Death Note- The Gateway to Anime World

In a world where justice is subjective and power corrupts absolutely, “Death Note” poses a chilling question: what happens when one man is given the power to play judge, jury, and executioner? 

Light Yagami- Death Note (Illustration by the most talented @i_am_skiller)

About Death Note

Death Note is practically the gateway to the anime world. I watched death note in 2020 when the pandemic hit. 

Picture a bored reaper named Ryuk, stuck in a realm of infinite existence with nothing to do but twiddle his bony thumbs. He’s so “bored as hell” that even watching paint dry would be a welcome distraction. But luckily for him (and unluckily for everyone else), Ryuk finds himself in a situation where he steals the death note of another Shinigami named Shidou. And suddenly, the shinigami’s boredom is cured as he concocts a clever set of rules for how the notebook works and drops it into the world of the living.

Enter Light Yagami, a brilliant but bored student who discovers the Death Note and becomes instantly fascinated by its power. He tests it out on a criminal holding hostage at a school and bam! The guy drops dead from a heart attack, confirmed by the media. But Light doesn’t stop there. Oh no, he goes on a five-day killing spree that makes him feel like a god. Talk about a God complex!

As Light’s body count rises and the world reels in terror, a master detective named L enters the fray. He’s determined to catch the elusive Kira (as Light is now known) and put an end to his reign of terror. But Kira is cunning and intelligent, and the tug-of-war between the two becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse. At one point, L even puts a decoy on the news with his name, and Light falls right into his trap.

But Kira isn’t done yet. He’ll stop at nothing to continue his killing spree, even if it means manipulating others and his own father. And as the body count rises, the story becomes a diabolical tale of a teenager who gains the power of life and death, only to lose his own sanity in the process.

So, does Light have a God complex? That’s for you to decide. But one thing’s for sure: “Death Note” is a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.