This anime easily tops my list as one of the 10 best anime ever made. The story centers on Light Yagami who is the son of a police officer. He leads a pretty normal life until a god of death drops a notebook on the lawn of his school. He picks it up, takes it home and uses it. From there, he falls into the twisted idea that somehow killing people by using the power of the notebook will make the world better. He comes to believe his own delusion. He goes by the name Kira and even after he crosses the line from what he feels are justifiable killings to killing cops and other innocent people, he never stops believing that he is right.
A special investigator creates a task force to catch him. I found myself siding with Light every time it seemed that 'L', the investigator, got close to catching him. This was my first experience dealing with the psychological twist of rooting for the villain. That probably makes me a little messed up in the head, but I really thought that "Death Note" was a great idea and very well executed. I gave this anime 5 stars. It has been dubbed in English for those of you who don't like to read and watch tv at the same time.
If you can handle a dark story-line, Death Note is a great way to start your exploration of Japanese anime. If you're already a well established fan of this genre and haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
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