It's post time! But before I announce what this post will be about, I would first like to say there will be heavy spoilers for the new Death Note One Shot in this post; so proceed with caution! Now that that's out of the way, let's get on with the post! So, did Minoru Tanaka deserve to die in the new One Shot? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! Although Minoru was killed by Ryuk at the end of the new chapter, this was only because of a new rule that was added to the Death Note. The new rule states that anyone who buys or sells the Death Note will die, and this doesn't take effect until the buyer receives the notebook and the seller receives the money. Since Minoru told Ryuk not to bother him again for any reason, and the new rule was added after Minoru sold the notebook, this means the new rule took effect as soon as Minoru received the money. But, did he deserve to die? After all, this new rule wasn't added until after Minoru sold the notebook. Since this wasn't a rule beforehand, it shouldn't take effect until the next person tries to sell the Death Note. However, Minoru hadn't collected the money before the new rule was added. Therefor, this means the new rule would still technically apply to him. But, these are mostly just my thoughts on this topic, anyways. It's hard to say if Minoru should've been killed by this new rule, especially since it was created after he had already sold the notebook. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post! As a little bonus, I will be including a picture of Minoru below. Enjoy!