Anime Overview
Death Note
When a brilliant high school student finds a mysterious notebook that causes anyone whose name is written in it to die, he sets out to remake the world according to his own strict sense of justice. Possessing a cold logic and an unwavering conviction, he adopts a hidden identity and begins using the notebook to punish criminals, drawing intense scrutiny fro…
Characters
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L Lawliet
Main | Japanese VA: Yamaguchi, Kappei
Light Yagami
Main | Japanese VA: Miyano, Mamoru
Ryuk
Main | Japanese VA: Nakamura, Shidou
Misa Amane
Supporting | Japanese VA: Hirano, Aya
Nate River
Supporting | Japanese VA: Hidaka, Noriko
Mihael Keehl
Supporting | Japanese VA: Sasaki, Nozomu
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Death Note: Rewrite
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Staff
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Araki, Tetsurou
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Ohba, Tsugumi
Original Creator
Inoue, Toshiki
Script, Series Composition
Hashimoto, Kentarou
Producer
Maruyama, Masao
Producer
Nakatani, Toshio
Producer
Latest Episodes
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Episode 12: Love
Aired Dec 27, 2006
Episode 11: Assault
Aired Dec 13, 2006
Episode 10: Doubt
Aired Dec 6, 2006
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Death Note episode guide
37 tracked episodes
Death Note characters
6 featured characters
Death Note staff
6 featured staff credits
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