"Desu nôto" (2006) TV series 2006-2007

User Rating:

9.1/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

3 October 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Take down Yotsuba!

Plot:

An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.

Plot Keywords:

Note | Anime | Shinigami | Based On Manga | Detective

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15

3:00 AM

TOON

Cast

Brian Drummond	...	Ryuk (37 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alessandro Juliani	...	L / ... (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mamoru Miyano	...	Light Yagami (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kappei Yamaguchi	...	L / ... (15 episodes, 2006-2007)

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Series Directed by
Tetsuro Araki		(34 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Writing credits
Takeshi Obata		(37 episodes, 2006-2007)
Tsugumi Ôba		(37 episodes, 2006-2007)
Toshiki Inoue		(5 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Produced by
Mikiko Kobayashi	....	assistant producer (37 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Cinematography by
Kazuhiro Yamada		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Miho Ishiki		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
William Germain	....	production supervisor (37 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Art Department
Takashi Anno	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2006)
Tetsuro Araki	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2006)
Ken Hashimoto	....	color designer (1 episode, 2006)
Fumie Hayashi	....	color checker / color setting (1 episode, 2006)
Shinji Satô	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2006)
Junichi Takaoka	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Rie Komiya	....	sound effects: Anime Sound (37 episodes, 2006-2007)
Tomoaki Yamada	....	sound producer (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Eun-Soon Byun	....	inbetween animator: DR Movie (2 episodes, 2006)
Hye Soon Byun	....	inbetween animator: DR Movie (2 episodes, 2006)
Yong-jae Kim	....	inbetween animator: DR Movie (2 episodes, 2006)
Akemi Kobayashi	....	animation director / key animator (2 episodes, 2006)
Akiko Ohshima	....	in-between animation checker (2 episodes, 2006)
Yong Kyoung Park	....	digital paint artist: DR Movie (2 episodes, 2006)
Yun Hee Park	....	digital paint artist: DR Movie (2 episodes, 2006)

Production Companies

• D.N. Dream Partners
• Madhouse
• Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV)
• Shueisha
• Video Audio Project (VAP)

Distributors

• AXN (2008) (Poland) (TV)
• AXN (2008) (Romania) (TV)
• AXN (2008) (Bulgaria) (TV)
• AXN (2008) (Czech Republic) (TV)
• AXN (2008) (Slovakia) (TV)
• AXN (2008) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• GMA Network (????) (Philippines) (TV)
• Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) (2006) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Anime Sound  sound re-recording
• Dr. Movie  in-between animation
• Frontline  in-between animation
• Office Take Off  in-between animation
• Omnibus Japan  recording studio
• Sound Team Don Juan  sound re-recording
• Studio Wyeth  post-production
• VAP  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Death Note (informal literal English title)

Runtime:

22 min (37 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

South Korea:15 | USA:TV-14 | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Hungary:18 | UK:12 | New Zealand:M | Australia:PG (DVD volume 4) | USA:TV-MA (one episode) | New Zealand:PG (DVD volume 4)

Company:

D.N. Dream Partners

Trivia:

The theme playing at the very beginning of the pilot is a chanted variation of the prayer Kyrie Eleison, which is Greek for "Lord have mercy."

Quotes:

L: Please turn off all cell phones, laptop computers and any other transmission equipment and leave them on the table over there.
Matsuda: [mutters] I know he's being cautious from the start, but does he really trust us or not?
L: [overhears] No, I just hate it when cell phones ring when I'm talking.

Movie Connections:

Version of Desu nôto (2006)

Soundtrack:

Alumina

Rush!

After watching the first six episodes, I find that the story line is very well though out. Unlike many series, Death Note has a way of keeping ahead of the watcher, and one can never predict what is about to happen.

The series is obviously dark. One of the things that I find interesting about Death Note that the protagonist isn't the good guy, like that of the stereotypical protagonist. The fact that this series goes morally were few others will go is definitely one of the reasons I find this series to be so enticing.

I'm definitely hooked!