I will always find the idea of Death Note extremely fascinating. I remember while I was watching the anime years ago I always questioned myself what would I do if this note comes to me. Will I become a sadistic monster like Kira and try to play the role of a God, killing criminals and erasing all the evil people while searching for world peace?... Who wouldn't though?

When I decided to start this drama, my expectations were slightly low. I've seen the anime and it was absolutely brilliant. But I thought it would be almost impossible to adapt it into a drama and still remain as good as the original. I must say, though, I was absolutely shocked by how good this adaptation is and how true it stayed to the anime/manga. Of course there were some differences and I still prefer the anime, but I wholeheartedly enjoyed the drama version.

Death Note is super SUPER addictive. I'm not exaggerating at all, I binged it one day. Each episode ends with a cliffhanger and it makes you watch more and more. The pacing was perfect most of the time -- no dragging, no fillers, no useless talking. Everything progressed as smoothly as it could be. The main thing that I didn't like here is the same thing I didn't like in the anime - the plot after Near's appearance. In the drama Near appeared earlier, but I hated when he/she (what???) became an important part of the story. Then (after episode 9) the drama kind of slowed down a bit which was disappointing. However, the ending was brilliant.

Now, let's get into the characters because there's no point it talking about the plot anymore, since the idea is not original in the first place. Of course it was executed brilliantly, but Death Note has some very cool characters that deserve some attention.

Yagami Light will always be one of the most complex characters I've ever seen. You know, in the anime, he was one hell of a insane person. He was very sadistic and vicious and it might be hard to like him and connect to his character. (well, I was always team Kira so... xD) Here though, his motives were somehow easier to understand and you could connect to his character better. Of course, he was still a bit insane, but didn't really show his insanity till the end.

I liked L, too, but I couldn't fully connect with his character. Was it Kento's performance or was it the way the character was written, I don't know. I also wish they showed more scenes between him and Yagami, since they were very entertaining to watch (for example the tennis game!!). Maybe this has something to do with the lenght of the drama, but I still believe they could have developed their ''relationship'' more.

My favourite character is Ryuk. He is just a whole mood. I love him so so so much. And I'm just so glad that they didn't change his character.

Kubota is absolutely PERFECT as Yagami Light/Kira. His expressions were so on point, his agony, his anger, his sadness -- everything was perfectly shown. Light is a very difficult character to portray but he did a flawless job. He just keeps surprising me, he always manages to become one with his characters and sometimes you don't even realize that he's acting.
Yamazaki Kento... I don't know, I think he was a bit too cute? Lmao, this is not a bad thing of course, but his image doesn't really suit a character like L and he was a bit unconvincing at times. Still, I think he did a decent job.
I didn't like the actress who played Near. I cringed at her scenes soooooooo many times, it's insane. The actress who played Misa did better than her.

Okay, this review is getting way too long, so let me just wrap it up. I recommend Death Note to everyone, I believe you all would enjoy it no matter if you've already seen the anime or read the manga. It's very addicting and unique.