Death Note Episode 18: Ally
Manga chapter 50-52
Oshimeter
15 Ratings
EPISODE REVIEWS
the gradual erosion of the investigative team creates a melancholy undercurrent that works on an emotional level even if the episode itself is not particularly eventful. the atmosphere of quiet attrition is well rendered even when the plot feels stalled.
it is genuinely kind of sad watching this team slowly shrink down to almost nothing. i miss the energy from the earlier eps and i really miss ryuk being present. the show feels a bit quieter and emptier and that is clearly intentional id say
watching everything that light built up in the first half slowly fall apart is genuinely sad in a way i did not expect this show to make me feel. missing the old version of light is such a strange feeling for an anime to produce but here we are.
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