Death Note 2015: Shinigami Gods Of Death

Shinigami’s, or gods of death, are supernatural spirits that invite humans toward death. The gods of death appear throughout the Japanese religion, in many different forms and names. For example, Izanami and Mrtyu-mara appear to make humans want to die, and they give them death ("Shinigami"). In the series Death Note, there are multiple Shinigami’s portrayed as giving humans the ability to die. Death Note 2015 is a well-known television series directed by Ryuichi Inomata, based on the manga written by Tsugumi Ohba. Overall Death Note is one of the top series from Japanese culture, teaching us what justice is. The main character Light Yagami discovers this notebook called the Death Note given to him by the Shinigami, Ryuk. He later learns that if he writes anybody’s name in this notebook while thinking of their face, they will die according to what is put in the note, and nicknames himself Kira which means killer in English. Despite the well-developed storyline, underlying moral, and humous scenes institutions and critics state that Death Note is a bad influence on children since they do not understand the underlying meaning of the death note. What makes Death Note 2015 a success is that it teaches us what justice is, and the well-developed storyline. …show more content…
Around the United States school everywhere are banning the alleged “Death Note” in their systems. In 2010 a 14-year-old student from a Michigan Middle School got suspended for having his death note. This student wrote names of other students, times and how they would die in the note. This 14-year-old got involved with the police and got suspended for trying to reenact Death Note 2015 ("Michigan Middle School Boy Suspended Over 'Death Note '"). Yes, of course, young children are missing the true meaning of the Death Note but since they do not understand the underlying meaning they go overboard with