It has been an incredibly exciting week for Death Note fans, and now we find out that Takeshi Obata has been overseeing the artwork for Death Note 2016's brand, new shinigami(s) too.
On the 4th of February 2016, the official Twitter account - for this new Japanese live-action Death Note movie - announced the actors involved in the film, character introductions, as well as posting comments from Obata and Ohba themselves!
The comments, translated from the original Japanese, state:
On the 4th of February 2016, the official Twitter account - for this new Japanese live-action Death Note movie - announced the actors involved in the film, character introductions, as well as posting comments from Obata and Ohba themselves!
The comments, translated from the original Japanese, state:
“It will be interesting, and there is a possibility that more Shinigami will pop up because of the six Death Notes.
There is a luxury cast involved in the movie, and I’m excited to see how they will react to everything. You absolutely can’t hold back the excitement.” – Ohba-sensei |
“The previous work on the Shinigami was more realistic, but I think the atmosphere is a lot darker now.
The art of the new Shinigami was closely supervised. I am also looking forward to seeing the completed product.” – Obata-sensei |
Japan's new Death Note movie will be released sometime this year, and cast comments are available at the official movie website.
Report by Renchan
