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death note starts with your average (but smart) student light yagami who sits in class staring out the window, notices something falling and goes to see what it was after class, and low and behold, it was the death note! which is basically a shinigami (death reapers) tool of killing literally anybody. at first light didnt believe it was real and was just a gag or something, as any body would at first. but then he tested it. he gets lots of ideas and decides he wants to start killing more and more, he wants to be basically the justice of the world to make it a better place for all the good people. but as expected, the authorities dont see eye to eye and they try and use all their resources to find light. through the whole series its always "omg omg omg how is this gonna work" and such. light always blows your mind on the things he does, its a rollar coaster ride from start to finish. one of the most popular series of all time and for a good reason.

Summary of the story: Morality. Every character has a radically different conception of justice, but who is the good guy? And is there one? Who's right? Who's wrong? Those questions have multiple answers, so let's find out.

What defines good and evil? How should evil be dealt with? Who decides which is which? Death Note doesn't necessarily answer these questions, but it doesn't intend to; the point is that such questions have been asked for centuries and will never be answered but humans simply can't find answers as living beings in this world. This anime pits formidable personalities with wildly different worldviews against each other, and none of them are afraid to say "I am justice!". The question of who is right haunts every character and ultimately go unsolved, so let's see if we can't get to the bottom of it, using the three characters at the center of the show's moral conflict.

As Yagami Light, a protagonist is not necessarily a hero and Light proves it in the first episode.
It's not enough for him to take a stand against violent crime; after only five days with the Death Note he's written hundreds of names and declared himself the "god of the new world," vowing to strike down any who stand in his way. It's a noble cause, but easily corruptible; it's basically the communist ideal. It's worth noting that in the five years of Light's reign as Kira, the crime rate plummets and all wars are put on hold. From Light's perspective, it's one step closer to an ideal world. But a world governed by altruism is a far cry from one governed by fear. By this time Light and his subordinates have started killing pickpockets and other petty criminals, judging mankind on acts rather than reasons. The rule of law rests entirely in the hands of three flawed individuals.

Perhaps only fear can motivate humanity to coexist so completely and so quickly, but the second half of the plot makes clear that Kira has addressed symptoms and not causes. Fear, ignorance, and anger still exist, and Light is perfectly willing to manipulate these flaws in his favor, as when he organizes a bloodthirsty mob to storm the Kira task force's headquarters. And lest we forget greed, this same mob is distracted and neutralized when Near showers them with the remains of L's fortune to cover his team's escape.
Remember that Light's original motive is boredom. "Day in and day out, the same news on permanent repeat," he laments, shortly before picking up the Death Note and changing the world forever. Though he vows to strike down the wicked, he makes no distinction between hardened criminals and those "who are less guilty but who still make trouble for others." The troublemakers are culled through disease and accidents, while the truly terrible serve as examples. One could argue that Light's power gives him the responsibility to reshape the world for the better, but the world he seeks to create is unquestionably in his self-centered image.

L is described by Tsugumi Ohba as "slightly evil", and it isn't difficult to see why. As the undisputed king of detectives, L has essentially limitless jurisdiction and resources. In a world that turns on the interpretation and manipulation of data, he is as close to superhuman as one can get. It's the perfect recipe for a villain: wholly without rivals, with every eccentricity tolerated and he even is a star athlete. With the ability to succeed at seemingly anything he does, why does L devote himself to the law?

In a way, L is just as vain as he proves Light to be in the second episode. He admits that he's "childish and hates losing," which indicates a certain amount of pride at stake in his work. He also will not take a case unless at least ten lives or a million dollars are on the line. If his detective work is indeed just a game to him, it makes sense that he would seek out challenges. He may also believe that his intellect is wasted on any but the most dangerous and impossible cases. But both he and Light declare "I am justice!" at the end of the second episode. The parallel is no mere dramatic flair. As Misa's extrajudicial kidnapping and torture prove, both men are willing to go to extreme lengths in the name of their principles. But while they both work from the shadows, L has an existing legal framework on his side—one that he is more or less free to dictate. While he insists that extraordinary foes require extraordinary actions, he's also not above outright lying—everything from using convicts as expendable decoys to insisting that his trademark crouch increases his reasoning abilities by 40%.

