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The human whose name is written in this note shall die.

If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds

of writing the person's name, it will happen.

If the cause of death is not specified, the person will die of a heart attack.

Simply If the cause of death is not specified, the person will die of a heart attack.

Die If the cause of death is not specified, the person will die of a heart attack.

Heart attack If the cause of death is not specified, the person will die of a heart attack.

Heart attack

Yagami Light

Excuse us, please make way.

Thank you!

Amane Misa Thank you!

Bye-bye! Amane Misa

See you again, everyone! Amane Misa

Amane Misa

Bye-bye!

Misa-Misa's damn cute, huh?

She really cheers you up.

Want to grab a bite?

Sorry, I have work.

They're short-handed, so they asked me to come.

Seriously?

Then how about we eat at your place?

Sure, but don't count on getting my employee discount.

You figured me out?

Of course.

Pub Yonosuke

Yagami-kun, you want a public sector job? Pub Yonosuke

Well, job security. There's no risk of them going out of business.

Don't you have any ambition?

Like hitting it big and getting rich?

Once you get greedy, there's no end.

You can invest your life in something, and it might make you money,

but it won't necessarily make you happy.

If I get really desperate, I hope you'll give me a job here.

Desperate, huh? We have an employment exam here, too, you know.

I suppose so.

You could do it if you applied yourself.

You've always beaten me on grades.

You could aim a bit higher if you worked at it.

No thanks. No thanks.

Here.

I appreciate it.

He's so fast on register.

You're praising me for that?

As long as I can feed myself

Well, I make it a point not to overexert myself. As long as I can feed myself

and spend my days in peace and stability, that's all I need. Well, I make it a point not to overexert myself.

and spend my days in peace and stability, that's all I need.

Check please!

Sure!

Pub Yonosuke

Welcome!

What's this?

Hey, is that Kamoda I see?

It's me, Sakota!

And you're Yagami, right?

You know each other?

We were classmates in high school.

Oh, I see! Have a seat.

Here you are.

How's it look?

Thanks.

Hey, wait. Pour his beer for him.

I've been in a study abroad program all this time.

I ended up coming back sooner than expected.

Surprised?

No, you were in jail.

Just hand it over!

That sucks. This won't be enough.

Who's next?

What are you glaring at?

Nothing.

Oh, well.

Next up is rich boy Kamoda. Come along.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three—

Too bad!

I'll hold onto the Guinness application fee.

Wow, you're loaded!

Oh... it's nothing.

I hope we can pick up where we left off.

What do I do, Light?

I... he's going to go back to...

Kamoda. Bring 300,000 tomorrow.

Got it?

Stop this.

Stop doing this.

I never liked the way you looked at me.

Give that back.

When Kamoda comes with the 300,000, I will.

Let's have a nice, long acquaintance.

I wish guys like him

would just go away forever.

Yagami

I'm home. Yagami

I'm home.

If you're not gonna watch it, turn it off.

You're running up our electricity bill.

Hey, I was watching!

Where's Dad?

Staying at work again.

Yagami Sayu Staying at work again.

Yagami Sayu

Hey, I'm hungry. Yagami Sayu

Cook for yourself for once. I'm tired.

Stingy.

Death... Death Note?

"How to use it"...

English?

Longman Japanese-English Dictionary

The human whose name is written in this note shall die.

This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face

in their mind when writing his or her name.

Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.

If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds

of writing the person's name, it will happen.

If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack.

Utter nonsense.

Ow...

Let's have a nice, long acquaintance.

I wish guys like him would just go away forever.

Sakota Genbu

This is stupid.

My brother's?

Yes.

Hey, bro. Do you know a guy called Sakota?

Yagami Light-san?

Yes.

We checked the contents of the phone and we're pretty sure it's yours.

We found it in Sakota-san's jacket pocket.

U-Um...

He said the guy died.

Died?!

Oh, water's boiling.

Last night around 11:30 he ran his motorcycle into a railroad crossing

while the gate was down.

It seems he died instantly.

Were the two of you acquainted?

Yagami-san?

Y-Yes. Um... we were classmates in high school.

Er, but we never hung out much...

Yesterday, we just happened to run into each other at my job...

I must have dropped it and he picked it up for me.

I see! Well, goodbye.

Thank you for your trouble.

The human whose name is written in this note shall die.

If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack.

But he died in an accident.

Hey, where's breakfast?

I'm gonna be late.

Right. I'll make it now.

I'll have toast today. Toast.

Site of the Late Genbu Sakota's Funeral and Wake

Scared the hell out of me yesterday.

The way Sakota was just riding along and suddenly doubled over in pain.

What's wrong?

