3.75*
Enjoyable!
This experience has truly been a delight. Every moment was filled with excitement and pleasure. The activities and events that took place were well-organized and engaging. It was a great opportunity to relax and have fun. The atmosphere was lively and positive, which added to the overall enjoyment. I found myself completely immersed in the moment, forgetting about all the stresses and worries of daily life.
Looking forward to the next one.
I can't wait for the next occasion to come around. I'm sure it will be just as amazing as this one. The anticipation is building up, and I'm already imagining all the wonderful things that might happen. Whether it's another event like this or something completely different, I know it will be an experience worth looking forward to. I'm excited to see what the future holds and to create more memories that I'll cherish for a long time.
Dying in the line of duty is heroic, but dying while unemployed is just stupid.
Death Note has been a series that I have adored up until now. The artwork by Obata is truly phenomenal, and the characters, along with their moral complexity and the suspense, have all been aspects that I loved. However, this volume marks a significant decline for me. The setup for the whole memory-loss plot has more holes than swiss cheese. Light's plan to give up his memory of the Death Note and let himself get arrested makes very little sense. There were so many other ways he could have dealt with the situation, but instead, he chose this illogical path, which feels like a desperate attempt by Ohba to stretch out the plot.
Without Light's memory, he becomes a completely different character, and with that, everything that made the series good is gone. The ambiguous morality that forced us to question whether the world is better off without criminals and whether L represents them has vanished. Suddenly, the morality is simple and unrealistic. The characters at this stage are also boring, and the plot is predictable and dry. There are very few moments of suspense, and the lack of logic is highly noticeable.
I really wish this volume hadn't been written. I would have preferred if L had died in the last volume and the series had ended there. What we got instead was a dry, simplistic, and boring installment. However, on the bright side, this volume does introduce the only strong female in the series who doesn't die in her first appearance, which is a nice addition. Overall, I'm very disappointed with this volume and hope that the series can recover in the remaining volumes.
Almost halfway through the series, I find myself feeling that it has become a bit overly complicated. This particular volume did seem to serve as a transition into something more significant, or at least I hope so. Maybe the next installment will manage to bring back the excitement that was initially present.
Sure, I was still quite engaged with the story, but the lack of Shinigami-human interaction for the most part was a disappointment for me. I really missed that aspect.
!!!! SPOILERS !!!!
The whole memory loss situation is truly not sitting well with me. I have a suspicion that there will be some sort of loophole within the seemingly endless Death Note rules that will enable Light to regain his memories and be reunited with Ryuk. Otherwise, the entire vigilante theme that initially drew me to the series would be in jeopardy. Unless, of course, another major character is introduced to take on that role and keep the theme alive.