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Ranked #11
Death Note

Death Note

Alternative Titles

English: Death Note
Japanese: デスノート

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 37
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 4, 2006 to Jun 27, 2007
Duration: 23 min. per episode
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 8.881 (scored by 67218 users)
Ranked: #112
Popularity: #1
Members: 89,797
Favorites: 12,215
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top anime page.

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Popular Tags

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Synopsis

During just another normal day, Light Yagami stumbles upon a black notebook known as the Death Note. This notebook belongs to a shinigami, Ryuk, having the ability to kill anyone who has their name written in it. As the new owner of the Death Note, Light's true desires surface, yearning to cleanse the world of evil by murdering a large number of criminals. When the world begins to notice the existence of this unknown killer, legendary detective L is brought onto the case; starting a war between "Kira" and L. Whoever is able to find out the other's identity first will be the one to survive. Based on the manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.

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Adaptation: Death Note
Summary: Death Note Rewrite: Genshi Suru Kami, Death Note Rewrite 2: L wo Tsugu Mono

Characters & Voice Actors

Amane, Misa
Amane, Misa
Main
Hirano, Aya
Japanese
Hirano, Aya
Chan-Kent, Shannon
English
Chan-Kent, Shannon
...
Keehl, Mihael
Keehl, Mihael
Main
Sasaki, Nozomu
Japanese
Sasaki, Nozomu
Hurwitz, David
English
Hurwitz, David
...
Lawliet, L
Lawliet, L
Main
Yamaguchi, Kappei
Japanese
Yamaguchi, Kappei
Juliani, Alessandro
English
Juliani, Alessandro
...
River, Nate
River, Nate
Main
Hidaka, Noriko
Japanese
Hidaka, Noriko
Weseluck, Cathy
English
Weseluck, Cathy
...

Staff

Tamura, Manabu
Producer
Tetsurou, Araki
Director, Storyboard
Hirao, Takayuki
Episode Director
Inoue, Toshiki
Script


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Oct 1, 2007
Xyik
Death Note is definitely one of the best anime series of all time, for it presents a deeply unique and compelling story rivaled by few. I can truly say it is one of the best, if not the best anime I've watched.

Story: The story is unique. A notebook falls from the sky, and the human who writes a name in it is capable of killing the individual pictured in his mind (I left out the details that you don't care about). This presents the viewers with a highly debatable theme based on morals and justice. Yagami Light, who obtains this power to kill, utilizes it read more
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Sep 16, 2008
holdenn
Death Note will forever be the best suspense anime for me..... and millions of fans.

The anime starts off Light Yagami, a brilliant college student. While walking towards home, he stumbled upon a notebook that has the word Death Note written on it. As soon as he finds out that the notebook can easily kill off anyone by just knowing the name and face of an person, Light only desire for one thing. To be God of the new world that he will create by erasing all unjust people of the world. And nothing in the world can stop him....except an illustrious detective, who hides under read more
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Recommendations

both Anime are like a chess game. Very strategig and different from what you've seen before.
They both deal with 'monsters' in people. By this, both shows are portraying the 'good' that each person thinks is 'right'.

Opening Theme

#1: "the WORLD" by Nightmare (eps 1-19)
#2: "What's up, people?!" by Maximum the Hormone (eps 20-37)

Ending Theme

#1: "Alumina" by Nightmare (eps 1-19)
#2: "Zetsubō Billy" by Maximum the Hormone (eps 20-36)
#3: "Coda ~ Death Note" by Yoshihisa Hirano (ep 37)

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