The popular TV series “The Simpsons” parodied “Death Note” in a Halloween special that went viral on the web and even received approval from the anime’s publisher.
The special episode, known as The Tree House of Horrors, aired last Sunday (30) on American TV. It featured a version of the famous Death Note book of death created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata in the manga series adapted into the anime.
Fox has posted an excerpt from the special on the series’ official Twitter, where the yellow family can be seen imagining a parallel reality in which a murderous notebook, the “Death Tome”, ends up falling into none other than Lisa Simpson’s hands, in role of Light Yagami.
The script for the episode was created by Ryan Koh, a member of the show’s writing team, after the concept was presented by colleague Carolyn Omine. The parody was originally created by the “The Simpsons” animation team, but series producer Richard Raynis insisted that an anime studio be hired to “do it.” [do jeito] Right”.
Thus, the animators of “The Simpsons” have enlisted the collaboration of DR Movie, one of the animation studios that helped create the anime “Death Note”, from March 2022 to create the special.
Although the creation window was relatively short to complete the animation seven minutes before its October premiere, it was possible to finish production on schedule and still create a 90-second clip that premiered at San Diego Comic Con. this year.
After being successful and going viral on the web, the “Death Note” parody of “The Simpsons”, which features characters like Lisa, Homer, Marge and Mr. Burns drawn in the style of the supernatural anime, has received praise from VIZ. Media, the English-language publisher of the original manga. “I have to say that Lisa makes a great Light,” said the publisher’s official Twitter profile.
“Death Note” is a story created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The anime is based on the manga series, produced by DR Movie and Madhouse. The story revolves around the teenage prodigy Light Yagami, who discovers the notebook of the God of Death, or Shinigami, named Ryuk.
Discovering that he can now rid the world of criminals and degenerates simply by writing their names in his notebook, Light, under the name “Kira”, embarks on a crusade for justice, even as the series of murders he causes ends up on the radar of the famous. detective L.
“The Simpsons” is a series broadcast on Fox since 1989, which tells the story of the family formed by Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Matt Groening’s production was known for its satirical tone towards the American middle class.
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