Board Thread:Clean up Concerns/@comment-34097347-20160924191552/@comment-366087-20161104040702

The thing with Death Note is that it is not strictly a straightforward story of White Hats vs Black Hats. It is a study of how Good Intentions pave the way to Hell, Downhill Slides, and Absolute Power Corrupting Absolutely. Although starting out seemingly as the Protagonist, the story undergoes a paradigm shift as he, in fact, is revealed to be the Antagonist. It is just that most in the audience fail to see that fact and the point where the Objective Viewpoint Shifts.

Plus, a lot in Western Societies tend to sympathize with the person billed as the Lead. However, Eastern Societies tend to challenge that.