Humans are inquisitive by nature. We want answers, and Light's tenure as God proves that many of us look up to powerful figures who claim to have them. Light appeals to an innate desire for justice in all people and uses that to rule the world from the shadows. But his arrogance consumes him throughout the second season because he has no equal to keep him humble. It's possible that L is the same way: he gravitates toward law, detective work, and justice simply because he has to succeed. Where Light represents individual, retributive justice, L represents law at its most perfect and least merciful.

While we're on the subject of L, why does the discovery of shinigami shock him so deeply? Because of the supernatural upsets the balance of the hierarchy he has crowned himself king of. Gods of death operate by completely different rules than humans, physically and psychologically speaking. Once he's acknowledged that he's dealing with forces beyond his understanding, of course, the shinigami are just one more challenge for him to fit into his worldview. So what is there to understand about Ryuk? Of all the characters in Death Note, Light's companion shinigami is the most honest. Ryuk may be deliberately evasive or obtuse, but unlike the humans he meets, he never tells an outright lie. His reason for dropping the Death Note into the human world is clear from the beginning: "I did it because I was bored."
Is it evil to allow a deadly weapon to potentially fall into evil hands? Perhaps, but would you call gun shop owners evil? All they do is respond to the demands of an existing market. The difference is that Ryuk knowingly attempts to stir up trouble - the most "interesting" humans are the ones who make extensive and creative use of the Death Note, and those who rise to challenge them. Ryuk sets in motion the deaths of thousands - perhaps hundreds of thousands. But he does not hide behind ideals or principles. There will be other lives, and as long as they do interesting things - and give him apples - he is content to watch them destroy each other. He'll be the first to tell you. It may sound like a paradox, but there's an undeniable integrity to that sort of morality.

The answer to the question of right and wrong is that there is no answer. Good and evil are mutable concepts that change with perspective and context, and defining them is a constant undertaking that stretches back as far as recorded history. Both Light and L believe that humanity is fundamentally unchanging, both use that belief for their own gain, and both have different definitions of justice to back it up. Ryuk, as one of a stagnant race, is wholly amoral, but he is under no obligation to be otherwise. Nor does he feel it necessary to disguise his motives - why should he answer to alien laws? Trying to decide who is on the side of justice - whether they take a side or not - misses the point of this show. The idea that there are sides drives human history and achievement. But in the world of Death Note, those who see beyond the abstractions have the power to manipulate them, for better or for worse.

Personal Note - This manga came out in Portugal and it took 3 years to be completed. The manga does a better job of conveying the message.

A Girls is overall a good time, fun, good paced, and sometimes intriguing.

Story: 7/10
The best thing about this story is the pacing, it is short and follows excellent rhythm all throughout. My problem with it is how unclear the story is as to who is the bad guy, this role shifts from character to character, sometimes you think that there is an entire evil organization, and sometimes you feel that there is no bad guy. I will not spoil anything but the way this was resolved kinda bothered me. The ending also fell a little short of what I was expecting but at least it wasn't rushed out.

Art: 6/10
Decent, sometimes inconsistent traces and an overall style that I'm not the biggest fan of

Overall (6/10)
A bit inconsistent with its themes, A Girl manages to keep a good pace and is overall not a bad manga.

Well it was an alright story. I’m usually hmm about student teacher relationships if there’s a same age competitor as well because I end up shipping the girl with her age guy so I feel bad for the teacher.

The story was okayish, quite predictable if you’ve read a lot of shoujo’s. The starting few chapters felt a bit off for me frankly because I was literally like how-is-this-scenario-even-possible-whatttt..Sometimes it made me go that’s-not-how-things-work-But-Okk.....but I ended up reading it anyways since I felt the plot was moving how I wanted it to. Was on the verge of dropping though.
As for the characters, no one really left me with any impressions as such.
Must say though, The art is pretty.
Overall, good for a one time read.

