Death Note is something I’ve not witnessed before in animation. It has flair to attract adults let alone teenagers. It is highly stylized and brilliantly animated- with the characters showing incredibly diabolical expressions with eyes turning red and the hair color becoming more distinct. Dragon Ball Z and Pokémon do not compare to this level of artistry. Boy is it great to see how much animation has evolved over the years.
Anyways, it starts out with seventeen-year-old Light Yagami, a brilliant kid who finds a “death note” that can kill anyone whose name is written in it. At first, when Light flips to the first page stating a few ominous rules, he’s quite skeptical. He tosses it to the ground, and keeps walking: just like any other person would. Then with a breeze, he flips his head and looks at the book, eyes filled with a sudden mischievous curiosity. From that moment on, we instantly assume that Light’s not the good guy of this series. And indeed, he is not. Death Note involves interesting people, like the world’s greatest detective “L” who constantly feeds on sweet cakes and sugary tea. He suspects Light from the very beginning to be the guy who’s been causing all the murders. And indeed he comes very close. But the story is more complex than a simple cat-rat chase. There are Death Gods, twists, turns, and miscalculations by both Light and the other geniuses trying to nail him and the death note. It’s a hodgepodge of style and action. It’s a must-see.
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