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by Cesar Aguirre-

It seems that WB is giving the anime adaption another try.  The unfortunate failed experiment that was the superb SPEED RACER  didn’t hamper the outlook on anime properties to be adapted.

So Warner Brothers is going to go with something a bit fresher in the minds of the anime community with an American remake to DEATH NOTE.

For those unaware, Death Note revolves around a intellectual  high school student named Light.  While walking home one day he finds a notebook on the ground.  Inside the book is a instruction manual and blank pages explaining that anyone in possession of said book can kill any person they want by writing their name in the book and the fate in which they die.  When the true owner of the book, a Shinigami or Death God, named Ryuk reveals himself to Light, he informs him that he can use the book to his hearts desire and that he’ll be hanging around to watch the outcome for entertainment value.  This leads Light to become a sort of worshiped vigilante named Kira.  Light begins plans to rule as leader of a crime free world, until an international detective genius named simply L starts to unravel Kira’s true identity and lead to Lights possible capture.

The series is very cat and mouse, with Light and L dueling each other in a battle of wits. It has already been made into an anime series that aired on Adult Swim last year, and into 3 movies in Japan: Death Note, Death Note; the last name, and L Change the World.

This latest adaption will hue closer to the mangas, apparently lifted from the first 3 volumes.

Personally, I’m not really sure how WB is going to market this thing. It has a  very large following, but the concept is a bit out there, and how the general public will take to it is really unknown.

Charley and Vlas Parlapanides (“War of the Gods”) will adapt the script. Roy Lee, Brian Witten, Dan Lin and Doug Davison will produce.

No release date has been announced as of yet.