Editing Death Note (section)

==Media==
===Manga===
{{See also|List of Death Note chapters{{!}}List of ''Death Note'' chapters}}
''Death Note'', written by [[Tsugumi Ohba]] and illustrated by [[Takeshi Obata]], was serialized in [[Shueisha]]'s [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' from December 1, 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2004/01.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031221101808/http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2004/01.html|archive-date=December 21, 2003|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 2004年Vol.1|website=Pop Web Jump|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=July 14, 2018|language=ja}}</ref><ref name="Famitsu"/> to May 15, 2006.{{efn|It finished in the magazine's 24th issue of 2006 ([[cover date]] May 29),<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 2006年24|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543009|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=June 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622094417/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543009|archive-date=June 22, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> released on May 15 of that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2006/24.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623201303/http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2006/24.html|archive-date=June 23, 2006|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 2006年Vol.24|website=Pop Web Jump|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|language=ja}}</ref>}}<ref name="Famitsu">{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:『DEATH NOTE』12年ぶりの完全新作読切が掲載決定！ 表紙用描き下ろしイラストが公開|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202001/24191242.html|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123151335/https://www.famitsu.com/news/202001/24191242.html|archive-date=January 23, 2020|language=ja|date=January 24, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The series' 108 chapters were collected into twelve {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes by Shueisha, released from April 2, 2004,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:DEATH NOTE 1|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-873621-4|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106010450/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-873621-4|url-status=live}}</ref> to July 4, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:DEATH NOTE 12|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-874131-5|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210174421/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-874131-5|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] chapter, titled {{Nihongo|"C-Kira"|Cキラ編|C-Kira-hen}} ("Death Note: Special One-Shot"), was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on February 9, 2008. Set two years after the manga's epilogue, it sees the introduction of a new Kira and the reactions of the main characters in response to the copycat's appearance.<ref name="OneShot">{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-03/death-note-manga-returns-with-one-shot-manga-in-japan|title=Death Note Manga to Return with One-Shot Story in Japan|date=February 3, 2008|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611143622/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-03/death-note-manga-returns-with-one-shot-manga-in-japan|archive-date=June 11, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 2008年 Vol. 11|url=http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2008/11.html|website=Pop Web Jump|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=August 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211231920/http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/henshu/backnumber/2008/11.html|archive-date=February 11, 2008|language=ja}}</ref> Several ''Death Note'' {{Transliteration|ja|[[yonkoma]]}} (four-panel comics) appeared in ''Akamaru Jump''. The {{Transliteration|ja|yonkoma}} was written to be humorous. The ''Akamaru Jump'' issues that printed the comics include 2004 Spring, 2004 Summer, 2005 Winter, and 2005 Spring. In addition ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' Gag Special 2005 included some ''Death Note'' {{Transliteration|ja|yonkoma}} in a ''Jump'' Heroes Super 4-Panel Competition.<ref name="HowtoRead215"/> Shueisha re-released the series in seven {{Transliteration|ja|[[bunkoban]]}} volumes from March 18 to August 19, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:DEATH NOTE 1 (集英社文庫)|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-619486-0|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419210023/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-619486-0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:DEATH NOTE 7 (集英社文庫)|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-619492-1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208204206/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-619492-1|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 4, 2016, all 12 original manga volumes and the February 2008 one-shot were released in a single ''All-in-One Edition'', consisting of 2,400 pages in a single book.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stimson|first=Eric|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-10-02/all-2400-pages-of-death-note-manga-compiled-in-one-really-big-volume/.107129|title=All 2,400 Pages of Death Note Manga Compiled in One Really Big Volume|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 2, 2016|access-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925181004/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-10-02/all-2400-pages-of-death-note-manga-compiled-in-one-really-big-volume/.107129|archive-date=September 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:DEATH NOTE 完全収録版|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-792511-1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517101137/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-792511-1|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2005, [[Viz Media]] announced that they had licensed the series for English release in North America.<ref name="VizLicense">{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Death Note Licensed by Viz|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=6525|date=April 20, 2005|access-date=November 19, 2006|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050527100744/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=6525|archive-date=May 27, 2005|url-status=live}}</ref> The twelve volumes were released from October 10, 2005, to July 3, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Death Note, Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/death-note-volume-1/product/513|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=December 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217062748/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/death-note-volume-1/product/513|archive-date=December 17, 2018|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Death Note, Vol. 12|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/death-note-volume-12/product/1093|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030040045/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/death-note-volume-12/product/1093|archive-date=October 30, 2020|url-status=live }}</ref> The manga was re-released in a six-volume omnibus edition, dubbed "Black Edition".