Okay, Day 19 of the 30 Day Anime Challenge and at first I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to answer this question. I actually had to think back through all of the anime series that I’d watched over the years for the perfect scene. After a few days of thinking, it hit me!
I went back to one of the first anime series I’d ever watched, for this prompt, one of the most dramatic anime series that I’ve ever seen. This is one of those scenes that is so over the top and dramatic that it winds up being hilarious! I can’t tell you guys how many times I have replayed this scene over the years and I still manage to laugh every single time! In fact the hardest decision I made for this prompt was whether to pick the English dub of the clip or the English subs. So my pick for the most epic anime scene is…
The potato chip scene from the 2006 anime series, Death Note! Yeah, I went there… Anyone that has seen Death Note knows just how over the top this series can be, so it was hard to settle on just one scene for this post. Because they are all so dramatically epic, in the end I settled on the most iconic scene. This scene is one of the most unintentionally hilarious scenes I have ever seen in an anime! Never have I seen someone eat a potato chip with so much righteous conviction as Light does in this clip.
Death Note is just one of those series that just goes above and beyond the call of duty in the drama department. Everything is overly dramatic and at times the complex cat and mouse game between “serial killer” Light Yagami and detective L can be a bit… daunting for most viewers. But if you can sit through all of the convoluted traps and schemes, Death Note is a truly amazing series.
So that was my pick for the most epic anime scene… What did you think of my choice? Which scene would you have chosen? Let me know in the comments section! As always THANK YOU for reading!!!
YES YES YES!!! That is an amazing scene! I love how ridiculous it was! That show had all-around great direction and somehow made a show about writing in notebooks the most epic thing ever! I approve of your choice. I would actually choose another as an even more epic scene.
SPOILERS FOR DEATH NOTE
“Exactly as planned.” The whole execution with Light screaming as all of the memories came rushing back into him was the best thing I have ever seen in Death Note and one of the most epic moments in any anime. As you may have figured by some of my answers here, I love Light. And so after several episodes without evil Light, it was amazing to see this rush of madness!
Lol! Yesssssss! Im glad you liked ny choice.
Light definitely made Death Note interesting. Oh I definitely remember that scene, it was too epic to forget! Light’s personality shifts were always the best. Even when he was morally wrong I just couldn’t help but root for him
There were other great moments like the initial pen is sword montage in the first episode, and also the Light as a composer montage following the big death scene. The final episode also had great epic scenes with Light, But yea, those two we picked are among the best in the series!
This scene is pure art. Nothing else needs to be said.
Death Note did have some amazing scenes. The amount of tension they managed to create in scenes that essentially just watched a character write at a desk were amazing. Great combination of music, pacing, and visuals.
If that was an actual brand of chips he was eating, the company’s profits must’ve gone through the roof after that scene.
lol, I bet! That scene was all over the place back then.
I wish I was this epic when munching on a tube of Pringles.
This scene is iconic 😛
lol IKR!
Have you seen the spongebob deathnote parody? XD
YESSS!! that video was so funny!
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