While reading this manga I really wanted to be able to say at the end of it that it was a good Ecchi manga that I could recommend. However now that I have completed it can safely say that it is bad and here is why.

Story: 3
The story is nothing more than what it says in the synopsis for this manga. Our main character Yuuki has to move in with one of his dad's old friends and that person happens to be a female author of erotic books. For some reason she makes her daughter partake in very sexual activity's so that she can come up with something to write. The plot sounds stupid and it is stupid. I went it with really low expectations for the story and somehow the reality was that the story was worse than those expectations. The only other thing to add is that they try to add a very forced and stupid love triangle in at the end which makes no sense.

Character: 4
While there are many character there are only two that I am going to be talking about because they are the only two that matter and the only two that MAL has in the character’s section for this manga
Yukki: He is so close to being you common Ecchi Harem main protagonist, however he does have some actual moments of characterization so he ends up not being that bad. However, we know almost nothing about him besides that fact that is parents always act like they are in the honeymoon phase and that he has a scary look on his face most of this time.
Aya: The other main character and the main girl of this manga is Aya and she is a character that I dislike. The reason I dislike her is because while she seems like a nice and kindhearted person she still goes along with all of her mother crazy demands to put herself in embarrassing situations and while I know that this is an Ecchi manga some of the stuff here mother asks her to do is just cruel.

Art: 7
Not much to talk about when it comes to the art it is good throughout the manga and I have no complaints.

Enjoyment: 5
There were parts of this manga that I most definitely enjoyed however there were somethings that I very much disliked and they evened out overall.

Overall: 4
While there were some parts of it that I enjoyed I cannot say that I enjoyed it overall. The story and characters were weak and ending which I will not get into to avoid spoiler territory was very stupid and half assed. I do not recommend this manga to anyone except die hard Ecchi fans

"Super-Conductive Brains"
- imPERVious90 Bogusified -

Now, to those who knows or are familiar of the works of Kago Shintaro or to be more specific, that of the guro-manga typed manga scene, you may possibly know how this review may go. To those who are looking for a good read and happen to stumble upon this manga... Well, prepare for a "good" read...

Super-Conductive Brains has a story to it, a oddly developed story. Now it may not immediately tell you what in the world is going on, and believe me, you'd be telling yourself, "What in the world is going on?" for the entirety of the read, it will definitely tell you what in the world is going on in a rather "subtle" fashion. Each chapter has its own story to it, but the over-arching story will be slowly revealed, and I think it was done in a rather easy-to-follow fashion, to which I give merit to, granted, that that story isn't really much to go around and may be already obvious and predictable to the some very observant viewer/s.

Now with art, it has the "Kago Shintaro" usual style to it, and to those familiar with his works, it is easily discernible. Now for the general audience, it can be perhaps a tad bit exaggerated at times. Though with how the genre goes, the art form easily discerns what is what, and that is certainly not easy to do with this type of genre. With that, the characters are, well, bland, no one standouts, though character development for each chapter are fairly done and expresses what each characters motives are for the actions they commit.

Overall, if you are a fan of the "guro" manga genre, then why in the world not, not read a Kago Shintaro manga... Now on the far side of the spectrum, well... This is certainly not easily stomached and I do recommend you to "stay away" as far as possible. If you don't like "guts, very-very dark humor, and more guts" then yes... please do take my advice and go... far far away to "Naruto" Land... If you're the "guro" typed person then this certainly is for your own super-conductive brain... you slime... no offense...

This manga is still in it's early stages, and hopefully it survives and doesn't get axed, as I see a lot of potential in this series. I have been reading weekly ever since the series started, and I find that it keeps getting better, so that is a good sign for it's future for me.

Story - 7
I'd say that it is currently at a 7, but it does have potential to increase as I have been really enjoying the Kanzaki arc. From the beginning it was interesting to me, and I feel like if the series survives and starts getting longer arcs, the writer will be able to be really creative with what has already been built up.

