In October, I finished watching the anime for Death Note. I had access to the manga, so I wanted to see how faithful it was to the source material.
Light is bored. When he sees a notebook fall from the sky one day, he grabs it, and a whole new world opens up to him. Because it's not an ordinary notebook. It belongs to a Shinigami named Ryuk, a creature from another realm who loves apples. Writing someone's name in the notebook results in that person's death. With it, Light envisions a world with no more evil. But his vision has some flaws, and someone is trying to flush him out. A foe that goes by the name "L."
The anime was very faithful to the manga, so I wasn't surprised by anything that happened in it. I appreciate that they respected the source material, but if you have to choose between one or the other, I'm not sure it makes a difference which one you choose. I really liked the art style in the manga, and some of the covers to the volumes really stood out to me. Other than that, it's probably which time dedication you want to invest in.
There are 12 volumes to Death Note. It's a great story with plenty of twists and turns. I still like Ryuk best, even though his eyes pierced my soul a bit at the end.It's a great chess match that I'd never win, and I highly recommend it. Both the anime and the manga are great. The anime is free to watch on Tubi, so no excuses if you don't want to buy the manga! Good Story, Good Manga!
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| My favorite cover |
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