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Death Note
DEATH NOTE • DEATH NOTE
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Synopsis & Plot Summary
Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a Death Note, Light receives power over life and death with the stroke of a pen. Determined to use this dark gift for the best, Light sets out to rid the world of evil… namely, the people he believes to be evil. Should anyone hold such power? The consequences of Light’s actions will set the world ablaze. (Source: VIZ Media)
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img220(https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/death-note-680.jpg) After writing my first review, I figured I needed to move on and review an anime that I felt was extremely important to the industry. Death Note not only felt like the right choice for this, but I feel that it is an ani...
No Spoilers ahead! When you first pick Death Note up, it sort of instantly draws you in with swift storytelling and fast but not confusing introductions of how the Death Note works, and the setting/ordinary life of the characters. The dynamics between Light and L are very entertaining to watch, it ...
Death note is easily one of the greatest anime ever made A)The Premise: The plot is deceptively simple. Light Yagami, a brilliant but bored high school student, stumbles upon a Death Note, a Shinigami (death god)'s weapon dropped into the human world. Its rules are straightforward: any human whose ...