This is an episode listing for the Japanese animated television series Death Note, based on the manga series written and illustrated by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata respectively. The series primarily centers around a high school student who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook that causes the death of anyone whose name is written in it. Death Note aired in Japan on the Nippon Television network "every Tuesday [at] 24:56"[1] (meaning 12:56 AM or 00:56 on Wednesdays). The first episode aired on October 3, 2006, and the 37th and last episode aired on June 26 2007.[2] A special three-hour "Director's Cut" compilation episode, entitled "Death Note:R (Rewrite)", was aired on August 31, 2007.[3] As of January 10 2007, the series has been licensed for North American distribution by VIZ Media.[4] Significantly, episodes of the series will be officially available for download soon after they air in Japan;[4] according to VIZ, this is "the first time a well known Japanese anime property will be made legally available to domestic audiences for download to own while the title still airs on Japanese television".[4] VIZ Media began releasing these episodes via Direct2Drive on May 10th 2007.[5] On October 21st, Death Note premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, being placed into the 12:00AM EST time slot. [6] The first episode bore a "TV-14-V" rating, while the second was given a TV-14LV rating. On October 26th, it premiered on YTV's Bionix, at 10:00pm.
Episodes
| # | Title | Original airdate | English airdate |
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| 01 | "Rebirth" "Shinsei" (新生) | October 3, 2006 | October 21, 2007 |
| High school student Light Yagami finds a mysterious notebook labeled "DEATH NOTE", and after following the instructions written on it, he discovers its terrifying powers. | |||
| 02 | "Confrontation" "Taiketsu" (対決) | October 10, 2006 | October 28, 2007 |
| The mysterious detective "L" investigates Light's killings and sets a trap for him. | |||
| 03 | "Dealings" "Torihiki" (取引) | October 17, 2006 | November 4, 2007 |
| Ryuk informs Light that a man is tailing him, and also tells him about the deal of the "Shinigami Eyes". | |||
| 04 | "Pursuit" "Tsuiseki" (追跡) | October 24, 2006 | November 11, 2007 |
| After testing more of the Death Note's powers, Light attempts to discover the name of his tail. | |||
| 05 | "Tactics" "Kakehiki" (駆引) | October 31, 2006 | November 18, 2007 |
| Light uses Raye Penber to destroy the FBI in Japan. Light's father becomes head of the "Kira investigation". | |||
| 06 | "Unraveling" "Hokorobi" (綻び) | November 07, 2006 | November 25, 2007 |
| The remaining members of the investigation team meet L in person. Light examines his previous actions for anything that could compromise his identity. | |||
| 07 | "Overcast" "Donten" (曇天) | November 14, 2006 | December 2, 2007 |
| Light must dispose of a former FBI agent named Naomi Misora who can incriminate him. | |||
| 08 | "Glare" "Mesen" (目線) | November 21, 2006 | December 8, 2007 |
| Light discovers his room is bugged, and comes up with a plan to throw off L's suspicions. | |||
| 09 | "Encounter" "Sesshoku" (接触) | November 28, 2006 | December 15, 2007 |
| To investigate Light further, L reveals himself to him. | |||
| 10 | "Doubt" "Giwaku" (疑惑) | December 5, 2006 | December 22, 2007 |
| L begins to profile Light through a game of tennis, and they discuss the Kira case. | |||
| 11 | "Assault" "Totsunyū" (突入) | December 12,2006 | January 5, 2008 |
| Turmoil erupts when a second Kira holds a Japanese TV Station hostage, to televise a message to the world. | |||
| 12 | "Love" "Koigokoro" (恋心) | December 26, 2006 | January 12, 2008 |
| L invites Light to the investigation team to help determine the identity of the Second Kira. | |||
| 13 | "Confession" "Kokuhaku" (告白) | January 9, 2007 | January 19, 2008 |
| Misa discovers Light's identity as Kira and pays a visit to him. | |||
| 14 | "Friends" "Tomodachi" (友達) | January 16, 2007 | January 26, 2008 |
| Light devises a plan to eliminate L using Misa and Rem. | |||
| 15 | "Gamble" "Kake" (賭け) | January 23, 2007 | February 2, 2008 |
| L arrests Misa after obtaining evidence against her, and she makes a significant sacrifice in order to protect Light. | |||
| 16 | "Decision" "Ketsudan" (決断) | January 30, 2007 | February 9, 2008 |
| Light makes a plan involving renouncing ownership of both Death Notes and turns himself in to L for surveillance. | |||
| 17 | "Execution" "Shikkō" (執行) | February 6, 2007 | February 16, 2008 |
| Fifty days have passed and neither Light nor Misa have confessed, so L and Soichiro take a drastic measure. | |||
| 18 | "Comrade" "Nakama" (仲間) | February 13, 2007 | February 23, 2008 |
| After settling their differences, Light and L start to investigate the Yotsuba Group together. L also hires new members to the team. | |||
