Death Note

Brutal murders, petty thefts, and senseless violence pollute the human world. In contrast, the realm of death gods is a humdrum, unchanging gambling den. The ingenious 17-year-old Japanese student Light Yagami and sadistic god of death Ryuk share one belief: their worlds are rotten.

For his own amusement, Ryuk drops his Death Note into the human world. Light stumbles upon it, deeming the first of its rules ridiculous: the human whose name is written in this note shall die. However, the temptation is too great, and Light experiments by writing a felon's name, which disturbingly enacts his first murder.

Aware of the terrifying godlike power that has fallen into his hands, Light—under the alias Kira—follows his wicked sense of justice with the ultimate goal of cleansing the world of all evil-doers. The meticulous mastermind detective L is already on his trail, but as Light's brilliance rivals L's, the grand chase for Kira turns into an intense battle of wits that can only end when one of them is dead.

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Lawliet, L Main

Yamaguchi, Kappei Japanese

Yagami, Light Main

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Ryuk Main

Nakamura, Shidou Japanese

Amane, Misa Supporting

Hirano, Aya Japanese

River, Nate Supporting

Hidaka, Noriko Japanese

Keehl, Mihael Supporting

Sasaki, Nozomu Japanese

Matsuda, Touta Supporting

Naitou, Ryou Japanese

Jeevas, Mail Supporting

Nishimura, Tomohiro Japanese

Mikami, Teru Supporting

Matsukaze, Masaya Japanese

Rem Supporting

Saitou, Kimiko Japanese

Maruyama, Masao Producer

Tamura, Manabu Producer

Nakatani, Toshio Producer

Hashimoto, Kentarou Producer

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May 31, 2024

Toczydlo

Recommended

Yea yea its a classic, masterpiece, must watch still in 2024

I will rate first half of anime 10/10
and the second half 4/10 fuck that walmart ahh L
-_-

The story is unpredictable and Light is ureal genious which can be even frustrating.

Art style is nice, huge aura +1000, i aint emo but after this i need to listen some LilPeep.

... Death note was for real ahead of its time, and imo it needed to end in this kind of unsatisfying way.
Im wondering what will be if one day there will be next season.

For real watch it, maybe not as first anime, you aint gonna waste time

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Dec 17, 2023

netwyn

Mixed Feelings

After a certain event occurs roughly halfway through the story, the anime loses all its steam. Before this event, the anime would have easily been an 8 or 9, but the story just... flops after it. Almost everyone who has watched the anime knows what I'm referring to by "this event", which just goes to show how it ruined the second half of the show. Even the first half, the "best part" of the show, would still be overhyped just by itself. Overall, I would say that while some people may like this anime, I personally wasn't one of them. It's worth a watch, but ... if you get put off by the aforementioned "event" halfway through the story, I would recommend ditching the show.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Aug 9, 2023

juanlqr

Not Recommended

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Death Note has only one season, but it seems to be split into two different "series". From episode 1 to 25 it is an excellent series, great story, good plot twists, with great characters. Some chapter lowers its level, but it´s good. From episode 26 to 37 it is absolutely the opposite. It costs too much to watch the episodes without wanting to turn off the TV. It no longer contains anything that one had been seeing. Is it one of the best anime? I think no, it is not. Is it a series to recommend? I would not do it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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