Death Note
Just finished watching "Death Note - The Complete Series" released by VIZ Media.
Now I'm about to make a confession that will probably utterly shock Zack and Barry - when Death Note first started airing on Adult Swim late on Saturday evenings, I didn't get the opportunity to watch the complete series from start to finish. So when I noticed that "Death Note - The Complete Series" was on sale at Best Buy for $19.95 and that I had a couple of $5 off certificates, I thought why not? For those who came in late, while I do have a 3D television, I do not subscribe to cable or any of the streaming services. If I'm interested in watching a television show and/or movie, I'll bet a blue-ray or regular DVD and watch it. I get my news free from the Internet from what I consider to be established, reputable news outlets.
"Death Note - The Complete Series" is based on the original manga series and centers around high school senior Light Yagami, a bored genius, who stumbles upon Ryuk - an equally bored Shinigami's - a God of Death's - Death Note, which is essentially a book that allows mortals and gods to write a person's name down, and when that happens, that person dies within 40 seconds of a heart attack.
At first Light thinks the Death Note is a joke, until he uses it in an attempt to save school children from an armed terrorist who has taken them hostage in their school. Light decides that with the power of the Death Note that he will become the God of the New World where is the God of Justice - in other words, a serial killer with the supernatural means to kill criminals and anyone else he sees as a threat to himself and his vision of a perfect world without crime.
Enter the mysterious "L" - a master detective who has tracked down the mysterious killer of criminals to Japan, and who soon narrows his list of suspects down to Light. What follows is an engaging cat-and-mouse game as Light and "L" match wits to unmask each other in a fight to the bitter end.
A thoroughly engrossing anime.
Strongly Recommended.
Four Stars because of deviations from the original manga.
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Note-ani...
Now I'm about to make a confession that will probably utterly shock Zack and Barry - when Death Note first started airing on Adult Swim late on Saturday evenings, I didn't get the opportunity to watch the complete series from start to finish. So when I noticed that "Death Note - The Complete Series" was on sale at Best Buy for $19.95 and that I had a couple of $5 off certificates, I thought why not? For those who came in late, while I do have a 3D television, I do not subscribe to cable or any of the streaming services. If I'm interested in watching a television show and/or movie, I'll bet a blue-ray or regular DVD and watch it. I get my news free from the Internet from what I consider to be established, reputable news outlets.
"Death Note - The Complete Series" is based on the original manga series and centers around high school senior Light Yagami, a bored genius, who stumbles upon Ryuk - an equally bored Shinigami's - a God of Death's - Death Note, which is essentially a book that allows mortals and gods to write a person's name down, and when that happens, that person dies within 40 seconds of a heart attack.
At first Light thinks the Death Note is a joke, until he uses it in an attempt to save school children from an armed terrorist who has taken them hostage in their school. Light decides that with the power of the Death Note that he will become the God of the New World where is the God of Justice - in other words, a serial killer with the supernatural means to kill criminals and anyone else he sees as a threat to himself and his vision of a perfect world without crime.
Enter the mysterious "L" - a master detective who has tracked down the mysterious killer of criminals to Japan, and who soon narrows his list of suspects down to Light. What follows is an engaging cat-and-mouse game as Light and "L" match wits to unmask each other in a fight to the bitter end.
A thoroughly engrossing anime.
Strongly Recommended.
Four Stars because of deviations from the original manga.
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Note-ani...
No comments have been added yet.
