

Light stumbles upon it, deeming the first of its rules ridiculous: the human whose name is written in this note shall die. The ingenious 17-year-old Japanese student Light Yagami and sadistic god of death Ryuk share one belief: their worlds are rotten.įor his own amusement, Ryuk drops his "Death Note" into the human world. In contrast, the realm of death gods is a humdrum, unchanging gambling den. Brutal murders, petty thefts, and senseless violence pollute the human world.
