Reviews

I started out with the Death Note manga, and at first I will admit, I wasn't really sure if it was any good. I thought since it belonged to Shonen Jump, that it was going to be one of those regular main-stream animes like Naruto, Bleach and One Piece. I was very wrong. It starts out very good. The shinigami realm in the beginning may freak out some people, but you have to stick around. It starts you off with you know what is going to happen, yet you don't at the same time. Light Yagami (Main Character) is a very strange character. You never know what is going on with him. He is never the same. His emotions are tricky too. You never know what he is feeling. That's what makes the suspense feeling. Every episode leaves you wanting more. They don't leave you with boring filler. It stays so close to the plot of the manga it is like they just took every page of the manga and animated it! Every death, reveal, secret or changes to anyone or anything always catches you by surprise. All the characters get fantastic backstories. No one is left unexplained except for the one character you don't need to know every about. They don't end the series with one of those open endings. They ones that prepare you for another season when you know there won't be. They show what every character is doing at the end just so everyone knows and no one asks "Hey what ever happened to so and so". They complete every arc perfectly. Don't leave anything unexplained. The right characters come and go at the right time. Plus, the art style is beautifully done. The plot is one of the best I have seen in anything. American or Japanese. Or any country for that matter. No matter what genre or plot-line you are a fan of, you will absolutely love Death Note. Anyone who doesn't didn't listen to the story-line. It is not your usual "Who will live and who will die" kind of Murder Mystery/Supernatural/Psychological/Horror show. Both the anime and manga are fantastic. If you read it or watch it doesn't matter. Both are utterly amazing and mind-blowing. One of the best animes of all time.