achronological order acting alternative present amnesia anti-hero asia assassins based on a manga contemporary fantasy cops crime crime fiction criminals detective detectives drama earth espionage fantasy genius gods hero of strong character horror japan kamis male protagonist manga memory manipulation mind games mystery overpowered main characters philosophy plot continuity police policeman present primarily adult cast primarily male cast psychological psychological drama psychopaths rivalries secret identity serial killers shinigami shounen suicide supernatural supernatural drama supernatural thriller suspense tennis thriller time skip tragedy twisted story university unrequited love urban urban fantasy vigilantes yandere
Rating: 8.62
Bilježnica smrti, Caderno da Morte, Carnet de la Mort, DEATH NOTE, DN, Death Note - A halállista, Death Note - Carnetul morţii, Death Note - Zápisník smrti, Mirties Užrašai, Notatnik śmierci, Notes Śmierci, Quaderno della Morte, Sveska Smrti, Ölüm Defteri, Τετράδιο Θανάτου, Бележник на Смъртта, Записник Смерті, Свеска Смрти, Тетрадка на Смъртта, Тетрадь cмерти, Үхлийн Тэмдэглэл, מחברת המוות, دفتر الموت, دفترچه مرگ, دفترچه یادداشت مرگ, ديث نوت, كـتـاب الـموت, مدونة الموت, مذكرة المـوت, مذكرة الموت, موت نوٹ, डेथ नोट, สมุดโน้ตกระชากวิญญาณ, ですのーと, デスノート, 死亡笔记, 데스노트
Brutal murders, petty thefts, and senseless violence pollute the human world. In contrast, the realm of death gods is a humdrum, unchanging gambling den. The ingenious 17-year-old Japanese student Light Yagami and sadistic god of death Ryuk share one belief: their worlds are rotten. For his own amusement, Ryuk drops his Death Note into the human world. Light stumbles upon it, deeming the first of its rules ridiculous: the human whose name is written in this note shall die. However, the temptation is too great, and Light experiments by writing a felon'