History Narm / DeathNote

* When Light makes a deduction he gets a [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience red tint]] and a black background, when Mello does it his eyes widen, and when L does it we hear his calm InternalMonologue. [[TheLastOfTheseisNotLikeTheOthers Near]]? He gets inexplicably [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing]] ProphetEyes as ''the entire room spins around like a tornado''.

* Mikami's {{catchphrase}} of "DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!" is [[NarmCharm another cross between awesome and narm]]. It sounds like he’s channeling [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Bad]]. Then in the final episode he shouts it at the top of his lungs after [[spoiler:writing down both the Japanese Task Force and SPK's names]] while prostrating himself and MilkingTheGiantCow like he just [[TheImmodestOrgasm busted the fattest nut of all time]].

* Larry Connors introduces himself to Soichiro under the alias 'John [=McEnroe=]'. There should have been a scene with him saying "Light Yagami is Kira!? [[CatchPhrase YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!]]" and throwing something.

* Mikami's {{catchphrase}} of "DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!" is [[NarmCharm another cross between awesome and narm]]. It sounds like he’s channeling [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Bad]].

* Some of the serious moments are undercut by [[https://twitter.com/leyawn/status/709106296327446529 the incredibly silly "American" names of the FBI agents]]. Most readers with even a basic understanding of the English language will quickly note how they're utterly gibberish, most likely the result of the author being completely unfamiliar with foreign naming conventions.

* Light eating a potato chip in slow motion, to OminousLatinChanting. The guys at Creator/AdultSwim realized this and made it the episode's promo. The English dub has Light's "I'll take a potato chip... and '''eat it'''!" delivered in an even more dramatic voice than in the original, and added ''maniacal laughter''; whether this is deliberate LampshadeHanging or unintentional is unknown. Still, this being YMMV, many fans consider the Epic Potato Chips[[{{Tradesnark}} ™]] scene [[MundaneMadeAwesome awesome]]. [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Really awesome]].

** The above scene is nastily parodied [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXt5Q4PCfUo here]].
* The extreme facial expressions used by Light and Mikami all throughout the final episode manage to [[NarmCharm straddle the line]] between {{Narm}} and NightmareFuel.

* The deleted scene in which Light stays in the graveyard after L's funeral, starts laughing madly, proceeds to crawl on top of L's grave, and shouts "What do you think of that, L? This is my perfect victory! That's right—I win!" with a crazed look on his face. It is chilling until we see Light [[https://youtu.be/KJvZF3iC2Kc?t=2m26s looking like a dog barking at the postman when he yells at L's grave.]]

* An example from ''Film/DeathNoteLightUpTheNewWorld'' is that [[spoiler:Light is revealed to have had a child. Who the mother was is never revealed or even hinted at, and knowing Light's frankly misogynistic views regarding women, this seems a touch OutOfCharacter.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:I'll take a potato chip...]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:...'''AND EAT IT!''']]

* A certain foot-washing scene is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic supposed to be a Biblical reference]], but it's more awkward than anything else. (Depending on your taste it’s also a little hot.)

* A certain foot-washing scene is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic supposed to be a Biblical reference]], but it's more awkward than anything else.

* Funny fact, Light's last name is "I'm a gay" written backwards. No wonder the guy never seems interested in women.

* A kid threatened bullies with this gem: "Leave me alone or I'll put your names on the Internet!" More like NarmCharm.

* A certain foot-washing scene is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic supposed to be a Biblical reference]], but it's more awkward than anything else. More like NarmCharm.
* Misa's suggestions that L was a [[StalkerWithACrush stalker]], and her asking to go to the bathroom after losing her memory while being held under suspicion of being the Second Kira, were most likely supposed to be disturbing; but they came off as funny because Misa is already [[TheDitz a ditz.]] More like NarmCharm.
* L throws up his hands in the air, screams, and tips over his chair upon hearing the word "Shinigami" in one of the video messages. Seeing someone typically so calm get so worked up over just hearing the word is hilarious, especially since he took ''seeing'' a shinigami considerably better. More like NarmCharm.

* In the manga, Higuchi obtaining the Shinigami Eyes. It was likely meant to invoke fear in the reader... but coupling the eyes with Higuchi's appearance just makes him look like a grinning ape. More like NarmCharm.

* Sidoh looks like a total dork screaming "yippee" when [[spoiler: he regains his Death Note]]. It feels inappropriate, since this comes right after [[spoiler: Soichiro's death.]] More like NarmCharm.
* Any of Mello's scenes in the English dub. His voice actor is trying so hard to sound dramatic that his dialogue sounds pathetically unrealistic. Sadly, this makes it hard to take Mello seriously. The over-the-top expressions Mello tends to make probably don't help. More like NarmCharm.

* The deleted scene in which Light stays in the graveyard after L's funeral, starts laughing madly, proceeds to crawl on top of L's grave, and shouts "What do you think of that, L? This is my perfect victory! That's right—I win!" with a crazed look on his face. It is chilling until we see Light [[https://youtu.be/KJvZF3iC2Kc?t=2m26s looking like a dog barking at the postman when he yells at L's grave.]] More like NarmCharm.

* [[spoiler: Light regaining his memories ''would have'' been cool if he didn't '''scream bloody murder for thirty seconds straight!''']] To make matters worse it looks like he's going into the [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirBender Avatar State.]] Once again, it's more like NarmCharm.

* [[spoiler: Light regaining his memories ''would have'' been cool if he didn't '''scream bloody murder for thirty seconds straight!''']] To make matters worse it looks like he's going into the [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirBender Avatar State.
More like NarmCharm.

