Oh wow.
This show.
The story
It was pretty much the same deal as season 1. Long story short, over the first season, the formula was nice, as it wasn't something I'd seen before. I'd seen gore, but not really in this much of a gruesome, war-like setting.
Don't get me wrong I love me some gore, but over the season I still want meaningful story. Luckily, there was story, but it was very distinctly in two unfairly similar arcs. These two arcs in turn are carbon copies of season 1. The result? It's really hard to enjoy and connect with characters when they're in a constant state of
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Aug 19, 2012
Death Note
(Anime)
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Death Note is a recognisable anime and deservingly so given its unique but not completely off the planet weird storyline.
Death Note revolves around a Death Note, a notebook with which the user can kill by merely writing a person's name in it whilst picturing the person. When Light Yagami, a high school student, discovers a Death Note belonging to a Shinigami, he sets about a quest to cleanse the world of evil. However, there are many who attempt to bring "Kira" to justice, namely the enigmatic L. The anime's strength lies in its unique weird characters. Light, seemingly the most sane of the bunch is arguably ... |