This thread made my brain cry.
Death Note is dark, yes. I think that's established. It's about Death... but there's WAY WAY more to the series than that.
Light develops a "God Complex"... With this complex came a whole lot of killing... He used anyone who came his way to fulfill his plans of "becoming the God of the New World." It's about the way of Death, and the consequences that come from Light's actions.
Emo?? *sigh* I hate the word emo... Because everything that may happen to resemble the fashion automatically becomes "emo." I don't think anyone really knows what emo is. Seriously. Some of my best friends are into the emo style, but certainly don't want to cut or kill themselves. *SIGH*
It's actually supposed to have Goth elements... Did anyone look at Misa? She's a Japanese Lolita Goth. It may look more "main stream Hot Topic," but she's a Lolita Goth. ^_^
And yes, L's eyes are creepy. That's because, as several people have said already, he doesn't sleep. That's also why he's always eating candy, cakes, and drinking coffee. Sugar+caffine= up all night solving cases, catching Kira, you know... the good stuff.
In the end, everyone interrprets things differently. If it's emo to you, cool for you. I just disagree from my own personal view. *shrugs*
But this thread still made my brain cry.