45 minSeason 1 • Episode 11
LatestSoichiro has followed in the footsteps of L in risking his life to stop Kira/Light. Light, who has made the decision to do whatever it takes to create his ideal, crime-free world, decides to mobilize the police force to get rid of Mello. But Mello has also erected a scrupulous set of traps, and intends to risk everything to prove that Light is Kira!
Light Yagami is an ordinary university student. One day, he receives a "Death Note", which changes his life. The Death Note awakens his warped sense of justice and genius. He becomes murderer Kira and punishes criminals. L is a well known private detective. L appears in front of Light Yagami. L defines Kira as evil and decides to catch Kira. Then N, who has a beautiful appearance but dangerous existence, appears.
Acting
Kento Yamazaki's physicality as L—slouching, sugar-stuffed chaos.
Direction
Tight framing that traps you in Light's suffocating god complex.
Writing
Rapid-fire mind games, every conversation a battlefield.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2015 Japanese adaptation stays truer to the manga's ending than the anime, which infuriated and fascinated domestic audiences.
Masataka Kubota reportedly studied criminal psychology interviews to capture Light's chilling compartmentalization.
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