Overview
FormatTV
StudioMADHOUSE
AniList Score84%
StatusFINISHED
Characters
L Lawlietmain
Ryukmain
Light Yagamimain
Mihael Keehlmain
Nate Rivermain
Misa Amanemain
Teru Mikamisupporting
Remsupporting
Touta Matsudasupporting
Souichirou Yagamisupporting
Kyosuke Higuchisupporting
Reiji Namikawasupporting
Arayoshi Hatorisupporting
Masahiko Kidasupporting
Tierry Morellosupporting
Mary Kenwoodsupporting
Quillsh Wammysupporting
Shidohsupporting
Mail Jeevassupporting
Kiyomi Takadasupporting
Staff
Tsugumi OobaOriginal Story
Takeshi ObataOriginal Character Design
Tetsurou ArakiDirector
Tomohiko ItouAssistant Director
Toshiki InoueSeries Composition
Masaru KitaoCharacter Design
Mio IsshikiArt Director
Shinji SugiyamaArt Design
Satoshi HashimotoColor Design
Kazuhiro Yamada Director of Photography
Aya HidaEditing
Daisuke KusakaCG Director
Chiaki YamadaSound Director
Yoshihisa HiranoMusic
Hideki TaniuchiMusic
Kazunari SengokuMusic Producer
Takahiro KagamiChief Animation Director
Masaru KitaoChief Animation Director
Masahiko OosawaPlanning
Mitsuru OoshimaPlanning
Other Details
Native TitleDEATH NOTE
Aired Year2006 (FALL)
Source MaterialMANGA
Genres
MysteryPsychologicalSupernaturalThriller
Death Note
2006TVFINISHED84% Score
Synopsis
EP 1
Rebirth
Light Yagami is a high school genius bored with life in general. Ryuk, a shinigami, is also bored, so he decides to drop his Death Note (a notebook shinigami use to kill humans) on Earth. Light finds this mysterious book and decides to rid the world of all wicked people and rule a utopia as a god.
EP 2
Confrontation
Light falls into the first of many of L's attempts to uncover him from his Kira alter ego.
EP 3
Dealings
Ryuk informs Light that he's being followed and asks Light if he wants to make a trade for his own Shinigami eyes. But at what cost?
EP 4
Pursuit
Light creates a complex plan involving the Death Note and another criminal to try and expose his follower's name and identity.
EP 5
Tactics
After finding the true identity of his follower, Light uses him to deal a major blow to the rest of his enemies.
EP 6
Unraveling
Furthering the Kira investigation, the remaining police force finally meets L.
EP 7
Overcast
Light meets Penber's fiance — an ex-officer who is determined to hunt down Kira.
EP 8
Glare
Discovering that L has gone so far as to tap his room with cameras, Light comes up with a plan to throw off his suspicions.
EP 9
Encounter
Still suspicious of Light's too-perfect behaviour, L decides to take drastic measures and enters the same university to meet Light face to face.
EP 10
Doubt
L begins to profile Light through a game of tennis and brings up some questions regarding the Kira case hoping to figure out the truth about him.
EP 11
Assault
The Sakura TV station plans to air Kira's homemade videos. Little do they know that the videos will bring more than ratings.
EP 12
Love
After seeing the message "Kira" sent, the task force decide to make a reply and adds Light to the force. Yet while the task force and L try to find the fake "Kira" Light has to find her first or else the existence of the Death Note will be revealed!
EP 13
Confession
The Task Force and Light continue to try and find the second Kira based on the evidence they keep receiving from him. Little do the other officers know that Light wants to find him for the sake of bettering his position as Kira.
EP 14
Friend
Light furthers his plans as Kira after meeting with the very annoying second Kira.
EP 15
Wager
Light tries using the second Kira to find out L's real name. However, L is well prepared for Kira's next move and is able to get one of the Kira is in his custody soon enough.
EP 16
Decision
After renouncing ownership of both Death Notes, Light turns himself into L and is imprisoned.
EP 17
Execution
Getting nowhere fast, L thinks of a new plan to get Misa, Light, and Mr Yagami out of confinement. Meanwhile, Rem finds a new person to play as Kira.
EP 18
Ally
Tensions rise among the Task Force as the Kira investigation continues with the close surveillance of the Yotsuba corporation. But when the Force finds that the police are no longer supporting the case, the members are forced to choose between keeping their jobs or resigning to continue searching for Kira.
EP 19
Matsuda
Matsuda makes the Kira investigation more difficult for the Task Force when he gets himself captured by the Yotsuba corporation.
EP 20
Makeshift
L has bugged the secret meeting in the Yotsuba corporation and the task force is divided between those who want to stop the killing by arresting the 7 members of the Yotsuba corporation and those who want to wait to know who is actually Kira.
EP 21
Performance
The Task Force uses Misa as a way to get closer to the Yotsuba corporation. But things get complicated when Rem tries to communicate with her.
EP 22
Guidance
Thanks to Misa, the Task Force now knows the identity of the new Kira and L plans an elaborate scheme to smoke him out of hiding.
EP 23
Frenzy
L and the Task Force close in on Higuchi who continues to play into their hands. But as the time before Kira's identity is revealed on Sakura TV gets closer, Higuchi gets desperate and makes the deal for shinigami eyes.
EP 24
Revival
While Higuchi is finally captured, Light inadvertently regains his memories as Kira.