 | | ▪ | RELEASED BY: | | VIZ MEDIA | | | ▪ | ASPECT RATIO: | | 16:9 ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN | | | ▪ | AUDIO: | | ENGLISH AND JAPANESE DD 2.0 | | | ▪ | RUNNING TIME: | | 100 MIN | | | ▪ | RATING: | | T+ | | | ▪ | RELEASE DATE: | | 08//26/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEW DATE: | | 08/22/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEWED BY: | | HOLLY ELLINGWOOD |
The murderous intrigue at the Yotsuba Group has all sides embroiled in treachery, deceit, and a web of death. Misa has been sent to infiltrate the group but at the cost of losing all her memories of the Death Note and Rem the shinigami, when the devious man behind Yotsuba claims her Death Note for himself. He has a wicked plan to make Misa his own, in every way… Death Note is an astonishing feat of intricate writing and riveting story telling. A new Kira emerges and Misa is in grave danger. But little is what it seems on the surface alone. Plans within plans unfold, each proving more sinister than the last. Misa is being used by both L and Light each vying for their own agendas. L is attempting to flush out the leader of the Yotsuba group as well as the third Kira. Meanwhile Light, without the Death Note, has no memories of his time with it. And yet there exists astonishing cold-blooded calculation in his every move. A feint, a car chase, and murder all follow suit. In the end of this volume, the entire surface of the deadly game L and Light are playing changes when the police get their hands on one of the Death Notes and discover at least one part of its ugly truth. The story grows even more tense and suspenseful as it goes into its third and final act. The discovery by the Task Force could change everything. It also reveals how truly masterful and intelligent Light is with his forward thinking and intricate plotting to attempt to outwit L. By the end of this volume, many secrets will be uncovered and someone will walk away with the shinigami eyes. Who will win in the end – L or Light? The stakes are rising, the clock is ticking and time for at least one of these players is running out. In these episodes dealing with the Yotsuba Group, the anime plays on the age old theme that absolute power corrupts absolutely. And what could be more absolute than the power over death itself? Humanity is shown in a tarnished light as Rem, a death spirit, is seen as compassionate and sympathetic while the humans lust and hunger to do away with each other for their own greed, vanity and desires. It would seem that in some cases, the real monsters aren’t the supernatural creatures, but the humans walking right beside us.
EXTRAS:
The DVD case has great Gothic cover art with red foil stencilling for the title and a black translucent DVD case. It features reverse cover art and fold out insert. DVD bonus features include trailers and ads for Viz manga and video titles, production art gallery, Death Note the live action movie trailer, a sneak peek at the upcoming Hunter X Hunter anime series, and part 6 of the Behind the Scenes featurette with voice actors Colleen Wheeler (Rem) and Andrew Kavadas (Higuchi) discuss their take on the anime and their characters, showing clips from the anime and behind the scenes of the recording sessions. There is also audio commentary on episode 23 with Karl Willems (ADR Director) and Andrew Kavadas (Higuchi). This volume comes in a regular disc edition and a limited deluxe edition with an exclusive figure of Rem the shinigami. Also exclusive to this DVD volume is a sticker of Light to commemorate Shonen Jump’s 40th anniversary.
IN SUMMARY:
The playing field changes dramatically in the anime when the third Kira is unmasked, A Death Note is retrieved, and a gambit comes full circle! |