Hey! Sakota!

Then he splatted right into that train.

What the hell was that, anyway?

A heart attack, they said.

Heart attack?

Yeah.

N-No... no...

No way...

No way...

No way... No way...

Look at you, grinning.

We're at a wake, you know.

Come on.

Just between us,

Sakota did nothing but make trouble for people when he was alive, right?

Look at these posts from his graduating class.

Deep down, they're all relieved he's dead.

Hey, Yuki, that's so rude! Take that, Sakota! lololololol Deep down, they're all relieved he's dead.

"Take that, Sakota"? Take that, Sakota! lololololol Hey, Yuki, that's so rude!

Seriously. He scared me so I did everything I could to avoid him. A lot of people hated school because of him. Dying's the nicest thing he ever did. "Take that, Sakota"?

"Dying's the nicest thing he ever did." A lot of people hated school because of him. Dying's the nicest thing he ever did. Seriously. He scared me so I did everything I could to avoid him.

"Sakota had no value alive anyway." Sakota had no value alive anyway. Scum of the earth = Sakota

"Sakota had no value alive anyway."

Yesterday, a man died.

But a lot of people aren't sad. They're actually happy.

Taxi Driver Robbery & Murder Case Investigation Headquarters

Regarding the suspect who fled the scene Taxi Driver Robbery & Murder Case Investigation Headquarters

Regarding the suspect who fled the scene

after killing a taxi driver and stealing his fares this morning,

an image from the taxi's on-board camera has confirmed it to be Otoharada Kuro,

Wanted For robbery and murder Otoharada Kuro an image from the taxi's on-board camera has confirmed it to be Otoharada Kuro,

age 46, who was released on parole a month ago.

Yagami Soichiro Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau 1st Division Chief Inspector age 46, who was released on parole a month ago.

Yagami Soichiro Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau 1st Division Chief Inspector

The house his guarantor set up for him after parole was found empty. Yagami Soichiro Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau 1st Division Chief Inspector

The house his guarantor set up for him after parole was found empty.

We're putting up wanted posters and we're trying to find where he is.

That's all.

Mogi Kanzo Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau 1st Division Assistant Inspector

So Otoharada's out, eh? Mogi Kanzo Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau 1st Division Assistant Inspector

I want to see a thorough investigation.

And...

Yagami-kun, I'm counting on you.

Yes, sir.

Okay, dismissed!

Right!

Chief... This time...

Work with local authorities in the investigation.

Matsuda Tota Aizawa Shuichi 1st Division Officer 1st Division Sergeant Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau Work with local authorities in the investigation.

I want a full report of the situation. Matsuda Tota Aizawa Shuichi 1st Division Officer 1st Division Sergeant Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau

Yes sir. Of course. Matsuda Tota Aizawa Shuichi 1st Division Officer 1st Division Sergeant Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau

That damned Ogiso, throwing his weight around.

Now, now. Hold on.

The Chief is enduring it just like we are.

Hey, what happened between the Chief and the suspect, Otoharada?

You hadn't heard?

Ten years ago, Otoharada got hopped up on meth and went on a killing spree.

It was Chief who caught him.

The two of us wore through ten pairs of shoes between us at the height of summer.

That must have cost a lot.

Matsuda! That's not what he's talking about.

No, I'm sure it is.

No! It's not about money, he's talking about doing a lot of footwork!

But you can't do anything without money!

That was one expensive summer...

Yagami-san! You did it!

Great work!

Take Otoharada to the interrogation room.

Yes sir.

Just you wait... I'll kill you, too.

Shut it.

I'm gonna kill the hell out of you! Just you wait!

You hear me? I'll kill you!

Yagami-san. You hear me? I'll kill you!

You hear me? I'll kill you!

We got a call from the hospital. Your wife's in critical condition.

Leave the rest to us. Go to the hospital.

No, Otoharada takes priority. I'll go to the hospital later.

Why didn't you come right away?

I called and I called! Why didn't you come right away?

Mama! Mama!

Dad!

I'm home.

Welcome home.

Hey, you had dinner?

Dad, you want a beer, right?

I got it cold for you and everything.

This is a shake-down for allowance, right?

Come on! Please!

Should I peel you an apple?

No.

Then I'll fetch you a snack.

Hey, where's Light?

I'm coming in.

Hey!

What?

You almost never come up to my room.

Making progress with your public service exam?

Where did that come from?

It's nothing.

I'm hoping to get into the local ward office.

Even if that's wrong, I don't plan to join the police.

I guess you wouldn't.

Oh, hey...

Murder...

What's this all of a sudden? What about murder?

Those cases never stop, do they?

No matter how much you suffer for it...

