Anyone else love the stakes in this? The world isn't in peril, hell, not even the town really is. The worst that happens if Kira wins? He continues to live his life as a serial killer, and occasionally murders some women whenever his nails grow too long. That's it. And you know what? This is a hell of a lot more exciting than most stories because of it. Morioh is this town we grew to love, and Kira's like this cancer that's killing it from the inside, but he also loves living there as much as any other character we've seen.
This is a battle to stop a serial killer, but it's also a battle over the soul of this small town in Japan.