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Estimated watch time
14h 11m
⚡ 8 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Crime96%Detective95%Anti-Hero94%Male Protagonist90%Fugitive90%Police87%Philosophy84%Primarily Adult Cast81%Noir79%Gods77%
TVFINISHED2006 FALL8.4 / 10 AniList score
Death Note
DEATH NOTE• DEATH NOTE
Synopsis & Story
Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a Death Note, Light receives power over life and death with the stroke of a pen. Determined to use this dark gift for the best, Light sets out to rid the world of evil… namely, the people he believes to be evil. Should anyone hold such power? The consequences of Light’s actions will set the world ablaze. (Source: VIZ Media)
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Death Note: should you watch it?
At a glance
Death Note has been very well received, with an average AniList score of 84/100 — 83% of 541,259 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #4 most popular anime of all time, and #4 highest-rated anime of 2006, and #1 most popular anime of 2006 on AniList.
Of the 883.7K AniList users who started it, 3.1% dropped it, so it is rarely abandoned; 768.5K have finished it.
At about 14 h 11 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural — especially crime, detective, anti-hero, male protagonist.
Where it fits in the series
- Optional extras: Death Note: Relight
Episodes
37 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Tsugumi Ooba
- Director
- Tetsurou Araki
- Series composition
- Toshiki Inoue
- Character design
- Masaru Kitao
- Music
- Yoshihisa Hirano
- Music
- Hideki Taniuchi
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“THE WORLD” by Nightmare · eps 1-7
- OP2“What's up people?” by Maximum the Hormone · eps 20-37
Endings
- ED1“Alumina” by Nightmare · eps 1-19
- ED2“Zetsubou Billy” by Maximum the Hormone · eps 20-36
- ED3“Coda〜Death note” by Yoshihisa Hirano · eps 37
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Death Note FAQ
- How many episodes does Death Note have?
- Death Note has 37 episodes of about 23 minutes each, roughly 14 h 11 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Death Note?
- About 14 h 11 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 19 days; at one hour a day, about 15 days.
- Is Death Note finished?
- Yes. Death Note has finished airing — the final episode aired June 27, 2007.
- Is there a season 2 of Death Note?
- No sequel is listed for Death Note as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
- Is Death Note based on a manga?
- Yes. Death Note adapts the manga by Tsugumi Ooba.
- Who animated Death Note?
- Death Note was animated by MADHOUSE and directed by Tetsurou Araki.
- Who sings the opening of Death Note?
- The opening, "THE WORLD", is performed by Nightmare.
- Where can I watch Death Note?
- Death Note is listed on Netflix, Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Hoopla, Crunchyroll. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.