It’s fun to listen to John Powers of NPR review Death Note, the massively successful Japanese comic/TV import.
When my wife and I first began watching, we didn’t know how long the series ran. And at episode 10 we were raving about how skillfully the show was building to it’s climax.
Oops.
We discovered there were 27 more half-hour episodes. Nearly all of them riveting.
Great manga has a way of making you feel like you are always about to turn the final page.
Also of interest:
Manga
Great Manga: Pluto, by Naoki Urasawa