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So many people participating in this thread who apparently know nothing of the show...You should watch the show, it's a good show for the first half at least.
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I watched the show and read the manga, but I am refusing to say too much about exactly how much detail I know, as seeing they did release a few side books with it, like the whole story threw the eyes of ryuk, and a prequel/side story with L.