User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 459 & 460: Weakness & The Alighted Pegasus, Review./@comment-7418318-20151101075825/@comment-4829046-20151101114214

The Angel(or Reaper) of Death/Love/Life concept in manga is still running strong if MS decided to take one up like that. The major variable within the primary concept is the purpose of the Angel. In some cases it is to ensure the person doesn't die and instead finds love, motive, and whatnot. In other cases, it is to determine whether the person will ever produce offspring and to eliminate the person if they are useless or scum. Both cases are actually conceived in order to address the issue of birthrates. Sure, authors do change it up a bit to add intrigue and originality, but the concept arises from the same root in most cases.

Actually rather than Death Note, it is closer to Mirai Nikki since in Mirai Nikki, 12 people are chosen as candidates to become God and are thrown into a spiral of desire, desperation, insanity among other things. Death Note is more of a secular case where the people involved don't actually have that great a bearing on the fate of the world, they are just tricked into thinking that they do. While some in DN do get manipulated by prospects of love, it is Mirai Nikki that has credit for having a love that goes way too far to the point that the feeling of love takes precedence over the person it is directed at. Yes, yes it wasn't the first to come up with that concept and started serialization in the year DN finished, but it certainly sparked elements that future series replicated. In fact some psychological thriller series are direct references to Mirai Nikki.

Nevertheless, I'm curious as to where the series will go. He already attained 'vengeance' as it were and through it, learnt about the value of life. Its tough to say if future conflicts are triggered by his own insecurities or by the other candidates. Obviously, the other candidates will have varying personalities because it seemed that the Angel introduced is goofy in comparison to the rest and had her own reasons for choosing the guy. Overall a great introduction. I just hope that, IF it turns into a battle-royale type, that it will take things in a refreshing manner.