Death Note (2006)

Animation · Crime · Drama

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?

IMDb rating: 8.9 (501,628 votes)
Episode average: 8.2 -0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Hulu · Netflix · Amazon Prime Video · Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2006)

8.19 avg 37 episodes 8.4 → 8.8 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rebirth	8.4	12,163
2	Confrontation	9.0	12,025
3	Dealings	8.4	9,421
4	Pursuit	8.8	9,698
5	Tactics	8.5	9,218
6	Unraveling	8.2	8,759
7	Overcast	9.2	11,936
8	Glare	8.4	8,497
9	Encounter	8.6	8,669
10	Doubt	8.2	8,222
11	Assault	8.7	8,662
12	Love	8.3	8,026
13	Confession	8.3	7,904
14	Friend	8.2	7,814
15	Wager	8.9	8,977
16	Decision	8.3	7,763
17	Execution	8.0	7,743
18	Ally	7.3	7,548
19	Matsuda	7.6	7,495
20	Makeshift	7.3	7,388
21	Performance	7.8	7,338
22	Guidance	8.2	7,412
23	Frenzy	8.9	8,533
24	Revival	9.4	12,082
25	Silence	9.6	17,943
26	Renewal	7.0	9,040
27	Abduction	7.2	7,063
28	Impatience	7.3	6,885
29	Father	8.0	9,297
30	Justice	7.6	6,742
31	Transfer	7.6	6,776
32	Selection	7.8	6,881
33	Scorn	7.1	6,724
34	Vigilance	7.2	6,620
35	Malice	8.0	6,974
36	1.28	9.0	9,535
37	New World	8.8	12,167