Death Note
Series Overview
Light Yagami is an ordinary university student. One day, he receives a "Death Note", which changes his life. The Death Note awakens his warped sense of justice and genius. He becomes murderer Kira and punishes criminals. L is a well known private detective. L appears in front of Light Yagami. L defines Kira as evil and decides to catch Kira. Then N, who has a beautiful appearance but dangerous existence, appears.
Broadcast Schedule & Network Information
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1 Season • 11 Episodes
45–71 min per episode
2015 – 2015
Premiered: Sun, Jul 5, 2015
Creative Production Team
Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 11: “The Perfect World”
Soichiro has followed in the footsteps of L in risking his life to stop Kira/Light. Light, who has made the decision to do whatever it takes to create his ideal, crime-free world, decides to mobilize the police force to get rid of Mello. But Mello has also erected a scrupulous set of traps, and intends to risk everything to prove that Light is Kira!
Seasons & Episodes Breakdown
Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes
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Death Note (2015)
Type: Trailer • Published 2015-07-16
Cast & Creators
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yoshihiro Izumi, Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata
Takayuki Hattori
WAKUI Masafumi
Suzuki Akino, Shigeyama Yoshinori, Yoshitaka Omori
Department Leadership Roster
Yoshihiro Izumi
Screenplay
Takayuki Hattori
Original Music Composer
Suzuki Akino
Producer
Shigeyama Yoshinori
Producer
Yoshitaka Omori
Producer
WAKUI Masafumi
Editor
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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TV-14: Parents Strongly Cautioned — Contains material unsuitable for children under 14.
International Certification Matrix
Restricted to Adults (18+).
Parents Strongly Cautioned — Contains material unsuitable for children under 14.
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What is Death Note about?
Light Yagami is an ordinary university student. One day, he receives a "Death Note", which changes his life. The Death Note awakens his warped sense of justice and genius. He becomes murderer Kira and punishes criminals. L is a well known private detective. L appears in front of Light Yagami. L defines Kira as evil and decides to catch Kira. Then N, who has a beautiful appearance but dangerous existence, appears.
How many seasons does Death Note have?
Death Note comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in Death Note?
Key cast members in Death Note include Masataka Kubota, Kento Yamazaki, Mio Yuki, Hinako Sano, Reiko Fujiwara.
Who created or directed Death Note?
Death Note was developed and directed by Not specified.