Reviews

The animation is excellent and polished, the plot is one of the most intense psychological/philosophical/intellectual I've ever seen. It is original and compelling with its unexpected twists and turns which kept me at the edge of my seat the whole time. The characters are colorful, interesting and prone to make you feel extreme contrasting emotions (For example I would switch between hating Light and cheering for him).

I love a show that still makes me think even after each episode ends. Though I started reading the manga first, I believe this is a strong adaptation (The ending is faithful to the manga although they should have included the epilogue and tied up all the other loose ends).

However, what kept me from giving it a perfect 10 would be the pacing and the fact that the second arc is weaker than the first. I wish they could have stretched the second arc a bit more in order to build up the characters of Near and Mello. And I wish Ryuk, the character i was most interested in, showed up more. (He disappears for a large amount of the show as the focus was more on Light and L). It just felt like the show was rushed.

Anyway other than that I have no qualms. It is surely one of my favorites.