
Details
- 37
- TV
- 84
- 797543
- FINISHED
- FALL 2006
- 23m
- JP
- Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Thriller
Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a <i>Death Note</i>, Light receives power over life and death with the stroke of a pen. Determined to use this dark gift for the best, Light sets out to rid the world of evil… namely, the people he believes to be evil. Should anyone hold such power?<br> <br> The consequences of Light’s actions will set the world ablaze.<br> <br> (Source: Viz Media)
Episodes

EP 1
DUB
1. Rebirth
Light Yagami is a high school genius bored with life in general. Ryuk, a shinigami, is also bored, so he decides to drop his Death Note (a notebook shinigami use to kill humans) on Earth. Light finds this mysterious book and decides to rid the world of all wicked people and rule a utopia as a god.
Air Date: 10/4/2006Rating: 8.68

EP 2
DUB
2. Confrontation
Light falls into the first of many of L's attempts to uncover him from his Kira alter ego.
Air Date: 10/11/2006Rating: 9.02

EP 3
DUB
3. Dealings
Ryuk informs Light that he's being followed and asks Light if he wants to make a trade for his own Shinigami eyes. But at what cost?
Air Date: 10/18/2006Rating: 8.82

EP 4
DUB
4. Pursuit
Light creates a complex plan involving the Death Note and another criminal to try and expose his follower's name and identity.
Air Date: 10/25/2006Rating: 9.04

EP 5
DUB
5. Tactics
After finding the true identity of his follower, Light uses him to deal a major blow to the rest of his enemies.
Air Date: 11/1/2006Rating: 8.80

EP 6
DUB
6. Unraveling
Furthering the Kira investigation, the remaining police force finally meets L.
Air Date: 11/8/2006Rating: 9.08

EP 7
DUB
7. Overcast
Light meets Penber's fiance — an ex-officer who is determined to hunt down Kira.
Air Date: 11/15/2006Rating: 9.71

EP 8
DUB
8. Glare
Discovering that L has gone so far as to tap his room with cameras, Light comes up with a plan to throw off his suspicions.
Air Date: 11/22/2006Rating: 9.08

EP 9
DUB
9. Encounter
Still suspicious of Light's too-perfect behaviour, L decides to take drastic measures and enters the same university to meet Light face to face.
Air Date: 11/29/2006Rating: 8.65

EP 10
DUB
10. Doubt
L begins to profile Light through a game of tennis and brings up some questions regarding the Kira case hoping to figure out the truth about him.
Air Date: 12/6/2006Rating: 7.99

EP 11
DUB
11. Assault
The Sakura TV station plans to air Kira's homemade videos. Little do they know that the videos will bring more than ratings.
Air Date: 12/13/2006Rating: 9.16

EP 12
DUB
12. Love
After seeing the message "Kira" sent, the task force decide to make a reply and adds Light to the force. Yet while the task force and L try to find the fake "Kira" Light has to find her first or else the existence of the Death Note will be revealed!
Air Date: 12/27/2006Rating: 8.68

EP 13
DUB
13. Confession
The Task Force and Light continue to try and find the second Kira based on the evidence they keep receiving from him. Little do the other officers know that Light wants to find him for the sake of bettering his position as Kira.
Air Date: 1/10/2007Rating: 9.04

EP 14
DUB
14. Friend
Light furthers his plans as Kira after meeting with the very annoying second Kira.
Air Date: 1/17/2007Rating: 8.61

EP 15
DUB
15. Wager
Light tries using the second Kira to find out L's real name. However, L is well prepared for Kira's next move and is able to get one of the Kira is in his custody soon enough.
Air Date: 1/24/2007Rating: 9.42

EP 16
DUB
16. Decision
After renouncing ownership of both Death Notes, Light turns himself into L and is imprisoned.
Air Date: 1/31/2007Rating: 9.59

EP 17
DUB
17. Execution
Getting nowhere fast, L thinks of a new plan to get Misa, Light, and Mr Yagami out of confinement. Meanwhile, Rem finds a new person to play as Kira.
Air Date: 2/7/2007Rating: 9.04

EP 18
DUB
18. Ally
Tensions rise among the Task Force as the Kira investigation continues with the close surveillance of the Yotsuba corporation. But when the Force finds that the police are no longer supporting the case, the members are forced to choose between keeping their jobs or resigning to continue searching for Kira.
Air Date: 2/14/2007Rating: 5.62

