Death Note Concepts

A kind of Hero who has rather questionable methods and motives. He may have good goals but does evil things for it or being totally selfish but saves the day somehow.

The character is head over heels of him -or herself. He/she might be the best(or not) , but usually the laziest to act and always underestimates the enemies. Rather popular concept for villains and rivals.

When a character finally snaps, usually a high strung character whose plan has completely failed. Sometimes it causes them to change personality permanently, and other times they just collapse under the madness.

A male and a female member of a family that share the same parents.

The character has known the protagonist for a long time, typically all his/her life. If he/she's from the opposite gender there's a high chance he/she has a crush on the main character.

A Detective is one who works to solve crimes and mysteries of the world using not brawn, but their minds. These can be part of law enforcement or freelance.

An engagement is a promise to marriage.

Translation problems between two languages or cultures.

Something that isn't from the manga. Could be characters, episodes, and so forth.

Used frequently in Anime to either recap past events or provide a back story for a character, either their origin story or their off-screen training of new attack. Sometime and entire episode/chapter would be a entire flashback.

A ghost is a dead persons spirit that roams the earth usually attached to where they died or refusing to go to the after life until there are finished on earth.

Capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment .

Kissing is the act of pressing your lips to the body of another person. This can be on the cheeks, head, hand, but more commonly to another person's lips.

Anime/manga performed by actual people!

Someone > Someone > Someone

Death of a major character.

Models are known in Japan as Idols. They are young female models who appear in magazines and advertising. They can often be the public faces for companies.

The act of taking another person's life.

The Police are a form of law enforcement officers that work on the local levels. Uniforms are normally in either blue or black.

A theme in some animes.

Rivals are competitor to someone. Unlike an enemy, rivals could have similar goals but disagree on the process.

Shinigami are death gods, a recurring concept in multiple anime, notably in Bleach and Death Note

Mostly seen in Death Note, the ability for humans to see other people's real names and life spans, in exchange for half of their remaining lifespan.

A Student is one who is enrolled or attends classes at a school, college, or university. A popular theme among many manga and animes.

Suicide is the act of taking ones own life through various means.

Someone who has cheated on their significant other.

A passion or romance for a person where these feelings are not returned by the object of affection. A one-sided love.

The villain of the story.

An Internet meme that was created when fans realized that Zac Efron looks startlingly similar to depictions of Light "Kira" Yagami, from Death Note.