Death Note

[dazman23]

Has anyone been watching this anime? I think it has a great story line and the graphics are also nicely drawn.

If you don't know what Death Note is it was originally a manga (comic) that started in late 2003 till May 2006 with 108 chapters. After that it was turned into two live action films in 2006, The first one was called Death Note and the second called Death Note: the Last name. Then turned into a anime late 2006. So far it has shown 27 episodes.

The plot.

Light Yagami is a brilliant, but bored, high school student who resents the crime and corruption in the world. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note", lying on the ground in the year 2003. The Death Note's instructions claim that, if a human's name is written within it, that person shall die. Light is initially skeptical of the Death Note's authenticity, believing it is just a prank. However, after experimenting with it and killing two criminals, Light is forced to admit that the Death Note is real. After meeting with the previous owner of the Death Note, a Shinigami named Ryuk, Light seeks to become "the God of the new world" by passing his judgment on criminals.

Soon, the number of inexplicable deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization and a mysterious detective known only as "L". L quickly learns that the serial killer, dubbed by the public as "Kira" (derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "Killer"), is located in Japan. L also concludes that Kira can kill people without laying a finger on them. Light realizes that L will be his greatest nemesis, and a race to prove mental superiority between the two begins.

The anime has only been aired in japan as far as i know.

[Dante]

Death note is cool but overrated imo.

[Cintaria]

I've removed the links...

That sounds like a kick-ass anime
Are the movies any good? I might check out the HMV/play.com/etc websites to see if I can find a copy

[Sabretooth]

Its average. The animation is amazing but I didnt really find it that enjoyable, Got bored quite a few times.

It also has a huge faux-emo-core following in Japan, Its their version of Nightmate Before Christmas.


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[Arcanine]

death note is ok good story line and a good idea but there is better out there tbh

[Angelic Gabriel]

Manga Owns the Anime into 39854935984584358 little dust particles

[Tesl]

This is the only Anime I've ever watched much of, I rate it highly. The second half isn't nearly as good as the first half though, unfortunately.