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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 L hiding his face?

At the start of the series L hides behind a computer screen which draws criticism by members of the Japanese Police who were assigned to track down Kira. while in the context of the Kira Investigation in how the Death Note works and L's correct…
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Can you physically stop someone from commiting suicide?

Once you write suicide as the cause of death, the Death Note possesses victim and they commit suicide e.g. Naiomi Misora. What would happen if you were to physically prevent that person from killing themselves? For example, if Light were to…
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Can you protect People with the Death Note by writing their name in it?

A person whose name is written in a death note is immune to all other death notes. Are they immune to a bullet to the head or eating an arsenic cream pie, too? If so, would they have a sort of "luck shield" that stops any potential causes of death…
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Is Ryuk the only one who can kill Light?

Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is able to kill the owner of the Death Note** This confuses me, because Light was able to kill Jack Neylon and Higuchi (although he wrote Higuchi's name on a paper from his…
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What was the intent for making Rem sacrifice herself for Misa?

We know Light is clever and smart and almost devilish? But I don't understand why Light wanted Rem out of the way? What was his motive and what would have happened if it went wrong?
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Can you write in English in the Death Note?

I'm wondering whether the Death Note would still work if you wrote in English or other languages, or if you have to write in Japanese. For example, if I was to write "John Doe is going to die in a car accident", would I need to translate it into…
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Symbolic meaning red apples

I noticed that red apples seem to have symbolic meaning in Anime and I wonder if it is in line with western interpretations. Erased: After waking up in the hospital, Satoru's nemesis Yashiro sits besides his bed and peels a red apple. AnoHana: When…
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Why was Light only targeting Japanese criminals when he was in the US?

When Light's sister is kidnapped by Mellow's gang and the Kira Task Force goes to the US to do the trade for her with the Death Note, when things start getting out of control Light yells at Misa to keep writing in the Death Note. Light: MISA! Just…
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Why does Light Yagami shuffle the two death notes?

Light Yagami gives a death note to Rem and asks Rem to give it to Ryuk. Then Ryuk drops the book according to Light's order. Light then takes back Misa's book while doing something similar with his own book. Why did he do this?
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Does writing an alias in the Death Note count as misspelling the name?

This question is inspired by the following rule of the Death Note (source: deathnote.wikia.com): If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that person will be free from being killed by the Death Note. However, if they…
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Can you conditionally kill someone with the death note?

Lets say you write "some dude dies of a heart attack at 3:00 PM if it is cloudy out". Does the dude die? What if you said "some dude commits suicide by gun at 3:00 PM if it is cloudy out", so that it is just up to him whether or not to decide to…
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In what order should I watch the Death Note movies?

I recently watched the Death Note anime and I found there are two movies. Is there an order I should watch them in?
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Why didn't anyone question how Misa Misa killed Kaneboshi?

In episode 21, Misa Misa killed Kaneboshi with the help of Rem. Why didn't anyone question how she did it? Or did everyone assumed Higuchi did it?
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How much of the manga does the Death Note musical cover?

How much of the DEATH NOTE manga does the Frank Wildhorn theatrical musical cover? (More info in English is here.) (I gather that the Korean production is a translation of the same script rather than content different from the Japanese production,…
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What does rule XXXV mean?

If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a name four times, that person will be free from being killed by the Death Note. What does that rule mean? I think I'm misunderstanding it, and I'd like to know, what the rule really means.
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