Death Note (Desu Nōto デスノート) is an anime based on the manga created by Tsugumi Ōba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was directed by Tetsurō Araki, animated by Madhouse and produced by Nippon Television, Shūeisha, D.N. Dream Partners and VAP.
The series is licensed and released in North America by Viz Media.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | ||||
| Humans | ||||
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Light Yagami / "Kira" |
Mamoru Miyano | Brad Swaile | 1-2 |
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"L" / Hideki Ryuga / Ryuuzaki / Elle Lawliet |
Kappei Yamaguchi | Alessandro Juliani | 1-2 |
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Misa Amane / "Misa-Misa" |
Aya Hirano | Shannon Chan-Kent | 1-2 |
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Nate River / "Near" |
Noriko Hidaka | Cathy Weseluck | 2 |
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Mihael Keehl / "Mello" |
Nozomu Sasaki | David Hurwitz | 2 |
| Shinigamis | ||||
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Ryuk | Shidō Nakamura | Brian Drummond | 1-2 |
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Rem | Kimiko Saitō | Colleen Wheeler | 1-2 |
| Secondary Characters | ||||
| National Police Agency | ||||
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Soichiro Yagami | Naoya Uchida | Chris Britton | 1-2 |
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Shuichi Aizawa | Keiji Fujiwara | Trevor Devall | 1-2 |
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Tōta Matsuda | Ryō Naitō | Vincent Tong | 1-2 |
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Kanzo Mogi | Kazuya Nakai | John Murphy | 1-2 |
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Hideki Ide | Hideo Ishikawa | Brian Dobson | 1-2 |
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Watari / Quillsh Wammy |
Kiyoshi Kobayashi | French Tickner | 1-2 |
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Tierry Morrello / "Aiber" |
Takuya Kirimoto | David Orth | 1-2 |
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Merrie Kenwood / "Weedy" |
Miki Nagasawa | Venus Terzo | 1-2 |
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Hirokazu Ukita | Hidenobu Kiuchi | Jeremy From | 1 |
| Yotsuba | ||||
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Kyosuke Higuchi / "Third Kira" |
Issei Futamata | Andrew Kavadas | 1-2 |
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Reiji Namikawa | Hirofumi Nojima | Ted Cole | 1-2 |
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Shingo Mido | Eiji Hanawa | Trevor Devall | 1-2 |
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Suguru Shimura | Hiroyuki Yokoo | Brian Drummond | 1-2 |
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Masahiko Kida | Masaki Aizawa | Martin Sims | 1-2 |
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Takeshi Ooi | Kiyoyuki Yanada | Michael Kopsa | 1-2 |
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Eiichi Takahashi | Rintarō Nishi | David Orth | 1-2 |
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Hatori Arayoshi | Yukitoshi Tokumoto | Simon Hayama | 1 |
| Followers of Kira | ||||
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Kiyomi Takada | Masumi Okamura | Heather Doerksen | 1 |
| Maaya Sakamoto | 2 | |||
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Hitoshi Demegawa | Chafurin | Ward Perry | 1-2 |
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Teru Mikami / "X Kira" |
Masaya Matsukaze | Kirby Morrow | 2 |
| Members of the SPK | ||||
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Steve Mason | Mitsuru Ogata | John Novak | 1-2 |
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Anthony Rester / "Anthony Carter" |
Masaki Aizawa | Michael Adamthwaite | 2 |
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Halle Lidner / "Halle Bullook" |
Akeno Watanabe | Lisa Ann Beley | 1-2 |
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Stephen Gevanni / "Stephen Loud" |
Hiroki Takahashi | Samuel Vincent | 2 |
| Recurring Characters | ||||
| Yagami Family | ||||
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Sachiko Yagami | Ai Satō | Saffron Henderson | 1-2 |
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Sayu Yagami | Haruka Kudō | Kelly Metzger | 1 |
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Kristie Marsden | 2 | ||
| FBI Members | ||||
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Ray Penber | Hideo Ishikawa | Michael Adamthwaite | 1 |
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Naomi Misora / "Shoko Maki" |
Naoko Matsui | Tabitha St. Germain | 1 |
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Larry Conners / "John McEnroe" |
Motoi Koyanagi | Ted Cole | 2 |
| Mello Mafia | ||||
