DEATH NOTE

Description:
Bored with his deteriorating world and the laconic way of his fellows, shinigami Ryuuk drops his Death Note on Earth and watches to see if it stirs up anything interesting. His plan succeeds beyond his wildest expectations when the Death Note is found by brilliant high school senior Light Yagami, who is also bored with a world he considers rotten. Although initially he regards the book as a prank, Light soon discovers, through experimentation, that the book's claim is true: picture a person in your mind as you write the person's name in the Death Note, and that person dies 40 seconds later of of a heart attack (although a different time frame and manner of death can be specified). Armed with that power, Light sets out on a quest he sees as noble: make the world a better place by eliminating all its criminals using the Death Note. Soon cast as the mysterious "Kira" (a Japanese pronunciation of the English "killer") in the media and on the Internet, some take exception to his playing god, most notably the police and the enigmatic master detective L, who resolves to do everything in his power to stop Kira. Light counters by doing everything in his power to prevent people from identifying or interfering with him, even if that means getting rid of people investigating him.
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Genres: Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Shounen, Supernatural, Tragedy

Manga Status:
12 Volumes + 1 Extra Volume (Complete)
Mangaka: OHBA Tsugumi & OBATA Takeshi

Anime Status:
Death Note (04.10.2006 till 27.06.2007) / TV Series, 37 episodes
Death Note: R - Genshisuru Kami (31.08.2007) /  TV Special, 1 episode
Death Note: R2 - L o Tsugu Mono ( 22.08.2008) / TV Special, 1 episode

Characters:
Anthony Carter / アンソニー・レスター - January 06, 1968
Matt (Mail Jeevas) / マット(マイル・ジーヴァス)  - February 01, 1990
Midou Shingo / 三堂芯吾 - January 25, 1972
Misora Naomi / 南空ナオミ - February 11, 1976

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