The animation and production itself was also worthy of praise. The music is very beneficial to the scenes because it creates that suspense that is needed in shows like this.
The characters in Death Note each had their own complexity (maybe besides Misa but she wasn't really taken seriously by anyone). Having both the protagonist and antagonist be geniuses on relatively equal grounds created such an interesting dynamic between their characters. As well as this, the side characters commonly would have similar motives as the two main characters, but to a lesser extent and they would aim to achieve this in their own way. I believe this is really what the characters represent. Many different people trying to obtain the same goal through different means.
I absolutely loved Death Note and would recommend it to anyone who is looking into stories that go beyond the normal battles of brawn and for those who want a more complex protagonist and antagonist.
