He does not have a single friend which whom he might laugh about finding a weird notebook, nobody in school to share that with. Thinking he is the smartest, the way he treats his mother. Just small things like that. And then, of course, him thinking that he is the one who gets to decide who can live, who should die. Thinking how he is the only one who knows what is right and what is wrong (while at the same time trusting the police to tell him who really is guilty). Thinking he is the smartest one alive. But then, under pressure, reacting without thinking, and making mistakes. But never admitting his mistakes, he rather then twists it to "but this has always been my plan!" - yeah sure bro, sure it was!
It also seems like he does not care at all about the victims of the crime. In the scene where the woman was assaulted, he never cared about her at all, he didnt try to help her or check if she is safe after he killed this one dude.
but I guess finding someone like him is great for Ryuk. I wonder if he actually chose Light. Having the notebook be found by some random person who might laugh about it with their friends, maybe try it out, and be horrified when it works; might not have been fun for more than 5min for Ryuk.
I was a bit surprised that it's in black and white as I expected color, but the drawing style is very cool so it's still as good imo. I wonder if other volumes will be in color.. I liked Light and his relationship with Ryuk, half the time he talks to him like to an excitable toddler who doesn't understand the world. I expected this to be more fantasy (probably because of the Shinigami) but I also like how it's very realistic. I wonder how Light will continue to outsmart L! Also thought it was pretty ballsy of Light to rip out that piece of paper during the heist! If he doesn't get rid of that properly, it could be disastrous!
I would give it 4 stars for its strong start and unmissable hook. However I did take one star off since its pacing seems really fast - too fast for me. And I can tell if it is going too fast for me if I start questioning the pacing.