Story 8: A High school student who so happens to find a notebook that whoever has their name written on it will die, at first I found the idea.. stupid and I really thought this anime's story would be stupid but it wasn't. It showed how a person with great intelligence, looks and a good background gets corrupted and turns despicable due to power. The reason why I was so interested on this anime was mostly due to the twists and the great mind games fought within the main characters, though I didn't completely like the ending I had to admit it was hard to find a suitable ending for this anime, though I believe a better ending would be achieved if the new characters didn't come into play.
Art 10: I don't know much about art styles and such, but I can say Death note was well made, I loved the coloring, it suited the certain moods being displayed and it made me think of how dark our world has really become.
Sounds 10: Soundtrack is very important for anything, it can complete a mood wished to be displayed or add effect to a reaction the audience would display, the soundtrack for death note was nearly perfect, it was well done, fast and intense for those parts where action is displayed and a mood that made you ponder for the parts where there was a battle of the minds.
Character 9: Death note has given me two new favorite anime characters, Light and L. Light was despicable, twisting people's emotions and everything around him for the betterment of his "New world", what made me like Light's character the most was probably when he lost all his memories of the Death note or all his power, at this moment of the anime he stated lines similar to, Not twisting a girls feelings and wanting less people to be killed, but as soon as the power was returned to him you see him as a different person, you can see how power can corrupt even the greatest of people. L was just, mysterious. He kept my attention his dark eys, his weird patterns, he was different and he didn't trust anyone, to me he shows how humans will be in the future or possibly today, unable to trust, a loner and would only display talents for him/herself. Characters like Near and the new people had to reduce my ratings for the characters, sadly.
Enjoyment 9: As I said, I am more of a rom/com kind of person and I never thought I'd be into psychological animes but death note proved me wrong. I loved the anime I couldn't stop watching it till I completed it, though the endeing as I said was disappointing I did enjoy watching the anime
Overall 9: Death note truly is one of the greatest animes out there in my opinion. it isn't perfect but perfection depends on the person judging, i would recommend this anime to anyone who has the brain to know that minds do battle not only fists.
