I'm one of those otaku that like the girly girl anime- shoujo or BL for this girl...very typical. And I saw a lot of Death Note on anime sites but I never tried it because it didn't look like my kind of thing...I sure was wrong though!
It's not scary! It's more like a mystery, and that's what pulled me in. At the end of each episode there was a cliffhanger which made it so I HAD to watch the next episode. It's one of those "just-one-more-episode" types of animes.
The story is solid, the main character, Light Yagami, has an actual motive. Although I will say that once Mello and Near come into the picture, well, even Light says himself that it's not as fun. But I had to watch it to the very end.
It's the type of anime that will put you on the edge of your seat and keep you wanting more. L is a great character and so is Light's father, surprisingly, since most anime parents are constantly 'out of town'.
I will admit that I hated Misa at first but you eventually get used to her and I sort of respected her toward the end. Things can get frustrating toward the middle of the series but keep with it! The end is well worth it~
