The Death Note is one of the strangest devices in anime.
The way to use the Death Note is extremely simple, just visualize the victim’s face and write their name in the notebook, then that person will immediately die.
Today we will review 10 little-known rules of Death Note, guaranteed to be some things that longtime fans don’t know.
6. Cannot change or stop
This rule shows that when the name, cause, and condition of death of the victim are recorded in the Death Note, this death will definitely take place even if the Death Note is destroyed such as being burned to ashes just before time.
Like the endless march of time, Death Note cannot be stopped.
7. Do not spell incorrectly
If the Death Note owner accidentally writes the wrong name four times, he or she will not be killed by the Death Note.
This rule was created so that the owner of the Death Note needs to ensure the seriousness of his work.
8. The cause of death must be clear
If you write `Died of illness` with a specific illness and time of death, there must be an appropriate amount of time for the illness to develop.
If you write `Died of disease` as the cause of death, but only write the time of death without specifying the disease, the person will die of an appropriate disease.
If you write `Died of illness` with a specific illness without a specific time, if the person needs 24 days to die from that illness, then the 23-day rule will lose its effect and the person will die at a certain time.
When writing down the cause and details of death, it must be written within 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
9. Cannot kill many people at the same time
Even though only one person’s name is written in the Death Note, if it affects and causes the death of other people not written in the notebook, the victim will only die of heart disease.
This rule is to ensure that other people’s lives are not affected.
This seems noble by Shinigami standards, since remember they only extend their lifespans by killing the person they write to, not as an unintended side effect.
10. Secrets of the afterlife
All humans in this world will eventually die and this will be no exception.
Everyone knows the rule that `The owner of a Death Note will not be able to go to Heaven or Hell`, but it turns out that’s true for everyone else as well.
Maybe it’s just a Shinigami joke or the author’s perspective on morality in life.