Death Note: Director's Cut (spoilers)

[Akiyama]

I thought this was pretty funny. Presents for the emo.

“I'm 15 and nobody understands me!”

You know the type; too much black eyeliner, a wardrobe of black clothing purchased almost exclusively at Hot Topic, a music collection chock full of Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional and Hawthorne Heights (while keeping their DVD of High School Musical in the closet). Maybe they're a little antisocial – going out of their way to talk about the “sheeple”, writing angry notes in the margins of their textbooks, watching and re-watching Edward Scissorhands, and endlessly complaining that nobody understands their angst and pain.

The Gift

What better way to brighten up a misanthropic teenager's dreary day than with the first volume of Death Note? Everyone knows the story by now – bored, misguided teenage genius Light finds a notebook that comes with a handy-dandy Death God named Ryuk that follows whatever murderous orders Light jots down in its pages. First order of business? Start slaughtering criminals in an attempt to remake the world in your own image! While most people over the age of 18 or so see Light for the twisted, bloodthirsty villain he is, teenagers with a chip on their shoulder and a grudge against the world for not “getting” them will see him as a beloved anti-hero. To sweeten the deal, this special edition comes a little Ryuk of its own! If you're worried that this series will only fuel your downbeat friend's revenge fantasies, don't be – only when they start carrying around a replica Death Note and strike up conversations with little Ryuk about bringing the gym teacher down should you get concerned.

[Vail]

I just finished watching the anime. I was pretty impressed all the way through and liked the ending.

Nothing beats a classic tragedy (the everyone/nearly everyone dies story- serious story)

I can't understand why everyone doesn't like the Near/Mello arc, I found it enjoyable and it was easy to follow that Near was putting more thought into his actions then what was visually shown.

I rather liked that in the end L's promise came true (that Kira would be stopped) even if it wasn't from his hands it's feels almost like L knew what would happen all along.

I assume the manga covers alot more of the development of characters including the only slightly shown ways of Light treating Misa poorly. (can someone who's read the manga confirm this for me?)

I don't feel much sympathy towards Light's ways considering how he lies and betrays so many people close to him. None the less, this view point and his encounters with his opponents makes for one interesting show~