I might be working long shifts for a while.

Take care of things here at home.

Hey, you. What are you doing over there?

We found a fare envelope from a taxi company

and a knife thought to be the weapon used next to him.

Where's the officer's gun?

It's missing.

This is unfolding in the worst possible way.

Mogi-san!

A man carrying what looked like a handgun

has holed himself up in a private residence in Meguro.

This sucks!

You can't kill someone with something like this.

Morning!

Hey.

Hey, when did Dad head out?

Dunno.

I missed my chance to get allowance from him.

Hey, did you eat the apples over there?

Didn't Dad eat them?

All three?

Uh-oh, I gotta go.

Take your positions!

Otoharada Kuro, give yourself up.

We have you surrounded!

Give yourself up!

Shut up!

I'll freaking kill you!

Ah, heck.

That son of a bitch.

Chief.

How many hostages?

Two.

A housewife and her daughter in elementary school.

Elementary school?

The longer we wait, the greater the risk to those hostages becomes.

We should call the superintendent and storm the place as soon as possible.

Sir!

Hold on.

Today's non-combustible trash.

Sorry.

1st Division, Matsuda-san Call incoming

Matsuda-san.

Why did Dad make himself a hostage?

The chief made a deal with the suspect in exchange for an elementary school girl.

What?

What the hell does Yagami think he's doing?

If there's one thing I hate, it's grandstanding!

I'm sorry, sir. We're evaluating the situation now...

The Chief has a history with the man holed up in that building. I'm sorry, sir. We're evaluating the situation now...

The Chief has a history with the man holed up in that building.

Apparently it was Chief Yagami who arrested him,

back around the time your mother passed away.

What?

It's like he feels responsible for his getting parole and committing crimes again—

Matsuda!

Sir?

What are you doing there?

Return to the scene!

Sir!

Sayu's in there. Later!

Sayu.

Brother...

Dad's...

Dad's...

Coming through! Clear the way!

How's the Chief?

It's not looking good, Mr. Mogi.

Otoharada.

You remember me, don't you?

You should be well aware that this is pointless.

Just give up and turn yourself in already.

Why do you think I traded that kid for you?

You're the one that "should be well aware."

I'm gonna kill the hell out of you! Just you wait!

I made a promise!

Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages

The man holed up in the residence in broad daylight, according to police investigations, Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages

Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages Suspect: Otoharada Kuro (46) The man holed up in the residence in broad daylight, according to police investigations,

is Otoharada Kuro, age 46. Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages Suspect: Otoharada Kuro (46)

is Otoharada Kuro, age 46.

Early on the 20th, Otoharada allegedly stabbed a taxi driver to death,

Otoharada... Early on the 20th, Otoharada allegedly stabbed a taxi driver to death,

Early on the 20th, Otoharada allegedly stabbed a taxi driver to death,

took his fare money and fled...

Kill him. took his fare money and fled...

took his fare money and fled...

Just kill that scum and save my dad already!

Just kill him!

Kill him already!

Sayu...

Otoharada Kuro

If you fire, the special forces out there are going to storm the place.

If they do, I can't protect you.

You wouldn't anyway!

Even if you're a criminal, I want to save all the lives I can.

Don't throw your life away, Otoharada.

Shut up. Shut up!

The atmosphere is tense.

The suspect has a handgun,

making it difficult for SWAT to storm the residence.

The human whose name is written in this note shall die.

If the cause of death is written within

40 seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen.

If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack.

Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages

The suspect, Otoharada, holed up in the house earlier with his hostages. Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages

Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages Suspect: Otoharada Kuro (46) The suspect, Otoharada, holed up in the house earlier with his hostages.

I repeat. The suspect is Otoharada Kuro, age 46.

Otoharada... Kuro... I repeat. The suspect is Otoharada Kuro, age 46.

I repeat. The suspect is Otoharada Kuro, age 46.

Then we'll go out together!

Death Note...

If you're the real thing...

Then kill him!

Otoharada Kuro

Ten...

Twenty...

Thirty...

Die!

Forty!

...is in there with a man with a gun. It's a mentally taxing situation.

Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages ...is in there with a man with a gun. It's a mentally taxing situation.

...is in there with a man with a gun. It's a mentally taxing situation.

Come out. ...is in there with a man with a gun. It's a mentally taxing situation.

...is in there with a man with a gun. It's a mentally taxing situation.

With great concern for the safety of the two hostages...

Come out! With great concern for the safety of the two hostages...

Live - Spree killing suspect holed up with hostages With great concern for the safety of the two hostages...

