death note
A manga series written by Ooba Tsugumi and illustrated by Obata Takeshi and published on Weekly Shounen Jump on 2003. An anime adaption produced by Madhouse was aired from 2006 to 2007. There are also live-action adaptions, novels, and sequels.
Yagami Light is a brilliant young man who one day finds a black notebook called a Death Note which can kill anyone whose name is written in it. Light uses it to secretly kill criminals, drawing the attention of Interpol and the enigmatic detective L. This ultimately leads him to a psychological game of cat-and-mouse as Light avoids the authorities while attempting to create a new world in his own vision.
Characters
Humans
- Aiber
- Aizawa Shuuichi
- Amane Misa
- Beyond Birthday
- Ide Hideki
- L
- Matsuda Touta
- Matt
- Mello
- Mikami Teru
- Misora Naomi
- Mogi Kanzou
- Near
- Raye Penber
- Roger Ruvie
- Takada Kiyomi
- Ukita Hirokazu
- Watari
- Wedy
- Yagami Light
- Yagami Sayu
- Yagami Souichirou
- Yuri
Shinigami
Memes
See also
- Death Note (2015)
- Death Note (2017)
- Death Note (Film series)
- Death Note: Another Note
- Death Note Relight
- Death Note: The Musical
- Death Tome
