Death Note (DEATH NOTE)

What?

A pair of sleeping skulls?

I win again.

No hard feelings, right?

Hey there, Ryuk, would it kill you to join us?

You should come play with us for a change.

No, I'll pass.

Listen for the voice of God, then follow it.

And know that in time, you will find your salvation.

I didn't do anything wrong.

He just totally snapped at me.

Really? So what did he say?

Yagami, are you still with us?

Can you please translate the following sentence into English?

"Follow the teachings of God and receive his blessings.

And so it shall be that the seas will again become bountiful

and the raging storms will subside."

Today, at approximately 11:00 AM,

a 32 years old man was found stabbed to death in his apartment

in the city of Yokohama Kanagawa Prefecture.

Kanagawa police are treating this case as homicide.

In other news.

Today, suspected murderer, Naoki Tokuji

was arrested in the district of Shibuya, Tokyo.

He is being held in custody, facing murder charges for the brutal slaying of his common-law partner,

who was only 25 at the time of her death.

Day in and day out,

the same news on permanent repeat.

This is all so ridiculous.

This world is...

rotten.

Another noticeable consequence is the extinction of many species on the planet.

No way.

You paged...

Species are now becoming extinct at a faster rate than has ever occurred in our record history.

"Death Note"?

As in a notebook of death?

Hm.

"How to use it.

The human whose name is written in this notebook shall die."

Hm.

It's pretty lame, not to mention twisted.

It's really not that different from one of those chain letter you get.

"The human whose name is written in this notebook shall die"?

Come on.

There must be something wrong with me to even consider it.

"This note will not take effect unless the writer has

the person's face in their mind when writing his or her name.

Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.

If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen.

If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack.

After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds."

Hm.

So depending on the person you have in mind, you can either kill them easily or painfully, huh?

This is pretty detailed for a prank, I'll give them that.

So I write a name and that person dies.

Like anyone would believe that.

Wait, on the off chance someone really dies,

would that make me a murderer?

Hm, yeah, right, it's completely impossible.

The same assailant who attacked six people at a busy shopping district in Shinjuku yesterday has struck again,

taking eight people hostage at this daycare center.

His captives include both children and teachers.

The police have now identified the suspect as

42 years old Kurou Otoharada, currently unemployed.

We expect negotiations to begin immediately.

Hm, a heart attack in 40 seconds,

we'll see.

At the present time, that's all the police are telling us.

You can't help but feel concerned for the safety of those hostages.

You're absolutely right.

We'll continue to monitor the situation from here.

Thank you for that report.

What do you make of this, Mr. Hashimoto?

Well, one can only hope for a quick resolution to this situation.

Looks like the notebook doesn't work.

Oh, well, I didn't expect it to anyway.

Wait, we're seeing something here.

Looks like movement at the front entrance.

The hostages are coming out.

And they all looked to be unharmed.

The Special Forces are taking action.

They're moving in.

We don't know if the suspect's been arrested.

Huh? Yes?

OK, we now have confirmation.

The suspect has been found dead inside.

I repeat, the suspect is now dead.

Dead?

The Special Forces are denying allegations that they shot the suspect.

So it's quite possible he was feeling cornered and decided to commit suicide?

Well, according to statements from the hostages, the suspect has suddenly collapsed.

A heart attack?

No way.

It's coincidence.

This has to be a coincidence.

Light!

It's already 6:30, you know?

Don't you have cram school tonight?

Yeah, I'll be ready in just a sec.

Death Note.

It's unlikely, but if by chance this thing is for real...

I have to test it one more time.

In which case, it should probably be another criminal.

But if he's too well known, that could be a problem.

If he dies, there's a good possibility that news of his death will be covered up.

I need to see results right away.

Hey, Ryo, buddy.

What is it, Sudo?

Didn't you want to lend me $20?

Hm, huh, again?

But I can't do that.

Sudo, maybe I should try killing him.

No, I should definitely avoid killing people I know.

And again, does it even really matter?

I mean, would anyone really care if a guy like him was to disappear one day?

Sweet!

Looks like we'll be hanging at the arcade after school.

Do you know?

We're having a speed dating party tomorrow,

you want to come?

Yeah, of course.

Oh, there's no way I'm missing that.

Damn it! Why is my mother so useless?

She's never here to pick me up on time!

Once you actually start looking around,

it makes you wonder if you'd be doing society a favor by getting rid of all these people.

Hey, baby, where are you going?

Come have a little fun with us!

That's our Takuo for you.

This guy could spot a hottie a mile away.

What's up, little lady?

The name is Takuo Shibuimaru.

What do you say?

Come hang out with us, pretty lady!

Please, I don't want any trouble.

You hear that? She doesn't want trouble.

Whoo, isn't that cute?

Ha-ha!

Ungh. Agh. No!

Let's go, boys, strip her down right here.

Wha... are you sure?

Hahaha!

No, stop!

Please!

Help me!

Now, what will happen?

No!

No!

Hey, wait up!

Takuo, look out!

That, uh, that settles it.

The Death Note, it's for real.

Oh, man, Takuo!

Stupid kid.

He just came out of nowhere.

Aargh!

Now then, I better get going.

It's been five days.

Now then, I better get going.

Ah? You headed somewhere, Ryuk?

Hate to tell you, but our whole world looks like this.

That's true. But I've dropped my Death Note.

You really messed things up, didn't you?

Hold on a sec.

Didn't you already trick the Old Man to get a second book?

Don't tell me you dropped both of them?

You must have some idea where you dropped the thing?

Yeah, the human world.

What?

What a nice surprise!