S01E0121:581. RebirthBrilliant but bored high school student Light Yagami suddenly finds himself holding the power of life and death in his hands—the power of the Death Note. He decides to…
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37 episodes · since October 4, 2006
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S01E0121:581. RebirthBrilliant but bored high school student Light Yagami suddenly finds himself holding the power of life and death in his hands—the power of the Death Note. He decides to…
S01E0221:522. ConfrontationWhile the world’s criminals continue to drop dead, L meets by computer with representatives from various nations. He requests that a task force be set up in Japan, under…
S01E0322:223. DealingsRyuk, the Shinigami, or god of death, who dropped the Death Note into the human world, warns Light that someone is on his trail. Light is troubled that he can’t find out…
S01E0422:334. PursuitLight—now known to the world as Kira—tests the Death Note to understand the scope of its powers by killing off six convicts in various ways—and confirms he can control…
S01E0522:435. TacticsSoichiro Yagami demands to meet with L in person when he finds out that L has secretly brought FBI agents into Japan. Light, meanwhile, has found a way to get those very…
S01E0622:536. UnravelingLight meets a woman at the Police Department with an urgent message for the Kira task force. As son of the chief investigator, Light listens to her story, and is…
S01E0722:397. OvercastLight uses the Death Note to try to get rid of the woman who could get him captured, and is shocked when it doesn’t work. Realizing she must have given him an alias…
S01E0822:548. GlareL insists on setting up bugs and cameras in the homes of Chief Yagami and Deputy Director Kitamura—whom Raye Penber was tracking. But Light is a step ahead as usual—he…
S01E0922:169. EncounterThe murders continue, and L grows suspicious of Light’s too-perfect behavior and decides to investigate him on his own. In order to get closer to Light, L enrolls at the…
S01E1022:3310. DoubtL's suspicion of Light deepens, compelling him to invite Light into the investigation. But then a phone call alerts them that Soichiro Yagami has suffered a heart attack!
S01E1122:5511. AssaultAs predicted on the tapes sent to Sakura TV, news anchors and commentators who expressed doubt about Kira die one by one. On further investigation, L concludes that this…
S01E1222:2912. LoveWith a second Kira now on the loose, L asks Light to join the task force and pose as the real Kira in order to catch the copycat. Light agrees, hoping to divert…
S01E1322:5913. ConfessionLight goes to Aoyama to discover the identity of the second Kira before L becomes more suspicious. But Misa Amane, the new Kira, uses her unusual gift to find Light…
S01E1422:2814. FriendLight and Misa show each other their Death Notes, and Light asks Misa to have her shinigami Rem get rid of L. But Misa asks something of Light in return—to fall in love…
S01E1521:2615. WagerEvidence turns up that points to Misa Amane as the second Kira. In an effort to spare her, Rem forces Misa to forfeit her ownership of the Death Note.
S01E1622:2016. DecisionMisa is in confinement, though her memories of the Death Note have been completely wiped away. When Light is confined as well, the murders stop and suspicion of Light…
S01E1722:1817. ExecutionAfter fifty days of confinement the killings continue, and Misa and Light are released. But L has devised a plan to ensure no more murders occur, and has Light's father…
S01E1822:3518. AllyThough L is still suspicious, Light and Misa, their memories of being Kira wiped clean, return to headquarters, where Light notices a strange connection between the…
S01E1922:5319. MatsudaMatsuda, the task force member assigned to watch Misa, is eager to distinguish himself, and while on a job with Misa, he decides to do a little snooping on his own at…
S01E2022:2220. MakeshiftL's team discovers that the Yotsuba Group meet in secret to discuss the elimination of individuals who are troublesome to their company, and concludes that Kira must be…
S01E2122:0021. PerformanceThe Task Force uses Misa as a way to get closer to the Yotsuba corporation. But things get complicated when Rem tries to communicate with her.
S01E2221:2222. GuidanceThanks to Misa, the Task Force now knows the identity of the new Kira and L plans an elaborate scheme to smoke him out of hiding.
S01E2321:5223. FrenzyL, Light and Misa watch from the investigation team building and wonder who he is talking to. L wonders if Higuchi is talking to a shinigami. Rem convinces Higuchi to go…
S01E2422:3524. RevivalWhile Higuchi is finally captured, Light inadvertently regains his memories as Kira.
S01E2522:2525. SilenceLight, his memory recovered, orders Misa to begin killing after Higuchi dies. The Shinigami Rem realizes that everything is going according to Light's plan, and that L…
S01E2621:5126. RenewalLight has removed everyone in his way and is closer to achieving his perfect world.
S01E2722:1327. AbductionA new investigator steps forward-Near, a central figure in the SPK, an organization that is trying to catch Kira without relying on L. Near is aware of the existence of…
S01E2822:2428. ImpatienceLight, acting as L, reveals to Near that his sister Sayu has been kidnapped by someone wanting to trade her for the Death Note. Near finds out that the trade will happen…
S01E2922:0229. FatherMortified over allowing the Death Note to fall into Mello's hands in order to save his daughter, Soichiro puts himself into harm's way in order to get it back.
S01E3022:3930. JusticeMello busts into SPK headquarters to retrieve a photograph of himself to make sure he won't be killed by Kira. In exchange for Near giving him the picture, Mello drops…
S01E3122:2531. TransferNear contacts the Japanese task force and determines that Kira is among their members. He asks for insider information, and Aizawa, beginning to doubt Light, responds…
S01E3222:4332. SelectionStar newscaster Kiyomi Takada becomes Kira's spokesperson to the world, after Demegawa is deleted by Mikami, and she just so happens to have been Light's girlfriend in…
S01E3322:0533. ScornNear goes to Japan, allegedly as bait for Kira. Following Light's instructions, Takada asks Mikami to send her five pages of the Death Note. She tells him that he will…
S01E3422:3434. VigilanceAizawa figures out what's going on and tells Near, who already knows about the notes. Near instructs Aizawa to continue watching Light, and then puts in motion a plan to…
S01E3521:3235. MaliceLight and Near agree upon a meeting place for the final confrontation. A key player is kidnapped and the end results are shocking.
S01E3622:2636. 1.28The Japanese Task Force and the SPK finally meet at YellowBox Warehouse on January 28th. However, a third party has come to the warehouse as well, on Kira's orders to…
S01E3722:4037. New WorldThough Mikami has written all the investigators' names in the Death Note, a minute passes and everyone is still alive. Near seizes Mikami's Death Note, and all is at…Where to stream Death Note Season 1
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About season 1
Season 1 of Death Note has 37 episodes, aired from October 4, 2006 to June 27, 2007 on Nippon TV. Episodes run 22 minutes on average. The highest rated episode is “Silence” (S01E25, 8.9/10).
Frequently asked questions about Death Note Season 1
How many episodes are in Death Note Season 1?
Death Note Season 1 has 37 episodes.
When did Death Note Season 1 air?
The first episode aired on October 4, 2006 and the last one on June 27, 2007.
Where to watch Death Note Season 1 online?
In the United States, Death Note is available with a subscription on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, for free on Hoopla, for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free and Pluto TV, to buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home (source: JustWatch via TMDB, offers subject to change). Availability of each season depends on the platform.