a simple premise taken to epic scale. the death note itself — a notebook which kills anyone whose name is written in it — is easily understandable and incredibly powerful. it’s a pocketable, silent, remote killing device, and nobody is aware of its existence — they only see its effects
… so when a mass murderer gets his hands on it, how the hell do detectives attempt track him down? zero bullshit. this story is TIGHT, both in its runtime and devotion to realism under its one suspension of disbelief. arguably the greatest cat and mouse game of all time
easy to see why this is so many people’s favorite anime
hearing “i’ve won!” after light gets the note from higuchi is one of my favorite on screen moments ever. i still listen to death image, near’s theme, light’s theme, and L’s theme (in that order) regularly
a simple premise taken to epic scale. the death note itself — a notebook which kills anyone whose name is written in it — is easily understandable and incredibly powerful. it’s a pocketable, silent, remote killing device, and nobody is aware of its existence — they only see its effects
… so when a mass murderer gets his hands on it, how the hell do detectives attempt track him down? zero bullshit. this story is TIGHT, both in its runtime and devotion to realism under its one suspension of disbelief. arguably the greatest cat and mouse game of all time
easy to see why this is so many people’s favorite anime
hearing “i’ve won!” after light gets the note from higuchi is one of my favorite on screen moments ever. i still listen to death image, near’s theme, light’s theme, and L’s theme (in that order) regularly
