According to a YouTube video that features the segment in its seven-minute entirety, fans are absolutely loving the satire of “Death Note” in “The Simpsons” latest Halloween special. Comments below the video from fans seem to be almost uniformly and enthusiastically positive, clearly showing that the “Treehouse of Terror” episodes are still impressing viewers after all these years.
“This is honestly the best thing the Simpsons has done in a very long time. As a long time fan I’m super happy,” wrote Christopher Robyn. Meanwhile, CrystalMoon7290 commended the segment for how expertly it parodied “Death Note,” saying: “This was hilarious! As a fan of Death Note, the Simpsons did a great job on this! And having Bart portray L and Lisa as Light was funny!” L (Kappei Yamaguchi/Alessandro Juliani) is, of course, the famed detective hunting down Light in the series.
With its honoring of Japanese customs (via BBC) and its distinct anime art style, “Death Tome” is undoubtedly a love letter to its source material, and fans clearly appreciated that. DravenUrei thought the director of the segment was a fan of the source material as well, stating: “I love the fact that I can tell whoever directed this was a TRUE Death Note fan. They even threw in some obscure fan theories about Death Note users becoming shinigami after using the book.” Well, regardless of what viewers think of the latest “Treehouse of Horror” as a whole, the “Death Note” segment clearly has fans buzzing.
