Episodes

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. || Brilliant but bored high school student Light Yagami suddenly finds himself holding the power of life and death in his hands—the power of the Death Note. Source: crunchyroll

Light falls into the first of many of L's attempts to uncover him from his Kira alter ego. || While the world’s criminals continue to drop dead, L meets by computer with representatives from various nations. Source: crunchyroll

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? || Ryuk, the Shinigami, or god of death, who dropped the Death Note into the human world, warns Light that someone is on his trail. Source: crunchyroll

Light creates a complex plan involving the Death Note and another criminal to try and expose his follower's name and identity. || Light—now known to the world as Kira—tests the Death Note to understand the scope of its powers by killing off six convicts in various ways… Source: crunchyroll

After finding the true identity of his follower, Light uses him to deal a major blow to the rest of his enemies. || Soichiro Yagami demands to meet with L in person when he finds out that L has secretly brought FBI agents into Japan. Source: crunchyroll

Furthering the Kira investigation, the remaining police force finally meets L. || Light meets a woman at the Police Department with an urgent message for the Kira task force. Source: crunchyroll

Light meets Penber's fiance — an ex-officer who is determined to hunt down Kira. || Light uses the Death Note to try to get rid of the woman who could get him captured, and is shocked when it doesn`t work. Source: crunchyroll

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. || L insists on setting up bugs and cameras in the homes of Chief Yagami and Deputy Director Kitamura... Source: crunchyroll

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. || L`s suspicion of Light deepens, compelling him to invite Light into the investigation. Source: crunchyroll

The Sakura TV station plans to air Kira's homemade videos. Little do they know that the videos will bring more than ratings. || As predicted on the tapes sent to Sakura TV, news anchors and commentators who expressed doubt about Kira die one by one. Source: crunchyroll

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! || With a second Kira now on the loose, L asks Light to join the task force and pose as the real Kira in order to catch the copycat. Source: crunchyroll

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. || Light goes to Aoyama to discover the identity of the second Kira before L becomes more suspicious. Source: crunchyroll

Light furthers his plans as Kira after meeting with the very annoying second Kira. || Light and Misa show each other their Death Notes, and Light asks Misa to have her shinigami Rem get rid of L. Source: crunchyroll

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. || Evidence turns up that points to Misa Amane as the second Kira. Srouce: crunchyroll

After renouncing ownership of both Death Notes, Light turns himself into L and is imprisoned. || Misa is in confinement, though her memories of the Death Note have been completely wiped away. Source: crunchyroll

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. || After fifty days of confinement the killings continue, and Misa and Light are released. Source: crunchyroll

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. || Though L is still suspicious, Light and Misa, their memories of being Kira wiped clean, return to headquarters... Source: crunchyroll

Matsuda makes the Kira investigation more difficult for the Task Force when he gets himself captured by the Yotsuba corporation. || Matsuda, the task force member assigned to watch Misa, is eager to distinguish himself... Source: crunchyroll

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. || L`s team discover that the Yotsuba Group meet in secret to discuss the elimination of individuals who are troublesome to their company... Source: crunchyroll

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. || The Yotsuba Group hires Eraldo Coil to uncover L`s identity Source: crunchyroll

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. || Misa succeeds in narrowing down the Kira suspects in the Yotsuba Group to one: Higuchi. Source: crunchyroll

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. || Higuchi of the Yotsuba Group attempts to kill Matsuda of the task force, and is surprised when he doesn`t die after 40 seconds. Source: crunchyroll

While Higuchi is finally captured, Light inadvertently regains his memories as Kira. || Higuchi is captured and tells the investigators about the Death Note. Source: crunchyroll

L continues to interrogate Rem, while Light manipulates Rem into killing off the greatest obstacles in his way. || Light, his memory recovered, orders Misa to begin killing after Higuchi dies. Source: crunchyroll

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. || Light has removed everyone in his way and is closer to achieving his perfect world. Source: crunchyroll

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. || A new investigator steps forward—Near, a central figure in the SPK, an organization that is trying to catch Kira without relying on L. Source: crunchyroll

Near collaborates with Light in order to rescue Sayu, who is being held hostage in exchange for the Death Note. || Light, acting as L, reveals to Near that his sister Sayu has been kidnapped by someone wanting to trade her for the Death Note. Source: crunchyroll

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. || Light tries to discover where Mello and his Mafia associates are hiding and uses Misa`s eyes to find the Death Note`s current owner. Source: crunchyroll

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. || Mello busts into SPK headquarters to retrieve a photograph of himself to make sure he won`t be killed by Kira. Source: crunchyroll

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. || Near contacts the Japanese task force and determines that Kira is among their members. Source: crunchyroll

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. || Star newscaster Kiyomi Takada becomes Kira`s spokesperson to the world... Source: crunchyroll

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. || Light pretends to investigate Kiyomi... Source: crunchyroll

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. || Aizawa figures out what`s going on and tells Near, who already knows about the notes. Source: crunchyroll

Light and Near agree upon a meeting place for the final confrontation. A key player is kidnapped and the end results are shocking. || Light gives Kiyomi the order to finish off Near. Source: crunchyroll

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. || Near, along with the SPK, meets Light and the task force at a warehouse for the final showdown. Source: crunchyroll

The climactic battle between Light Yagami and L's successors finally comes to a close. || Though Mikami has written all the investigators` names in the Death Note, a minute passes and everyone is still alive. Source: crunchyroll