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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 is the Shinigami World so desolate?

In Death Note, the Shinigami world is almost empty of any colour or life. We can see that in the Shinigami world: Trees are lifeless (if there are any trees at all) Fruits are dried up and rotten There seems to be hardly any light (though there…
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Is it common to tell people how you spell your name in Japan?

In Death Note when Light introduces himself to Naomi Misora, he gives his full name and tells her how to spell it in Japanese. When she gives her name, she also tells him how to spell it. The audience knows he is doing this because Light Yagami…
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Did Light knew L's real name?

In Death Note, Light picked up Rem's notebook after he/she died by writing L's name his/her the notebook Does it mean that Light now knew L's real name?
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Raye Penber conversation with Yagami Light following the bus incident

After the bus incident, Raye Penber asks Yagami Light to keep seeing him a secret from the police, Yagami agrees and says "I won't tell anyone, including my father". Wouldn't Raye Penber ask himself why would Yagami Light think I know his father is…
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Why don't the Shinigami just hang around the human world?

In the first episode, Ryuk makes a point that the Shinigami world is absolutely boring and monotone. Shinigami just spend their days gambling and napping, and just kill the bare minimum to stay alive. It appears that they can freely traverse to the…
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How was Light able to maintain his academic performance?

After Light got the Death Note, he started writing criminals' names and killing them. Even after L made his first appearance and said that he would find Kira, then Light was thrilled up and accepted that as a challenge. As we all know Light was the…
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What happens if a person can't die of a heart attack?

What would happen if a person wasn't able to die of a heart attack since they use a pacemaker or are connected to medical equipment that pumps blood for them? This can create some sub-questions, if people couldn't die of a heart attack such…
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Can you kill a human with a Death Note in less than forty seconds?

If I were write in the Death Note: Bob Bold Heart attack NOW. Would that work?
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What does the Death Note consider as "original lifespan"?

I was reading this question and it got me thinking about what a person's "original lifespan" really was. Does the original lifespan mean the amount of time a person has from birth to death, ultimately caused by old age (e.g. the longest a person…
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Is Misa's suicide being caused by Light's death a flaw in the story?

In Episode 37, Light dies. Soon after that, Misa commits suicide. But I'm a little confused now, because of this rule: the death of the person whose name is written in the book can not lead to anyone else's death Now, everyone knows that Misa will…
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In Death Note, what happens to Light Yagami after he dies?

I read the manga and am currently watching the anime. Ryuk once commented that users of the Death Note can neither go to heaven nor hell. (Though one source claimed that this was only a fake rule that Ryuk wrote/spoke.) This suggests Light becomes a…
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What are the differences of Near in the manga version?

In Death Note, I've read that Near displays more emotions and (more interestingly) shows greater insight and deduction ability than his anime counterpart. What are the differences of Near from his anime counterpart? Is the above statement true? (And…
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How many Death Note anime and manga are there?

I just finished watching Death Note, but I am still confused whether I watched the full story or not. I binged through the anime with 37 episodes. For example, there is Beyond Birthday's theme on YouTube, but I never heard his name in the…
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Was Rem's warning fake?

Rem warned Light not to hurt Misa or it would kill Light by writing his name in it's Deathnote, but Ryuk had mentioned in the last episode as well as before that either Ryuk would kill Light or that Light would die after living his natural lifespan.…
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Did this character die because of the Death Notes' new rule or because Ryuk wrote his name in a Death Note?

There is a one-shot manga for Death Note that was published on Mangaplus, on February 3th, 2020 (you can read the manga officially here. In the final scene of this one-shot manga, Minoru Tanaka, the new owner of Death Notes, was selling the Death…
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