Rem is no substitute for Ryuk.

In this third volume the pace starts to speed up again as Light and Misa are released from confinement and they join the hunt for Kira. As neither of them have any knowledge that they ever were Kira there are lots of new twists to keep you guessing.

The Yotsuba arc comes into play but seems a little rushed compared with in the books. The Yotsuba Kira's identity is too easily given away here, were as in the books you were kept guessing literally untill the moment of revelation.

L's voice actor (the American one at least) failing to make L's lines sound as funny as they should means there isn't much comic relief through out these episodes, especially as Ryuk has now left the story. And of course Rem is no substitute for Ryuk as the dominant Shinigami.

Light seems almost insignificant at times, but his English language dubbing suits him much better in 'good-mode'. The individual members of the task force all get their parts increased, providing some important insight into the supporting cast.

Again, the story remains true to the origional source material, but as with the books, things are always just a little bit dull when Light is 'nice'.

Though I am normally a fan of J-Rock I found the title music for this series awful, now it has been changed from a terrible attempt at modern rock to an abysmal attempt at grunge metal, and is infact slightly disturbing, but you can always just skip past that, I do.

Still highly enjoyable and highly recommended.