It's hard to believe how well this was put together at times. I'd say the first 10 episodes are definitely the best, after that the story line has reached a point where it's less exciting. That doesn't mean the rest of it is bad though, not at all. One thing that striked me is that there were often tensions moments when Light get's interrogated. Ever time when it seems like he's getting caught he comes up with another waterproof lie/alibi to trow off any suspicion. Which is what I meant by the first sentence. I actually got a Death Note book as a gift after I finished the series :)

ahahahahahahh i've watched death note like 8 times at least by now. i am so sane about death note (definitely is not my special interest whatsoever) anyone who dropped it after episode 25 or just hated it after episode 25 fuck you and you literally don't even deserve to see those 12 episodes. literally the best character was only introduced episode 31 and also near and mello were some bomb-ass characters. and no near is not a rip-off of L. literally some of the best scenes of death note were after episode 25. out of like the 6 somewhat important female characters (excluding shinigamis), only 3 of them i could actually tolerate. misa and takada were just plain annoying, literally their only personality trait was that they loved Light (understandable since he is quite the good-looking man) . sayu and sachiko weren't ever explored as characters and very forgettable. Naomi misora died way to soon and i would have liked her to have been more invovled but that would most likely make it easier for when the task force actually catches light as kira. halle lidner and wedy were both actually wonderful female characters and were useful and not annoying and irritating like some of the other characters. [spoiler] the idea of gods of death and death notes was very interesting. since using the death note meant all you needed was a name and face and didnt have to be present for the murder made it easy to use. the shinigami eye deal was also interesting because like higuchi made the deal when he was soon to be caught and needed a escape. the shingamis were fun, like ryuk and how he was laughing everytime naomi misora said her name since he knew it was a fake and light didn't and how rem killed L and watari because of her love for misa and also when sidoh helped out mello and the mafia for a chance to get his notebook back. [/spoiler] it was very good overall and i recommend. it was my first anime and was an introduction to anime for me so i highly recommend if you wanna start getting into anime. 10/10 i love death note

This anime best for beginners to start watching anime.

Solid plot mini anime series well worth the fuzz around it and easy top 5.