Fall 2006

Brutal murders, petty thefts, and senseless violence plague the human world. In contrast, the realm of death gods remains a dull, unchanging gambling den. Light Yagami, a brilliant 17-year-old student, and the sadistic death god Ryuk share one belief: their worlds are rotten.

For his own amusement, Ryuk drops his Death Note into the human world. Light finds it and dismisses its first rule as ridiculous: the human whose name is written in this note will die. However, the temptation proves too strong, and he tests it by writing a criminal’s name, enacting his first murder.

Realizing the terrifying power in his hands, Light—under the alias Kira—follows his twisted sense of justice with a goal to cleanse the world of all evil-doers. Meanwhile, the brilliant detective L is already on his trail. As Light’s intelligence rivals L’s, their battle of wits intensifies, destined to end only when one of them dies.”Death Note”