Death Note is a brilliant story. It has amazing battles - yet instead of swordfights or fighting with ninja techniques, one witnesses a battle of two genius minds.
This anime never stopped becoming interesting to me. Every episode, I'm wondering, "how will Light get out of this seemingly-impossible situation without getting caught? What is going to happen next?"
Characters:
There is a wonderful cast of characters. There's a cool genius, an awkward genius, and a Death God (shinigami) who's antics switch from frightening to totally endearing and hilarious. There's also a lot of other great characters.
Flaws:
There were a couple of flaws, but they could be forgiven.
Soundtrack:
Every opening and ending sounded great. The other soundtracks were great also, and they fit very well with the situations.
Dubbed Version:
The dubbed version is a masterpiece. The voice acting was perfect, the script wasn't changed too much, and they actually managed to pronounce every significant name right! That is something that you almost never see in a normal dubbed anime.
Death Note is a brilliant anime. It has an amazing battle of wits, but it also leaves room for debate. Which side is justice?