Where in other anime's, it relies on action packed battles and fights, Death Note has that refreshing feel that changes its pace. It's sneaky, slick, clever, and witty with the eccentric "L" who leads the investigation against the protagonist. Its basically like of cat and mouse, both "L" and "Light" trying to outwit each other. Yeah, the plot can be a little complex and complicated but its easily laid out for the viewer that its easy enough to understand that you would quickly notice the intelligent and remarkable plot that it gives you.
Two geniuses who battle it out against each other who's IQs both turn out to be completely impossible since both L and Light's theories are both correct and that's what makes them two protagonist scarier and that you simply cannot stop admiring the theories the two protagonist makes and that if you view the anime in your own personal view, you'd be brainwash by your own genius that you'd go insane.
There was not a time where I was watching, I was sitting down or laying down just watching it with a straight face, no my eyes were literally in front of the screen every minute Death Note is playing.
