Death Note, at first, sounded like a very generic title to me, with those twists you can foresee without a problem. But after reading the User reviews on IMDb, I tried some episodes of it, and believe me, it got me hooked.

The mystery and suspense in Death Note are par Sherlock Holmes. You can't predict what will happen in the next episodes, and you want more! I almost saw it Back-to-back and finished the whole series in something like a week. Ligh Yagami, the Protagonist, is a genius, and surprises you at every turn, while 'L', the Protagonist, is as every bit genius as light. So, here you see a Clash of minds rather than Swords or guns or anything else, and believe me, it is better than those. So, see it for yourself, and you'll come to know what an anime should be like.