This series is one that after watching i would most definitely recommend to anyone, the suspense and heart-stopping thrills that this program provides is unrivaled by most any other anime and leads the viewers to construct active thought processes on what they support and believe in when developing this stand-off between two different ideals on the state of the world and the lengths to which it is ok to truly think that you are making the world a better place. A real thought-provoker which maintains the attention of viewers and keeps them enthralled on the edge of their seats.
Story (10)
The way the story is developed in this anime is one of those elements which really makes it what it is, outstanding. Death Note is one of those anime where you really feel like you have to be paying full attention at all times so as not to miss anything which is going on. As previously mentioned, the story really engages the audience in such a way that they find themselves re-thinking the way they view the world and the associated belief systems that they have in place. I would agree with all those who say that that the first half of the show is the most exciting half, but this doesn't mean that the other half is automatically bad, in fact, it still has that same compelling style of story-telling and continues a well executed story all the way to the final episode.
Art(8)
The art in Death Note is not a pushover, while at first upon viewing the first couple episodes i was rather critical of the art, i came to see the art design brought into this anime as one which is extremely effective, and the use of a dark colour pallet helped to re-reinforce the "dark","evil" plot and story and allow the viewers to immerse themselves in the life of Yagami Light and his interactions with the World around him.
Sound (7)
So i am giving the sound in the anime 7/10 and this is even with me being someone who doesn't really understand the appeal of heavy metal or music where people just vent their rage. The first opening and ending audio tracks worked very well for me, (well at least the opening) but then the other tracks i found myself having to skip through them each episode because i couldn't stand them, but even so, if you are like me and can't stand that variation of music, don't worry! The rest of the anime is amazing
Character (10)
The characters, along with the story, are just sensationally put together in a way that brings the audience into the story and allows them to see the views and ideals of different sets of people and their justifications, it is perfect.
What i love so much about these characters, is that not only are they perfectly voiced by the voice-actors (especially Mamoru Miyano voicing Yagami Light), but trust me as someone who has watched this anime, you will come to both love and despise some of these characters, and even better, it leads to different viewers having alternate thoughts on who they support. The characters are all unique, interesting and original (like the battle between L and Light, showing two separate kinds of character) and further enhances the reason why the characters make this anime so thrilling to watch
Overall
My final score for Death Note is 9 out of 10, an amazing anime defined by it's unique characters and immersive story, if you are reading this review and haven't yet decided/started to watch it, please, just go do it. You won't regret it :D
