Ok so Death Note is a huge manga and anime/manga fans who havnt heard of it have got to be living under a rock. Death Note is definitely a must read for all anime and manga fans whether you feel it's your type of story or not. Why do I say this? Well it's because Death Note is so original. It's thrilling, suspenseful and always keeps you well into the story. There's always something going on as the plot leads one thing to another.

What I love about Death Note is how the plot is so well planned. Not even I could think up all of the plans which Light, L and Near plot! It's simply too genius which also makes for it's downfall. The last half of the story is when Near and Mello are introduced into the plot and that's where it kinda starts to get a bit confusing. I do understand what they're all doing but sometimes I need to read things over to get it. Some of the things didn't make sense for me which explains my '9 instead of 10' rating for enjoyment.

The characters were very well thought out. The roles they played, their attitudes and personalities added to the already amazing plot but the character I am most thankful for is Matsuda. I was so glad he was there to bring comic relief and to lighten up the manga! Some of the characters were rather annoying which explains the '9 out of 10' rating and when I said "some of the characters" I was meaning Misa in particular. She's annoying and clingy but at times I did think she was cute and did bring some comic relief. Also Light was pretty creepy in the final chapters.

I remember when I first started reading Death Note. I had heard of it and I only expected myself to read a chapter or two so I could at least understand what it was about. I ended up reading the next 10 chapters on the same night and I thought it was unbelievably awesome! I understood at that moment why Death Note was so popular. Sure Death Note is another story with the good guys and the bad guys but the good guys always win in the end but Death Note is far from cliche. We all know who wins in the end but it's the 'how' which gives it its originality. Overall it was an outstanding manga for me and I'm sure the anime is just as excellent. Death Note deserves the praise it receives.