Death Note (Anime Review)

Death Note (Anime) Review: Plot Summary: Light Yagami (Or Raito) is an ace student with great aspects who's bored out of his mind. One day he finds the Death Note a notebook held by a shinigami (Death God). with the Death Note in hand, Light decides to create a perfect world. A world without crime or criminals. However when criminals start dropping dead one by one, the authorites send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. ----------- Review: Spare me a moment to do this: KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!~ Eherm… all I can say is that this series kicks some serious ass. All hail to the author of this series. I worship you on bended knees. ;’-) It’s no overstatement to say that Death Note is one of the most remarkable animations, if not the best, made in 2006 (or was it 2005?). No wonder it topped the list of the most popular animes nowadays, even outrunning the likes of Full Metal Alchemist, Naruto and Bleach. Death Note having superb animation quality, coupled with a nerve-racking plot with a spice of evilness on the side, is really an anime that fans should look out for. And this time, it’s not my MOE talking. Teh ^^~. I guess anime fans have been drawn to Death Note because of its unique plot and story. It is not your typical detective classic style of investigating. This one is more direct to the point, with a rule of an eye for an eye. And it is really amazing when you watch the mysteries unravel one after another, all planned out by the 18-year-old, always-in-the-top-of-the-class, popular-pretty-boy-next-door Light Yagami. But Light Yagami isn’t your typical teenage boy who flirts around girls or hangs out with friends in a usual basis. No, he is a wicked guy who has this strong sense of justice and determination that is really quite scary and over-the-top, and by no means will he strive to achieve his objectives even if it means sacrificing the lives of the people around him. Well, you can say he is damn evil. And the kick ass thing is, mga kapatid kong magsasaka, he found himself a worthy adversary in the character of L (who, so you know, is also a college student, more likely the same age as Light, and is also my favorite character in the series). It’s incredible when you see how these two guys outwit each other, without actually revealing their true selves. It’s fun to see how they use their reasoning and deduction to get out of tight situations. I oh-so adore the character L. He’s sooooooooooooooooooooooo subarashi and at that young age, he has already been hailed as the world’s greatest detective, solving difficult crimes one after another. To put it simpler, he’s your resident badass and he will not give a rat’s ass on about anything unless it concerns him or his case. So *clap*clap* and two-thumbs up. Oh yeah, did I mention that it has great songs too? Especially the 2nd opening and 2nd ending songs. It really fits the theme of the anime and both songs are damn great. Over all, I officially label Death Note as one of my favorite animes, and that’s saying something, since I’m too critical of things I watch and read. And I’ve never seen an anime that excited me like this, and never seen a serious anime with shrewd sense of humor that can make you laugh for minutes, not since I finished watching Ouran High School Host club. So if you haven’t watched the series yet, please do so before your mortal body dies. I assure you it would be great, ne? ^^~ P.S. Light Yagami’s character was dubbed by the same person who dubbed Tamaki Suoh of the series Ouran High School Host club. So it’s triple plus. Tehee. XD P.P.S. I wish that one of the darn stations here in the Philippines would air it. Demet. That would kick ass. P.P.P.S. How many times exactly did I say the word “ass”?