Death Note (デスノート)

Stop!

Damn you.

Stop!

No way.

"Wanted: Yusuke Hibisawa?"

You bastard!?

Help!

Don't!

l'll kill her.

Let her go!

"Foreign Ministry, Deputy Director: Katsuya Seta"

Any comment on the testimony?

You must have something to say.

Have you received money from the Mafia?

No comment.

You used ODA as a cover.

l don't know. Out of my way.

The lives of innocent children are being taken!

Mr. Seta, give us your statement.

"The Municipal Court"

It's Maruo!

Here he comes.

You bastard!

Murderer!

Any word of apology?

Congressman Maruo, is your son really innocent?

He was falsely accused.

It's over anyway!

"Another Criminal Dies"

"Mysterious Deaths"

"Series of Deaths"

"Heart Attack"

"Sudden Deaths"

Yet another criminal has died.

They all died of heart attacks without any history of illness.

Police are looking for a connection between these mysterious deaths.

What is it?

Hey!

"Killers Found Dead"

A follow-up report.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare have announced...

that these deaths may have been caused by an unknown pathogen.

The victims so far, are all criminals or suspects...

and those wanted by the Police.

They are working on a solution as it is becoming a worldwide phenomenon.

The strange deaths that are happening is God's work.

God has sent the sinners to Hell.

He has raged against the evil of mankind.

Let Him light our way!

"Savior Kira"

Kira's awesome.

Who is he anyway?

Don't you know? He's our savior.

"Praise Kira"

"Please kill more criminals and make this a better world."

"The thought of them in fear makes me smile."

Kira's just a murderer.

"He's an angel of the Underworld."

"Criminals deserve to die."

"l want the lot dead."

Got it?

No, not yet.

"Trash to trash can, criminals to Kira"

"Kira is a Devil. He's the one who should be punished!"

"No one bullies me anymore at school."

"Thanks to Kira."

He's the talk of the Net.

l think it's very likely that Kira exists.

He definitely exists.

They're all criminals, right?

l think it's way too extreme.

Criminals should die anyway.

Kill my parents, too. Just kidding!

We interrupt our program for this news.

The suspect who broke into a consumer finance company in Tokyo...

has been identified.

His name is Hiromichi lmaizumi, age 45.

The Police say that he is deeply in debt...

which could be the motive for this armed robbery.

We give you live report from the scene.

"HlROMlCHl lMAlZUMl"

Live from Shinjuku.

Three employees have been killed, and five hostages remain.

We can hear the suspect shouting.

Five hours have passed since the holdup began, but still no sign of...

l see people coming out.

A riot squad is entering the building.

The suspect is still inside.

The hostages are coming out. They're all safe!

We've just received news that the suspect is dead.

According to the employees held hostage...

lmaizumi suddenly clutched his chest and collapsed.

Another mysterious death.

ls that it?

l can't think of anything else.

It's Kira. He did it.

Unbelievable!

Here.

Up the middle.

Yeah!

Excellent!

Show off.

It's your fault.

You're impossible.

You thief.

Future Superintendent, betting?

l'll buy you lunch.

That money's not clean.

l worked hard for it.

l wanted to celebrate.

Celebrate what?

The Notice Board.

You've passed the Bar Exam.

l'm the one who wanted to be a District Attorney.

You don't have to rush it, Shiori.

l just want to catch up with you.

l support Kira.

He's our savior.

But he just ignores civil rights and false charges.

l can't approve of him.

Does studying Law help?

Kira helps.

Hear hear!

Let's do a research on Kira.

They're all talking about Kira.

He's the God of Justice.

That sounds too arrogant.

Oh really?

All criminals should be punished by the Law.

l might do the same if l had his special powers.

Never.

You have your own way of changing the world with Law.

The Law has its limits.

There are limits to everything.

Last month, l hacked into the database of the Police Agency.

l needed to find out...

whether the criminals were receiving adequate punishment.

But what l saw was the limit to the justice l believed in.

This can't be...

"Wanted"

"Case Dropped"

"Unsolved"

Many criminals were never captured for some reason.

The secret data showed they were free from punishment.

"Takuo Shibuimaru"

"Case Dropped"

We were kept in the dark about that to avoid confusion.

ls that really... possible?

l couldn't believe it, either.

A MONTH AGO

That's why l needed to see for myself.

You got away with murder.

ls that fair?

l get carried away sometimes.

And then...

l hear this voice.

What does it say?

"Kill him!"

Just kidding.

You've taken years off my life.

Did you hear it?

The cry of the parent whose kid l killed when they heard the verdict.

"Bring back my child!"

What're you looking at?

A relative of the kid?

This reminds me.

How it felt as the knife slipped into the flesh...

and cut through his heart.

Why am l here?

l don't remember.

No one can put me behind bars.

Why did you go there?

It's dangerous.

Shiori, do you still disapprove of Kira?

Do you honestly believe they'll be punished by the Law?

l will not tell her the rest.

No one will know my secret.

"The Compendium of Laws"

Whoever's name is written on this notebook will die.

The trial of the high school girl murder case was held today.

The alleged killer, Kaonuma showed no sign of remorse...

making the victim's family even angrier.

Yosuke Kaonuma allegedly kidnapped Tae Taeyama in Nagano...

and dragged her into a public toilet where he stabbed her to death.

He sent a letter to the papers admitting his deeds.

The Police are searching thoroughly for other charges.

Don't forget your handkerchief.

Got it.

Then off you go.

You're up at last. I envy college students.

Be careful of strangers.

l will. Bye.

Bye.

Light, hurry and eat up your breakfast.

Okay.

"A Sudden Death in Jail"

"Yosuke Kaonuma"

"YOSUKE KAONUMA"

Aren't you having breakfast?

Remember him?