Death Note

Raito Yagami is an extremely gifted 17-year-old Japanese high school student, unfortunately trapped in a boring and monotonous life in a world he describes as corrupted by power and money. In the year 2006, he finds a notebook titled "Death Note" lying on the ground. The Death Note is a creation of a Shinigami (God of Death) and has the power to annihilate anyone whose name is written inside it. Raito decides to take the Death Note and becomes its owner with the goal of eradicating all forms of evil from the world. But following the unexplained deaths of several criminals, he himself becomes a criminal hunted by the Japanese police and a mysterious detective known as "L". The latter uncovers Raito's secret, and a whirlwind of twists and turns ensues in the pursuit of justice.