Anime · TV series · 2006
Death Note
A 37-episode television series from MADHOUSE, broadcast October 4, 2006 to June 27, 2007. Episodes run about 23 minutes. Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Thriller.
A thriller with almost no action, carried by editing and Hirano’s score. It remains the most tense scene ever built around eating a crisp.
The record
- Format
- TV series
- Status
- Completed
- Episodes
- 37 · about 23 min each
- Broadcast
- October 4, 2006 – June 27, 2007
- Studio
- MADHOUSE
- Genres
- Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Thriller
- Season
- Fall 2006
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Characters and credits
Characters
- L LawlietMainVoice (JP): Kappei Yamaguchi
- RyukMainVoice (JP): Shidou Nakamura
- Light YagamiMainVoice (JP): Mamoru Miyano
- Mihael KeehlMainVoice (JP): Nozomu Sasaki
- Nate RiverMainVoice (JP): Noriko Hidaka
- Misa AmaneMainVoice (JP): Aya Hirano
- Teru MikamiSupportingVoice (JP): Masaya Matsukaze
- RemSupportingVoice (JP): Kimiko Saitou
Production
- Insert Song Performance Aya Hirano
- Original Character Design Takeshi Obata
- Original Story Tsugumi Ooba
- Director Tetsurou Araki
- Storyboard (OP1, OP2, eps 1, 21, 25, 37) Tetsurou Araki
- Episode Director (eps 1, 37) Tetsurou Araki
Other versions and continuations
Separate works that share this story. They are listed rather than merged, because a sequel, a recap film and a remake are three different things and only one of them is this page.





