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Death Note is a manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, with various adaptations. The protagonist, Yagami Light, finds a notebook which can be used to kill anyone, and tries to use this to reform society as he sees fit.

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Death Note is a Japanese manga series, created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata, about a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a shinigami (a god of death). The Death Note grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose name and face they know, by writing the name in the notebook. It has had several adaptations (anime, anime movie, novel, live-action movie).

For more information on the franchise, see its Wikipedia page or the Death Note wiki.

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Why doesn't Misa Amane regain her memory when she touches the death note?

Light Yagami gets back his memory when he touches the death note. But Misa does not get back her memories when removing touches her with a piece of paper from the death note. Why?
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Looking for a special Death Note chapter

I read Death Note for the first time about 10 years ago. I remember of a special chapter at the end, which I was not able to find, even in the manga (I own them all - or I think I do): Some of that chapter takes place in the Deathgod's world.…
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Does a Shinigami still die if they extend a human life without knowing it?

I've started watching Death Note and I'm a bit confused on an aspect of Shinigami. In episode 12: Gelus dies because he killed the would-be murderer of Misa Amane. By doing this he extended the life of Misa for which he disappeared into glitter…
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Raye Penber's fiancée's part opens up a loophole in DeathNote

Raye Penber's fiancée who had come to give the tip about Kira (she deduced most of the Kira's tactics even before L!), and Light Yagami's encounter was missed by the receptionist/L at the police head quarters. Both were seen discussing about telling…
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Why didn't L check for fingerprints or hair?

Related to this: Death note handwriting check A lot of DNA must have rubbed off on the Death Notes. Unless the Death Note has a rule about fingerprints or DNA, I don't see how this isn't a plothole.
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Can you manipulate someone's thoughts with the death note?

So let's say I write: Bob Shneizel Car Accident. Forgets where he lives, and then thinks about how awesome he is. Then he gets killed in a car accident at 9:30. Would that (manipulating someone's thoughts via what I write) work?
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Is the death note 23 days rule inconsistent?

We all know about the 23 day rule. Well. I've been rewatching the series, and I've found something strange in episode 8... At 4:10 (youtube) Light asks Ryuk if you can use any date, as long it's before the victims lifespan, to which Ryuk replies;…
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Why didn't Light just kill the Task Force?

I know that Light didn't want to kill his father in cold blood, but after his father, Soichiro Yagami, died, he could've just killed them. And then, Near accused L #2 of being Kira. Near only found out that Light was Kira because of the information…
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Can a person do the shinigami eye deal without losing half of his lifespan?

Let's say, Bob has a death note. He gives up ownership, so that another one with shinigami eyes can tell him his lifespan. Bob is a genius, so he can calculate his death date. He writes his own name in it. Bob Hyrule, Bradykardie, 2.3.2034. He set…
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How can a death note shorten the lifespan of others?

The use of the Death Note in the human world sometimes affects other humans' lives or shortens their original life span, even though their names are not actually written in the Death Note itself. In these cases, no matter the cause, the god of death…
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How can a Shinigami drop its eyeballs?

So BB was born with the Shinigami eyes because a Shinigami dropped it's eyeballs. But how is this even possible? Did the Shinigami ripped out his eyes and then let them fall down to Earth? I just don't get it. Also, if a human touched the eyes of a…
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Was "Death Note" supposed to end at episode 25/chapter 58?

A friend told me that the writers of Death Note wanted to end it after L died, but kept on because in Shonen Jump, it's not common that the "evil" guy wins. Is he right?
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Another question about the 23 day rule

Let's say there are two people with Death Notes, John Zeürtö and Bob Schnittlauchkäsebrot. John Zeürtö writes: Bob Schnittlauchkäsebrot dies 23 days after the latter willingly forfeits ownership of the death note. What would happen? Some…
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Could a person do the shinigami deal without losing half his lifespan?

Quick question, if you trade half of your life for shinigami eyes and it happens to save your life, would you lose only half of the time you would have lived, or would you somehow lose half of the life that you would actually live since the eyes…
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Death Note 23 Day rule?

Okay, first read this rule: In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the victim’s original life span. Even if the victim’s death is set in the Death Note beyond his/her original life span, the victim will die before the set…
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