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Death Note

Original title: Death Note: Desu nôto
  • TV Series
  • 2006–2007
  • TV-14
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
499K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
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Kappei Yamaguchi, Shidô Nakamura, and Mamoru Miyano in Death Note (2006)
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JapaneseAdult AnimationAnimeCop DramaDark FantasyHand-Drawn AnimationHard-boiled DetectiveLegal DramaPolice ProceduralPsychological Drama

An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.

  • Stars
    • Mamoru Miyano
    • Brad Swaile
    • Vincent Tong
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.9/10
    499K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    230
    43
    • Stars
      • Mamoru Miyano
      • Brad Swaile
      • Vincent Tong
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated TV #42
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

    Episodes

    Videos3

    Official Trailer Season 1
    Trailer 1:39
    Official Trailer Season 1
    Death Note: Desu noto
    Trailer 1:39
    Death Note: Desu noto
    Death Note: Desu noto
    Trailer 1:39
    Death Note: Desu noto
    Death Note
    Promo 1:57
    Death Note

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    Mamoru Miyano
    Mamoru Miyano
    • Light Yagami
    • 2006–2007
    Brad Swaile
    Brad Swaile
    • Light Yagami
    • 2006–2007
    Vincent Tong
    Vincent Tong
    • Touta Matsuda…
    • 2006–2007
    Ryô Naitô
    • Touta Matsuda…
    • 2006–2007
    Trevor Devall
    Trevor Devall
    • Shuichi Aizawa…
    • 2006–2007
    Brian Drummond
    Brian Drummond
    • Ryuk…
    • 2006–2007
    Naoya Uchida
    Naoya Uchida
    • Soichiro Yagami
    • 2006–2007
    Keiji Fujiwara
    Keiji Fujiwara
    • Shuichi Aizawa…
    • 2006–2007
    Chris Britton
    Chris Britton
    • Soichiro Yagami
    • 2006–2007
    Kappei Yamaguchi
    Kappei Yamaguchi
    • L
    • 2006–2007
    Aya Hirano
    • Misa Amane
    • 2006–2007
    Shannon Chan-Kent
    Shannon Chan-Kent
    • Misa Amane…
    • 2006–2007
    Alessandro Juliani
    Alessandro Juliani
    • L…
    • 2006–2007
    Shidô Nakamura
    Shidô Nakamura
    • Ryuk
    • 2006–2007
    Prince Patel
    • Light Yagami
    • 2007
    John Murphy
    John Murphy
    • Kanzo Mogi…
    • 2006–2007
    Kazuya Nakai
    • Kanzo Mogi…
    • 2006–2007
    Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Kiyoshi Kobayashi
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    • 2006–2007
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The theme playing at the very beginning of the pilot is a chanted variation of the prayer "Kyrie Eleison", which is Greek for "Lord have mercy."
    • Quotes
      • Ryuk: You have lost, Light. Didn't I say in the beginning, when you die, the one who'll write your name down in a notebook will be me. That is the deal between the Shinigami and the first human to get their hands on the note in the human world. Once you enter prison, I don't know when you'll die. It's annoying to wait. Your life is already over. You'll die here.
      • [pause]
      • Ryuk: Well, it was good while it lasted. We killed some boredom, didn't we? We did some various and interesting things.
    • Connections
      Edited into Death Note Relight - Visions of a God (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      the WORLD
      Performer: Nightmare (as Naitomea)
      (Vap)
      [opening theme]

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 20, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Madhouse (Japan)
      • NTV (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Death Note: Quyển Sổ Tử Thần
    • Production companies
      • D.N. Dream Partners
      • Madhouse
      • Nippon Television Network (NTV)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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