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Why is Death Note the perfect entry point for those who have never watched anime? What is special about the series' main characters, criminal Light and detective L? What philosophical concepts does the anime illustrate? And how does the music and editing highlight the confrontation between the protagonist and antagonist? In this video essay, we analyze the cult anime Death Note and explain why it still hasn't become outdated. 00:00 — What this video essay is about 00:59 — The history of Death Note 03:37 — Ambiguous characters (SPOILERS from here on) 08:09 — Philosophy and symbolism (SPOILERS here too) 10:47 — Music (SPOILERS here too) 13:03 — Visual style (SPOILERS here too) 15:42 — The ending (SPOILERS present) Viewing the video essay about Death Note is only for viewers aged 18 and over. ⚡️For your convenience, we have created another channel in Telegram to contact you – https://t.me/kinopoisk_videoessay. There we will post links to the video essays and interesting materials on the topics of the analyses.