<ref name="ANN 7-24-10">{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-24/viz-to-print-death-note-black-edition-omnibus|title=Viz Hosts Ultimo/Shaman King's Takei at Comic-Con Int'l (Updated)|access-date=November 22, 2011|date=July 24, 2010|work=[[Anime News Network]]|quote=Publisher to reprint Death Note in Black Edition omnibus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924124911/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-24/viz-to-print-death-note-black-edition-omnibus|archive-date=September 24, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/death-note-black-tap_article_124308.html|title=Death Note Black On Tap|access-date=November 22, 2011|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|date=July 27, 2010|quote=Starting in February of 2011, the new Black Edition versions of the series will contain two volumes of the series in on volume with slightly oversized trade paperback sizes that will have black trim|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130220452/http://www.mania.com/death-note-black-tap_article_124308.html|archive-date=November 30, 2012 }}</ref> The volumes were released from December 28, 2010, to November 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Death Note Black Edition, Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/death-note-black-edition-volume-1/product/2622|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227104503/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/death-note-black-edition-volume-1/product/2622|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Death Note Black Edition, Vol. 6|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/death-note-black-edition-volume-6/product/2626|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123210658/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/death-note-black-edition-volume-6/product/2626|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''All-in-One Edition'' was released in English on September 6, 2017, resulting in the February 2008 one-shot being released in English for the first time.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/v/1006493|title=Viz Media Announces Release of the Definitive Death Note All-in-one Edition|publisher=Viz Media|date=September 7, 2017|access-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926191028/https://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/v/1006493|archive-date=September 26, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition, a guidebook for the manga was also released on October 13, 2006. It was named ''Death Note 13: How to Read'' and contained data relating to the series, including character profiles of almost every character that is named, creator interviews, behind the scenes info for the series and the pilot chapter that preceded ''Death Note''. It also reprinted all of the {{Transliteration|ja|yonkoma}} published in ''Akamaru Jump'' and the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' Gag Special 2005.<ref name="HowtoRead216to223">{{cite book|last=Ohba|first=Tsugumi|title=Death Note 13: How to Read|year=2008|pages=[https://archive.org/details/deathnote00ohba_0/page/215 215–223]|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|isbn=978-1-4215-1888-6|url=https://archive.org/details/deathnote00ohba_0/page/215}}</ref><ref name="Shueisha 13">{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-874095-5|title=Death Note 13: How to Read|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=June 13, 2008|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205034738/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-874095-5|archive-date=December 5, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> In North America, ''13: How to Read'' was released on February 19, 2008.<ref name="Viz 13">{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7228|title=Death Note 13: How to Read|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20071226030951/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7228|archive-date=December 26, 2007}}</ref>

In the June 2019 issue of Shueisha's ''[[Jump Square]]'' it was announced that a new one-shot chapter of ''Death Note'' would be published. Part of the complete manuscript debuted at the "30th Work Anniversary Takeshi Obata Exhibition: Never Complete" event which ran in Tokyo from July 13 to August 12, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Takeshi Obata Draws New ''Death Note'' 1-Shot Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-01/takeshi-obata-draws-new-death-note-1-shot-manga/.146310|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 1, 2019|date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501233809/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-01/takeshi-obata-draws-new-death-note-1-shot-manga/.146310|url-status=live}}</ref> Titled "Death Note: Special One-Shot", the entire 87-page chapter was published in ''Jump Square'' on February 4, 2020, and on Viz Media's website.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Jump SQ. Magazine Publishes Death Note Manga's New 1-Shot Chapter in February|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-03/jump-sq-magazine-publishes-death-note-manga-new-1-shot-chapter-in-february/.154860|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 4, 2020|date=January 3, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104032444/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-03/jump-sq-magazine-publishes-death-note-manga-new-1-shot-chapter-in-february/.154860|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/3/21120535/death-note-special-one-shot-manga-ryuk|title=Death Note's Ryuk is back to assist a new Kira in a surprising new one-shot|first=Julia|last=Lee|date=February 3, 2020|access-date=February 3, 2020|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|archive-date=February 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203195841/https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/3/21120535/death-note-special-one-shot-manga-ryuk|url-status=live}}</ref> A collected volume titled {{Nihongo|''Death Note: Short Stories''|DEATH NOTE短編集|Desu Nōto Tanpenshū}}, which includes the "C-Kira" one-shot chapter, the "Special One-Shot" (re-titled {{Nihongo|"a-Kira"|aキラ編|a-Kira-hen}}, the series' pilot chapter, the "L: The Wammy's House" and "L: One Day" one-shot chapters and the {{Transliteration|ja|yonkoma}}, was released on February 4, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Davidson|first=Danica|title=New Death Note Book Coming Out in Japan|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/new-death-note-book-coming-out-in-japan/|website=[[Otaku