Death Note, as you'll hear by most who have seen the series, is greatly known as one of the best anime series out there, and possibly of all time, and it certainly earns such a title.
Why might you ask? One could argue it's because of it's astonishing artwork, others may say it's because of it's amazing soundtrack. All are true of course, but the reason why Death Note has the reputation it does, is because of it's amazing story ark. Death Note is essentially one gigantic "Cat and Mouse game" as most people refer to it as. But you never know who is the cat, and who is the mouse.
Death Note has this "thing" that it does. It's always forcing you to the edge of your seat, pretty literally. It's inarguably why so much people enjoy it. Within the span of the first few episodes you are able to see the true power Light has found. The power of the notebook.
As for things such as sound, animation, (ext) it's all extremely well done. As cliche as it may sound, it's true. Take in mind while watching Death Note that it was created 8 years ago. That is all I should have to say, but the animation is truly beautiful. Even compared to anime today it still looks better then most. If your concerned about animation seeing as it's "old", don't be.
The sound tracks for Death Note are very nice as well. Some might even say to nice, to the point it can be a little surprising, to say the least. If you take the time and listen to the OST's you'll fall in love with them.
As for character development, once again phenomenal. Death Note really doesn't leave any plotholes at all. The character development, even for minor characters, is extremely well done. The character development in Death Note is very nice, letting you form bonds with characters quickly.
The only thing I seriously disliked about Death Note was the ending. I am not going to discuss it much, as I hate receiving and giving out spoilsies, but it is the only thing in the whole series I'm disappointed about. Rather then that Death Note is almost as close to perfect as any anime series could get.
On a final note, I would seriously recommend watching Death Note DUBBED, not subbed. Even if you are a dedicated fan of watching anime subbed everyone (or most people) will agree watching it dubbed. The dub for Death Note is FAR superior then the sub in everyway. If you wish to watch Death Note subbed, so it AFTER you see it dubbed.
So there you have it, my full review on Death Note. I hope everyone found this helpful, although I'm positive there are hundreds of others like this out there.
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