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Death Note

The human whose name is written in this note shall die.

  • 2006 – 2007
  • Ended
  • Animation · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • ~22m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 8.6/10

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?

Latest: Season 1 · 2006

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  1. E1. Rebirth

    Oct 4, 2006 · 21m

    Brilliant but bored high school student Light Yagami suddenly finds himself holding the power of life and death in his hands—the power of the Death Note. He decides to rid the world of evil—by killing off criminals one by one. When the murders start to pile up, genius detective L is on the case, and an epic battle of wits unfolds.

  2. E2. Confrontation

    Oct 11, 2006 · 21m

    While the world’s criminals continue to drop dead, L meets by computer with representatives from various nations. He requests that a task force be set up in Japan, under the direction of none other than Soichiro Yagami, Light’s father.

  3. E3. Dealings

    Oct 18, 2006 · 22m

    Ryuk, the Shinigami, or god of death, who dropped the Death Note into the human world, warns Light that someone is on his trail. Light is troubled that he can’t find out the identity of his tracker, and Ryuk suggests an amazing deal...

  4. E4. Pursuit

    Oct 25, 2006 · 22m

    Light—now known to the world as Kira—tests the Death Note to understand the scope of its powers by killing off six convicts in various ways—and confirms he can control his victims’ actions before they die.

  5. E5. Tactics

    Nov 1, 2006 · 22m

    Soichiro Yagami demands to meet with L in person when he finds out that L has secretly brought FBI agents into Japan. Light, meanwhile, has found a way to get those very FBI agents off the case—permanently...

  6. E6. Unraveling

    Nov 8, 2006 · 22m

    Light meets a woman at the Police Department with an urgent message for the Kira task force. As son of the chief investigator, Light listens to her story, and is startled to discover she may have information that could lead to his arrest.

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