Live - Spree killing suspect holed up with hostages

We've heard a gunshot! We heard what sounded like a gunshot coming from the house. Live - Spree killing suspect holed up with hostages

We've heard a gunshot! We heard what sounded like a gunshot coming from the house.

Mogi-san!

Storm the place! Storm the place!

Moments ago, we heard what sounded like a gunshot coming from the house,

and the SWAT team stormed the house.

Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages and the SWAT team stormed the house.

Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages

It looks like they're bringing the hostages out! Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages

The hostages are safe. Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages

The hostages are safe.

A 36 year old woman who lived in the house, and the police officer who went inside

both appear to be evacuated safely.

Chief, are you okay?

I'm fine.

Right.

Chief. What was that gunshot?

An accidental discharge.

Otoharada suddenly staggered in pain...

Die!

What, like a heart attack?

I don't know.

Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages

It appears the perpetrator died inside the house. Live - Spree Killing Suspect Holed Up with Hostages

The shot was not fired by the hostage police officer.

It happened when the perpetrator suddenly doubled over in pain and collapsed.

I repeat. The perpetrator...

Otoharada Kuro

It really is...

the real thing...

Dad!

I'm fine. Is Light here, too?

He ran off somewhere.

Really, he's so unreliable.

How could this have happened?

Otoharada Kuro

I would have been happy... just letting the days pass uneventfully...

I killed...

two people.

I killed them.

Otoharada Kuro

I'm sorry.

Dad...

Feel like dying?

I'm the one who dropped that Death Note.

The Shinigami, Ryuk.

No need to act so surprised.

You already realized it's no ordinary notebook, didn't ya?

How's it feel to do someone in?

Damn it!

Dad.

Sayu.

This is goodbye.

You don't want the Death Note, huh?

Just because you're possessed by a shinigami, that's no reason to hurry to your death.

Isn't that right, Yagami Light?

Shinigami don't steal souls.

That's an idea you humans dreamed up for yourselves.

That notebook became the property of the human world

the minute it touched the ground of the human world.

In other words, it belongs to you.

I don't want it.

Oh, yeah?

You sure about that?

Just write the name of any human you want gone inside it,

and you can erase them from this world.

If you use it the right way, you could become a very rich man.

But if you still don't want it, I'll erase all your memories of the notebook.

Then...

th-that notebook...

That's right.

What if a real bastard like those guys you killed,

Otoharada or Sakota, picked up that notebook?

Things could get pretty interesting!

No!

The person who picks up the Death Note gets to decide how they use it.

Wait! Wait!

I-In that case...

Wh-what does it cost to use it?

I think you already got a taste of the cost.

An agony and terror that only the one who holds it can feel.

I killed... two people...

Any human who uses the Death Note

can't expect to get to go to Heaven or Hell.

Wh-Why...

did you...

Being a shinigami is awful boring!

We live so long, we run out of things to do!

So...

I wanted to see what would happen if a human started using it!

The deepest depths of human desire!

Yagami Light, what is it you desire?

Desire...

Well, you can decide for yourself what you'll do.

One Month Later, England

This man was a fugitive, being chased by the local authorities

The forensic reports states he died of a heart attack.

Estimated time of death?

Around 12 midnight, sir.

That's...

8am in Japan.

What shall we do, sir?

Watari. Let's go to Japan.

I beg your pardon,

but the Japanese police haven't asked for our assistance in their investigation yet.

Then get them to ask for our help.

Such a willful young man.

Tokyo

Kabeoka Hitoshi

It's the body of Hitoshi Kabeoka, 40 years old.

He's wanted all over the country on suspicion of murder.

We won't know the precise cause of death until after the autopsy, but...

It's going to be heart failure or a heart attack, right?

Looking that way.

Another one. That's 52 we know of in just one month.

This is the 53rd.

And every single one of them from heart attacks?

What the hell is going on here?

For the past month, similar mysterious deaths have been occurring not just in Japan,

Heinous Criminal Serial Murder Case Special Investigation Headquarters For the past month, similar mysterious deaths have been occurring not just in Japan,

but all over the world. Heinous Criminal Serial Murder Case Special Investigation Headquarters

String of mysterious deaths of heinous criminals Another criminal dies of heart attack but all over the world.

Mysterious deaths found abroad too Heart attack again Cause of death unclear Mysterious deaths occurring worldwide Shows connections to unexplained deaths occurring in Japan Body of man found in city park Shows linked to string of heinous criminal deaths

At first we considered that it could be a virus or a mass neurosis, Mysterious deaths found abroad too Heart attack again Cause of death unclear Mysterious deaths occurring worldwide Shows connections to unexplained deaths occurring in Japan Body of man found in city park Shows linked to string of heinous criminal deaths

At first we considered that it could be a virus or a mass neurosis,

but ICPO analysis denies that claim.

