Story:
The story followes a college-student, Light Yagami who suddenly finds a Death Note. The Note was originally from Ryuk, a Shinigami, however, he was clumsy and the Note Book fell without him noticing. When a full name is written in this Note Book, that person shall die. Light plans to become a God and he murders every single criminal. L, a very smart man tries to capture 'Kira' and he will have a mind-battle with Light. I was always thinking: How does someone come up with such a great story? Unfortunately, this amazing build-up falls apart in the second half of the series.
Characters:
The characters all have their own personalities. They have their own characteristics, what I like. You will probably root for the villain to win for one of the first times. The character designs are simple, but they're well-done. In the second-half I didn't like the characters at all, however, there are a lot of people who did, but it isn't my cup of tea.
Animation and sound:
So, the animation of the show is done by Madhouse, probably my favorite studio. What I like is that they don't overcomplicate the animatinan and they also focus on every little detail and scene. The soundtracks are nice, they fit well with the series and again, they have a variety of instruments. The first opening song was amazing. It has to be in the top 3 if not the top of my favorite openings. They start the opening really well and when I first heard it, I thought: It will probably lose it's pacing just like any other opening, but surprisingly enough it didn't.
Enjoyment:
I was watching Death Note in excitement, however when I started watching the second part, it was really getting boring, because of the new characters.
Overall:
I will give the first part a 10, but the second part a 2, because I just don't want to give it 1/10. So that will be a 6/10 for Death Note.
If you like some good mind-battles and drama anime, then this is something for you! Let me know if this review helped you out and have fun watching Death Note, if you haven't done that yet!
- Migeo
