The Anime Maniacs

  Light Yagami is one of the most popular serial killers in not only all anime but also of all crime genres. From the chips scene to the rooftop scene, he had made ‘Death Note’ not only an anime but a classic beyond any genre. Such well lived was his life, and ‘glorious’ was his death! (Lemme live my anime dream :) ) But in the years of the series’ release, and even thereafter (still 17 yrs later!!), his death remains a matter of discussion, umm…sorry, heated debates. Could he have lived longer if he played his ‘game’ right? What else could he have achieved? Was the world better with or without him? An important argument is always considered in regard to the first question. Ryuk killed Light by writing his name in the Death Note after he lost the ‘game’ to Near and was heavily wounded though barely escaped. He had no future ahead, thus Ryuk showing mercy. But if he had taken the Shinigami eyes, he could have killed them himself! So such ‘games’ were never a necessity! Ofc, th...

  Ok, so from episode 1, Ryuk makes it clear that he doesn’t want to get involved in Light’s plans, is a ‘God’ in the sense of being ‘detached’- watching, sometimes enjoying and sometimes bored, as if an average audience of the anime itself, us! Except this is not the case, for Ryuk is in the anime and is the cause of the anime itself, having started it to overcome his boredom. Of course, he won’t help Light or reveal anything to him, and this ‘detachment’ forces Light to use his brain to find answers- a plot device making the anime more interesting and driving it forward. Also, Ryuk avoids the fate of both Rem and Gelus, who embody the fallen Gods who broke the iron rule of detachment. Bottom of Form But it is essentially foolish to think that, that Ryuk didn’t help Light at all. Avoiding this rule itself, Ryuk helped Light 3 times in the anime:- 1.   Spotting the spies (Episode 3): Ryuk spots Raye Penber and reveals it to Light. Of course, he made Light an...

I hope most of you have noticed that blood is very essential to the world of ASOIAF. By that, I don’t mean the blood and gore and death and injustice that encompass every inch of its world- from the icy north to the Dornish deserts, from the black cells to Joffery’s bedroom, from ruins of Valirya to the Dothraki Sea. Even today, the walls of Maegor's Keep are said to be reddened with the blood of the unfortunate labourers. But blood is very essential to this world. Most societies and hierarchies (at least in Westeros) are based on blood relations, and the entire cause of the war of five kings was to dispose of a bastard born out of incest, a Lannister blood out of the Iron Throne (which rightfully belonged to Baratheons) and oh...Don’t forget how the Targeryans and Blackfyres also ‘rightfully’ have the Iron Throne ;) But even when they are simply social constructs, we shouldn’t forget how ‘real’ elements like nature, and the magical laws of Planetos, are heavily dominated by bl...