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Director: Shusuke Kaneko Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Erika Toda Genre: Manga I’ve officially had to watch this film twice past my patience limit just because I couldn’t get on the review quick enough before I forgot it all. So here it is, just in time for Halloween cosplay ideas, so I won’t have to watch it [...]
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Umm…here’s a quick Friday update: There’s a new ‘HYPERTRAILER’ for Death Note II: The Last Name. This is the first time I’ve ever heard the words ‘hyper‘ and ‘trailer‘ together, but I guess it’s a new social media word. I wasn’t sure what to expect out of a ‘HYPERTRAILER’, but here’s the official statement about [...]
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[See post to watch QuickTime movie] VIZ just handed me this trailer for the upcoming theatrical release of Death Note II: The Last Name. Don’t forget the film is only running on October 15th and 16th– you can get the full details and tickets here (or you can get your ticket for free at participating Hot [...]
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The winners of the Death Note II: The Last Name Contest have been chosen using a random number generator, and they are: Winner #1: Alicia R. Thomas Though in the beginning my favorite was L, before I knew it, my favorite character became none other than the lead character, Light Yagami/Kira.  He’s my favorite because in [...]
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Don’t foget to enter to win tickets to see Death Note II: The Last Name at a theater near you! The contest ends today at 12:00pm CST!
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We’re giving away two tickets to see Death Note II: The Last Name, in select theaters on Wednesday, Oct. 15th and Thursday, Oct. 16th at 7:30 p.m. Before entering to win, check out this theater list to see if Death Note II: The Last Name is playing in a theater near you. RULES: The Death Note [...]
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This is one of those titles that everyone and their brother have seen. A quick check at ANN shows that it’s still one of the top ranked animes according to fans that have voted there. It wasn’t without it’s problems though and so for me to discuss them in more detail I’m going to remind [...]
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Fathom Events has been kind enough to give the Otaku Times two tickets for their upcoming cinema screening of Death Note: The Last Name, which we will be giving away to our readers as part of a prize draw. The movie will be shown at a plethora of different venues across the US (http://www.fathomevents.com/news/default.aspx?newsid=156 for a [...]
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RL refused to give me a break. Literally. Well, whatever the excuse, this delayed list of m&c! manga, manhwa, and manhua (some additions!) reportedly stretches to cover releases till the end of the month. Word is that m&c! (the whole Gramedia group, actually) won't be coming out with any more titles next week. The Idul Fitri holidays, you know. That sed, it still looks like Long Hu Men 152 and
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So like Kabitzin, I was offered some free movie tickets to Death Note II for my faithful readers. Just go here and see if the movie is playing in your town. There are tickets for October 15 & 16 showings. Then um… Hmm… I guess I have to make this into a contest. Okay. Leave a [...]
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Live-action Death Note movie on the big screen? For free? Just as planned! I got tapped to help give away some free tickets to Death Note II: The Last Name on 10/15/08 and 10/16/08, and there is a long list of participating theaters. If you want to enter, just leave a [...]
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NCM FATHOM AND VIZ PICTURES BRING LIVE-ACTION DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME TO THE BIG SCREEN BY POPULAR DEMAND FOR AN EXCLUSIVE TWO-NIGHT EVENT ON OCTOBER 15TH & 16TH Tickets Now on Sale to DEATH NOTE Sequel in Nearly 400 Select Theatres Nationwide Centennial, Colo. (Sept. 8, 2008) – What will be the [...]
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