When Light Yagami, a high school student with his whole life mapped out, comes across a mysterious black notebook called a “Death Note”, which contains the power to kill anyone he wishes, as long as he writes their name within the notebook’s pages while picturing his target in his mind, he becomes overwhelmed with a god complex and decides to rid the world of all those he decides are “morally corrupt” such as criminals or those who threaten his goals. With it’s unique story, interesting characters and complex acts of subterfuge, someone can easily get sucked into the world of Death Note. Death Note is often listed in most top 10 recommendations for psychological thrillers in both anime magazines as well as anime websites (including here, on Honey’s Anime), and for good reason. When it comes to the game of cat-and-mouse, no anime quite does it like Death Note. Eden of the East: The Definitive Collection Trailer
This is a must watch for those who want to see a story with a statement. Higashi no Eden has beautiful backgrounds, with details carefully added in to the smallest of items.
Aside from its political theme, Higashi no Eden also shares a similarity with Zankyou no Terror in its artwork. While Higashi no Eden contains more comedic moments than Zankyou no Terror, it still gives a serious and thought provoking story line, talking about issues such as government/political corruption, unemployment (especially in Japan’s younger adults), an unfair social system and how different ideologies/solutions aren’t exactly right or wrong. But can Saki and Akira truly save Japan? Especially since neither know what they have to save Japan from in the first place? Akira discovers his cellphone not only contains over 8 billion yen in a digital bank, but that he has to use the money to “Save Japan”, lest he be eliminated, both from the game and in real life. At the start of the series, young and naive Saki is saved by Akira from police trouble, eventually resulting in the both of them getting swept up in a literal game of life and death. As the male lead, there is a nude, gun wielding, cellphone toting, amnesia inflicted young man who goes by the name Akira Takizawa. The story revolves around Saki Morimi, a Japanese university senior student, as the female lead. For those of you who enjoy a good story about conspiracies, corrupt governments, and motivational mysteries, you can’t go wrong with Higashi no Eden.
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