Today's episode was supposedly a recap special, but it ended up being more special than recap and was hosted by Hirano Aya (who voices Misa and wears black in above images) and Kudou Haruka (who voices Sayu and wears white in above images).
Summary:
The investigation team is talking about what to do with the likely death of Misora Naomi, with L saying that they should make it sound unrelated to the Kira case.
A few news items and updates - which you may or may not have already heard about - on this first day of December.
One of my friends has been watching the super-popular Nodame Cantabile drama and was so thrilled about it that he got me interested in the series. For those of you unfamiliar with Nodame Cantabile, it is a series about a guy who aspires to be a conductor and the free-spirited, piano-playing girl who attaches herself to him. I haven't seen the drama yet, but I did pick up and read some six volumes of the manga, and I really enjoyed it. I'm planning to watch the drama once I get a chance sometime next month during winter break, but more exciting to me (for now) is the upcoming anime version. The reason is because of the strength of the cast and staff that were announced. They include Kawasumi Ayako voicing Nodame, Seki Tomokazu voicing Chiaki, and Noto Mamiko voicing Sakura. On top of that, it's being animated by J.C.STAFF and directed by Kasai Kenichi (aka. the director of Honey and Clover). This being a music-oriented series, I'm most interested in hearing the quality of the classical pieces they include and how they use them in the show. And since I like the manga so much, this has quickly become my number one anticipated series for the winter 2007 season. The anime version of Nodame Cantabile will air Thursdays starting January 11th on Fuji TV's Noitamina block.
Many of you who have seen the Death Note live-action movies have seen the actor who plays L, Matsuyama Ken'ichi. Well, Mainichi Shimbun reported yesterday that he will be voicing a role in the anime version of Death Note (as the Shinigami Jealous) and will be also getting a spin-off L movie set to be released in 2008. At the rate they're going, Jealous should appear in the anime in a month or two.
I've got the song God Knows... from Suzumiya Haruhi stuck in my head again thanks to this video on YouTube of KURIKINTON FOX playing the song. It sounds really good to me, but I'll also be the first to admit that I'm not that musically inclined.
Summary:
While piecing together the clues from security camera footage of Ray Penbar's fated train ride, L notices that the envelope Ray was carrying disappears sometime from when he got on the train to when he got off an hour and a half later.
Summary:
Knowing that he has to deal with Maki Shouko or else she'll lead the police towards finding out who he really is, Light decides to pretend to take notes about the bus hijacking so that he can write on the piece of Death Note that he's carrying with him.
Summary:
A bit surprised by L's appearance, the police group introduces themselves, but L warns them to be more careful in giving away their names since Kira can kill with a name and a face.