Light Yagami

Light Yagami is a genius high school student who finds the Death Note, a shinigami's notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it. Convinced he is god of a new world, he embarks on a crusade to eliminate all criminals. His battle of wits with L defines the series. Light transforms from idealistic prodigy to megalomaniacal tyrant in one of anime's greatest descent arcs.

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