Summary:
"The human whose name is written in this note[book] shall die."
These are the first words read in the Death Note by Light Yagami, a straight-A student who develops a god complex when he finds a notebook, dropped by shinigami Ryuk, that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written down in it. However, matters get out of hand when the Japanese Police Force tries to solve the case of the mysterious upsurge in criminal deaths alongside master detective L.
It's a battle of wits in this anime based on the popular manga by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata.
Opening Themes:
- "the WORLD" by Nightmare (episodes 1-19)
- "What's up, People?!" by Maximum the Hormone (マキシマムザホルモン) (episodes 20-37)
Ending Themes:
- "Alumina" (アルミナ, Arumina) by Nightmare (episodes 1-19)
- "Despair Billy" (絶望ビリー, Zetsubō Birī) by Maximum the Hormone (マキシマムザホルモン) (episodes 20-36)
Airings Outside of Japan:
US Airing: Cartoon Network (Adult Swim)
- Sundays @ 12:00 AM (10/21/07-12/23/07; episodes 1-10)
- Saturdays @ 11:30 PM (1/5/08-2/2/08; episodes 11-15)
- Sundays @ 12:30 AM (2/10/08-3/30/08; episodes 16-23)
- Sundays @ 1:00 AM (4/6/08-4/27/08; episodes 24-27)
- Sundays @ 12:30 AM (5/4/08-7/6/08; episodes 28-end)
Canada Airing: YTV (Bionix)
- Fridays @ 10:00 PM (10/26/07-7/4/08; episodes 1-end)