EP 19
DUB
19. Matsuda
Matsuda makes the Kira investigation more difficult for the Task Force when he gets himself captured by the Yotsuba corporation.
Air Date: 2/21/2007Rating: 5.49

EP 20
DUB
20. Makeshift
L has bugged the secret meeting in the Yotsuba corporation and the task force is divided between those who want to stop the killing by arresting the 7 members of the Yotsuba corporation and those who want to wait to know who is actually Kira.
Air Date: 2/28/2007Rating: 6.92

EP 21
DUB
21. Performance
The Task Force uses Misa as a way to get closer to the Yotsuba corporation. But things get complicated when Rem tries to communicate with her.
Air Date: 3/7/2007Rating: 8.09

EP 22
DUB
22. Guidance
Thanks to Misa, the Task Force now knows the identity of the new Kira and L plans an elaborate scheme to smoke him out of hiding.
Air Date: 3/14/2007Rating: 8.71

EP 23
DUB
23. Frenzy
L and the Task Force close in on Higuchi who continues to play into their hands. But as the time before Kira's identity is revealed on Sakura TV gets closer, Higuchi gets desperate and makes the deal for shinigami eyes.
Air Date: 3/21/2007Rating: 9.52

EP 24
DUB
24. Revival
While Higuchi is finally captured, Light inadvertently regains his memories as Kira.
Air Date: 3/28/2007Rating: 9.52

EP 25
DUB
25. Silence
L continues to interrogate Rem, while Light manipulates Rem into killing off the greatest obstacles in his way.
Air Date: 4/4/2007Rating: 9.80

EP 26
DUB
26. Renewal
A transmission intended for L's successor shows all of L's findings on the Kira case. Afterwards, Light furthers his plans for a utopia, dividing the world into those who support and those who fear Kira.
Air Date: 4/11/2007Rating: 5.59

EP 27
DUB
27. Abduction
Five years later, two new enemies prepare themselves to challenge Kira. While one tries to find Kira with the help of the newly established group, the SPK, the other takes a more drastic measure by kidnapping someone very close to Soichiro and Light.
Air Date: 4/18/2007Rating: 6.67

EP 28
DUB
28. Impatience
Near collaborates with Light in order to rescue Sayu, who is being held hostage in exchange for the Death Note.
Air Date: 4/25/2007Rating: 7.11

EP 29
DUB
29. Father
Mortified over allowing the Death Note to fall into Mello's hands in order to save his daughter, Soichiro puts himself into harm's way in order to get it back.
Air Date: 5/2/2007Rating: 8.62

EP 30
DUB
30. Justice
Tensions heat up between Light and Near as Near collects more details on the Death Note. Information insults fly back and forth, and Light is forced to act, in fear that his identity as Kira and L will be exposed.
Air Date: 5/9/2007Rating: 7.19

EP 31
DUB
31. Transfer
Kira's plan to kill Near backfires and suspicions arise in the Japan Headquarters concerning Kira’s true identity in Light. Kira realizes he must hand off the Death Note once again and finds a new follower.
Air Date: 5/16/2007Rating: 8.45

EP 32
DUB
32. Selection
Teru Mikami has always had a sense of justice and brought it upon himself to distinguish between good and evil. Now a grown adult, Teru serves under Kira and uses his newly acquired powers to choose a Kira spokesperson to replace Demegawa.
Air Date: 5/23/2007Rating: 8.61

EP 33
DUB
33. Scorn
Near comes closer and closer to the truth about who is who. He lays traps for Kira as Kira does the same for Near, setting the stage for the mounting final battle.
Air Date: 5/30/2007Rating: 4.50

EP 34
DUB
34. Vigilance
It is confirmed within the task force that Light is up to something in his meetings with Kiyomi. After exhaustive research, Near decides he can move into the final stages of his plan to expose and humiliate Kira.
Air Date: 6/6/2007Rating: 5.64

EP 35
DUB
35. Malice
Light and Near agree upon a meeting place for the final confrontation. A key player is kidnapped and the end results are shocking.
Air Date: 6/13/2007Rating: 6.65

EP 36
DUB
36. 1.28
The Japanese Task Force and the SPK finally meet at YellowBox Warehouse on January 28th. However, a third party has come to the warehouse as well, on Kira's orders to kill everyone else there.
Air Date: 6/20/2007Rating: 9.30

EP 37
DUB
37. New World
The climactic battle between Light Yagami and L's successors finally comes to a close.
Air Date: 6/27/2007Rating: 4.64