Death Note

This show is a fantastic exploration of morality and justice. While the main character means well, the combination of his being a sociopath and having a god complex makes him out to be a really interesting character. The show does get a little less interesting near the end, but saying why is a massive spoiler. The show also deals with the concept of suicide a little bit, which might be too dark for younger kids.

There is not much violence with most deaths being caused by heart attack. The main character is incredibly smart and is really cool as a detective. My son adores L because of how good a detective he was.

I generally think the age rating should be lowered to just teen because its really not that scary and a great story.

I absolutely love this anime!! The age rating for this show is depending on when parents think so, I watched this when I was 10 and I was not scared whatsoever. There is sexual assault in the first episode so if you think you should watch it with ( if you're a kid ) a parent. The point of the show is that a brilliant high school student (Light Yagami) finds a magic notebook that gives him the power to kill anyone whose name and face he has. He kills 1000ish people, ( you don't see anything. ) And a god of Death (shinigami) comes and watches him. In the second episode, the world's most famous detective (L) spends his time defeating the high school student ( known now through the world as Kira ) at mind games

Death note is great for children to understand the real world they live in. This also gives plenty of education and messages and is a beautiful show because of all the logic and thinking. This is an amazing show for anyone, entertaining and fun.

Really good tv show It has some violance too much smoking

This is definitely not a show for children under 13. That being said, this is my favorite show of all time. Both the sub and dub are stellar, and while the animation isn’t the flashiest, the plot more than makes up for it. This show has many layers, the plot is very complex, so please don’t hate on the show just because you didn’t understand it, because it takes a sharp mind to understand. I want to keep this brief, but I could talk about this show for hours. Do yourself a favor, sit down, and watch it without your phone in front of your face. Really pay attention to it, or you’ll miss important details. People start to dislike the show when it takes a tone shift after episode 25, but don’t let that dissuade you from watching it. Just don’t hate on the show because you expected it to be all sunshine and rainbows and no character deaths.

Hands down Death Note is one of the best animes. The plot is so beautifully constructed and keeps the viewers on their toes. I found it really enjoyable that both Light Yagami (Kira) and L (Japans top detective) were incredibly smart and able to outwit eachother determined to win against the other. Light thinks that by killing criminals and the people who stand in his way, he will be able to create a new world who he will serve as their god. L thinks that Kira is a malicious person with a childish concept of right and wrong. L tries to catch Kira while Light tries to prove his innocence all while working with the investigation team and maintaining his anonymous identity as Kira. I'm rating this 13+ because of the suggestive themes that occur thoughout the anime and the level of comprehension the reader might need to actually enjoy the plot. Overall it's an amazing anime with a concept of death with positive and negative takes on it.