Mania (Death Note episode)
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| Episode Length: | 24 minutes |
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| Episode Code: | 23 |
| Episode Airdate: | March 20, 2007 |
| Chapter: | 051-052 |
"Mania" (「狂騒」 "Kyōsō"?) is the 23rd episode of the Death Note TV series, aired on March 20, 2007 in Japan.
While driving to the Sakura Television station, Higuchi talks with Rem about his situation. L, Light, and Misa watch from the Investigation Team building and wonder who he is talking with. L wonders if Higuchi is talking to a Death God. Rem convinces Higuchi to go to the station in case Matsuda's real name is there because she thinks what is currently happening on Sakura television is a plan of Light and Misa's.
Higuchi enters the station's offices and writes Matsuda's fake name in his Death Note. L and Light think he has just written a note of the name to himself, but when Higuchi goes back to his car to watch Matsuda on his car television, he yells "Shit! He won't die!" L concludes that Higuchi has already used his killing method, though neither he nor Light know what it is. Desperate and not thinking clearly, Higuchi asks for Shinigami Eyes in order to kill Matsuda. However, all this does is halves his lifespan: if he were in danger of dying already, he would have only decreased his short lifespan further. Higuchi then decides to go to Yotsuba's building to find a video recording of Matsuda to learn his name.
On his way, he is pulled over by a police officer for speeding. Higuchi uses his Shinigami Eyes and Death Note to kill the officer. The officer has a heart attack and crashes into another car. L is told by Mogi that the officer died. L immediately become agitated and orders his team to be prepared to capture Higuchi once he discovers all video recordings of Matsuda erased from the Yotsuba Group and returns to Sakura Television. L then tells Watari to patch him through to the chief of police. L tells them that Kira is driving a red Porsche and driving on the freeway. L confines Misa to the Investigation Team building and leaves with Light and Watari. The three depart the building in a helicopter that--to Light's amazement--L is flying. Light is also surprised to see Watari bring out a sniper rifle.
Wedy, Aiber, Mogi, and Mr. Yagami wait in the Sakura Television station for Higuchi. Although the building has been evacuated and Higuchi sees no people when he enters, Higuchi continues with his plan of seeing Matsuda's face. When Higuchi finally enters the studio, he finds it empty and Matsuda and his interviewer are actually dolls sitting while an audio recording of their 'interview' plays. Higuchi is then confronted by the members of the Investigation Team--all protecting their faces from being seen. Higuchi tells them he is here to meet someone and pulls out a gun. He shoots at Wedy, but Yagami jumps in the way. His arm is wounded and Higuchi runs out of the station.
While driving away, Higuchi sees on his television that Sakura's program has been cancelled. He then runs into a blockade of police cars with smoked glass on the freeway. Watari wonders why the police are there. L and Light conclude that Aizawa has continued to investigate the Kira case on his own. It is shown that he is among the police cars in the blockade with the officer who quit the Kira Investigation in the episode "Bargaining." Higuchi tries to escape the blockade, but Watari uses his rifle to take out one of Higuchi's tires. Higuchi then pulls his gun to his head, but Watari shoots it from his hand. The episode ends with Light expressing his relief that the Kira ordeal is finally over.
[edit] Trivia
- This episode was the first to use a slightly different introduction from the previous episodes. The differences are when the title "Death Note" appears, and when Matsuda draws his gun. The colors of some of the introduction are slightly different as well.
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