Yagami-kun.

It's worth mentioning that the victims are all limited to

people convicted of crimes classified as "heinous."

How are they being killed?

We don't know yet.

There are no external injuries, and the cause of death in all cases is "heart attack."

Getting an early start to the day, huh?

Ryuk... Don't scare me like that.

Get used to it already.

Well? Who are today's candidates?

Five men.

Perpetrators of heinous crimes.

Their names and faces were announced on the news this morning.

Hey, what's going on here?

Here.

Didn't I tell you not to wash my underwear?

Are you listening to me?

Then... wash it yourself.

And knock before you come in here.

I'm studying.

Who studies this early in the day?

She really can't see you, can she?

Isn't that interesting?

Only the person who touches the Death Note can see me or hear me.

Of course, if she touched the notebook, it would all be over anyway.

If that happened,

she wouldn't die of a heart attack, she'd die of shock from seeing you.

Good point.

Hey, I beg your pardon!

We've discovered something in the way of a motive.

What is it?

Himura-san.

Himura Shoko, from 2nd Criminal Investigation Support Division.

Himura Shoko Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau Support and Analysis Center Himura Shoko, from 2nd Criminal Investigation Support Division.

Please look at this. Himura Shoko Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau Support and Analysis Center

You're pretty good for a guy with such an innocent face.

Hey,

how does this benefit you, exactly?

Can it make you rich?

It doesn't benefit me.

I'm doing this for the world.

Look at this.

What have we here?

The Legend of Kira, Our Savior

This is the voice of the world. The Legend of Kira, Our Savior

The Legend of Kira, Our Savior

Kira? The Legend of Kira, Our Savior

It's a nickname, derived from the word "Killer."

There's a number of other similar fan sites.

It's only been announced in the media as

"a string of mysterious deaths among heinous criminals,"

but the people are realizing there's a mastermind behind the killings,

"judging the wicked from the shadows." Some are even lauding him.

Keep it up, Kira! Please purge the wicked! Thank you for killing those criminals, Kira!

You're calling this a motive for the killings?

We have no conclusive evidence,

but we think our mastermind is after...

Keep it up, Kira! Please purge the wicked! Thank you for killing those criminals, Kira!

If I eliminate the criminals, people can live their lives without fear. Keep it up, Kira! Please purge the wicked! Thank you for killing those criminals, Kira!

If I eliminate the criminals, people can live their lives without fear.

I'm creating a peaceful world.

Cool!

Are we witnessing the birth of a hero?

I'm not a hero.

Hey, I want your autograph!

Write "To my friend Ryuk" right here!

Write it! Write it! Write it! Write it!

Hey...

Ryuk.

How many people have I killed?

Fifty?

No... 51?

No, no, no... 52?

I can't go back now, can I?

And I don't intend to.

I'd say the perpetrator's motive is a twisted sense of justice.

Yes. I find a certain logic in your speculation, Yagami-kun.

Oh, yes. I was just thinking that myself.

You liar.

Excuse me. I've brought Watari-san.

Go ahead.

I've brought in an outside consultant.

He's been investigating similar incidents occurring in England and America

at the request of the ICPO.

My name is Watari.

I will be aiding you in this investigation.

Watari L's Proxy

I serve as L's proxy. Watari L's Proxy

"El"?

It's something like a nickname.

Despite being a famous person who's solved numerous unsolved cases,

Mr. L prefers to be cautious and not reveal his real name, right?

I request your understanding in this matter.

I'm going to create a peaceful world.

A world with no criminals.

Kira can change the world.

Humans are so interesting!

You know about Kira?

What do you think he's like?

He's just a murderer. Kira is God!

The Legend of Kira, Our Savior He's just a murderer.

You're wrong. Kira is God. The Legend of Kira, Our Savior

You're wrong. Kira is God.

Yeah, he's definitely God.

I'm bored. Anything interesting going on? You know about Kira? Who's that? Yeah, he's definitely God.

He must be God! I'm bored. Anything interesting going on? You know about Kira? Who's that?

I'm bored. Anything interesting going on? You know about Kira? Who's that? You know about the unexplained deaths of heinous criminals lately? Yeah, I do! They say it's because someone's bringing divine punishment down on them! That's Kira. There's a website too. What the hell lol that's great lol I wonder if it's a good thing.

He's no god. He's just a murderer. I'm bored. Anything interesting going on? You know about Kira? Who's that? You know about the unexplained deaths of heinous criminals lately? Yeah, I do! They say it's because someone's bringing divine punishment down on them! That's Kira. There's a website too. What the hell lol that's great lol I wonder if it's a good thing.

