Summary
“The Taro Kagami Story” predates Death Note, telling the story of a middle school student named Taro. Taro is kind, remorseful, and always looking for redemption, unlike Light who is emotionless and power-hungry. Death Note became darker when it switched from Taro to Light as the main character.
At this point, it seems almost impossible Great and critically acclaimed series Book Death to receive a second season, after the anime ended in June 2007. However, for those eager to find more content related to the beloved series, there is a little-known manga series taking set in the same universe. Incredible, This manga chapter may have significantly changed the plot and main character of Book Deathcreating a whole new series.
This intriguing chapter, published in Weekly Shonen Jump, actually preceded the story that became the famous Death Note series, introducing readers to a similar plot, but with a completely different and much younger main character.
The main character in this iteration of the popular manga is named Taro Kagami and is not a high school student but a thirteen year old middle school student. Editors and readers alike really liked Tsugumi Ohba's early work, but there was some feedback that ultimately helped the author create the groundbreaking Death Note manga that also ran in Shonen Jump magazine.
An engaging story that follows a younger protagonist before Death Note
This manga is titled “Taro Kagami Story” and is about a middle school student
When Taro Kagami discovers the Death Note diary, he was not aware of the object's extreme abilities or power and viewed it as just an ordinary diary. He began regularly writing books, using it as a simple diary to express his inner thoughts. He was the victim of bullying from two classmates and discussed these experiences in his diary, unaware of the consequences of writing their names in this book. After two of his real classmates have passed away, he begins to learn details about the mysterious notebook he was using.
Because he was unfamiliar with English, Taro did not realize that the word “death” was written on the front of the diary, but when he realized his mistake, he felt deep and devastating remorse for the life he had accidentally ended due to his wrong actions. However, the death god Ryuk appears and explains the “Death Erasure” ability that he can use to revive the boys by erasing their names from the diary, which Taro quickly does. Ryuk's words were proven true, and the boys came back to life, but suddenly, more deaths started happening just when Taro thought he had solved the mystery.
Taro's story has many similarities to Death Note but also has significant differences
This story also has a “Death Eraser” possibility that was not in Death Note
Taro quickly realizes that his Death Note is not the only one circulating around the world and discovers that a classmate, Miura, also got his hands on one of the books. Miura kills bullies again, as well as police officers, and he even nearly kills Taro himself, in an attempt to hide his murderous choices from others. However, Taro stopped Miura's plans and stopped his brutal murders, causing both boys to confess everything to the police. The details of the case are covered up and Miura's book is burned, but Taro keeps it as a secret souvenir.
The intriguing story could certainly be turned into an interesting anime, but Ohba made significant changes to this original idea before creating the manga called Death Note. “The Taro Kagami Story” is somewhat similar but contains huge differences when comparing the two. The most notable thing is Main character Taro is very different from Light Yagami, the main character of Death Note, both in age and ideals. While Taro felt guilty to the core when he realized his actions had caused people to die, Light's reaction was much colder and more methodical, and he barely even considered Stop using your notebook.
Light and Taro's personalities and ideals are opposites
Taro is a kind person with honorable morals but makes mistakes
One of the most striking differences between Light and Taro is their reactions upon discovering the Death Note's true purpose. Taro reacted with immediate horror and tried to correct his mistakes, while Light plots to find ways to resolve the situation to his advantage and considered himself “god of the new world” he planned to create. Taro stops killing immediately, while Light's killings increase as he develops stealth techniques to avoid getting caught. These surprisingly different main characters each give their story a different feel, giving Death Note a much grittier tone than its predecessor.
Surprisingly, Death Note was originally designed to appeal to a younger audience, with the original plot involving middle school student Taro, but the introduction of Light as the series' main character changed significantly change the audience the series is aimed at. “The Taro Kagami Story” ends on a more touching note, with Taro correcting his mistakes, admitting his mistakes, feeling grief and remorse for what happened, vowing to never use the Death Note. again. However, Light made Death Note a much bloodier and more brutal franchise. he brutally murdered anyone he had to in order to achieve his own notions of divinity and power.
Death Note turned out to be much darker and more gruesome than its original concept
Both series feature murder, but Death Note takes it to the next level and features a horribly heartless protagonist.
Have Very few anime protagonists are as cruel to the bone as Light Yagami. He endlessly hurts others, even family and friends, without feeling any guilt, all to pursue his dream of becoming a god. While Ohba's original idea for Death Note was truly intriguing and well-written, the transition of Taro to Light took the series in a much darker and scarier direction. However, this change also ensures that the series will be more appealing to older audiences who can handle the increasing death toll, emotionally devastating situations, loss of coolness of the main characters and the more mature nature of the final version in general. Book Death.