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NEWS: Death Note TV Special to be Three-Hour Director's Cut


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v1cious



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:25 pm Reply with quote
so wait... what is this a director's cut of exactly? is it just a compilation of cuts from various parts of the series? i'm confused.
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detective392



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:12 pm Reply with quote
Cool cant wait hopefully viz releases this in america to when they finish the series.
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BleuVII



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:24 pm Reply with quote
Interesting. I thought it would be an expansion on the ending, not the beginning. From the description, there is a very real possibility that this might suck. I mean, Ryuk is a SIDE CHARACTER. Side characters are on the sidelines for a reason.

I hope it's good though.
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britannicamoore



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:36 pm Reply with quote
8:03p.m.?

ooh i hope viz puts this out as well.
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Damius



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:40 pm Reply with quote
detective392 wrote:
Cool can't wait hopefully viz releases this in america to when they finish the series.


Ohh, that will be long...in the worst case scenario (12 volumes) to finish the serie it will not be before december 2008...
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:45 pm Reply with quote
No epilogue? spoiler[No Near as L? No Roger as Watari? No Matsuda's theory?]

Sounds like a complete waste of time.
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Egan Loo



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:49 pm Reply with quote
britannicamoore wrote:
8:03p.m.?


Like in North America, certain programs in Japan do not start exactly at the top or bottom of the hour. For example, Bleach regularly starts at 7:26 p.m., and Naruto Shippūden ends early at 7:57 p.m. Sometimes, the previous show has an extended timeslot, forcing the next show to start later. Other times, a station will add a special short before the main show. In still other times, a station will prop up the ratings of one show by extending the airtime of the show before it, which making it harder for the audience to change channels.
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RubberSoul



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:23 pm Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
No epilogue? spoiler[No Near as L? No Roger as Watari? No Matsuda's theory?]

Sounds like a complete waste of time.

I agree. I'm really disappointed about that as well.
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LightYagami



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:27 pm Reply with quote
I've already read the entire manga series(all 12 volumes) will this special add any value to the series? If it does I'd be more tempted to watch it. But also I think that it would be interesting to hear Ryuks thoughts, hopefully it just not going to be Ryuk saying he has an apple craving every freaking minute.
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marie-antoinette



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:34 pm Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
No epilogue? spoiler[No Near as L? No Roger as Watari? No Matsuda's theory?]

Sounds like a complete waste of time.


It sounds like an improvement to me. I lost all interest in the series halfway through, when spoiler[L died].

This is an interesting idea and I think it could be really interesting to get something from Ryuk's view. I completely disagree that he's a side character because he would be boring otherwise. I often think side characters are MORE interesting than main ones.
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population_tire



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:56 pm Reply with quote
This sounds cool.
The chapter 108 was neither cofirmed nor denied.Sad
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LightYagami



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:41 pm Reply with quote
population_tire wrote:
This sounds cool.
The chapter 108 was neither cofirmed nor denied.Sad


population_tire could please clarify what you mean? The manga has 108 Chapters.
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Super Ska Master



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:03 pm Reply with quote
Maybe they wil include the scenes that were cut out (Various conversations between Near and Aizawa and the first assault on Mello's headquarters, the epilouge).
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population_tire



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:16 pm Reply with quote
LightYagami wrote:
population_tire wrote:
This sounds cool.
The chapter 108 was neither cofirmed nor denied.Sad


population_tire could please clarify what you mean? The manga has 108 Chapters.


chapter 108 wasn't animated.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:45 pm Reply with quote
Man, they're really milking that title. A three-hour recap episode is ridiculous!
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