Art - 8.5
I really like the art style of this series. I think that it fits the series perfectly, and the artist is really good at capturing different emotions in the characters faces. The character designs are also really good, in particular, Kanzaki's design stands out to me, as he reminds me of Hisoka from HxH.

Character - 6.5
I think that this is the series' weakest point, but as with the other sections, it has a lot of room for growth if the series survives. As the series is only 18 chapters long currently, lots of the characters haven't made too many appearances, and haven't really had that many chances to do things, but I think that these characters are a good base for improvement in the future.

Enjoyment - 7
My overall enjoyment of the series is currently around a 7, but as I have said with most of the other sections, there is a lot of room for growth. I think that if the series has some longer arcs, my enjoyment will go up, as currently it is sort of following the pattern of 'issue appears and is solved within a few chapters' and having longer arcs will definitely help to generate more interest.

overall i really liked this manga, my favorite one was the second story it was really good ;> i tried to find it as a separate manga but i forgot they were one-shots... anyways the art was decent and i just want to say that i actually thought that chapter 2 was gonna be teacherXstudent but guess not....
i think that at some point in one of the chapters in this manga there was one really confusing chapter but i forgot which one.. haha

oh well overall this manga is alright and its worth reading (at least read chapter 2)
i dont really know what else to say because im not writing this right after i finished the manga.

I started to read this because I wanted to read a Shoujo-ai manga and I saw this one and thought: "why not give it a try?" So that's what I did.
It's true that the art is very different of the normal manga I would read, but it's not that I didn't like it because of that. Because in some way I kind of liked the different art in this manga after a while( I admit that I thought it was just really crappy at first).
The problem with this manga is only that the two main characters look the same. Really it took a while for me to figure out who was who... Just because one of them cut her hair it was easier to see and I still don't really know there full names.
It took me a few hours to read it and I actually still don't understand much of the story. I mean: it all happened really fast, without explaining what was really happening. I don't really get it and if you would ask me what the story was about, all I could say would be " yea, a girl who falls in love with another girl from her school... that was kicked out the year before... and ehm", and there I would already have a hard time explaining the rest of the story.
Of course there happened a few things, but I got the feeling like they explained only one thing in the whole manga... and you still don't know the rest of what you want to know if you're done reading.
It's just a really weird and short story that's hard to understand... and I have to say that I really don't get the end... at all... I mean, I just don't know what they meant...
I don't really know how to explain it well, but I tried my best.. anyway: it's a really vague story with main characters that almost look the same...

The most hard hitting thing about this manga is that it’s a true story. I read through it and didn’t have much of a reaction because I was assuming it was something someone messed up in the head, or someone trying to bring awareness came up with, but I feel like it would’ve been completely different if I had known it was a true story from the start.

The story was fine for the most part, just a bit generic. I don’t know if that’s the writing itself or just the way things actually unfolded so I gave it two points. Outside of that, it covered every base it needed to. Even without knowing what I was reading was real, I still stayed interested through the whole thing. It drove home the point that peer pressure and fear can do a lot. At the beginning, you think MC is the biggest asshole on earth, but I personally ended up having a bit of sympathy for his situation.

The character development was also pretty great, but I would find myself thinking “no one would have that reaction in real life” or “no one actually says that”, which is a vital flaw when trying to retell someone’s story. Fictional stories sometimes get a pass in that area, but nonfictional titles should be as realistic as possible if the author has to fill in the blanks in some aspects. That being said, it’s easy to see things from most characters’ perspectives. I also liked how she didn’t give the bully some backstory about how his parents beat him or something, trying to make excuses for his actions. That’s not always the reality, and sometimes people are just assholes. I’m glad I’m finally seeing someone not push the narrative that we should pity evil people.


My scores (2=max *story= 3 point max*/ 0=min )
Story Dev-2
Character Dev-1
Art-2
Pacing-2
Overall-7