Death Note is a German audio drama written and translated by Jonathan Clements. It is based specifically on the Death Note anime series, not the original manga series. This adaptation moves the setting to the late 2010s, and adds a divergent ending with unique lore about the Shinigami and Mu.[2]
The audio drama was announced on August 25, 2017.[3][4]
The German version released in four batches of three episodes, for a total of twelve. The first three episodes released on October 26th, 2018 and the final three on February 28th, 2019.[1] The episodes are available in both disc form and digital download form.[1]
Both an English and a French version were planned, but it is currently unknown when/if either version will be released.
Characters and cast[]
Character | German cast | Episodes |
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Light Yagami | David Turba | 1 - 12 |
Ryuk | Marlin Wick | 1 - 5, 8 - 12 |
L | Fabian Hollwitz | 1 - 12 |
Soichiro Yagami | Thomas Schmuckert | 1 - 10 |
Misa Amane | Yesim Meisheit | 3 - 12 |
Rem | Gabriele Blum | 4 - 9 |
Sachiko Yagami | Arianne Borbach | 1, 3, 4, 9 - 10 |
Touta Matsuda | Mario Hassert | 1 - 12 |
Shuichi Aizawa | Simon Jäger | 4 - 6, 11 |
Paula Virilio | Liane Rudolph | 1 - 3, 10 - 11 |
Yui | Sascha Nathan | 1 |
Clemenceau | Urs Remond | 1 |
Watari | Lutz Mackensy | 1, 2, 4 - 9 |
Kanzo Mogi | Benjamin Plath | 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12 |
Yuri | Caroline Walch | 2 |
Raye Penber | Andi Krösing | 2 |
Naomi Misora | Vera Teltz | 2 |
Sasaki | Reinhard Kuhnert | 2 |
Kiichiro Osoreda | Felix Isenbügel | 2 |
Koreyoshi Kitamura | Jürgen Wolters | 3, 6, 9 |
Hideki Ryuga | Sebastian Kaufmane | 3, 6 |
Hitoshi Demegawa | Christian Holdt | 4, 7, 8, 10 - 11 |
Yoshi | Heide Domanowski | 5 |
Mary "Wendy" Kenwood | Tanja Geke | 6 - 8 |
Thierry "Ivor" Morello | Urs Remond | 6 - 8 |
Kyosuke Higuchi | Oliver Bender | 6 - 8 |
Takeshi Ooi | Gregor Höppner | 6 - 7 |
Reiji Namikawa | Viktor Neumann | 6 - 7 |
Donald Trump | Hans-Eckart Eckhardt | 9 - 10 |
Near | David Wittmann | 9 - 12 |
Mello | Maximilian Artajo | 9 - 12 |
Sidoh | Constantin Lücke | 9 - 10 |
Armonia Justin | Peter Sura | 9 |
Teru Mikami | Rainer Fritzsche | 10 - 12 |
Kiyomi Takada | Yara Blümel | 10 - 12 |
Halle Lidner | Ulrike Stürzbecher | 10 - 12 |
Mrs. Sugai | Traudel Sperber | 10 |
Stephen Gevanni | Peter Lontzek | 11 -12 |
Additional German voice actors:
Episode 1[5]
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Episode 2[6]
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Episode 3[7]
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Episode 4[8]
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Episode 5[9]
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Episode 6[10]
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Episode 7
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Episode 8
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Episode 9
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Episode 10
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Episode 11
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Episode 12
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List of episodes[]
- Main article: Death Note (audio drama)/Episodes
# | German title | Translation | First released | Length |
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01 | Mustererkennung | Pattern Recognition | Oct 26, 2018 | 53 min[11] |
02 | Kollateralschaden | Collateral Damage | Oct 26, 2018 | 58 min[12] |
03 | Geliebter Feind | Beloved Enemy | Oct 26, 2018 | 50 min[13] |
04 | Treuebeweis | Proof of Loyalty | Nov 30, 2018 | 50 min[14] |
05 | Ausschlusskriterium | Exclusion Criteria | Nov 30, 2018 | 58 min[15] |
06 | Grauzone | Gray Zone | Nov 30, 2018 | 57 min[16] |
07 | Doppelagenten | Double Agents | Jan 31, 2019 | 54 min[17] |
08 | Live-Sendung | Live Broadcast | Jan 31, 2019 | 43 min[18] |
09 | Erbschulden | Inherited Debts | Jan 31, 2019 | 57 min[19] |
10 | Karma-Polizei | Karma Police | Feb 28, 2019 | 57 min[20] |
11 | Flamme | Flame | Feb 28, 2019 | 53 min[21] |
12 | Spitzenprädator | Apex Predator | Feb 28, 2019 | 54 min[22] |
Trivia[]
- The Death Note audio drama was announced on the same day that Netflix released its Death Note film adaptation.
- Jonathan Clements was initially hesitant to make significant plot changes in the last three episodes, and was concerned his script would be rejected. [23]
- Clements was inspired by Anime Feminist's critique of Misa Amane in creating new material for the character.[24]
- Although Donald Trump is never mentioned by name in either the drama itself or the credits, it is heavily implied that he is the US President in this adaptation. For example, he is said to have called Kim-Jong-Un "small and fat", plans to build a wall between the US and Mexico, and to have forgotten the name of China's capital. Also, Near refers to him as a "clown in orange".
- The character of Paula Virilio serves as a replacement for Steve Mason as head of the FBI.
Image gallery[]
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Death Note series and adaptations |
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External links[]
- Distributor's website episode listings: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, Episode 10, Episode 11, Episode 12.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lübbe's website listing for Episode 01: DEATH NOTE - FOLGE 01
- ↑ https://mikami.tumblr.com/post/186522663526/death-note-audio-drama-12
- ↑ « Death Note », la mort lui va si bien, Le Monde, August 25, 2017.
- ↑ Death Note Gets 12-Hour Audio Drama in English, German, Anime News Network, August 29, 2017.
- ↑ German episode 01 CD booklet: [1].
- ↑ Episode 2 cast listed on fan forum: [2].
- ↑ Episode 3 cast listed on fan forum: [3].
- ↑ Episode 4 cast listed on fan forum: [4].
- ↑ Episode 5 cast listed on fan forum: [5].
- ↑ Episode 6 cast listed on fan forum: [6].
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 1: Mustererkennung.
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 2: Kollateralschaden
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 3: Geliebter Feind
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 4: Treuebeweis
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 5: Ausschlusskriterium
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 6: Grauzone
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 7: Doppelagenten
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 8: Live-Sendung
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 9: Erbschulden
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 10: Karma-Polizei
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 11: Flamme
- ↑ Audible listing for Episode 12: Spitzenprädator
- ↑ "I knew I was taking a risk with the last three volumes, and I sent each script off to the licensors, biting my nails and half-expecting them to tell me not to do it. But they approved every word! I hate it when adaptors change important plot details for arbitrary reasons… it usually looks as if they just don’t get the original. But in this case I thought it was a justifiable and worthy use of the material." https://schoolgirlmilkycrisis.com/2018/11/01/death-note-auf-deutsch/
- ↑ Did my best with what Anime Feminist called “The Problem of Misa”. She is a very difficult character to write because she is so contradictory, but I realised that the effects of multiple retreads of her memory might help explain some of what was happening there. Even if she is a psychopath, she is a psychopath who has maybe *forgotten* what she is, which helps with her odd reversals and counter-reversals. https://schoolgirlmilkycrisis.com/2018/11/01/death-note-auf-deutsch/