Death Note (2006–2007)
"Desu nôto" (original title)

An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.

Stars:

Brian Drummond, Andrew Francis, Lee Tockar

Cast

Series cast summary:
Brian Drummond	...	Ryuk (37 episodes, 2006-2007)
Andrew Francis	...	Various (37 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lee Tockar	...	Various (37 episodes, 2006-2007)
Vincent Tong	...	Touta Matsuda (37 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mamoru Miyano	...	Light Yagami (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kappei Yamaguchi	...	L (15 episodes, 2006-2007)

Storyline

An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.

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Plot Keywords:

anime | heart attack | shinigami | intelligence | japan | 

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Taglines:

Take down Yotsuba!

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Genres:

Animation | Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Madhouse [jp] NTV [jp]

Country:

Japan France

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

3 October 2006 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Death Note

Company Credits

Production Co:

D.N. Dream Partners, Madhouse, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (37 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

L, Misa, Light and his Father are seen in part 6 of "Full Metal Panic the 2nd Raid" outside the barber shop for about 3 seconds. "L" is riding a bicycle (right to left) and "Misa" is on the standing on the right, spying on Light and his father

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Quotes

Kyosuke Higuchi: Shit! He won't die!

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Connections

Referenced in Demo Reel: Lost in Translation (Bromance Version) (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Zetsubô Birî"
(Despairing Billy)
(Second ending theme, episodes #20-36)
Performed by Maximum the Hormone
Music and Lyrics by Maximum the Ryô-kun

User Reviews

Interesting and spooky... a very good combination!

Have not read the manga, but have heard about it on numerous occasions... I don't like anime very much myself. So, what I'm about to say is as objective as it comes i guess...

I was very curious to see what Death Note was about because I had heard the manga was pretty cool. So I just watched the first episode out of curiosity... and I loved it! The animation shocked me because I never have high expectations from this genre: unlike most animes, the characters actually have very fluid movement. They also look a lot better, a lot more real than in normal animes - for example I was pleased to see a nose that has an actual shape and not just that half a triangle they usually use!!! Indeed, there are some morality problems here - I myself do not agree with the main character's way of thinking. But it doesn't force any ideas on the viewer. All that the moral values of the characters do, is just build up complex personalities and add to the interesting story.

Fan of anime or not, it's definitely worth a try... You might be in for a surprise!!!