What can I say? I just love this animation. From the dark introduction music in both the 1st and 2nd openings to the deliciously evil plot I just can’t stop watching this show.
Death Note follows Yagami Light, a high school senior who graduates to college during the course of the show.
Light finds himself disgusted with society and wishes to make a change. He feels he is surrounded by criminals and with his “strong sense of Justice” he wishes he could do away with them for the betterment of all.
As fortune would have it Light is presented with just this opportunity. Ryuk is a shinigami – which roughly means “death god”. Ryuk has become bored with the routine in shinigami society. In search of a little fun, Ryuk drops a Death Note in the human world.
Light is a brilliant character and the bulk of the show involves him outsmarting those who oppose his capitol punnishment of known criminals. This is where the show really shines because the ways light protects himself and the ways his enemies find out new ways to put him in danger are very complex and interesting indeed.
I take the most joy out of guessing what will happen next. You could say that Death Note is a very morbid murder mystery with a style that is extremely cool.
I love it!
