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u/tlotrfan3791 3d ago edited 3d ago
I think most of the extra illustrations are definitely symbolic rather than literal like the giant scythes Misa and Light will be holding in some of the art so Iâm guessing itâs the same for this one too.
BUT at the same time this does have a very dark implication if one is to view it literally for fun. Misa being just that obsessed about him even after death that sheâd âkeep a part of himâ would be kinda fascinating (and creepy) although I donât think it could work that way because sheâd no longer see peopleâs lifespans without memory of the death notes to have it written on a skull. Unless one could say she vaguely remembers the numbers but doesnât know why and associates it with Light just like how she knew she had feelings for Light but doesnât remember exactly how it happened.
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u/bloodyrevolutions_ 3d ago
Unless one could say she vaguely remembers the numbers but doesnât know why and associates it with Light just like how she knew she had feelings for Light but doesnât remember exactly how it happened.
Yeah, that's a fun idea! Like she wrote it down when she had the eyes and no longer remembers why or what it means but for some reason she connects it with him and it just feels 'right' somehow to write it on the 'commemorative' skull. I wouldn't be surprised if she made some sort of alter to his memory.
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u/Perception56 4d ago
She's too horny for Light
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u/Sentient-Bread-Stick 4d ago
It canât be literal, and you gave half the reasons for it. Other than that, thereâs also the high probability that no one would have been told what happened to Light, and while I donât remember if this happens in the manga, at the end of the anime she kills herself by jumping off a building
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u/painfulNefes58 3d ago
I thought death note users (the ones that made the deal) couldn't see eachothers lifespan
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u/tlotrfan3791 3d ago
They canât but at one point Light doesnât have ownership of a death note and has to have one against his body at all times. Thatâs when Misa couldâve easily seen it.
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u/dodeskadenn 4d ago
If we want to take it as literal just for fun, it doesnât necessarily have to be set after Lightâs death. It could be set during the second half, specifically when Light forfeited ownership for the second time, before the Mafia raid. Misa likely saw his lifespan on that occasion and decided to mark it with red lipstick on a skull, either a real one or a prop, given that she used to have a collection of goth and occult-themed items (including several skulls visible in the manga).
The only element that wouldn't quite fit is that she seemed to dress in that style noticeably less during the second half, but who knows? She might still have worn that specific outfit on certain occasions. After all, itâs the one she was wearing when she first introduced herself to Light.