Desu nôto (2006–2007)

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

When Naomi Misora's description if shown on the laptop at L's headquarters, you will notice that her description is made up of nothing but random letters strung together - something that the Japanese audience would have most likely glazed over.

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Quotes

Kyosuke Higuchi: Shit! He won't die!

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Connections

Referenced in I'm Still Here (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Alumina"
(First ending theme, episodes #1-19)
Performed by Nightmare
Music and Lyrics by Sakito
Arrangement by Nightmare

User Reviews

Clever, Slick, and Suspenseful

This is anime at its best. I'm fairly new to the world of anime, but I have to say from what I've seen that Death Note goes above and beyond your typical run-of-the-mill action based anime. Whereas a lot of anime strategically relies on action packed battles and fights, Death Note is a refreshing change of pace. It's slick, clever, and witty with the eccentric "L" heading the investigation. It's a constant game of cat and mouse as the lead investigator and the suspected "Kira" or "Killer" always seem to be one step ahead of one another. The two brilliant minds constantly outwit each other. The plot is complex but easily laid out for you and the story is remarkably intelligent and inventive. All the while you're watching you think, "Wow, this can't possibly get any deeper," but each new episode proves you wrong. What I like the most is that this is very, very complex material but it's flawlessly and easily presented so each new development in the case comes as an excited shock.

This is great stuff and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who might be looking for a change of pace in anime. It's not for everyone, of course since it's more of an intellectual thriller and not so much an action fantasy, but anyone who can appreciate the mental challenge of following along with this suspenseful battle of wits will be in heaven with Death Note.