Not being an avid Japanese anime viewer, I was - at first - hesitant when I was shown Death Note by a friend. He told me it wasn't like normal anime (see also: screaming death explosions in "Dragonball Z", earth-shattering battles in "InuYasha", etc.) which interested me. I began watching it and became instantly hooked.
The story isn't entirely about the freakish notebook known as the Death Note. It's about the morality in what's right and wrong about what to do with those who have committed human atrocities and yet still are allowed to live in human society. Killers who roam the streets and kill time and time again and somehow slip through the fingers of the justice system.
The story of the Death Note surrounds one young man named Light Yagami and his efforts to end the consistent tragedies in the human world. And through his efforts, he decides he will become the "God of the New World" once the world is "cleansed of evil". But is consistently hounded and investigated by a mysterious world-famous detective known only as "L".
Not to be missed.
October 29, 2008 |  | I hate it and appreciate it |  |
So I said I hate it and yet I give it 5 starts right? Why? Well I hate the whole idea of how the main character is no hero at all, but rather a villain, an anti-hero. He is evil,childish and manipulitave. So why do i watch it? Simple. I want the main character to lose. That's right I hope that while I am watching this series the antagonist gets the better of him. With that aside I will say this. This show has some of the most brilliant writing I have ever seen in any TV show. The entire premise is original yet at first glance it would seem difficult to make a good story out of it. Once you start watching the series, you will be amazed by the genius in all the writing. Nearly each episode has some twist or cliffhangar att he end that leaves you wanting to watch the second. I will not discuss the characters or even any of the plot, because quite frankly, people have discussed it enough as it is. Rather I want to enlighten potential buyers that what makes this show great is not it's premise, but rather the brilliant writing. If you are a Christian, like I am, you might be offended by what the main character does. Since I don't approve of the main character's motives or actions I hope he loses in the end. So if you are a Christian then watch it from that perspective.
September 15, 2008| | | great series but can get all episodes from somewhere else | |
Like all the people that have giving good reviews, I will say that the story is great. Most shows and movies involving mystery focus more on the investigation, but this is different. Light Yagami wants to rid the world of evil and becomes a murderer himself. Meanwhile, the police begin investigating Kira, due to the unusual number of heart attacks. This show would probably be like dramatic irony more than anything else because we, the audience, know from the beginning that Light, the protagonist of this story, is the culprit. I recommend that everyone get this series from iTunes or Direct2Drive though because Amazon has only 16 episodes for download, while iTunes and Direct2Drive have all 37 episodes.
August 2, 2008While this first volume didn't convert me over to the masses that have already found this series, I do consider myself very intrigued by what has transpired so far. Within four episodes, I find myself asking many questions not only about Light but his pursuer, L. Recommended for its very intriguing concepts but I'm not entirely sold yet.
July 14, 2008This anime is superior to most others on the market right now. I read the manga first and I was hooked I then watched the show and noticed that it was almost frame by frame similar with the manga. So all of those people out there who prefer the manga to the anime. I must say there really is no difference in the two mediums. Except...the ending. The ending of the anime almost made me cry. Not because it was sad but because they ruined a piece of art. In my humble opinion before you watch the last episode of the anime, buy the final manga and read the ending. And then watch the last episode it doesn't take a genius to realize which has the better ending of the two.
July 9, 2008More reviews at Amazon.com ...
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