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Mail Jeevas / Matt |
Tomohiro Nishimura | Drew Nelson | 2 |
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Rod Ross | Masaki Aizawa | Brian Dobson | 2 |
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Pedoro Kollet | Michael Dobson | 2 | |
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Jack Neylon / "Kal Snyder" |
Takashi Matsuyama | Ted Cole | 2 |
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Zakk Irius | Brian Drummond | 2 | |
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Y462 | Ron Halder | 2 | |
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Eddie | Ward Perry | 2 | |
| Shinigamis | ||||
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Armonia Justin | Hideyuki Umezu | Michael Dobson | 1-2 |
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Gelus | Kenichi Matsuyama | 1 | |
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Sidoh | Kazuki Yao | Samuel Vincent | 2 |
| Other Characters | ||||
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Yumi Aizawa | Miwako Inagaki | Shannon Chan-Kent[1] | 1 |
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Karen Rea[2] | 2 | ||
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Koreyoshi Kitamura | Masaru Ikeda | Howard Siegel | 1 |
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English Teacher | Yasunori Masutani | Brian Dobson | 1 |
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Sazaki | Kazuma Takeo | Brian Drummond | 1 |
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Kyoko | Kanako Kondō | Alexa Devine | 1 |
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Mayu | Orie Kimoto | Saffron Henderson | 1 |
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Roger Ruvie | Hiroshi Ōtake | Ron Halder | 2 |
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President David Hoope | Aruno Tahara | Michael Dobson | 2 |
| Notes: | ||||
Episodic Characters[]
| Imagen | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Season | ||||
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Takuo Shibuimaru | Tomohiro Nishimura | Lee Tockar | 1 |
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Motofuji | Tsunehisa Fujii | Vincent Tong | |
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Dellidublly | Tetsuo Goto | Dave Pettitt | |
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TV Reporter | Nobuko Miyazaki | Kelly Sheridan | |
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Sudō | Kensuke Nishi | Brian Drummond | |
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Takuo's Victim | Chieko Sasai | Lalainia Lindbjerg | |
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Lind L. Taylor | Yukitoshi Tokumoto | John Murphy | 2 |
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Kiichiro Osoreda | Katsuhisa Hōki | Brian Dobson | 4 |
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Yuri | Ami Koshimizu | Lalainia Lindbjerg | |
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Student | Takeshi Mori | Alistair Abell | 10 |
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Eriko Aizawa | Shiho Kawagari | Venus Terzo | 18 |
| Second Season | ||||
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Kanichi Takimura | Masaru Ikeda | John Novak | 27 |
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Jose | Michael Dobson | 29 | |
Additional Voices[]
- Alistair Abell
- Ashleigh Ball
- Ted Cole
- Trevor Devall
- Brian Dobson
- Michael Dobson
- Paul Dobson
- Aidan Drummond
- Brian Drummond
- Fred Henderson
- Saffron Henderson
- Alessandro Juliani
- Terry Klassen
- Michael Kopsa
- Lalainia Lindbjerg
- John Murphy
- Peter New
- John Novak
- Dave Pettitt
- Kelly Sheridan
- Jason Simpson
- Venus Terzo
- French Tickner
- Lee Tockar
- Vincent Tong
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2007-2010 | Adult Swim | United States | 
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| 2007-2008 | YTV | Canada | 
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| 2008 | ABC2 | Australia | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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| Viz Media | 2007-2009 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 9 Volumes | ||||||
| Madman Entertainment | 2008 | The Complete Series | 4 PAL |
Australia |
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| 6 Volumes | ||||||
| Viz Media | 2008-2009 | The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 2 Volumes | ||||||
| 2014 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 2 Volumes | ||||||
| 2016 | 
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T | |||
| 2 Volumes | ||||||
See Also[]
External Links[]
- Death Note (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Death Note at the Internet Movie Database