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Meet Light Yagami, a bright student who's bored to tears. But then he finds the Death Note, a mystic notebook that was dropped by a Shinigami death god. The notebook has an incredible power - any human who has their name written in the book will die.

Death Note Live Action Remake - Anime Review

When average teenager Light Yagami finds a mysterious notebook, he's not quite sure what to do. But then he discovers that when he pens someone's name in the book, that someone soon dies. With this newfound power, Light decides to rid the world of its less-than-stellar citizens, seeing himself as a vigilante. But it's not long before prodigy detective L makes solving these killings his number one priority. Get the details on the Death Note live-action remake here.

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Meet Light Yagami, a bright student who's bored to tears. But then he finds the Death Note, a mystic notebook that was dropped by a Shinigami death god. The notebook has an incredible power - any human who has their name written in the book will die. Light decides to use the book to get rid of all the evil in the world but starts to rethink his plan when a persistent detective becomes hot on his trail.

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