The 12 Best Psychological Anime of All Time
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DEATH NOTE
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Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a Death Note, Light receives power over life and death with the stroke of a pen. Determined to use this dark gift for the best, Light sets out to rid the world of evil… namely, the people he believes to be evil. Should anyone hold such power? The consequences of Light’s actions will set the world ablaze. (Source: VIZ Media)
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Ryuk
Misa Amane
L Lawliet
Reiji Namikawa
Takeshi Ooi
Guuk
Larry Conners
Kanzo Mogi
Shuuichi Aizawa
Eiichi Takahashi
Lind L. Tailor
Shidoh
Kiichiro Osoreda
Hirokazu Ukita
Mail Jeevas
Masahiko Kida
Roger Ruvie
Souichirou Yagami
Yumi Aizawa
Naomi Misora
Yuri
Shingo Midou
Dwhite Gordon
Kiyomi Takada
Hitoshi Demegawa
Kyosuke Higuchi
Suguru Shimura
Raye Penber
Sayu Yagami
Light Yagami
Teru Mikami
Arayoshi Hatori
Tierry Morello
Anthony Carter
Quillsh Wammy
Nate River
Mihael Keehl
Rem
Halle Bullook
Sachiko Yagami
Touta Matsuda
Takuo Shibuimaru
Hideki Ide
Stephen Loud
Mary Kenwood
Eriko Aizawa
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