JayWood2010 said:
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Mainly, Death Note is a detective show. Basically, a "Death Note" is a book carried by beings known as Shinigami (translates to Death God I think). If a person's names is written in the Death Note, they die. One of the Shinigami leaves his death note on Earth (mainly to see what would happen). The Death Note is found by a boy named Light Yagami, who begins using it to eliminate anyone who he deems as evil. Obviously, the sudden rash of inexplicable deaths is a cause for concern in Japan.
From there, the show follows the detective L as he tries to discern the identity of "Kira" (the media nickname for the mysterious person causing the deaths) and Light as he tries to keep himself from being discovered while continuing with his agenda. Like I said, it's mainly a detective thriller type show, but there are some philosophical underpinnings to it.
