And a classic it is, indeed.
Death Note was, and still is, one of the few animes that showed us that you do not need super muscles and insane large-scale battles to have true action.
This is a PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE show, no kamehamehas of the sort, mind only.
The entire series relies upon TWO RIVALS.
One is Light Yagami, a talented and charismatic young man who stumbles upon a death-giving notebook, and choses to use this tool to make justice in the world by himself, eventually becoming a mass murderer.
The other is a detective only known as ''L'' , he is the best of the best, never failed once, but a normal person would see him as shaggy and weird. He is the one designed to stop Light.
These two will put on quite a show, trying to have the best on each other, creating a cat-and-mouse game where you never know which is which. They really are the heart and soul of the series, and even tho the supporting cast is quite good as well, none of them can even compare to the main protagonists.
Light is straight up malicious and terrifying (not to mention quite mad) but you just can't help but sympathize with him due to his charm and intelligence.
L, on the other hand, is just as much of a badass. While looking very laid back at times, he will prove his fame of best in the world, putting up a true challenge for the death-god he is facing.
This epic showdown will leave you wandering: ''What is the true meaning of justice? What is bad? What does it mean to be good? Who should I side with?''. I'll leave the answer to those questions to you.
Everithing of the SOUND department is awesome too, from the voice acting to the OST to openings and endings.
While being kind of an ''old'' series at this day and age, Death Note got old really well as far as ART and ANIMATION are concerned, keeping a very-high level for the entire series.
''So if everything is so godlike, why did it not get a higher rating?'', You might ask.
I would have to get into heavy spoilers to explain you that, but lets just say that the chess game Death Note is, is awesome because of those two guys and in the last bit of the show that rivalry is just put aside. The obvious consequence is that the enjoyment of the anime is drastically reduced, and that must affect the rating.
So, for any of you fools who still didn't watch Death Note, do it.
It is a MUST of this medium and most of the series is just straight up 10/10, pure gold.
Particularly suggested to fans of thrillers and mistery, but also for those who enjoy a show to be, well, ''smart''.
Not for people wanting something very laid back and relaxing.
