Death Note

IMDb

8.9/10

Age

12+

Directed by Tetsuro Araki at Madhouse and adapted from the manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, this 2006 anime crime thriller follows Light Yagami, a brilliant high schooler who picks up the Death Note dropped by the bored shinigami Ryuk. Calling himself Kira, Light sets out to purge the world of criminals, while the eccentric detective L begins a tense battle of wits to unmask him. Famous for its mind games, the series is available with an English dub.

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