#Death note rules contradictions series#

Any type of substance can be used to write names in the Death Note so long as the writing is permanent Light pricks his finger and uses his own blood to write Higuchi's name in the Death Note piece hidden in his watch, to kill him without arousing suspicion. In such cases, the Death Note defaults to a heart attack. For example, while a victim whose name is written in the Death Note is more or less compelled to follow whatever instructions the writer gives for the cause of death, it cannot force a person to do something they would be physically or mentally incapable of doing for example, while the user of a Death Note could force their victim to fly halfway across the world and commit suicide, they could not do the same within an unreasonable time frame, such as a single hour.

Other minor rules determine how and to what limits a Death Note can be used. These rules are revealed at the end of certain chapters in the volume format of Death Note and the beginning of the Jump format chapters, on black pages that contain only the rules. A few of them match the rules Ryuk wrote inside the Death Note, but most of them are rules that are not known by humans and, in some cases, even the Shinigami. Throughout the series, other rules are revealed, one of the most prominent being, 'When the same name is written on more than one Death Note, the Note which was first filled in will take effect, regardless of the time of death.' This rule played an important role in the movie, as L used it to prevent Kira from killing him. Though the main rules cover the Death Note's basic function, several secondary rules govern how the Death Note operates in conjunction with other Death Notes or how it can be used. Light uses the second rule to prevent the team from destroying the Death Note. Light uses the first rule to convince the investigation team that because the killings had stopped for two weeks while he was imprisoned, he could not possibly be Kira. If the Death Note is burned, torn up, or otherwise rendered useless, any people who have touched the Death Note will die.If the owner of a Death Note does not use the notebook after 13 days time, he or she will die.

They were written by Ryuk but are completely false. These rules were written in the Death Note to aid Light in a scheme he came up with to clear his and Misa's names. If a death note is lost or stolen the owner will lose ownership unless it is retrieved within 490 days.A death note will be rendered useless if the victim's name is misspelled four times.The Death note will not affect those under 780 days old.After writing the cause of death, the details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds (400 seconds or approx.

If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a Heart attack.

If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen.

Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.

This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name.

The human whose name is written in this note shall die.

#Death note rules contradictions series#

Before the series begins, Ryuk writes instructions in English inside his Death Note with the belief that English is the most popular language in the human world.