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Death Noteis one of , if not the , most popular gum anime out there . Based on the manga of the same name , it is generally cited as one of the in effect animes ever make . It follows the story of Light Yagami , an extremely intelligent high schooltime student who finds a Death Note , a notebook that can defeat people by writing their name in it . brightness then takes it upon himself to clean the world of all evil and starts killing criminals .
After gaining widespread popularity , the anime was adapted into a less - than - well - received live - activity picture by Netflix ( and peradventure a sequel ) . There are even hearsay of asecond time of year of the anime , but , unless it ’s corroborate , fan will have to make do rewatching their favored episodes from season one . So , here are the top 10 episodes of the anime , according to IMDb rating .
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E09 - Encounter | 8.4/10
" Encounter " is one of the most electrifying episodes in the series . visible light manages to get the high marks and start out into the prestigious To - Buckeye State University . At the induction ceremonial , he has to give a speech with another educatee who goes by Hideki Ryuga ( the name is the same as that of a pop star ) . Hideki then goes on to reveal that he is , in fact , L , the spark advance detective on the Kira showcase .
The secret plan of quat and mouse had hit an all - time high in this sequence . Light chew out himself on allowing L to get so close to him , aver he ca n’t kill him now , not after they have just met : it ’s too suspicious . Besides , Hideki Ryaga was clearly an alias . spark then relaxes , saying L would n’t have take such a drastic measure if they had any grounds against him .
E11 - Assault | 8.5/10
After Kira supposedly transmit on Sakura TV , the police force rushing to discontinue it , conduce to Ukita ’s death . Soichiro , Light ’s father then barge in into the place and manages to stop the broadcast , coming out more or less unharmed . But it turns out this Kira was not Light , but , in fact , another human being who has a Death Note , which L also deduces .
The instalment was legal action - packed from the start . The reveal that this Kira was not Light , but someone else with a Death Note and the Shinigami Eyes was also done very well and preserve the interview guessing . It also stick in the buff - favorite character Misa Amane at the end .
E23 - Frenzy | 8.6/10
" Frenzy " is perhaps the most activeness - packed instalment , from start to polish . After Higuchi fail in killing Matsuda by writing his assumed name in the notebook computer , he rushes to Yotsuba , then to Sakura TV where the undertaking force member have rig a cakehole for him , all in the Hope of kill him . However , he get out , before being cornered on a bridge , where he is finally enamor .
This instalment shows just how far Higuchi would go to kill Matsuda , and viewing audience also see yet another showcase of L and Light ’s strategic skills , as they set an elaborate plan to enchant Higuchi .
E36 - 1.28 | 8.6/10
The penultimate episode of the show , " 1.28 " set the stakes even higher , as Near and Light finally meet and face up off against each other . When the day to meet up finally arrives , the Task Force makes their way to the location , where they meet the SPK , Near ’s squad .
cheeseparing disclose his plans of expose Kira , which Light internally laughs at . While Near had switched the Death Note , Light had done so too . Mikami would be write their names in the real notebook , killing them . After forty moment top , Light whispers that he won , and the episode ends in a cliffhanger .
E15 - Wager | 8.6/10
When Misa reveals herself to L as Light ’s girlfriend , Light earn this was the perfect opportunity to see his substantial name . But , when Misa ’s coach strike her away , he shout her and realizes L stole her earpiece , then proceeds to tell him that Misa has been arrested on guardianship of being the Second Kira , as her deoxyribonucleic acid had been retrieve on the tape .
Misa is consider to an underground sand trap and kept under exacting guard . Rem send word her to confiscate ownership of the Death Note , which would rub out all her memories of the killings . afterwards , Light tells Rem that he has a program to save her , then tells Ryuk , " this is adieu . "
E04 - Pursuit | 8.6/10
Light tells Ryuk that he has a program to find out the name of the individual who has been following him . He plans a date for Spaceworld with his classmate . On the heap , a drug dealer , who is being controlled by Light , gets on , and , through the powers of the Death Note , Light kills him , in the process , manage to find out the identity operator of his mysterious sneak — FBI Agent Raye Penber .
The sequence register just how clever , strategic , and ruthless Light is . By using the rules of the Death Note to his advantage , he supervise to not only retrieve out the name of an FBI agent trailing him , but also dispatch any mistrust Raye had on Light .
E07 - Overcast | 8.8/10
One of the good episodes of the show , " Overcast " really shows how chic both the writers of the show and the characters are . When Light discovers that Raye ’s groom-to-be has been using an alias , he tries to get her to separate him her literal name . He habituate his communication acquisition and hotshot to wheedle her into link up the Task Force , and she then reveals her true name : Naomi Misora .
The episode again prove just how pitiless and clever Light is . The first-class writing and tempo of the episode make it that much more exciting to observe .
E02 - Confrontation | 8.8/10
The very second episode of the serial publication , this was the episode that actually got the watcher hooked on to the show . The already engaging premise mixed with excellent writing and voice acting make this one of the dependable episodes in gum anime as a whole . When " L " seemingly comes on TV , Light kills him , believing he won .
The real L ’s voice then comes on TV , and he discover man Kira just kill was a imitation L. The real L excuse how he has now shut away on to Kira ’s location , and he will soon capture him . Light is boggle , and the viewers of the show get their first taste perception of this kat and computer mouse game of wits between L and Kira .
E24 - Revival | 9.0/10
After Higuchi is captured , Light touch the Death Note , and all his memories render . He drink down Higuchi with the notebook , becoming the owner once more . Kira is back ! It is revealed that all of this had been Light ’s design from the beginning , to free Misa . The notebook ’s existence is now known to the law .
However , Light had Ryuk write two fake rules in it , which completely removes mistrust from him . Misa finds a buried notebook computer and also recover her store . L silently realizes at the end of the episode that he is about to pop off , and he make his terminal arrangement .
E25 - Silence | 9.3/10
Known as the good installment of the series , and often said to be " the close of when Death Note used to be good , " " Silence " bring the first chapter of Light ’s report to a finis . When L reveals he design to test the two fake dominion for himself , Rem realise Light had planned this , and she go along to kill Watari , even though she , too , would die .
Rem then kills L , who sees Light smiling evilly . Realizing he was proper in his implication , he fail peacefully . luminance then hides Rem ’s notebook computer , saying he ’ll bear on the Kira case . Later , he send for himself the God of the New World . The series hence closes the first chapter in a satisfying and meet end .
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