"The WORLD" is the first opening theme of the Death Note anime series, performed by the Japanese band Nightmare.
Release
The song was released on Nightmare's single "The WORLD/Alumina" on October 18, 2006. The single peaked at #5 on the Oricon charts. It was later included on their fourth studio album The World Ruler, released on February 27, 2007.[1]
The TV size version of the song was released on Death Note Original Soundtrack on December 21, 2006.
Characters
Characters in order of appearance in the Death Note anime opening:
Lyrics
TV Size
| Japanese 広がる闇の中 交わし合った 革命の契り |
Romaji Hirogaru yami no naka Kawashiatta Kakumei no chigiri |
English translation[2]
Within the spreading darkness, I pledged a vow to the revolution
I can't let anybody interrupt it, I'm going to change
The future that the forbidden fruit foretells...
I'm going to change the dream into reality
The "ending" that everybody wants
Within the spreading darkness, I pledged our vow to the revolution
I can't let anybody interrupt it
Someday I'll show you
A bright and ideal world
Full Version
| Japanese 広がる闇の中 交わし合った 革命の契り |
Romaji Hirogaru yami no naka Kawashiatta Kakumei no chigiri |
English translation
Revolutionary contracts exchanged in the expanding darkness
Evil flowers that sprouted because I loved them
Everything that will come in the future
I can't let anyone get in the way
The future that the fruit has told us, a city that has forgotten reason
Turn the black and distorted present into a dream, an ideal
Why? Am I a broken savior?
The "end" that everyone wanted ...
Revolutionary contracts exchanged in the expanding darkness
Evil flowers that sprouted because I loved them
Everything that will come in the future
I can't let anyone get in the way
I'll show you someday
The shining sky
Why? Am I a broken savior?
The "paradise" that everyone dreamed of ...
Revolutionary contracts exchanged in the expanding darkness
Evil flowers that sprouted because I loved them
Everything that will come in the future
I can't let anyone get in the way
I'll show you someday
A shining world
Trivia
- The opening was slightly modified after Watari's revealing, from then on showing him taking his hat off. This was first introduced in Glare . Later it was changed again removing Ukita from the Task Force lineup after his death.
- The deity depicted in the opening artwork of Impossible is adapted to the ending of this opening, as seen behind Light (in the frame above).
- The Cantonese version of the anime uses a Cantonese cover of "the WORLD" for the opening instead of the original Japanese version by Nightmare.
Video gallery
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Music Anime series Themes: The WORLD • What's up, people?! • Alumina • Zetsubō Billy • Misa's Song • Opening/Ending Themes Film series Themes: Manatsu no Yoru no Yume • I'll Be Waiting • Fighter • Dear Diary More |
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: The World Ruler
- ↑ TV Size translation by VIZ Media