[Anime] Death Note

So far I'm in the 60s and desperately trying to finish the manga. I didn't know it ended at 108.

You can find the rest of DN on http://www.narutocommunity.net/manga/files.php?cat=22

You've got to register but who cares, it's there.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Okay, I finally just sat down and read through it all, although...

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After L's death, I just really wanted the series to just end. The arc with Mello and near were needlessly tedious to read through. It was almost as if I was reading The Scarlet Letter or something, simply put, excessively wordy. Everything needed around 50 pages of explanation, then you can see the story progress. It's like, oh, let's read the mind game between Near and Kira! YAY.

I just wanted them to get Raito and just end it all. And Raito just pissed me off, the crazy SOB. I got pissed when the original L died as well, but eh, had to happen. Overall, I really, REALLY did not want Raito to live after he just killed his father like that.

Overall, in my opinion the series is good, but the steam really died down after

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L's death.

Again, too many loose ends and plot holes, although I can't remember the bulk of what I thought of while reading, some things came to mind like

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That FBI dude's girlfriend from like the first ten chapters. Whoops, she's gone!

Obata's artistry has amazed me to no end, and I especially loved it being put in a lighter use, like Hikaru No Go (only 189 chapters, darn!). If you loved this mangaka, consider reading Hikaru no Go, which is still one of my favorite mangas out there.

Double Post:
Oh yeah one more thing I forgot to add after my mini rant on DN:

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Did anyone else think that the author was making it sound like an anti-Christian propaganda? Well, not exactly, but what made me feel like it was is when Raito was dying and Ryuuku told him there is no such thing as a heaven or hell, there is only nothingness. But, many of these beliefs are shared in Asian countries as is, such as Buddhism that also does not believe in a definite heaven or hell. Also pointing out that there cannot be one complete divine judge, like Kira's opinion is no better than Near's.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I wouldn't go so far as to claim it as the best shounen manga - the title can easily go towards more lengthy tomes, like Rurouni Kenshin (also an excellent manga!) for example. I felt like a quarter to a third of DN was just tedious, but a good story nonetheless.

soulsteelgray, thanks for the info. I must've forgotten when reading so much text. :P

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Ryuu looks pretty CG-ed, but still, I like it.

L... he's just so bad ass. And hot. Love how they recaptured that looking up glare of his.

Wish there were subs.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

The director vids are okay. Can't really tell much without any subs. I bet the guy who plays L is having a blast. He gets to do all of his weird mannerisms.

I was speaking idiomatically.

What I don't understand is why L can't be voiced by a guy? I wasn't impressed by Edward Elric because there were times when it seemed quite forced.

So far from that scan the art seems to follow the mangaka's pretty well (unlike in Hikaru no Go), which is good. Obata is probably one of the best mangaka's I've seen.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?