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Death Note is a manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, with various adaptations. The protagonist, Yagami Light, finds a notebook which can be used to kill anyone, and tries to use this to reform society as he sees fit.

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Is Misa Amane's early death a plothole in Death Note?

According to the wiki, when a Shinigami dies, their remaining lifespan is given to the human they saved. Shinigami who die are reduced to dust, and their remaining lifespan is given to the human t …
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Did Light Actually Like L (in a friendship way)?

This might be my personal opinion, but this does not look like the face that a person would show his friend when that friend is dying. Light had been pretending to be L's friend for a while, so by (ov …
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How did N come to the conclusion that Light Yagami was Kira?

N researched the past, so much of his conclusions match L's, so I will start from the beginning as to why N (and L) thought Light was the killer. Chapter 2/Episode 2 (19:11): The killer must be in t …
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Why was it that Light's father could see Light's lifespan, while Mikami couldn't see it (whi...

In chapter 71, Light was setting up a plan that would prove himself to be innocent of being the killer (Kira); would give the NPA (National Police Agency of Japan) the advantage over Mello; and would …
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Why was Ryuk tied to Light's Death Note?

According to How to use II: The owner of the note can recognize the image and voice of the original owner, i.e. a god of death. Therefore the only explanation for Light being able to see Ryuk wo …
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Will a person die when their name is written in the situation of death?

The answer by Imprfectluck at this question made me wonder what would happen to people whose name was written down in the details of another persons death. For example: John Doe dies after his date wi …
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What would happen if a Shinigami with exceedingly long life-span dies for a human?

The human would indeed gain 500 years to his lifespan. Shinigami who die are reduced to dust, and their remaining lifespan is given to the human they saved. wiki It is very unlikely to see that …
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Killing Conjoined Twins using Death Note

Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack. Does rule X …
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Why did Rem kill L?

Basically, L told her what would happen, when she would be caught. Light made it pretty obvious that Misa was the new Killer, letting all evidence point in her direction. He made her kill people the i …
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What does rule XXXV mean?

Wiki The rules related to misspelling are: Rule IX The Death Note will be rendered useless if the victim's name is misspelled four times. Rule XXXV If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells …
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Could I kill myself with a Death Note?

As mentioned by Maroon, OP's question would possibly contradict the answer at Can a person shorten their own life by using the Death Note? So before answering OP's question, lets first see what we k …
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Can you manipulate someone with the Death Note, so that the person kills himself with the De...

Can you manipulate someone with the Death Note, so that the person writes his own name in the Death Note? Yes, you could and that person will do so if he is physically capable of writing a name in a D …
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How long can you manipulate a person with a Death Note?

This would not work, because you can only manipulate a person for a maximum of 23 days with the Death Note. This is therefore straightforwardly called the 23 day rule. As the 27th rule of the Death …
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Death Note 23 Day rule?

Basically John will die at a given moment, which is... ...before his original lifespan would have ended (Because of How to Use: LVII) In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than …
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How did Ryuk trick the King of Death Gods?

In chapter 27, Misa says Ryuuku tricked the king of the gods of death to get the second death note that kira is using. Does anybody know how Ryuk tricked the king of Gods and got his Death Note? …
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