* Mikami's {{catchphrase}} of "DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!" is [[NarmCharm another cross between awesome and narm]]. It would help it if didn't sound like he was channeling [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Bad]].

* A kid threatened bullies with this gem:
--> "Leave me alone or I'll put your names on the Internet!"

* A certain foot-washing scene is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic supposed to be a Biblical reference]], but it's more awkward than anything else.
* Misa's suggestions that L was a [[StalkerWithACrush stalker]], and her asking to go to the bathroom after losing her memory while being held under suspicion of being the Second Kira, were most likely supposed to be disturbing; but they came off as funny because Misa is already [[TheDitz a ditz]].
** She refers to L as "Stalker-san."
** Any serious scene where Misa opens her mouth qualifies.
* L throws up his hands in the air, screams, and tips over his chair upon hearing the word "Shinigami" in one of the video messages. Seeing someone typically so calm get so worked up over just hearing the word is hilarious, especially since he took ''seeing'' a shinigami considerably better.
** He looked like he was about to sneeze.
** The armchair tipped over. [[FridgeLogic How did this happen?]]
** Light's [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight stoic expression]] while he stares at the whole thing is priceless.

* In the manga, Higuchi obtaining the Shinigami Eyes. It was likely meant to invoke fear in the reader... but coupling the eyes with Higuchi's appearance just makes him look like a grinning ape.

* Sidoh looks like a total dork screaming "yippee" when [[spoiler: he regains his Death Note]]. It feels inappropriate, since this comes right after [[spoiler: Soichiro's death.]]
* Any of Mello's scenes in the English dub. His voice actor is trying so hard to sound dramatic that his dialogue sounds pathetically unrealistic. Sadly, this makes it hard to take Mello seriously. The over-the-top expressions Mello tends to make probably don't help.
** "YOU CAN USE THIS BLANKET." What really sells the blanket scene is that he delivers that line and then pauses for a full 2-3 seconds before actually throwing it.

* The deleted scene in which Light stays in the graveyard after L's funeral, starts laughing madly, proceeds to crawl on top of L's grave, and shouts "What do you think of that, L? This is my perfect victory! That's right—I win!" with a crazed look on his face. It is chilling until we see Light [[https://youtu.be/KJvZF3iC2Kc?t=2m26s looking like a dog barking at the postman when he yells at L's grave.]]
** Also, how the ''hell'' did no one hear him? True, the Task Force had walked away, but they couldn't have gone ''that'' far.

* [[spoiler: Light regaining his memories ''would have'' been cool if he didn't '''scream bloody murder for thirty seconds straight!''']] To make matters worse it looks like he's going into the [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirBender Avatar State]].
** L's reaction makes it even funnier. He pretty much says "Light, you okay?" and that's all.
* Demigawa's mob:
--> IT'S MONEY!!!
** Let's just face it; [[spoiler:as awesome as Near stopping the mob with a literal shower of money was, it was also pretty hilarious.]]

The [[Film/DeathNote2017 2017]] LiveActionAdaptation has [[Narm/DeathNote2017 its own dedicated page]].

Between the genuinely dramatic moments featured in ''Death Note'', it also has its fair share of [[Narm/{{Anime}} cheesy moments]], as well.

** It's ridiculous no matter what weapon was used because the entire thing, the thrashing about, the blood geyser, is so cartoonish. The geyser is a physical impossibility, although the pen does make it more absurd. It's also infuriating to fans of the manga, because it was handled better there.

* "I want to tell you I'm L." Really anticlimactic there, L.
** This happens in the dub because the way L said "I'm L" in Japanese is "Watashi wa L desu." The significance of L and Light's UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns is for another page. The point is, [[TooLongDidntDub this is a long phrase to match]], and the [[MouthFlaps match is awkward]].
** The scene was better in the manga: the reader sees "I am L", rather than hearing it, and then immediately sees Light's reaction.

*** Misa's one to talk.

*** Except if she's being insane or creepy.
*** ''Especially'' if she's being insane or creepy.

** This is especially weird compared to the original scene in the manga, where [[http://www.mangareader.net/113-4042-22/death-note/chapter-26.html he simply]] [[http://www.mangareader.net/113-4042-23/death-note/chapter-26.html falls off his chair]]. [[http://www.mangareader.net/113-4043-2/death-note/chapter-27.html And his reaction seems to be more out of bafflement]] than a random heart-attack.

* In the manga, [[http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/death_note/mr/death-note/51/16/ Higuchi obtaining the Shinigami Eyes]]. It was likely meant to invoke fear in the reader... but coupling the eyes with Higuchi's appearance just makes him look like a grinning ape.

** "YOU CAN USE THIS BLANKET." (dramatic toss)
*** What really sold the blanket shot was that he delivered that line and then paused for a full 2-3 seconds before actually throwing it.
*** Well, [[FridgeBrilliance Mello]] ''[[FridgeBrilliance is]]'' [[FridgeBrilliance competitive]], so he may have been trying to one-up Light's [[MemeticMutation legendary]] [[MundaneMadeAwesome potato chip scene]].
*** The anime strongly implies that Mello planned his death. Waiting to give Takada the blanket could be to show that he realizes what's about to happen. So it's like "You can use this blanket!" *pause* 'As soon as I hand it to her, my time is up.' *gives blanket*. But yeah, it did seem awkward the first time I watched it.
** This all probably due to David Hurwitz being a singer first, actor second.
** This troper found the overperformance to be the perfect fit for Mello's character (intentional or otherwise); he is overly dramatic whenever he speaks because he's desperate to finally be the center of attention.