

The focus is on the writing, the twists, the mind games. It gets extremely visual at times, but at least half of the time, it isn't, particularly.
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This is the first animé series I watch, so I can't draw comparisons to others. He sets about cleansing the world of evil, while the police try to determine who he is. Light, a Japanese high school student, finds a so-called Death Note, that enables the user to kill people by writing their names in it. I'd certainly recommend this to fans of anime or supernatural thrillers and don't worry if you've already seen the live action version this deviates from that story and has a totally different ending an ending that I wasn't certain about till I saw it as the penultimate episode ended I had no idea whether he'd get away with it or not! These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles. At thirty seven episodes the series may seem a little long but it needs that long to tell the story in never seems rushed nor does it feel like any episodes are there just to pad things out. While this is very much a drama there are some enjoyably light moments such as Ryuk's craving for apples. Light is a great protagonist he is clearly becomes psychotic and frequently kills sympathetic characters just because he fears they could expose him. The plot is tight with all the rules of the Death Note explained so we aren't left wondering about possible problems are two people sharing a name and such like. This is a really gripping series that even those who aren't a fan of animation should be able to enjoy. As the series progresses Light plays a game of cat and mouse with the police at times it looks certain that he is caught and at others it seems that he can get away with anything even when he is enlisted to help the police. The public also realise what is going on and the killer is given the nickname Kira (Killer). It isn't long before it becomes clear to law enforcement agencies that somebody must be behind the mysterious deaths and they work to discover who alongside a mysterious detective known only as 'L'. Light soon discovers that the instructions in the note book aren't a joke and any name he writes in it will die! He believes that he can use it to bring justice to the world and soon killers are dropping like flies shortly after their details are made public. Even if you are not a huge anime fan (and I am NOT), you'll enjoy it if you are willing to give it a try with an open mind.Īfter bored Shinigami (god of death) Ryuk drops his Death Note into the human world it is found by an equally bored school boy named Light Yagami.
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I advise you to give the series a try or watch the first movie (which is even better).

As is typical of any anime, the original manga is slightly different and the live-action movie is even more different yet.
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The anime really has a lot to say about the notion of power corrupting, though I would sure be willing to use a death notebook to see if I would be corrupted (look out DMV workers with an attitude and trial lawyers, here I come!). However, the writing is brilliant, as Light slowly transforms from a well-meaning young man to someone with a god complex-and a person willing to kill ANYONE-whether they deserve it or not. At this point, most viewers will likely side with Light and the story isn't all that compelling. Eventually, the police decide that murdering these scum is bad and try to put a stop to it (why, I don't know-he is performing a community service). A brilliant high school student, Light, finds it and soon realizes that if he writes a person's name in it and concentrates on the face of that person, then they will die! At first, Light uses this notebook to kill off the evil scum of the world and he becomes a pop hero-though no one knows who is doing these murders or how they are done. This is because the plot is so totally bizarre and complex, but I'll take a stab at it: I death god ("Ryuk") is bored, so he drops a death notebook randomly to see what occurs when a mortal finds it. This is a super-difficult anime series to describe-especially to those who are not anime lovers.