| 19 | "Matsuda" "Matsuda" (松田) | February 20, 2007 | March 1, 2008 |
| Matsuda ends up in trouble while investigating the Yotsuba Headquarters by himself and his comrades elaborate a plan to rescue him. | |||
| 20 | "Makeshift" "Kosoku" (姑息) | February 27, 2007 | March 8, 2008 |
| The investigation team starts its plan to expose the Kira among the Yotsuba chairmen. | |||
| 21 | "Activity" "Katsuyaku" (活躍) | March 6, 2007 | March 15, 2008 |
| While playing her part in the plan, Misa comes into contact with Rem who tells her about everything that happened when she was the second Kira. | |||
| 22 | "Guidance" "Yūdō" (誘導) | March 13, 2007 | March 22, 2008 |
| After discovering the identity of Yotsuba's Kira, L's group starts to corner him. | |||
| 23 | "Frenzy" "Kyōsō" (狂騒) | March 20, 2007 | March 29, 2008 |
| Knowing he was exposed, Higuchi(Kira) struggles to avoid being arrested by using any means at his hand. | |||
| 24 | "Revival" "Fukkatsu" (復活) | March 27, 2007 | April 5, 2008 |
| With the Death Note back in his hands, Light recovers his lost memories and moves on with his master plan. | |||
| 25 | "Silence" "Chinmoku" (沈黙) | April 3, 2007 | April 12, 2008 |
| Light uses Rem to deal a devastating blow to his opponent. | |||
| 26 | "Reincarnation" "Saisei" (再生) | April 10, 2007 | April 19, 2008 |
| Light begins judging criminals once again to create the world he envisions. The first half of this episode is a recap of the previous episodes. | |||
| 27 | "Abduction" "Yūkai" (誘拐) | April 17, 2007 | April 26, 2008 |
| Four years later, two new enemies appear in Light's way. | |||
| 28 | "Impatience" "Shōsō" (焦燥) | April 24, 2007 | May 3, 2008 |
| Near contacts Light and both agree to cooperate in order to rescue Sayu. | |||
| 29 | "Father" "Chichioya" (父親) | May 1, 2007 | May 10, 2008 |
| Mortified over allowing the Death Note to fall into Mello's hands in order to save his daughter, Soichiro puts himself into harm's way in order to get it back. | |||
| 30 | "Justice" "Seigi" (正義) | May 8, 2007 | May 17, 2008 |
| After getting an important piece of information from Mello, Near starts suspecting Light. Light however, after finally subduing the U.S. government, sets up a trap for him. | |||
| 31 | "Transfer" "Ijō" (移譲) | May 15, 2007 | May 24, 2008 |
| Knowing he is being investigated by Near, Light orders Misa to execute a backup plan. | |||
| 32 | "Selection" "Sentaku" (選択) | May 22, 2007 | May 31, 2008 |
| After Mikami chooses a new spokesperson to replace Demegawa, Light finds a way to contact him. | |||
| 33 | "Ridicule" "Chōshō" (嘲笑) | May 29, 2007 | June 7, 2008 |
| Near arrives in Japan and his group starts to investigate Mikami. | |||
| 34 | "Vigilance" "Koshi" (虎視) | June 5, 2007 | June 14, 2008 |
| Aizawa uses a trick of his to see through Light's deception and discover the truth about him. Later, the SPK puts Misa and Mogi into their custody. | |||
| 35 | "Murderous Intent" "Satsui" (殺意) | June 12, 2007 | June 21, 2008 |
| In a daring operation, Mello makes his move and successfully kidnaps Takada, posing as a hindrance to both Near and Light's plans. | |||
| 36 | "1/28" "1.28" (1.28) | June 19, 2007 | June 28, 2008 |
| Each having developed a strategy to bring the other down for good, Light and Near finally meet face to face. | |||
| 37 | "New World" "Shinsekai" (新世界) | June 26, 2007 | July 5, 2008 |
| The showdown between Light and Near comes to an end. | |||
| -- | "Death Note Rewrite: The Visualizing God" "Death Note Riraito · Genshisuru Kami" (DEATH NOTE リライト・幻視する神) | August 31, 2007 | |
| A special 2 hour episode of Death Note, mainly a compilation of the confrontations between Light & L, re-edited from Ryuk's perspective with new dialogue and soundtrack along with additional animation that could not be included in the original series.[3] | |||
References
- Official Death Note Website, containing descriptions and images of each episode (Japanese). Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
- Unofficial site with English and Japanese episode listings (English). Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
- ^ Official Death Note Website (Japanese). Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
- ^ Nippon Television Network Program Catalogue: Animation (PDF) (English) 4. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
- ^ a b "Death Note TV Special to be Three-Hour Director's Cut", Anime News Network, 2007-07-12. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ a b c VIZ Media. "Viz Media Obtains License to Download Death Note", Anime News Network, 2007-01-10. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
- ^ "Death Note Release Won't be Limited to Downloads", Anime News Network, 2007-01-13. Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
- ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-20/death-note-confirmed-to-air-on-adult-swim-october-20
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