An anime that over-stayed its welcome.
I was interested in Death Note when the manga was first being translated into english, and when I heard it was becoming an anime, I was excited, since I don't particularly enjoy reading manga.
The anime starts of pretty well, but it got old fast. The characters are about as interesting and well defined as anime characters get... but they don't seem to have much development in relation to the story. The interesting philosophical questions never change or are explored differently at all, as the premise is pretty limiting in that regard. As each episode went on, I felt myself feeling
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