DEATH NOTE | Madhouse | 2006
A high school genius finds a supernatural notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it, then engages in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an enigmatic detective.
Death Note is not just a thriller about a genius with a magic notebook. It is a prescient warning about what happens when one person has the power to judge, sentence, and execute without accountability.
Two geniuses, opposed philosophies, one notebook. Why Death Note's cat-and-mouse game remains unmatched.
Utilitarianism, deontology, and divine justice. Death Note is secretly one of the most philosophically rich anime.
The common take is that Death Note declines after L's death. We argue Near and Mello serve a vital purpose.