The first episode of Shinigami-kun (死神くん) had a compelling storyline, but the rules of the Shinigami world were a bit suspect, we didn’t learn much about the main character himself, and I was dubious about the entertainment value of spending an entire season watching people say their last farewells before dying. Then there was the teaser for this episode, which showed a man discovering Shinigami-kun (Ohno Satoshi)’s notebook. Now here, it seems, we might have some chance at a bit of fun.
I have to say that the notebook itself is another dubious part of the Shinigami world, since the way we see it record deaths is a bit . . . sparse. It must only be recording deaths in a small part of Tokyo, considering the deaths are around twenty-three minutes apart and all Japanese. Even if the notebook covered then entire Tokyo metropolitan area, I think the deaths would be two to three minutes apart.
Anyway, with this man (Hayashi Kento) discovering that the notebook records those who are about to die and the manner of their death, and Shinigami-kun desperately searching for it, what’s going to happen when they inevitably meet? Let’s find out.
J-Everything 