Light experimented with this early on, using prisoners to try and do impossible things, such as have a criminal in mainland Japan travel to the Eiffel Tower in just one hours' time and drop dead. A victim might say or do just about anything, but they can't break the laws of physics or time, at least. The Death Note is capable of some incredible things, since it can dictate the conditions of the victim's death if the user writes those details down. 7 Death Conditions Can't Break The Principles Of Time And Space Sunglasses won't be a problem, though, if the rest of the face is visible. Also, the eyes' user must see enough of the person's face, especially the upper half. Only video footage, photographs, and in-person sightings work for the eyes detailed sketches or paintings of a person won't work with the eyes. RELATED: Death Note: 10 Deaths You Completely Forgot About But even then, some restrictions applied, and Misa Amane made sure to explain them to Light. The notebook's user can boost their Kira powers by obtaining the eyes of the shinigami, by trading half their life so they can see other people's names on sight. After a point, the super-detective L started using such information to try and narrow down where Kira might be, depending on where certain news broadcasts were made or not.Ĩ Using The Eyes Of The Shinigami Can Boost Kira Powers, With Some Caveats This is why Light relied so heavily on news broadcasts, where a criminal's face and name would both be shown. Many people might share a name, so the avoid multiple deaths, the user must think about the intended victim's face as they write, so only the intended victim will be affected by the notebook's powers. Whoever is using the notebook must use more than the correct spelling of the victim's name to kill them. 9 The (Future) Victim's Face Must Be Pictured As Their Name Is Written Down Once they commit a name to the paper, that victim is definitely going to die. Once a person's name is written down, they are doomed to die, one way another.Įrasing the name or destroying the paper upon which it's written makes no difference, so whoever is using the notebook must be careful about who they want to kill, and how. Unlike the 2017 Death Note movie, where the user can undo one death by destroying the paper, the anime's notebook gives no second chances. 10 There Is No Way To Take It Back Once A Name Has Been Written

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