"Whoever's name written in this note shall----

The famous anime and manga series, Death Note was created by Tsugumi Ohba with the artist Takeshi Obata. It was an intriguing thriller that had everyone on the edge of their seats. The synopsis is that a high school student, Yagami Light, finds a notebook that is said to have the power to kill people who's names are written in it. This book is dropped into the human world by a "death god", otherwise known as a Shinigami in Japanese. Once he find that the notebook works, he decides to use it to kill criminals and create a new justified world, as Kira. And the battle of justice begins when a detective, called Ryuzaki, comes in to challenge Kira and catch him, based on his murderous crimes. Some of us have gotten so engrossed with this series for a number of reasons. Though it's obvious that Tsugumi Ohba made this story without a doubt that it would leave an everlasting impression on how we know anime today. Death Note was one of the first anime series to be shown worldwide, and the fans have still grown to love it. I'm going to dive into this plot and explain some of the impressions it gave me and what people may think of it now. 

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Death Note, an anime series made in 2006 became infamous for the intense crime mystery and dark psychology within the story. This question about what is true justice,  always surfaces when watching this anime. It was interesting how much of it was like a game. Each fan sided with either Ryuzaki/L or Light/Kira, anticipating who would win. The story also focused this as a competition, which made the series that more clever. I definitely appreciated how both characters were competent and highly intelligent even facing each other. Some parts of the series really surprised me, on how Light thought every plan through to the end, and how L surprised him with his own analysis. All their actions seemed to make sense in a way that it is almost horrific to think about. However, the main thing that got me was how human L really was despite his eccentric appearance, and how far gone Light was in his own mind. I say this because, L still trusted Light to do the right thing. And in all honesty, that's very much like us. Despite fighting to survive, we all somehow would trust that anyone could still do the "right thing", and that in a way was the meaning of "justice". So, I found that to be the most interesting theory of the story. 

The New World

It's been about 14 years since the series had a lot of people talking, and it hit everyone worldwide, as the most popular anime. I also thought the manga would go far, and it did. Even now, my friends who remember it, still talk fervently about it, and they've convinced others to get into it. Death Note is unique to all of us, because it severed the brightness of slice of life anime to its darker compliment. It also had an effect on those who feel the workings of the world are not the way they're supposed to be. It's amazing to discuss and understand everyone's views of it. And it's simply fun to explore the various personalities of these characters in the series. My favorite character being, Yagami Light (Kira) was based on that specifically. 

Death Note is a very thrilling anime, that will entice anyone to see it. There are even live action films, a variety of books based on the original manga, and light novels nowadays. Tsugumi Ohba has even written a new manga a few years ago, to play off of the same tone Death Note had. Therefore, I highly recommend Death Note and the new work, Platinum End to any anime fans that may enjoy mystery and fantasy genres.