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Death Note
デスノート · 2006
A notebook that kills, and the boy who can't stop using it.
StatusFinished Airing
SeasonFall 2006
StudioMadhouse
SourceManga
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Light Yagami, a brilliant, bored high schooler, finds a mysterious notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it while picturing their face. Convinced he can use it to cleanse the world of criminals and remake society under his own moral vision, Light begins a killing spree that draws the attention of L, an eccentric, reclusive genius detective determined to catch him. What follows is a relentless, high-stakes battle of wits between two brilliant minds, each certain the other is the true villain, spiraling further into obsession and moral compromise with every move.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Death Note is based on Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's manga, animated by Madhouse, and aired from 2006 to 2007. It became a global phenomenon, widely credited with introducing a huge wave of Western viewers to anime through its intense, cerebral cat-and-mouse plotting rather than typical action spectacle. Light and L remain two of the most iconic characters in anime history, and the series' moral ambiguity, refusing to offer an easy hero, has kept it a constant subject of debate and analysis nearly two decades after its original broadcast.
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Animation Director25
Art Director3
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Assistant Producer1
Background Art26
Character Design1
Chief Animation Director2
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Director1
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Episode Director22
In-Between Animation21
Inserted Song Performance4
Key Animation99
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Original Character Design1
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Recording Engineer1
Series Composition1
Sound Director1
Sound Effects1
Special Effects3
Storyboard21
Theme Song Lyrics1
Theme Song Performance2
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