It's time to post! For today's blog post, I will be talking about the problem with Death Note. There will be some spoilers though, so proceed with caution! Now then, let's get on with it! As many people may know, Death Note is one of the most popular series out there. It still has many fans, even years after its release. However, it does have one major problem. That is, the way it uses its characters. Death Note has many amazing characters, but they're all expendable. Each character is only used as a way to move the plot forward, and a way to raise the stakes. Every character can be thrown out or replaced, no matter how important they may seem. Even the creators themselves didn't like killing off some of the characters, which really shows how much of a problem this was. This can especially be seen with L. He was, and still is, an insanely popular character; and he was also the second main character. After he was gone, multiple new characters were added to pick up the slack. Those characters were then also thrown aside, making it feel like they shouldn't have even been included. Don't get me wrong, I love Near, Matt, and Mello. But they were unfairly treated just like the other characters. Even years later, Near is still living in L's shadow because fans just don't like him as much. That's the problem. Death Note is a great series, and it has some outstanding characters. However, this just makes the fans bitter and angry when things happen to those characters; which is not something you want in a series about murder. But, these are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. I just wanted to talk about this because there are so many characters who were unfairly tossed aside or mistreated in this series. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!