Light Yagami became a Shinigami in the Death Note Anime after his Death

"I was just saying just because one of them said "All humans, without exception, will eventually die. When they die they go to MU (nothingness)" doesn't mean that has a convincing effect on the Anime reality." REBUTTAL: The realities of the anime and manga are nearly the same because the rules are the same in both versions. This rule definitely has a dramatic effect on the anime's plot because rules were a crucial part of the anime and the manga. "One thing I'd just like to point out is that where the end rule says "Once dead, they can never come back to life" that isn't exactly true. In the Death Note Pilot Manga it is elearnt that there is a Death Note eraser that can be used to wipe out a written name in a Death Note and bring th victim back to life. So I think that implies that the End rule may not be all that genuine after all. Reference here: http://deathnote.wikia.com...; REBUTTAL: I read that manga chapter regarding the Death Eraser and how it can bring a deceased person back to life. The chapter pertaining to the Death Eraser was made before Death Note became a real manga. It was a draft that was sent to Shonen Jump in order to gain approval for becoming a serialized manga. Thus, the rule that said: "Once dead, they can never come back to life" still applies to the manga and anime. This also indicates that there are NO exceptions in the Death Note rules. In conclusion, the rules of the Death Note cannot be altered in any way. Tsugumi Ohba (Death Note's author) dropped the concept of the Death Eraser because he disliked the idea as a plot device, so the idea of the Death Eraser does not apply to the manga/anime's canon. http://deathnote.wikia.com... "What I was saying was that there are 2 kinds of MU (nothingness). 1.Fate for non-Death Note users which is just plain nothingness 2.Fate for humans who have used the Death Note which will be the Shinigami realm." REBUTTAL: In this point, Pro asserts that Death Note users and non-Death Note users go to different kinds of MU (Nothingness) after they die. This is a clearly invalid argument since the rules in the Death Note state that both Death Note users and non-Death Note users go to the same place after they die. This indicates that they go to the same kind of MU (nothingness) after they die. A Death Note user is no different from a non-Death Note user in terms of death and the afterlife. "Do bear in mind that Shinigami are Death Gods and main speciality is KILLING. Light Yagami was a Killer who desired to kill as many people as he could that he thought were better off dead. So the Shinigami realm can indeed be realm of existence for him depending on what he did and what his desires were when he was alive. It seems to suit him." REBUTTAL: Again, the idea of reincarnation would imply that one's afterlife is dictated by one's character and actions. Pro argues that Light might have been reincarnated as an actual Shinigami because he played the role of a Shinigami by killing people as a human. This idea is parallel to Buddhist reincarnation because one is reincarnated into a realm of existence based their character and actions. In Buddhist reincarnation, you are reincarnated as a animal if you were unintelligent or unwise; this idea is very similar to Light being reincarnated as a Shinigami because he killed many people using his Death Note. In the Death Note universe, reincarnation cannot be possible because every human will enter a state of MU (Nothingness) after death, regardless if they've done good or bad. Recap: The unidentified Shinigami clearly can't be the reincarnation of Light Yagami. In my arguments, I contended that Light couldn't be that Shinigami because every human being goes enters a condition of MU (Nothingness) after death. This means that it is not possible for a human to be reincarnated as a Shinigami. This Death Note rule: "All humans, no matter what they do in life, will go to the same place after they die. All humans are equal in death." says confirms this. Rule source: http://deathnote.wikia.com... In my earlier points, I also proved that the last rules are applicable to the anime as well as the manga. Additionally, there is no proof that Shinigamis are former Death Note users, especially regarding that reincarnation is not possible in the Death Note universe. The makers of the anime clearly wanted to draw more attention to the anime by creating controversy regarding Light's death and afterlife. In this debate, I have proven that it's not possible for Light to be reincarnated into a Shinigami. Though that unidentified Shinigami shares many traits with Light, it would only make sense to conclude that the Shinigami, was just an ordinary Shinigami who simply inhabited in the Shinigami realm for a long time. I would like to thank Pro for this interesting debate. I conclude this debate with this picture: http://www.debate.org...