Death Note
Official Japanese Title: デスノート (Desu Nōto)
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Police, Psychological, Supernatural
Demographic: Shōnen
Director: Tetsurō Araki
Studio: Madhouse
Manga Author: Tsugumi Ohba
Manga Illustrator: Takeshi Obata
Manga Publisher: Shueisha (Japan), Viz Media (U.S., Canada, U.K.)
Original run: December 2003 – May 2006
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot: During just another normal day, Light Yamagi stumbles upon a black notebook known as the Death Note. This notebook belongs to a Shinigami, having the ability to kill anyone who has their name written in it. As the new owner of the Death Note, Light’s true desires surface, yearning to cleanse the world of evil by murdering a large number of criminals. When the world begins to notice the existence of this unknown killer, legendary detective L is brought onto the case; starting a war between “Kira” and L. Whoever is able to find out the other’s identity first will be the one to survive. Based on the manga by Tsugumi Ooba and Takeshi Obata. (taken from MAL)
Setting: The story takes place in Tokyo around 2003-2013. Here’s a nice place for the time line of events, but be aware that it contains spoilers.
Themes: Death, Magic Book, Police, Shinigami, Suicide
Main Characters:
- Light Yagami
- L Lawliet
- Misa Amane
- Ryuk
- Rem
Songs
Opening Theme
#1: “the WORLD” by Nightmare (eps 1-19)
#2: “What’s up, people?!” by Maximum the Hormone (eps 20-37)
Ending Theme
#1: “Alumina” by Nightmare (eps 1-19)
#2: “Zetsubō Billy” by Maximum the Hormone (eps 20-36)
#3: “Coda ~ Death Note” by Yoshihisa Hirano (ep 37)
