The best episodes of Death Note Season 1
Season 1 only — ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
Higuchi of the Yotsuba Group attempts to kill Matsuda of the task force, and is surprised when he doesn't die after 40 seconds.
- 02
Higuchi is captured and tells the investigators about the Death Note.
- 03
The Yotsuba Group hires Eraldo Coil to uncover L's identity.
- 04
Misa succeeds in narrowing down the Kira suspects in the Yotsuba Group to one: Higuchi.
- 05
Misa is in confinement, though her memories of the Death Note have been completely wiped away.
- 06
Though L is still suspicious, Light and Misa, their memories of being Kira wiped clean, return to headquarters...
- 07
L's team discovers that the Yotsuba Group meet in secret to discuss the elimination of individuals who are troublesome to their company...
- 08
Light, his memory recovered, orders Misa to begin killing after Higuchi dies.
- 09
Light 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.
- 10
L insists on setting up bugs and cameras in the homes of Chief Yagami and Deputy Director Kitamura...
- 11
The murders continue, and L grows suspicious of Light's too-perfect behavior and decides to investigate him on his own.
- 12
Matsuda, the task force member assigned to watch Misa, is eager to distinguish himself...
- 13
Light meets a woman at the Police Department with an urgent message for the Kira task force.
- 14
L's suspicion of Light deepens, compelling him to invite Light into the investigation.
- 15
As predicted on the tapes sent to Sakura TV, news anchors and commentators who expressed doubt about Kira die one by one.
- 16
With 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.
- 17
Light goes to Aoyama to discover the identity of the second Kira before L becomes more suspicious.
- 18
Light and Misa show each other their Death Notes, and Light asks Misa to have her shinigami Rem get rid of L.
- 19
Evidence turns up that points to Misa Amane as the second Kira.
- 20
After fifty days of confinement the killings continue, and Misa and Light are released.
- 21
Light tries to discover where Mello and his Mafia associates are hiding and uses Misa's eyes to find the Death Note's current owner.
- 22
Star newscaster Kiyomi Takada becomes Kira's spokesperson to the world...
- 23
Light pretends to investigate Kiyomi...
- 24
Aizawa figures out what's going on and tells Near, who already knows about the notes.
- 25
Light gives Kiyomi the order to finish off Near.
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