Synopsis

Yagami Light, an elite university student whose father is the head of the Criminal Investigation Department at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, accidentally obtains a death god’s notebook inscribed with the words “Any human whose name is written in this notebook will die.” When he tests it by writing down the name of a famous murderer, the next day’s newspaper reports the man’s death in prison. Realizing the notebook’s power is real, Light resolves to judge criminals with his own hand and become the god of a new world. Taking the name Kira, Light begins dispensing punishment to criminals worldwide, but…