Yeah, I do! They say it's because someone's bringing divine punishment down on them! That's Kira. There's a website, too. He's no god. He's just a murderer.

Yeah, I do! They say it's because someone's bringing divine punishment down on them! That's Kira. There's a website, too.

What kind of person is Kira? I want to meet Kira-sama! Does this so-called Kira really exist?

Kira does exist. No, God is Kira. He's begun his judgment of the wicked!

Kira Post Summary If you list all the laws your precious Kira's broken, it gets pretty amazing, lolol Points in common between unexplained deaths!

More incidents of Kira cleaning up the scum of the earth The truth behind the string of unexplained criminal deaths - Kira the God is issuing his judgment

Anonymous Kira Supporter Wrong, Kira is God.

Anonymous Kira Supporter I love Kira!

The Legend of Kira, Our Savior

The police say they'll give us their full cooperation.

I see. Then take care of this, too.

Another willful request.

Suginami University of Economics

Hey, Light.

Hey.

Hey sorry, but could I borrow your notebook?

Huh? Notebook?

Yeah, I had an interview with a company and I missed the lecture.

I was hoping you'd let me look at it.

Oh, my class notebook.

Sure, go ahead.

Hey, Yagami-kun. What do you think of Kira?

Kira?

You think he's a murderer, right?

No, he's God, cleaning the world of scum.

Yagami-kun doesn't approve of committing crimes. Right?

Yeah, of course.

What would you do if Misa-Misa was pro-Kira?

Huh?

See, I didn't know this, but...

It turns out Misa-Misa's family was killed a long time ago.

Misa-Misa's got a lot on her shoulders too, huh?

Public Prosecutors Office

Notice of Parole

Inmate Nishida Kyu

Parole?

At the hearing, the parole board chose to allow Nishida's parole.

Mikami Teru Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office Public Prosecutor At the hearing, the parole board chose to allow Nishida's parole.

At the hearing, the parole board chose to allow Nishida's parole.

I'm back!

Papa? Mama?

No!

But someone like him deserves to be executed!

I understand how you feel,

but the treatment of convicts is decided fairly under the law.

Isn't it the law that judges the bad guys?

Then who is the law really protecting?

It's already been decided.

Excuse me.

Give... Give me back my family!

The defendant Kyu Nishida, killer of a husband and wife in Maebashi

The defendant Kyu Nishida

Nishida... The defendant Kyu Nishida

The defendant Kyu Nishida

this is the one...

Quit acting surprised every time!

This is a live broadcast from the International Criminal Police Organization,

Hey, something interesting is going on. This is a live broadcast from the International Criminal Police Organization,

This is a live broadcast from the International Criminal Police Organization,

the ICPO, to the whole world.

Yoshio Anderson will provide simultaneous interpretation in Japanese.

My name is Lind L. Tailor, otherwise known as L.

L?

I am investigating a string of deaths among heinous criminals.

See? Interesting, huh?

I will do my utmost to hunt down Kira.

Kira, I have an idea of why you might want to do something like this.

Should we really be broadcasting this? Kira, I have an idea of why you might want to do something like this.

The higher-ups made the decision. Nothing we can do. Kira, I have an idea of why you might want to do something like this.

The higher-ups made the decision. Nothing we can do.

Be quiet and watch.

But no matter how brutal the criminals might be, you have no right to judge people.

So Kira really exists? But no matter how brutal the criminals might be, you have no right to judge people.

Looks like... But no matter how brutal the criminals might be, you have no right to judge people.

But no matter how brutal the criminals might be, you have no right to judge people.

What you're doing is evil.

Mikami Teru What you're doing is evil.

Are the police declaring war on Kira? Mikami Teru

Are the police declaring war on Kira?

Kira, are you watching this?

How are you killing these people?

He asked you a question.

You may be feeling like God,

but from my perspective, you're just a hopeless, stupid murderer.

He has no idea!

Kira's protecting the peace, you know!

Stop judging the world by your yardstick.

He's going there?

He's just talking big because there's nothing he can do.

Justice always wins.

No it doesn't. No it doesn't, that's why Kira was born!

Kira. I will destroy your childish plans.

You think the police can do something like this?

You can't!

You haven't made a dent in the criminal population!

Do you really think you're needed?

It's making people happy. It's saving a lot of people.

That's what Kira does!

The things you can't do... Kira can do!

Kira, I will send you to the gallows.

I won't let you... I won't let you stop Kira!

I will hunt you down.

Lind L. Tailor.

Ten...

Prepare yourself, Kira.

Thirty...

Forty...

Great work, Kira!

