77: Death Note (2006): Ep: 1-10

About this episode

The episode explores the moral implications of the Death Note and the consequences of wielding such power.

If you had the power to kill anyone, who would you kill? This unsettling question lies at the heart of Death Note and shapes the series from its very first episode. When Light Yagami, a brilliant but dissatisfied high school student, discovers the Death Note—a notebook that allows its user to kill simply by writing a name—he begins with the seemingly noble goal of ridding the world of criminals. Yet within the first ten episodes, the story makes it clear that such power cannot be used without...

Topics covered

• anime
• moral dilemmas
• power
• crime
• psychological thriller

Keywords

• Death Note
• Light Yagami
• anime
• murder
• psychological thriller
• power
• crime

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Books & works: Death Note

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