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haynoelle96 's review for:
Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1
by Tsugumi Ohba
Weirdly enough, I was expecting to like this manga a lot more than I did. I know a lot of people enjoy this series and it's one of the classics so I assumed I would at least mildly enjoy it, but that, unfortunately, was not the case.
One of the things that this manga has going for it is the question of morality that this brings up consistently and constantly. Light has this book where he can kill anyone as long as he writes their name down. He uses it to kill the criminals that he sees in the news, but is that really okay? Is that morally okay to kill people, even if they're bad?? Is it Light's job to get rid of the dangerous people around the world if he has the means to do it? This is what this manga brings into question.
I guess this manga didn't really draw me in like I expected it to. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the Shinigami and Light's interactions. The banter was actually very entertaining, but that doesn't make up for the fact that this manga was just boring. And I hate to say that, but this just wasn't to my taste.
There was also a case of blatant sexism and misogynism and it was not even challenged AT ALL. It was just accepted and/or let go. So that was also annoying. The way this manga talks about women is a little dated and offensive.
I really wanted to like Death Note, but I just think this classic manga series wasn't for me. I won't be continuing with the rest of the series.
One of the things that this manga has going for it is the question of morality that this brings up consistently and constantly. Light has this book where he can kill anyone as long as he writes their name down. He uses it to kill the criminals that he sees in the news, but is that really okay? Is that morally okay to kill people, even if they're bad?? Is it Light's job to get rid of the dangerous people around the world if he has the means to do it? This is what this manga brings into question.
I guess this manga didn't really draw me in like I expected it to. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the Shinigami and Light's interactions. The banter was actually very entertaining, but that doesn't make up for the fact that this manga was just boring. And I hate to say that, but this just wasn't to my taste.
There was also a case of blatant sexism and misogynism and it was not even challenged AT ALL. It was just accepted and/or let go. So that was also annoying. The way this manga talks about women is a little dated and offensive.
I really wanted to like Death Note, but I just think this classic manga series wasn't for me. I won't be continuing with the rest of the series.