Bah, who wants to finish one thing before starting on the next? It's a stifling way to work.

To the other thing: YES. I would love to see a Death Note analysis. I've heard that one of the biggest selling points of Obata's artwork is that his characters are more expressive than most--they have more facial expressions. I can't rememeber whether I heard this from you or got it from the Jump interviews, though. (arg, it's like thinking through a filter. can't concentrate)