8.0
Ghost Hunt
2006
The human whose name is written in this note shall die.
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?
RebirthOct 4, 2006 · 21m · ★ 8.1Brilliant 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.
ConfrontationOct 11, 2006 · 21m · ★ 8.4While 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.
DealingsOct 18, 2006 · 22m · ★ 8.1Ryuk, 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...
PursuitOct 25, 2006 · 22m · ★ 8.4Light—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.
TacticsNov 1, 2006 · 22m · ★ 8.1Soichiro 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...
UnravelingNov 8, 2006 · 22m · ★ 8.0Light 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.
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?
Mamoru MiyanoLight Yagami (voice)
Kappei YamaguchiL (voice)
Shidou NakamuraRyuk (voice)
Aya HiranoMisa Amane (voice)
Noriko HidakaNear (voice)
Nozomu SasakiMello (voice)
Kimiko SaitoRem (voice)
Naoya UchidaSoichiro Yagami (voice)
Ryou NaitouTouta Matsuda (voice)
Keiji FujiwaraShuichi Aizawa (voice)
Kazuya NakaiKanzo Mogi (voice)
Ai SatouSachiko Yagami (voice)
Haruka KudouSayu Yagami (voice)
Kiyoshi KobayashiWatari (voice)
Naoko MatsuiNaomi Misora (voice)
Hideo IshikawaRaye Penber (voice)
ChafurinHitoshi Demegawa (voice)
Masumi OkamuraKiyomi Takada (voice)
Tomohiro NishimuraShibuimaru Takuo (voice)
Takeharu OonishiGukku (voice)
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My favourite ever series not just of anime but TV in general, Death Note is simply beautiful television. The production is amazing from great animation to brilliant music and wonderful performances in English and Japanese. The characters of Light, L, Ryuk, Misa and so on are all truly iconic and entertaining, with Light Yagami being my favourite ever fictional character (he is a brilliant psychopath) and his rivalry with L being simply incredible. Episodes 25 and 37 stand-out as two of the greatest episodes of any TV show ever, especially episode 37 which releases the brilliantly built-up tension in a wonderful way. Tension is Death Note's speciality; it is brimming with tension and the few moments it lets loose are really quite special. If you want a high-stakes, morally grey battle of geniuses that sees almost every character get emotional broken and subjected to horrific fates, then watch Death Note. And the end of Death Note actually left me speechless.
Such a great anime; if you're not into anime, Death Note is a welcome mat, a hello, and a welcome to the best of anime. A great intellect battle in a TV show and delivering a compelling story deep and dark and one of the most philosophically dense manga ever written. It's a genuine philosophical argument about power, justice, and human nature.
Season 12006 · 37 episodes2006
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