TV series

Death Note

2015 · 1 season

A tense psychological duel where every move matters, pulling you into a dark moral maze.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and cynical. Measured and demanding.
About: Justice, morality, obsession, identity
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
morality
obsession
identity
death
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none