The BEST episodes of Death Note
Every episode of Death Note ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Death Note!
When a Japanese high schooler comes into possession of a mystical notebook, he finds he has the power to kill anybody whose name he enters in it.
#1 - Silence
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/4/2007
L continues to interrogate Rem, while Light manipulates Rem into killing off the greatest obstacles in his way.
#2 - Revival
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/28/2007
While Higuchi is finally captured, Light inadvertently regains his memories as Kira.
#3 - 1.28
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/20/2007
The Japanese Task Force and the SPK finally meet at YellowBox Warehouse on January 28th. However, a third party has come to the warehouse as well, on Kira's orders to kill everyone else there.
#4 - Frenzy
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/21/2007
L and the Task Force close in on Higuchi who continues to play into their hands. But as the time before Kira's identity is revealed on Sakura TV gets closer, Higuchi gets desperate and makes the deal for shinigami eyes.
#5 - Wager
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/2007
Light tries using the second Kira to find out L's real name. However, L is well prepared for Kira's next move and is able to get one of the Kira is in his custody soon enough.
#6 - Confrontation
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2006
Light falls into the first of many of L's attempts to uncover him from his Kira alter ego.
#7 - Overcast
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2006
Light meets Penber's fiance — an ex-officer who is determined to hunt down Kira.
#8 - Pursuit
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2006
Light creates a complex plan involving the Death Note and another criminal to try and expose his follower's name and identity.
#9 - Decision
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/2007
After renouncing ownership of both Death Notes, Light turns himself into L and is imprisoned.
#10 - Rebirth
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2006
Light Yagami is a high school genius bored with life in general. Ryuk, a shinigami, is also bored, so he decides to drop his Death Note (a notebook shinigami use to kill humans) on Earth. Light finds this mysterious book and decides to rid the world of all wicked people and rule a utopia as a god.
#11 - Tactics
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2006
After finding the true identity of his follower, Light uses him to deal a major blow to the rest of his enemies.
#12 - Encounter
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2006
Still suspicious of Light's too-perfect behaviour, L decides to take drastic measures and enters the same university to meet Light face to face.
#13 - Glare
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2006
Discovering that L has gone so far as to tap his room with cameras, Light comes up with a plan to throw off his suspicions.
#14 - Dealings
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2006
Ryuk informs Light that he's being followed and asks Light if he wants to make a trade for his own Shinigami eyes. But at what cost?
#15 - Doubt
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2006
L begins to profile Light through a game of tennis and brings up some questions regarding the Kira case hoping to figure out the truth about him.
#16 - Guidance
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/14/2007
Thanks to Misa, the Task Force now knows the identity of the new Kira and L plans an elaborate scheme to smoke him out of hiding.
#17 - Friend
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/2007
Light furthers his plans as Kira after meeting with the very annoying second Kira.
#18 - Assault
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2006
The Sakura TV station plans to air Kira's homemade videos. Little do they know that the videos will bring more than ratings.
#19 - New World
Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/27/2007
The climactic battle between Light Yagami and L's successors finally comes to a close.
#20 - Performance
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/7/2007
The Task Force uses Misa as a way to get closer to the Yotsuba corporation. But things get complicated when Rem tries to communicate with her.
#21 - Malice
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/13/2007
Light and Near agree upon a meeting place for the final confrontation. A key player is kidnapped and the end results are shocking.
#22 - Unraveling
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2006
Furthering the Kira investigation, the remaining police force finally meets L.
#23 - Confession
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/2007
The Task Force and Light continue to try and find the second Kira based on the evidence they keep receiving from him. Little do the other officers know that Light wants to find him for the sake of bettering his position as Kira.
#24 - Transfer
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/16/2007
Kira's plan to kill Near backfires and suspicions arise in the Japan Headquarters concerning Kira’s true identity in Light. Kira realizes he must hand off the Death Note once again and finds a new follower.
#25 - Love
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/27/2006
After seeing the message "Kira" sent, the task force decide to make a reply and adds Light to the force. Yet while the task force and L try to find the fake "Kira" Light has to find her first or else the existence of the Death Note will be revealed!
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