
Death Note is a manga series, written by Tetsugumi Obha, serialized in the shonen anime magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump. If my readers have not at least heard of Death Note, then I'll provide a brief history. Such is the message of Tetsugumi Obha's Death Note. Yet not every message works.Įspecially when said "message" is morally repugnant, insulting to human dignity, and hateful. Anime is insistent upon delivering some kind of message, a characteristic that I wholeheartedly endorse. With most American animation, intention rarely goes beyond cheap humor or action. But, if the shows I've seen are representative of most anime, Japan seems to ascribe a certain ethos to anime that ends up complicating matters, to say the least. It's not for lack of good animation goodness gracious, even the very worst anime puts most American cartoons to shame as far as animation is concerned. Granted, I haven't seen Cowboy Bebop yet, but that's for another time. I can safely say that I've never seen an anime series that I can 100% recommend to anyone and everyone.
