Death Note Anime Review

     In Japanese, anime, a term derived from the English word animation, describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Outside of Japan, anime refers specifically to animation produced in Japan, or to its common style, which has since been adopted by a minority of works produced in other countries.

    Let's start with one of the most popular anime inside and outside Japan that is "Death Note".

Category: TV Series, Mystery, Police, Psychological, Supernatural, Thriller.

Episode:-37

Created by- Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata.

    This story revolves around a 17-year-old boy Light Yagami (A villain protagonist)* who lives in Japan and is bored from his life. One day he found a book named "Death Note", according to which the person who's name is written in the book will die in the next 40 seconds.

    Due to certain circumstances, he uses the  Death Note. And soon he realises that this Death Note could be used to create an ideal world by eliminating all evil by writing their name in Death Note. Later on in the story, he will be given the name "Kira"(derived from the English word Killer, who give justice to all evil).

    Then enters the second main character of the story " L". Who is known as the world's best detective. He tries to catch Light Yagami as he thinks what Kira is doing is not justice but a pure crime.

    The show raises a lot of moral questions about justice, capital punishment and vigilantism in a very plausible manner. Instead of giving us a clearly defined hero, the anime gives us a rather complex protagonist we might even have trouble rooting for at times. It's a first-rate thriller, and a powerful character study at the same time. Throughout the 37 episodes, the show gives you to edge of the seat suspense and intriguing twists, as a result of which it becomes very addictive and hard to stop watching. Although some of you may feel after the first half the story is being dragged, trust me the endings well-planned and presented. Action scenes, although present only in a few episodes, are done well and the dialogue is intelligent. And yes, the soundtrack elevates this show to a whole new level of excitement. I couldn't help but listen to the intro music every time I picked up to continue watching the show.

    No doubt this anime has been such a success with the viewers and has left a memorable impact. To anime fans who enjoy crime thrillers with a supernatural twist, this is recommended, but adults who enjoy live-action shows dealing with similar topics can watch it as well because it's only the format of the show that's animated. The story is very well mature and intelligent enough to be enjoyed by someone who doesn't even watch the animation in general.

- Anuj Kumar