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28. Death Note (OP 2) - kateee
https://youtu.be/Cnc319FOsNE

Unique: 8.25
Story: 5.75
Music: 5.75
Animation: 6.75
Personal: 5.5
Average: 6.4

Funny thing about this intro. The first time I watched it I was going to give it a 0.25 on the Personal score. But then I came back to it for another watch a few days later and something clicked. I think youve got to be in the right frame of mind for this one, but now that I feel like Im getting it, I actually kind of like it. And although I cant say I would ever listen to music like this in isolation, it works astoundingly well with this sequence and what I think theyre going for.

Anyway, Ive never watched this show, but the intro seems to me like its about a downward spiral into insanity. It also seems like the intro is challenging the viewer to see through the perspective of whoever is going insane, with a barrage of imagery that all seems askew in some way. I found it particularly interesting the way theres this period of calm starting at around 0:35 where various characters appear to be stalking each other, and then all at once, theres a sudden explosion of even greater madness than before. And through it all, the music is extremely well timed with the visuals and doing a lot to enhance the intensity.

The animation looks really good in a very unconventional way, which at times has an intentional ugliness to it. And theres some cool visual effects here, such as the multiple creepy faces appearing near the start. It cant be easy to create a sequence with such a unique look that changes in tone so frequently, and its apparent a lot of work went into it.

No matter what you think of this intro, one thing is for sure. Its memorable.