Plot Summary: (from animenewsnetwork)
A shinigami named Ryuuku purposely drops a "Death Note" onto the human world in hopes that he could extract some entertainment from this. A high school student named Yagami Raito is the one who picks up this note and therefore receives the ability to kill anyone by writing down their name and imagining their face while doing so. He decides to use this Death Note to destroy big-name criminals and murderers through heart attacks. As the crime rate falls, the people soon name him "Kira". Thats when the ICPO hires L, the worlds greatest detective, to find out Kira's true identity.
one of the coolest mangas out there! i highly recommend it! although i really wanted the Raito-L rivalry to continue but it's still awesome anyway.
A shinigami named Ryuuku purposely drops a "Death Note" onto the human world in hopes that he could extract some entertainment from this. A high school student named Yagami Raito is the one who picks up this note and therefore receives the ability to kill anyone by writing down their name and imagining their face while doing so. He decides to use this Death Note to destroy big-name criminals and murderers through heart attacks. As the crime rate falls, the people soon name him "Kira". Thats when the ICPO hires L, the worlds greatest detective, to find out Kira's true identity.
one of the coolest mangas out there! i highly recommend it! although i really wanted the Raito-L rivalry to continue but it's still awesome anyway.