Death Note's most famous and probably its best element is its hatmosphere. It has a very dark and gritty hatmosphere that is rarely interrupted. The characters are great and well developed. The plot evolves in a great way untill episode 27. Up untill that point the twists are great, the hatmosphere too and everything made sense but at episode 27 things start to get very messy and they start to make a lot less sense. After that, the character developement, the writting quality and all minor details become a lot less good. The ending itself was great too but the way they get there is messy.

Overall, its a good anime with some great twists, a good hatmosphere and a lot of great moments.