Although it doesn't follow the original story directly, this is one of the best adaptations I have seen. It still keeps many of the same details, but dramas are usually short so they have to cut things out somewhere and can't be perfect. While it lacked some of the original details that made the story so good to begin with, it made up for that in other ways by altering the story to fit the length of the drama and close it out.

Kubota's acting was incredible and so was the rest of the cast. Highly recommend for any Death Note fans.