Death Note

Death Note (デ ス ノ ー ト Desu Nōto) is a series written by Tsugumi Ōba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, and whose adaptation to the anime was directed by Tetsurō Araki. The story centers on Light Yagami, a high school student who finds a supernatural notebook called "Death Note", which is able to kill people if the names of these are written in it while the carrier mentally visualize the face of someone who wants to murder. Light tries to eliminate all criminals and create a world where evil does not exist, but his plans will be thwarted by L, a famous private detective.

The sleeve began to be published in December of 2003 by the Shūeisha publishing house, in the Japanese weekly magazine Shōnen Jump, until its end in May of 2006 with the 12th volume, arriving to collect 108 chapters. Later, the story of the manga was adapted to the anime, until it came to an end with a total of 37 episodes. Also, the work has been adapted to 3 movies, two novels and multiple video games created by Konami for Nintendo DS.

Protagonist

 * Light Yagami - He is one of the best students in Japan. He is cold and calculating, in addition, he is as bright as L and, like this one, he hates losing. Find the Death Note thanks to Ryuk letting it fall to the human world. With the Death Note he decides to make the world a better place, executing all the criminals in order to create a perfect society without violence in which he is the god of the new world.
 * L - He is a brilliant private detective, who has deciphered the most complicated cases around the world and who intends to catch Kira to enforce the law. L dies in the hands of Rem, who was manipulated by Light to save Misa.
 * Misa Amane - It is a famous idol from Japan that feels devotion for Kira. Misa owns another Death Note apart from Light's and uses it to transform into the second Kira. Find his Death Note thanks to Rem being handed to him, explaining that by sacrificing Jealous for her, Jealous's Death Note becomes his now.