Death Note

[Nate River]

I liked Code Geass even better.

I have heard that anime is great, but have been reluctant to watch it just in case my death note hopes are too high.

 

[Nicodemus]

It has more fillers, but it is also more interesting philosophically.

 

[Nate River]

I'll try it out, then.

 

[Opal]

I liked Code Geass even better.

I've seen Code Geass paired with Death Note before. Your endorsement helps; I'll give it a chance.

 

[HongDou]

I've seen Code Geass paired with Death Note before. Your endorsement helps; I'll give it a chance.

The thing about Death Note is that I absolutely despised Light (especially once he killed off the character [MENTION=20531]yeghor[/MENTION] mentioned) - my Death Note tag on my Tumblr is even called "light sucks." So my friend who's seen both told me "if you want Death Note but with a more likable protagonist, watch Code Geass."

 

[Riva]

The thing about Death Note is that I absolutely despised Light (especially once he killed off the character [MENTION=20531]yeghor[/MENTION] mentioned) - my Death Note tag on my Tumblr is even called "light sucks." So my friend who's seen both told me "if you want Death Note but with a more likable protagonist, watch Code Geass."

Same thoughts exactly. When Light killed that character I didn't know how to continue to like him/not despise him.

Code Geass is awesome and the music takes your breath away every time - well if you are into animes that is-.

I do complain about writers deciding to take the character into full scale war though. That seemed obviously unnecessary.

 

[Nate River]

Same thoughts exactly. When Light killed that character I didn't know how to continue to like him

The thing is, I never liked Light in the first place. His sense of justice never really made sense to me. Though he did kill off that character, I do like Near as much or even better because of his INTJ personality. (probably because I'm one myself)

 

[HongDou]

The thing is, I never liked Light in the first place. His sense of justice never really made sense to me.

I didn't really either. Him killing that character just sealed the deal for me. Also I was never convinced he was doing what he did out of "justice" - he seemed more focused on becoming "god of the new world" to me.

Though he did kill off that character, I do like Near as much or even better because of his INTJ personality. (probably because I'm one myself)

I appreciate Misa bringing some ExFP-ness to the show too. She was the most relatable for me, as embarrassing as that may be.

 

[Nate River]

I liked Code Geass even better.

Could you tell me where to watch it? I haven't found anywhere but YouTube, and it is very low quality. Online would be nice, and for free would be even better. thanks

 

[Nicodemus]

The thing about Death Note is that I absolutely despised Light (especially once he killed off the character [MENTION=20531]yeghor[/MENTION] mentioned) - my Death Note tag on my Tumblr is even called "light sucks." So my friend who's seen both told me "if you want Death Note but with a more likable protagonist, watch Code Geass."

Light had a mission. He had to eliminate threats. I sided with him through the entire series, even after it had broken down with L's demise.

 

[HongDou]

Light had a mission. He had to eliminate threats. I sided with him through the entire series, even after it had broken down with L's demise.

I didn't really agree with his mission either though.

 

[Flâneuse]

I read the manga a long time ago and was absolutely thrilled...

... until L dies, then I was done with it. I did finish it, but without much enthusiasm.

I had a lot of hope for the series and it had a lot of potential to resolve in a morally complex, heart-wrenching manner that would have made it all worthwhile. But I felt the later half of the series was just reduced to meaningless games that lacked any real depth. Maybe I was just expecting too much

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I've only seen the anime, but I was disappointed when L died much earlier than I'd expected. The interactions and mental battles between Light and L were by far the most compelling parts of the show, and after it ended it seemed like the writers were (unsuccessfully) trying to replace that lost tension. They amped up the action (with Mello) and introduced a bunch of mediocre subplots with a boring central arc instead of one well-developed arc with just a few subplots like in the first 2/3rds of the series. (Though I did like Mikami and his backstory, so that makes it bearable for me.)

I was impressed with the English VAs, with the exception of the one who played Misa.

 

[Riva]

I think chay nailed it when he said that he was more concerned about being the god of the new world than seeking justice.

I think he was initially seeking justice but then somewhere down the line it all changed. Can't remember when it happened.

Also i think the person he handed the death note to - i think he was a journalist - was genuinely seeking justice.

Or was he serving a new lord?

Can't remember.

 

[draon9]

I do not like the 2nd theme it sounds too nu metalishsong but the 1st one is way better