Light Yagami, an ace student, discovers a mysterious notebook that allows him to kill anyone by writing their name in it. He uses it to create a world free of crime, but soon finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a brilliant detective known only as L.
Light Yagami, an exceptionally intelligent high school student, stumbles upon a supernatural notebook called the Death Note. This notebook grants its user the power to kill anyone by writing their name and visualizing their face. Driven by a desire to rid the world of criminals and create a utopian society under his rule, Light begins using the Death Note to eliminate those he deems undeserving of life. However, his actions attract the attention of a world-renowned detective known only as L, a brilliant and eccentric investigator determined to unmask the mysterious killer known as Kira. As Light and L engage in a thrilling intellectual battle of wits and deception, the lines between justice ...