

DEATH NOTE
Death Note
Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a Death Note, Light receives power over life and death with the stroke of a pen. Determined to use this dark gift for the best, Light sets out to rid the world of evil… namely, the people he believes to be evil. Should anyone hold such power?
The consequences of Light’s actions will set the world ablaze.
(Source: Viz Media)
Format
TV
Source
manga
Episodes
37
Episode Duration
23 mins
Status
finished
Start Date
Oct 4, 2006
End Date
Jun 27, 2007
Season
fall
Average Score
84%
Studios
Genres
Mystery
Psychological
Supernatural
Thriller
Tags
Crime
96%
Detective
95%
Anti-Hero
94%
Male Protagonist
89%
Fugitive
88%
Police
87%
Philosophy
84%
Primarily Adult Cast
80%
Kuudere
79%
Gods
77%
Memory Manipulation
77%
Urban Fantasy
75%
Urban
71%
Primarily Male Cast
71%
Unrequited Love
71%
Amnesia
65%
Espionage
64%
Shounen
64%
Yandere
62%
Suicide
54%
Tennis
50%
Acting
47%
Time Skip
46%
Assassins
42%
Achronological Order
25%
Asexual
10%