Death Note (2006–2007)

1. S01E01RebirthOctober 3, 2006 8.4Brilliant but bored high school student Light Yagami suddenly finds himself holding the power of life and death in his hands.
2. S01E02ConfrontationOctober 10, 2006 8.7While the world's criminals continue to drop dead, L meets by computer with representatives from various nations.
3. S01E03DealingsOctober 17, 2006 8.5Ryuk, the Shinigami, or god of death, who dropped the Death Note into the human world, warns Light that someone is on his trail.
4. S01E04PursuitOctober 24, 2006 8.7Light--now known to the world as Kira--tests the Death Note to understand the scope of its powers by killing off six convicts in various way
5. S01E05TacticsOctober 31, 2006 8.6Soichiro Yagami demands to meet with L in person when he finds out that L has secretly brought FBI agents into Japan.
6. S01E06UnravelingNovember 7, 2006 8.8Light meets a woman at the Police Department with an urgent message for the Kira task force.
7. S01E07OvercastNovember 14, 2006 8.9Light uses the Death Note to try to get rid of the woman who could get him captured, and is shocked when it doesn't work.
8. S01E08GlareNovember 21, 2006 8.9L insists on setting up bugs and cameras in the homes of Chief Yagami and Deputy Director Kitamura...
9. S01E09EncounterNovember 28, 2006 8.9The murders continue, and L grows suspicious of Light's too-perfect behavior and decides to investigate him on his own.
10. S01E10DoubtDecember 5, 2006 8.8L's suspicion of Light deepens, compelling him to invite Light into the investigation.
11. S01E11AssaultDecember 12, 2006 8.8As predicted on the tapes sent to Sakura TV, news anchors and commentators who expressed doubt about Kira die one by one.
12. S01E12LoveDecember 26, 2006 8.8With a second Kira now on the loose, L asks Light to join the task force and pose as the real Kira in order to catch the copycat.
13. S01E13ConfessionJanuary 9, 2007 8.8Light goes to Aoyama to discover the identity of the second Kira before L becomes more suspicious.
14. S01E14FriendJanuary 16, 2007 8.8Light and Misa show each other their Death Notes, and Light asks Misa to have her shinigami Rem get rid of L.
15. S01E15WagerJanuary 23, 2007 8.8Evidence turns up that points to Misa Amane as the second Kira.
16. S01E16DecisionJanuary 30, 2007 9.1Misa is in confinement, though her memories of the Death Note have been completely wiped away.
17. S01E17ExecutionFebruary 6, 2007 8.8After fifty days of confinement the killings continue, and Misa and Light are released.
18. S01E18AllyFebruary 13, 2007 9.1Though L is still suspicious, Light and Misa, their memories of being Kira wiped clean, return to headquarters...
19. S01E19MatsudaFebruary 20, 2007 8.9Matsuda, the task force member assigned to watch Misa, is eager to distinguish himself...
20. S01E20MakeshiftFebruary 27, 2007 9.1L's team discovers that the Yotsuba Group meet in secret to discuss the elimination of individuals who are troublesome to their company...
21. S01E21PerformanceMarch 6, 2007 9.2The Yotsuba Group hires Eraldo Coil to uncover L's identity.
22. S01E22GuidanceMarch 13, 2007 9.2Misa succeeds in narrowing down the Kira suspects in the Yotsuba Group to one: Higuchi.
23. S01E23Season's bestFrenzyMarch 20, 2007 9.3Higuchi of the Yotsuba Group attempts to kill Matsuda of the task force, and is surprised when he doesn't die after 40 seconds.
24. S01E24RevivalMarch 27, 2007 9.3Higuchi is captured and tells the investigators about the Death Note.
25. S01E25SilenceApril 3, 2007 9.1Light, his memory recovered, orders Misa to begin killing after Higuchi dies.
26. S01E26RenewalApril 10, 2007 8.6Light has removed everyone in his way and is closer to achieving his perfect world.
27. S01E27AbductionApril 17, 2007 8.6A new investigator steps forward--Near, a central figure in the SPK, an organization that is trying to catch Kira without relying on L.
28. S01E28ImpatienceApril 24, 2007 8.6Light, acting as L, reveals to Near that his sister Sayu has been kidnapped by someone wanting to trade her for the Death Note.
29. S01E29FatherMay 1, 2007 8.8Light tries to discover where Mello and his Mafia associates are hiding and uses Misa's eyes to find the Death Note's current owner.
30. S01E30JusticeMay 8, 2007 8.7Mello busts into SPK headquarters to retrieve a photograph of himself to make sure he won't be killed by Kira.
31. S01E31TransferMay 15, 2007 8.7Near contacts the Japanese task force and determines that Kira is among their members.
32. S01E32SelectionMay 22, 2007 8.8Star newscaster Kiyomi Takada becomes Kira's spokesperson to the world...
33. S01E33ScornMay 29, 2007 8.8Light pretends to investigate Kiyomi...
34. S01E34VigilanceJune 5, 2007 8.8Aizawa figures out what's going on and tells Near, who already knows about the notes.
35. S01E35MaliceJune 12, 2007 8.8Light gives Kiyomi the order to finish off Near.
36. S01E361.28June 19, 2007 8.7Near, along with the SPK, meets Light and the task force at a warehouse for the final showdown.
37. S01E37New WorldJune 26, 2007 8.7Though Mikami has written all the investigators' names in the Death Note, 40 seconds pass and everyone is still alive.

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