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When I first began to read Death Note, I had been under the impression that Light Yagami was not only the protagonist but the hero and I had only heard rumors of who the mysterious L was and what exact role he played, I had been uninterested at the time.  I quickly learned I had been wrong in having my blind belief in Light, after he began building himself up to be not so much the story’s antagonist, but a strange sort of anti-hero.  His complicated nature blurs the lines of good and evil in Death Note, as Light truly and positively believes that what he is doing is for the greater good of mankind, while L believes the opposite, the two acting as the story’s antagonist in the view of the other boy.

I believe this manga, in terms of storytelling, is probably one of the best I’ve ever read.  The suspense has never let up and I care greatly for the well being of all the cast, even Light, though I certainly feel conflicted in my affections for him, which I feel is what Tsugumi Ohba strived for.  After all, what good is a main character, whether it be a hero or villain, if you cannot understand and accept why they make particular choices and take certain actions.  As a reader, I understand why Light uses the Death Note, he is so consumed by what is righteous that he is willing to kill those that cause pain and suffering to others, in order to make the world safe for the innocent souls that reside there.  However, I also understand why L is so single-mindedly tracking ‘Kira.’  Not only is it a case that tests his intelligence and willpower, but the simple fact of the matter is, Kira, aka Light, is killing people and who is he to decide who lives and dies?

Particular events in the manga made me truly despise Light, and I had thought, finally!  I’ve written him off, now I don’t care about him, just L and the detectives, but that emotion was short lived.  I couldn’t stop thinking about Light, even if he had proved himself to be a scheming, dangerous man who uses others.  He did those things because in his own bizarre way, he is trying to save the world and that in itself is such a glorious goal that you can’t help but want him to succeed.

This give and take of conflicting thoughts I feel is imperative to a suspense/mystery novel or manga.  The reader should always feel as uncomfortable as the characters and reading Death Note has certainly made me squirm while turning the pages.  I enjoy reading manga in large volumes at a time, easily busting through ten or fifteen Naruto chapters in a sitting but Death Note is so deep and interwoven that I can maybe handle five chapters before I need to do something else because the story has put me so on edge.

To Tsugumi Ohba, I applaud him for creating a character that no matter what he may do, I still read it as both good and evil.  This duality of Light Yagami was successful from beginning to end and that is a rarity in any form of storytelling.