CATDOLL: The Japanese version of "Death Note" was criticized for the female lead being imprisoned, which sparked heated discussions again

The live-action Japanese drama version of the suspense manga Death Note, co-created by Ohba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi, has been receiving strong attention from fans and netizens since its broadcast. Although the ratings for the first episode were as high as 16.9%, they dropped to 8% by episode 3. Previously, many people accused the female lead of being too ugly and affecting the ratings, but now some people are pointing out that the actor who plays L, Yamazaki Kento, has mediocre acting skills.

Japanese drama screenwriter and writer Wakako Tadashi expressed deep regret for Kento Yamazaki, who played L, in the latest issue of Weekly Asahi released this week. She said, "The movie version of L played by Kenichi Matsuyama brought a strong shock to people. In comparison, Yamazaki's acting is too mediocre. Even in the visual kei, people don't wear such cheap makeup now." However, she praised Masataka Kubota, who played Light Yagami, saying, "Although I didn't have much expectations at the beginning, he performed very well the psychological transformation of Light, who was just an ordinary person, who accidentally got the Death Note and became a murderer under the trick of fate. Kubota is indeed an excellent actor."

In the Japanese TV series, Kubota Masataka plays the protagonist Light Yagami who owns the Death Note, Yamazaki Kento plays the detective L who stands on the opposite side of Light Yagami, and Yuki Mio plays N whose reasoning ability is not inferior to L. Although the Japanese TV series "Death Note" has attracted countless people to complain and criticize, every episode can trigger a hot topic online after it is broadcast, which can be regarded as another kind of high popularity. In the latest episode aired last week, the appearance of the heroine Misa Amane being imprisoned has once again become a hot topic on the Internet, and has been complained and spoofed by countless netizens. It seems that this may be able to bring back some ratings.