I finally finished the Death Note manga series the other day, and I have to admit feeling slightly disappointed in how it all pans out, although I enjoyed how the authors kept me guessing right up to the end. Light (Kira) – the main protagonist – turns out to be nothing more than a mass murderer, after all is said and done. The point being: the victors are righteous, and the losers are criminals, right? And his shinigami (a being from another realm that enables the death note powers in our world to begin with) is who kills him, ultimately. I really have no idea what sort of ending would have been more satisfying… I'll have to contemplate that.