Light Yagami's life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook known as "Death Note". The instructions state that if a person's name is written inside it, it will die. After meeting with the owner of Death Note, the god of death Ryuk, Light begins to take justice into his own hands and punish all the criminals on the planet. When Detective L decides to investigate the strange deaths begins a battle between the two most brilliant minds in the world.​