Live Blogs Slowzombie is blind about Dark, The Adventures of Dark Yagami

slowzombie2011-02-19 07:59:12

Note: This liveblog started on the forums in October, '09, and is being reposted/continued here.

Alright, as of yet I have been unable to convince myself this is a bad idea, thank my mental masochism for that. Now, I loved the Death Note manga, it managed to hook me with suspense in such a manner that I felt compelled to finish the series even after I had the ending spoiled and saw my number one fanboyed-over character ever die, horribly defeated only to be replaced with a... you know what, let's just skip that and leave it at the fact that I read Death Note to the end and enjoyed the story immensely.

Now, what is this fic which I intend to tear asunder with all the fanboy rage of a thousand Final Fantasy-flamefests? Light And Dark The Adventures Of Dark Yagami. First up, Dark Yagami? Calling your kid «Light» is one thing, but «Dark» ... seriously? Well, this fic better have a damn good explanation for this silliness. But hey, look at me, already ranting before I've even gotten to the fic, this can't be good. As you might be able to tell, I'm going in blind, so if I by any chance should end up ranting about a plot point that gets satisfactorily explained later, do forgive me, I'm assuming the worst about this one.

Comments

Idler20 Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 20th 2011 at 4:33:57 PM

I guess this wasn't the final baddle after all.

Also, further evidence that this was written to be funny: "They traded some punch and drank it and then they got down to the combat." That line is clearly, clearly meant to make it seems like the author has misspelled "they traded some punches", only to humorously subvert this expectation.

And I hate to pummel a deceased equine here, but what is with the moralities of these characters? I'm fairly sure that there was a point, long ago, when Dark was killing people and was at least treated as something of a bad guy. Now L is doing everything "evilly" and making pacts with the shinigami devil, while Dark heroically resists him because of The Power Of Love. How did this happen?

SchrodingersDuck Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 21st 2011 at 4:25:35 PM

2Thanks for blowing up the life note robot!" Foreshadowing? Who needs it.

But it was totally foreshadowed! After all, A long way away there was a bang like a robot exploding but noone heard so they carried on.

slowzombie Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 21st 2011 at 11:08:53 PM

Oh yeah, that's right. Huh, I'd say "well played, author" .. but that'd be a horrible horrible lie.

slowzombie Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 23rd 2011 at 4:34:34 PM

Also: Twitter update, yay! The author posts:

IF BATMAN IS A BAT WHY DONT HE DRINK BLOOD?

The obvious answer is obvious. Batman is a fruit bat :D

Idler20 Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 24th 2011 at 4:03:15 PM

I like how D'ark has cookie guns and a Talk-To-Not-Dead-Dudes note, but include an animal-themed superhero who doesn't act exactly like the animal? NEVER!

BadficFetish Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 8th 2011 at 9:52:01 AM

There's another chapter!

slowzombie Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 9th 2011 at 1:16:45 PM

Huzzah! I'll be covering it tomorrow, today's been busy, so I'm a tired snarker.