Editing Death Note (section)

===Anime===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|100|8.5|14|''Death Note'' is an exceptional anime that poses profound questions about justice and murder, all while delivering a supremely satisfying tale of tactical one-upmanship between a detective and killer.|ref=yes|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=death_note|type=tv|title=Death Note|season=1<!--required parameter-->|access-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025165407/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/death_note/s01|archive-date=October 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

The anime was commended with Tom S. Pepirium of [[IGN]] saying that ''Death Note''{{'}}s "heavy serialized nature" is what "makes the show so engaging and discussion worthy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/836/836387p1.html|title=Death Note: "Tactics" Review|last=Pepirium|first=Tom S.|date=November 19, 2007|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=June 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121162826/http://tv.ign.com/articles/836/836387p1.html|archive-date=November 21, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Pepirium, saying that translating ''Death Note'' is "no small task", stated that Stephen Hedley created an English dub with "nothing clunky". He added that Karl Willems, director of the dub, assembled a "stunning voice cast of professionals" with a "solid tone minus some of the cheesy yelling and screaming of other dubs".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/855/855426p1.html|title=Death Note: "Ally" Review|last=Pepirium|first=Tom S.|date=February 27, 2008|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=June 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302082715/http://tv.ign.com/articles/855/855426p1.html|archive-date=March 2, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> On the [[NPR]] show ''[[Fresh Air]]'', John Powers said that ''Death Note'' is "at least as addictive as a show like ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89999028|title=Killer Penmanship in 'Death Note'|last=Powers|first=John|date=April 28, 2008|publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=June 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526133004/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89999028|archive-date=May 26, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]'' wrote: {{Blockquote|text=Running over thirty-seven 20 minutes episodes, the anime sticks much closer to the manga so takes a far more languid approach to storytelling, better fleshing out the fantastic characters of Light and his nemesis, L. Light in particular is one of the most layered characters to appear in anime in a long time.<ref>{{cite journal|date=March 2008|title=Death Note: Volume 1|journal=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]|publisher=[[Next Media]]|issue=173|page=79|issn=1320-7458}}</ref>}} Jacob Hope Chapman from ''[[Anime News Network]]'' praised Teru Mikami's role as bloody and flashy and even better than that of Near, Mello, and Misa.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/death-note-relight/dvd-2|title=Death Note Relight 2|last=Chapman|first=Jacob Hope|date=January 30, 2010|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919102127/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/death-note-relight/dvd-2|archive-date=September 19, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Daily Telegraph|''The Daily Telegraph'']]'s Henry St. Leger wrote, "What starts as a moral fable about the corruption of power becomes a slow-burning game of cat-and-mouse as Light is chased down by the world's greatest detective. Some droning voice acting leadens what is otherwise a brilliantly terse noir."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Leger|first=Henry St|date=May 10, 2016|title=The 5 best anime series to stream online|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/on-demand/2016/05/10/the-5-best-anime-series-to-stream-online/|access-date=February 12, 2025|work=The Telegraph|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=August 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824201029/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/on-demand/2016/05/10/the-5-best-anime-series-to-stream-online/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Vulture (website)|''Vulture'']]'s Maya Phillips wrote, "Beyond its deft twists and turns, ''Death Note'' also addresses questions about morality, justice, and capital punishment. All this, plus beautiful animation and well-written dialogue and plot, makes ''Death Note'' the cream of the animated crop."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Maya|date=October 10, 2017|title=The 10 Best Anime Shows to Watch on Netflix|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/best-anime-to-watch-on-netflix.html|access-date=February 12, 2025|website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203162714/https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/best-anime-to-watch-on-netflix.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ''Death Note'' anime was one of the series to win Best TV Anime at the 2007 [[Tokyo International Anime Fair]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Evan|date=March 19, 2007|title=Results of 6th Annual Tokyo Anime Awards Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-03-19/results-anime-awards|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430233421/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-03-19/results-anime-awards|archive-date=April 30, 2016|access-date=June 7, 2016|work=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> In 2009, ''Death Note'' was listed as the 51st best animated show in IGN's Top 100 Animated Series.<ref name="ign100">{{cite web|date=January 23, 2009|title=51. Death Note|url=http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/51.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316190924/http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/51.html|archive-date=March 16, 2010|access-date=September 5, 2009|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>