It may sound boring at first but boy oh boy are you in for a surprise, this show for all said and purposes is a masterpiece, until.....
Lets talk about the the characters as that is no doubt the best part of the series, we have Light Yagami a high school student who finds a death note and L a mysterious detective trying to uncover what is happening. Light and L are both geniuses/prodigy's and are pitted against each other in a battle of wits and determination (this concept alone is a sight to see). Both of these characters are expertly written, what really helps is how the story puts them both in precarious situations all the time allowing us to see development and strategy's from both characters perspectives. You will easily get gripped by both of these characters that is how well written and designed they both are.
Speaking of the story it can be funny,dark,light (see what i did there) and most of all gripping ,the show does a great job of keeping you on the edge of your seat thanks to all of the twists and turns that happen throughout. The story up until episode 25 is a legitimate masterpiece that is until.... (Slight Spoiler ahead) a certain character dies and from episode 25 on wards the show still has 12 episodes left in which it does take a dip in quality essentially preventing me from giving this show a 10. It is still worth it to watch all of the episodes though as otherwise you will not be able to see the true ending/finale of the show.
I will compact the animation and sound into one segment here as they are both consistently great, the animation looks very good for the time and you can tell a lot of time went into it, the sound is fitting for the show both Light and L have their own unique themes which perfectly represents the characters, its a joy to listen to.
Final thoughts.
Death Note is a true masterpiece up until a certain event but while this event did make the shows overall quality take a slight dip the first half makes the show worthy of a 9 by itself. Death Note until episode 25 is easily a 10 in my books, The show as a whole is an easy 9.
A must watch.
