Death Note

"You can't buy peace or love with money. (80)"

"I don't even use the Internet... (46)"

"If you cannot win at the game, if you cannot solve the puzzle, you are just another loser. (61)"

"L the second! Pleased to meet'cha. (63)"

"I'm the head of the SPK... let's see... N! (63)"

"Things are getting interesting now. (64)"

"Nope. It's over! Looks like you're beaten, L. (64)"

"You, who've taken on his name, have managed — well, nothing. (66)"

"To Mello, it's like playing a video game against me, I think. See who gets to Kira, the last boss, first. (67)"

"I don't know what to say. Now, I think it's just best to observe closely. (71)"

"We will be removed. All because of that chicken we call a President… No, "chicken" is too nice. He's even lower than a maggot. (75)"

"Don't make me repeat the same thing many times. (77)"

"Which of us will get Kira first... It's a race! (77)"

"Making such a sleazebag a spokesman... (77)"

"What an obvious lie he is telling. (79)"

"For me and Mello, L has been the only person we adore and the only person who deserves our respect. (82)"

"You said she's smart but it only means she got high marks, and she's actually a stupid woman. (86)"

"Does she understand what she's doing, this stupid woman? (88)"

"To kill me, a potential avenger. (89)"

"I've wanted to make him taste his own pathetic failure with all my heart. (90)"

"It's over. You've lost the game. (103)"

"No. You're just a murderer. (105)"

"Nobody can tell what is right and what is wrong, what is righteous and what is evil. Even if there is a god, and I had His teachings before me, I would think it through, and decide if that was right or wrong myself. (105)"

"Humans are such ugly creatures. (37)"

"But Light Yagami... to kill even a shinigami... he's surpassed the shinigami. (58)"

"Humans are... so much fun. (1)"

"I feel like I'm in a sitcom."

"That was worth an Academy Award, Light. (9)"

"Humans are hilarious. (10)"

"Hey, all it did was go around in a full circle. (54)"

"Sorry, but... believe it or not, I'm a male too... (56)"

"Hehe. A disaster—struck family playing a happy—homey family... This show is funny. (60)"

"Heh. Are those the eyes of a man in love? (68)"

"What? I'm going to be possessed by such a poor imbecile? (71)"

"Shinigami trust shinigami before they trust humans. (72)"

"I can understand them, because they can exchange that money for tons of apples. (80)"

"You're using the word 'destiny' for a woman again, Light. You always use a one-patterned approach for women. (87)"

"The name I'm writing in the Death Note is yours, Light. (107)"

"Didn't I tell you in the beginning? I'll be the one to write your name when you die. This is the deal that is made between the shinigami who brought the notebook into the human's world and a human who possesses the notebook. If you are cast into jail, I will never know when you'll die. It would be annoying to wait until your death. You are finished. You'll die here. (107)"

"I will not succumb to evil."

"The real evil is the power to kill people. (22)"

"No...anything obtained by killing people can never bring true happiness. (22)"

"I have a responsibility as a parent and as the chief of police. (36)"

"Light, my son, from one murderer to another, I'll see you in Hell! (36)"

"Murderers should go to hell!"

"Light... I trust you. (72)"

"The course will be focused on the question: What is Justice? We will do so by analyzing the Japanese Anime, Death Note, featuring a young genius, named Light Yagami, who seeks to create justice in the world through a mass murder of criminals. The original twelve volume series has gone on to sell over 26 million copies, and has received nominated for several awards such as "Best Manga at the 2006 American Anime Awards, the 2007 , an Official Selection at 2008, and Obata was nominated for Best Penciller/Inker at the 2008 s." The protagonist's voice actor also won the "Best Voice Actor" award at the Tokyo International Anime Fair in 2008. In addition to the successful Anime adaptation, there have since been three live-action movies, three video games, and two spin-off novels from the material. The series has since been banned in several cities, primarily in China, to protect the physical and mental health of young students, as well as to avoid the copycat crimes that had been occurring throughout the world. We will be using Death Note as a lens to look critically at current events such as the drone strikes in the Middle East, and discuss whether or not such actions are just. The course will address aspects of vigiliantism, as well as the morality within murder. Overall, we ask students to keep an open mind and to challenge their preconceived notions of justice based upon what is actually happening in the world."

"Light Yagami – (Japanese), (English)"

"Ryuk – (Japanese), (English)"

"Misa Amane – (Japanese), (English)"