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Death Note

After an intelligent yet cynical high school student begins to cleanse the world from evil with the help of a magical notebook that can kill anyone whose name is written on it, international authorities call upon a mysterious detective known as "L" to thwart his efforts. Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy), first airing in 2006, and whether this series is worth starting now.

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Story of Death Note

After an intelligent yet cynical high school student begins to cleanse the world from evil with the help of a magical notebook that can kill anyone whose name is written on it, international authorities call upon a mysterious detective known as "L" to thwart his efforts.

Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy), first airing in 2006, and whether this series is worth starting now.

Title facts

  • Type Series
  • Release year 2006
  • Released 21 Oct 2007
  • Runtime 24 minutes
  • Content rating TV-14
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.9/10 from 466,043 votes
  • Genres Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Anime
  • Languages Japanese, English
  • Countries Japan
  • Seasons 1 season

Cast

Mamoru Miyano, Brad Swaile, Vincent Tong

Awards and recognition

2 wins & 1 nomination total

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