It's you...

It's your own fault.

Because you tried to get in Kira's way.

I can't believe this, Kira.

You can kill someone without direct contact?

What?!

The Lind L. Tailor you saw on the broadcast today

was a convict due to be executed today.

In other words, a stand-in for me.

S-Stand in?

Kira.

If you don't like it, try to kill me again.

Go on. Do it.

Give it a try.

What's wrong? You can't do it?

I see.

There are people you can't kill, it seems.

Oops! He's got you there!

Oh, and one more thing.

I said the broadcast was going out live to the whole world,

but it's actually only being broadcast in Japan's Kanto region.

I'd planned to broadcast it in other regions after some time had passed,

but there's no need for that now.

After all, you're in Kanto, aren't you, Kira?

Incredible.

Matsuda.

Sir, L just confirmed Kira's existence and where he's hiding in one fell swoop.

Matsuda!

Pipe down.

You saw that he sacrificed the life of a man to do it,

even if he was scheduled to die.

He's doing the same thing Kira is.

But that's no reason to just give up and turn yourself in, Kira.

You're going to be found and your method of killing exposed...

...by me.

He's good, huh?

Though he doesn't know your name or what you look like...

L...

Well, not my business.

Ogiso, what is the meaning of this?

Well...

Get going!

Sir!

I want to talk to L directly. Put me through.

Yes, sir.

Why couldn't Kira kill me if he could kill my stand-in?

Faces?

L, I'm Yagami from the 1st Division.

Can you talk now?

Perfect timing.

The victims, the press corps, and the internet...

I want you to run another thorough investigation

on how the men who would become victims were reported to the public.

What I want to know is—

There's something I want to talk to you about first.

What do you think human life is?

If you're talking about my stand-in, I got the ICPO's permission.

I don't care about permission.

Did you think there was a chance that convict could be killed?

I don't reveal my face and name to anyone.

That's how I always do things.

Then what did you mean

when you said that Kira didn't have to turn himself in?

It's the job of you, the police, to arrest Kira, isn't it?

Just who is this guy?

How do you expect me to run an investigation with someone who thinks the way you do?

How are we supposed to put our lives in each other's hands?

Lives?

Yes. I don't think I'm exaggerating here.

We're putting our lives on the line in this battle with Kira.

I want you to give that considerable thought.

Then, on the point about lives on the line, I've realized something.

Kira can kill a person with just their face and their name.

Just their face and their name?

Is he serious?

Shall I give you my profile on Kira?

Light!

Sorry, I know you're busy.

Here, it's a change of clothes for my dad.

That's so nice of you. Got it.

The Chief's been in a meeting for a while. He'll probably stay again tonight.

Is this about the broadcast this afternoon?

Did you see it? L's incredible, huh?

Um...

What kind of person is L?

I can't disclose much,

but he's a great detective who's solved a bunch of cases

in foreign countries that hit dead ends, and he's a total unknown.

Unknown?

He won't reveal his face or his name, even to the police.

But, well, with L's help, I'm sure the Chief will be able to go home soon.

Does that mean... he seems to know who Kira is?

This is between us, just between us.

The truth is, he's pretty close.

Kira Victims Death Time Comparison

As L indicated, there's a pattern Kira Victims Death Time Comparison

in the estimated times when people believed to be killed by Kira died.

34% were killed between 8:00 PM and midnight.

42% were killed between midnight and 3:00 AM.

This late-night focus suggests a strong possibility that he's a student.

A student committed these murders?

Now about the way the victims were covered in Japan,

they're all people we could confirm with face and name on the news or the internet.

See? Just like I said.

Kira is a student living in the Kanto area

who can kill someone without direct contact, as long as he knows their name and face.

Or something like that.

L is amazing!

From the fact that Kira retaliated during the broadcast,

he determined that he's got a strong exhibitionist streak and that he's young.

And the time frame of the crimes backed up the idea that he's a student.

The time of the crimes...

Isn't there anything?

Anything?

This is it.

The public sector has better job security than a corporation, huh?

Nowadays, anyway.

The time of the crimes has changed?

All the criminals who died from heart attacks this week have done so during the day.

Does that cast doubt on L's profile of him as a student?

New deaths believed to be perpetrated by Kira Does that cast doubt on L's profile of him as a student?

Does that cast doubt on L's profile of him as a student?

Ugh..

Can we really trust L?

Maybe he's just jerking us around.

The Kira thing could just be a one-man show he put on.

If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the person's name,

it will happen.

After writing the cause of death,

details of the death should be written in the next six minutes and 40 seconds.

I get it.

You wrote 'heart attack', but set the time later.

