This is one of the best shows ever made! And it happens to be my favorite!
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Light (or Raito) Yagami (17 years old) is an ace student in Japan. In fact he is one of the leading students in the nation (with top scores). However this brilliant and popular student, who seems so cheerful and happy on the outside, is actually bored out of his mind. Of course, that all changes when he finds the Death Note. Light is no ordinary teenager, he has what he believes to be a strong sense of justice. The Death Note, is a notebook dropped by a Shinigami (Japanese for god of death, or death god). There are rules of how to use it which are already written
out, in English. The main rules are, whoever\'s name is written in the notebook, shall die; and that if a cause of death is not specified within 40 seconds, the person whose name was written in the notebook, shall die of a heart attack. After testing the Death Note, to find that
it really works, he feels that it is his moral duty to purge the world of all of its evil. As for the Shinigami, whose name is Ryuk (or Ryuuku), he claims to have dropped the notebook in the human world purposely, only because he was bored. Light chooses the method of killing off all of his victims by a heart attack. It may seem like a
noble goal, but the police don't think so. Before you know it, this has become a giant controversy, and the whole world is talking about Kira (derived from the English word, "Killer"). During an Interpol meeting on the matter, a representative of a legendary detective steps
in. This detective is known world wide, as L (for he has never revealed his true name or identity to anyone in the general public or media. In fact, there are only a handful of people in the entire world who know who he is (which is learned only much later in the storyline). L only gets involved with cases that interest them, which are usually the ones that no one is able to solve, and this case happens to be one of them. Through his brilliant methods of deduction, he is somehow able to find out that Kira (Light) can kill by irregular means (this method is shown in the second episode). And Now a major battle of the wits has started. It has now come down to a game of cat and mouse. Both are hunting each other down, to find out each other's identities. In the end, there will be a winner, as well as a loser. And the loser, will die. Who will prove to be Mentally superior....L, or Kira? This show airs on Wednesdays on Nippon TV, in Japan.
Overall, this is a great series. It is an anime (Japanese animation) which is based off of a 12 volume manga (comic) series. So far the show has only been aired in Japan, however it is a show worth adding none the less. Although the show has not been licensed in any other country other than Japan, yet, the manga has been licensed in several different countries, including the United States. It has achieved much popularity world wide, especially in Japan. There are many fans of the original manga series, and the show sticks very close toe the manga. Accoording
to Wikipedia, the show is supposed to have a total of 37 episodes. However only 9 episodes have aired so far, so there is no way of knowing for sure yet how many episodes there will be (considering that Wikipedia is not always accurate). Why I reccomend this show is because it is an
original, fast paced, thought provoking story. It really gets people to question the morality of what Kira (Light) is doing, as well as their own. The story is thought out brilliantly, and the events in the story line are clever, and have been perfectly planned out. Considering its
popularity, it shouldn't be too long until Death Note is licensed in other countries, inluding the United States.(Also, although this show is animated, it is not for children).
To sum it all up, I strongly reccomend this series to anyone who loves mind-bending situations, and anime, with huge plot twists!moreless
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