Unlike the two movies made of "Death Note", this less than 40 episodes long anime series stays very close to the manga. The plot moves almost picture to picture following manga and we are presented the characters the movies lacked, like Mello, Near and Mikami.

The plot is pretty much the same: Light, a young and brilliant Japanese student finds a Death God's note book, which allows him to kill anyone whose name and face he knows. Light starts to use the book to execute criminals all over the world, believing he is creating a better world. After a while he is started to chase by L, a mysterious detective. The third important part of the story is Misa, a pop model with her own death note.

The characters are well played, animation incredible and music perfect. Each episode is thrilling and leaves to want more. Not to mention voice actors are all perfect, especially Light and L (L is played by the same guy who gave his voice to Inuyasha).

Highly recommended, especially if you loved the manga!