The Death Note Opening (2)

  This is the second opening to Death Note, a psychological/supernatural thriller anime (originally a manga) that I have watched many times. I couldn't find the first opening on youtube, but this one is just as good. The anime itself is to do with a young japanese student called Light Yagami who stumbles across a Shinigami's (Death God's) Death Note, a notebook with which you can kill a person if you write their name within it while thinking of their face. He decides to try and become 'the God of the new world' and kill all the criminals in the world. Predictably, the world's police force including the greatest mind in criminal investigation decide to stop Light (or 'Kira' as the name he adopts, derived from the english of 'Killer"). The greatest mind being a man known only by 'L'.

  The anime is fairly slow paced as it introduces characters and lengthens the chase and capture of Kira, spread over 37 episodes. Quite a contrast to the fast paced and hectic opening theme. In my opinion this is effective as it represents the psychological test undertaken by Light and L, as their obsession with the case manifests and becomes more dangerous. Evidently this anime is more psychologically violent as oppose to physically or graphically.

  This is one of my favourite japanese animes (as watching them is a hobby of mine) of all time and have re-watched it and watched the live action film versions. I also have the two openings and endings on my iPod..