Death Note

A brilliant but bored high school student discovers a mysterious notebook with the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages. Convinced he can rid the world of evil and become its ultimate justice, he begins a secret crusade to cleanse society of criminals, believing himself to be a divine arbiter. As the body count rises and the world grapples with the sudden, inexplicable deaths of countless felons, a reclusive and eccentric detective is brought in to crack the case. What follows is a high-stakes psychological battle of wits and ideology, as two extraordinary minds clash in a relentless pursuit of their own versions of justice, each determined to outmaneuver the other.

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