Reviews

What would you do if you had the power to kill anyone by just writing their name in a little book? Light Yagami is an extremely intelligent high school student who discovers a "death note" dropped by a bored shinigami named Ryuk. Light then uses this death note to murder criminals and people he believes are tearing this world down. These actions do not go unnoticed. A very talented detective named L, who's intelligence is only equalled by Light's, noticed these deaths and quickly deduces that it is Light who is committing these murders. The series follows Light using this death note to shape the world in his eyes and L foiling his plans at every turn. The mind games the two play on each other are incredibly entertaining and proves to be one of the best rivalries I've seen in an anime series. Two of the smartest people in Japan clash throughout the series, trying to outsmart the other, Light covering up everything he's doing and L uncovering it all. The series is very exhilarating and it is incredibly entertaining to watch. Light and L are shown to be working toward the same goal, both believing they represent justice in the world, with Light using murder as his tactic and L using the law. They are two of the best characters seen in anime and the hardest thing about this series for me was deciding who to root for. Light is so clever and so likable that I wanted him to get away with it but at the same time I wanted L to finally expose Light for the murderer he is. The art is fantastic, the music and voice acting is some of the best, and the story is very storied and so suspenseful. Aside from Light and L, there wasn't anything special about the other characters, To me it was all about Light and L. I enjoyed the series so much up until about episode 25 or 26 (I can't remember) because that to me is when the series started to go down a bit. I still enjoyed the hell out of it and still is one the most enjoyable anime series that I've seen. If you haven't seen this series yet, please watch it, it's one of the most popular anime series for a reason.