the shinigami was right
Okay, here it comes: my contribution to the already polluted conversations about Death Note (the anime/manga series). A few things first though: There are so many spoilers ahead. I hold nothing back. I recently realized that I am in fact...a fanatic. But a strange kind of fanatic. I don't have any posters, spirit wear, nor do I have a Death Note notebook of my own. However, I spend waaaaay too much time thinking about this story. I have watched the series multiple times and have read reviews, posts, musings, appraisals, and critiques. I listen to the musical (it's awful by the way, but the words are significant). I have analyzed (and overanalyzed) the story and consulted several people about its moral dilemmas. Of course, there are a couple ways in which my Death Note education lacks: One, I haven't read the manga (I know, this is a big one, but I want to read it in Japanese! So I have to finish learning Japanese...) and two, I haven't watched the Netflix live a...