Light Yagami is a bored young genius who resents all things evil. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers the "Death Note", a notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it. After experimenting with the notebook, Light confirms its authenticity and is joined by an unexpected house guest - the notebook's previous owner, a shinigami called Ryuk. Light tells Ryuk of his plan to exterminate all the criminals in the world, until only people whom he has judged to be honest and kind remain. Once he finishes creating this utopia, he means to rule over it as what he calls "the god of the new world".
Soon, the inexplicable deaths of criminals catch the attention of Interpol and the world-famous detective, "L". L stages a fake public appearance and learns that the serial killer, publicly known as "Kira", derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the word "killer"), is located in a single Japanese prefecture and can kill people by supernatural means. Light realizes that L will be his greatest hindrance, and begins a cat and mouse game with him.
I re-watched this Anime and the Relights and the movies last night, because I absolutely love it. In the end you have this dead feeling inside and I'm not gonna tell you why. If you haven't already seen Death Note then I would definitely go and watch it right now. It's got mystery written all over it, and you always want to know what's gonna happen next. It's one of those Anime where you can't just expect everything to be explained for you, you have to read between the lines to completely understand. Well that's until the last episode at least. Now go and watch it! Enjoy~
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