...will die of a heart attack at 11:00 AM. ...will die of a heart attack at 4:00 PM ...will die of a heart attack at 12:30 PM You wrote 'heart attack', but set the time later.

Nice work!

Hopefully, if nothing else, they'll abandon the idea that Kira is a student.

You managed to pull through, huh?

I think you'd be pretty good in battle!

Just what is going on?

Ogiso, can't you meet with L?

I'm sorry. L won't meet with anyone...

I'll meet you.

It's from L!

Put him on.

Y-Yes, sir!

But on have one condition.

Yagami Soichiro-san.

It must be you, alone.

That's the condition.

That's unusual. You never invite people to meet you.

Did his scolding have an effect on you, then?

You like him, don't you?

It appears that the suspect has died in the house. The hostage... Live - Spree killing suspect holed up with hostages

It appears that the suspect has died in the house. The hostage...

You don't meet many people who can leave you speechless.

Get that list ready at once.

Before Yagami-san arrives.

Oh, this is...

The Legend of Kira, Our Savior

My boyfriend was killed by a slasher. Please Kira, take revenge. The person who killed my family has been released. Please purge him.

The person who killed my family has been released. Please purge him.

The defendant Nishida Kyu, killer of a husband and wife in Maebashi

Nishida, make an honest living from now on, okay?

What's wrong? Hey, Nishida!

What's wrong? Nishida!

Died of a heart attack on the day of parole Inmate Nishida Kyu

Died of a heart attack on the day of parole Inmate Nishida Kyu

some believe it to be the work of Kira

Kira did this?

So sorry for the wait.

Please step this way.

This way.

Please leave your cell phone and other communications devices here.

Right this way.

Your pardon. It's disinfectant.

He's a sensitive person in many ways.

Here we are.

So you're...

I'm L.

I'm Yagami Soichiro of the Criminal Investiga—

Enough.

I know who you are.

No matter who you're talking to,

you shouldn't reveal your name or face to anyone, unless it's absolutely necessary.

If I'm Kira, you're dead.

You're not Kira. You're one of our allies.

Well, as for what I wanted to talk to you about...

You think someone in the case headquarters is connected to Kira?

It's true that the day after you profiled Kira, the time of the killings changed.

In other words, the information was leaked.

Is that why you said you'd only speak to one person?

Though I don't know why that person was me...

You're the type that always ends up on the losing end of things, aren't you?

Unfortunately, the way things are right now,

the more trustworthy someone is, the more they'll lose.

But it will be hard to pin down where the leak is coming from.

Watari, show him.

This is...

I'm certain that Kira is one of these.

Ichigo Berry

You can invest your life in something, and it might make you money,

but it won't necessarily make you happy.

Light! Can we talk?

Try not to talk to me outside, if possible.

Unlike you, people can hear me.

What I'm about to tell you isn't because I'm on your side,

but just because it creeps me out.

What is it? Out with it already.

I'm always close to you, so I can tell...

there's a human who's been following you around lately.

The FBI?

You're having American investigators check out people related to the case squad?

Even their families?

Yes. This is one thing I can't ask the Japanese police to do.

You think that guy's working with L?

As long as I can feed myself and spend my days in peace and stability,

that's all I need.

Or so I thought.

Right, Light?

I understand. This is a battle.

I'm here!

Let's go.

Light... Top class!

Everyone got here early.

Hey, I heard before, the guy who killed Misa Misa's family... he died.

A heart attack.

Oh, really?

Hello!

I have an announcement just for you guys!

Yeah? What is it?

This is just between us,

but something really good happened to me!

What happened?

I want this peace to continue... that's why...

It's a secret!

Huh? Tell us!

But thanks to someone, my heart was protected.

So today, I'm going to sing my heart out!

That's why I have to fight.

You've gone too far.

You shouldn't think of Kira as human.

He's the devil.

I need to find him and eliminate him:

L.

I'm going to find him no matter what:

Kira.

Even if I can't do it, Kira can.

Kira can

change the world.

They both need to find someone whose face and name they don't know.

And whoever gets found first...

...will die.

Humans are just so damn interesting!

Hey, how do you think those jerks will turn out, Near?

You shouldn't call them jerks.

It'll be worth watching. Kira and L... who's going to fall apart first?

Near

Next Episode

The Shadow that Follows Light Next Episode

We must catch Kira. The Shadow that Follows Light Next Episode

I'm going to go after Kira with L.

Your life is in danger!

The Impending End of Misa's Life Your life is in danger!

Kira... The Impending End of Misa's Life

It's gonna blow!

I'll eliminate anyone who gets in my way.

What did you do today?

You're Kira, aren't you?

Yagami Light...