I'm going to get the negatives out of the way, which there are few of... I think that there was a couple episodes round the middle of the show that fell a bit flat, they where needed to build the story and further improve the plot but they were a bit stale. That and I wish there was more about the shinigami, they had a lot of focus at the beginning but were forgotten about towards the end. Alright there is a very long list of positives but I'm not going to mention all because there just is way too many. For starters I believe this has the best beginning to any show ever created, I was instantly hooked and got the overall feel for the story and characters. The idea behind it is so well thought out, nothing such as this has ever really been put into film. The characters are all great, especially L and Light, they have such an opposite personality but are so similar in the fact that they are incredibly smart...and it is those smarts that makes the show so incredibly tense all the time and lead to major moments that left me absolutely baffled. The tone was very serious as well which fit the story and the aesthetic of the show, but some things such as the character Misa try to be a little light hearted and maybe funny, I don't believe it works that well but she is a good overall character as she is the complete opposite of every one else but is still quite capable. I feel like I gained a couple brain cells when watching this, it's that high IQ...i recommend you watch this if you haven't already...9/10 no doubt