The worst episodes of Death Note
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- 01
Brilliant but bored high school student Light Yagami suddenly finds himself holding the power of life and death in his hands.
- 02
Ryuk, the Shinigami, or god of death, who dropped the Death Note into the human world, warns Light that someone is on his trail.
- 03
Soichiro Yagami demands to meet with L in person when he finds out that L has secretly brought FBI agents into Japan.
- 04
Light has removed everyone in his way and is closer to achieving his perfect world.
- 05
A new investigator steps forward--Near, a central figure in the SPK, an organization that is trying to catch Kira without relying on L.
- 06
Light, acting as L, reveals to Near that his sister Sayu has been kidnapped by someone wanting to trade her for the Death Note.
- 07
While the world's criminals continue to drop dead, L meets by computer with representatives from various nations.
- 08
Light--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 ways...
- 09
Mello busts into SPK headquarters to retrieve a photograph of himself to make sure he won't be killed by Kira.
- 10
Near contacts the Japanese task force and determines that Kira is among their members.
- 11
Near, along with the SPK, meets Light and the task force at a warehouse for the final showdown.
- 12
Though Mikami has written all the investigators' names in the Death Note, 40 seconds pass and everyone is still alive.
- 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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