(Apr. 12, 2009 6:02 PM)Bey Brad Wrote: Guys, if you can't discuss this series without bringing your personal politics into it, don't post.
For this series, this is a difficult request to make, but for this board, I agree with Brad. It is not really appropriate.
However, I did not simply post this to agree with Brad. I wanted to make sure you are all aware of what Ohba's intent with the series actually was. In his own words, his intended message with Death Note was that "Humans will all eventually die and never come back to life, so let's give it our all while we're alive". Personally, I think there is more to the series than what Ohba has described here, but as it was aimed at a younger audience, his focus on this aspect makes a lot more sense. In the end, every debate over what is right and what is wrong ends up being completely based on an individuals ideals, it is something dangerous to focus on for a childrens manga/anime, and that is why Ohba chose to not make that issue prevalent throughout.