Death Note - 1x01 - Rebirth

    A high school student named Light finds a peculiar notebook.  It specifies that anyone whose name is written in it will die of a heart attack, unless the death is otherwise specified.  He also learns that the original owner of the notebook was some sort of otherworldly creature named Ryuk.  Light explains that he plans on eliminating criminals, and thus take it over.
    This is the first anime that I've been able to sit through, and I think this is a fairly interesting one.  The premise is interesting, although it doesn't seem like the sort of plot that would be able to sustain for a whole series.  The story is more straightforward than I expected.  There wasn't as much nonsensical development as I was expecting.
    The animation style is interesting.  It's clearly a bit cheaper than the type I'm used to, but they get around those weaknesses by using the camera in some clever ways.  There's a lot more shaking and other movement of the camera to compensate for the lack of actual animation going on.
    Also, the subtitles are fantastic.  The show has been dubbed in English, and there are English subtitles.  Except that they clearly are translated by different people.