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Death Note - Trailer
- Japanese:デスノート
English: Death Note
Type: Television
Episodes: 37
Premiere: Fall 2006
Studio: Madhouse
Source: Manga
Genre: Supernatural , Suspense
Duration: 23 minutes. per episode.
Rating: R - 17+ (violent & obscene)
Barbaric murders, petty theft and senseless violence have polluted the human world. In contrast, the realm of death is a dull, unchanging casino. Skillful 17-year-old Japanese student Light Yagami and brutal grim reaper Ryuk share a common belief: their world is rotten.
For his own amusement, Ryuk drops his "Death Note" on the human world. Light stumbles upon it, claiming that its first rule is ridiculous: the person whose name is written in this note will die. However, the temptation is too great, and Light experiments by writing the name of a criminal, which causes his first murder disturbingly.
Aware of the terrifying divine power that has fallen into his hands, Light—alias "Kira"—follows his wicked sense of justice with the ultimate goal of purifying the world from all evil doers. The meticulously scheming Detective L tracks him down, but because of Light's talent as opposed to L's, the epic chase for Kira turns into an intense mental duel that can only end once one of them is dead.