*PHILOSOPHICAL BREAKDOWN*
This anime was masterclass. So many tense moments and twists and turns which just made it absolutely phenomenal. The 'death note' was a really clever idea by the author, which plays on our morals on what we would do if we had the the death note. Would we use it for good? Or use it to get revenge on those that hurt us? Or Perhaps become the most powerful being.
I personally feel that the idea of being Kira explores ideas of the author who may be trying to say humans do have naturally evil thoughts, and when given the opportunity it is exploited vigorously.
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Feb 11, 2021
Even though the story isn't finished yet, this is quality. The backstory within this anime is probably the best backstory I've seen within anime, very detailed and it explores why the main antagonist became the way he did. The backstory paves a way as a challenge towards morality, which is interesting and how reckless we can be as humans, jumping to conclusions and how we can behave like monsters.
The story nicely ties in the idea of duality, with our main character developing because of his other half, Claire, as he's forced to submit to his environment and drop the morals he long wished to hold ... |
