I'm very fresh out of water into anime right now ever since the fall and one anime that has always been on my mind was this show. I finally got the time to watch it and just finished it tonight so while the show is still on my mind here are some final thoughts.

The show took me about a month to finish (I'm a college student) so some material I might pass by, and I apologies if so.

Outright I will say that the first 25 episodes are legendary pieces of media, such great entertainment with no flaws what so ever. The story felt so well thought out! Like the creators gave a crap and wanted the viewer to get engaged with everything going on and the characters. It's the one anime where the protagonist does not seem like the hero of the story and yet I didn't hate him but also didn't want him succeeding I was just very intrigued by him and wanted to see how his mind games went between him and L. I was thinking the entire time that this was so well thought out, and I appreciate so much they didn't pull any retconning with the rules they set up. Everything made sense within it's universe and I appreciate it because it doesn't take me out of the experience and even at the end when L dies there's a lot of satisfaction at what I just watched and everything built up to that very moment. If the anime ended there this would be my favorite anime no question.

The mello arc in the anime I hear wasn't that good but If I'm being honest I still enjoyed it to the end I heard the ending in the anime and manga were different so I bought the last volume and read it and It was much more painful and deep seeing Light die. This is by far one of the most entertaining and addictive shows I have EVER seen. There were even a few moments where I caught myself leaning toward the TV in disbelief, jaw on the floor. Story was amazing and the soundtrack was stellar as well. "L" is one of my all time favorite characters in any show out there. 11/10 would recommend to anyone who is willing to give it a try. Its late and wanted to share my thoughts and if someone is reading this and hasn't watched it, you'd be doing yourself a favor by doing so. Just wish there was more of it. One day I kind of hope they remaster this great anime! Kinda like what they are doing with fruit basket, or what Netflix is doing with Evangelion. Seeing this anime a few years from now in a more modern animation might be interesting and also bring a new generation of fans. I recommend you guys read the manga, i'm 8 almost 9 volumes in of 12, and i've loved every bit of it. I'm not even a reader, I used to hate reading. For example, I watched YouTube video tutorials rather than reading instructions.

Sorry for the long read. Thanks for reading this!