USA]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|date=January 28, 2021|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208132835/https://otakuusamagazine.com/new-death-note-book-coming-out-in-japan/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「DEATH NOTE」の読切集めた短編集、「プラチナエンド」最終巻と同時発売|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/415023|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=February 4, 2021|language=ja|date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204071916/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/415023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:DEATH NOTE短編集|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-882573-1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=February 4, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204132633/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-882573-1|url-status=live}}</ref> The volume was published in English by Viz Media on May 10, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Death Note Short Stories|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/death-note-short-stories/product/7069|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922091449/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/death-note-short-stories/product/7069|archive-date=September 22, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Light novels===
A [[light novel]] adaptation of the series has been written by [[Nisio Isin]], called ''[[Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases]]''. The novel was released by Shueisha on August 1, 2006.<ref name="novel">{{cite news|last=Mays|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8835|title=Death Note, XXXHOLiC Novels in the Works|date=May 9, 2006|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113222628/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8835|archive-date=November 13, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/nisioisin/|title=西尾維新 × Death Note|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=December 21, 2006|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205213511/http://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/nisioisin/|archive-date=December 5, 2006 }}</ref> It serves as a prequel to the manga series, with Mello narrating the story of L's first encounter with Naomi Misora during the Los Angeles "BB Serial Murder Case" mentioned in volume 2 of the manga. Besides Naomi's character, the novel focuses on how L works and one of the criminals L has to chase down. Insight was given into Watari's orphanage and how the whole system of geniuses such as L, Mello, Beyond Birthday, Matt and Near were put to work. Viz released the novel in English on February 19, 2008.<ref name="VizAnotherNote">{{cite web|url=http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7222|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226030941/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7222|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2007|title=Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases (Novel)|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=June 8, 2009 }}</ref> The film ''[[L: Change the World]]'' was also adapted into a light novel with the same name on December 25, 2007, by "M",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-771210-0&mode=1|title=L change the world|publisher=[[Shūeisha]]|access-date=September 4, 2009|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223083112/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-771210-0&mode=1|archive-date=December 23, 2008 }}</ref> While the novel is similar to the film, there are many significant changes to the plot (for example, Near is not a Thai boy, but the same Near that appears in the manga). It also reveals more information about L and his past. Viz released it on October 20, 2009.<ref>{{cite book|title=L change the world|isbn=978-1421532257|author1=M|date =October 20, 2009|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/deathnotelchange00m}}</ref>

===Anime===
{{Main|Death Note (2006 TV series){{!}}''Death Note'' (2006 TV series)}}

The ''Death Note'' anime, directed by [[Tetsurō Araki]] and animated by [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]], began airing on [[Nippon TV]] on October 4, 2006, and finished its run on June 27, 2007, totaling 37 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106003655/http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/ntv-animation.pdf|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/ntv-animation.pdf|archive-date=November 6, 2006|title=Nippon Television Network Program Catalogue: Animation|page=17|publisher=[[Nippon Television]]|access-date=November 12, 2014}}</ref> The series aired on the network "every Tuesday at 0:56", which is effectively Wednesday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/deathnote/infor/index.html|title=Official Death Note Anime Website|publisher=[[Nippon Television]]|access-date=November 6, 2006|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109132319/http://www.ntv.co.jp/deathnote/infor/index.html|archive-date=November 9, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was co-produced by Madhouse, Nippon Television, [[Shueisha]], D.N. Dream Partners and [[VAP (company)|VAP]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/deathnote/staff/index.html|title=Official Death Note staff listing|publisher=[[Nippon Television]]|access-date=March 28, 2007|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321033906/http://www.ntv.co.jp/deathnote/staff/index.html|archive-date=March 21, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> In North America, the series was licensed by Viz for residents in the United States to use "Download-to-Own" and "Download-to-Rent" services while it was still airing in Japan. This move was seen as "significant because it marked the first time a well known Japanese anime property was made legally available in the 
United States for domestic audiences to download while the title was still airing on Japanese television".<ref name="licensed">{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/viz-media-secures-landmark-agreement-to-make-death-note-anime-series-available-for-download_article_85192.html|title=Viz Media Secures Landmark Agreement To Make Death Note Anime Series Available For Download|date=January 10, 2007|publisher=Mania Entertainment|access-date=January 11, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205040346/http://www.mania.com/viz-media-secures-landmark-agreement-to-make-death-note-anime-series-available-for-download_article_85192.html|archive-date=December 5, 2008}}</ref> The downloadable episodes contained the original Japanese audio track and English subtitles,<ref name="DVD">{{cite news|last=Mays|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-01-13/death-note-release-won't-be-limited-to-downloads|title=Death Note Release Won't be Limited to Downloads|date=January 13, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070115065029/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-01-13/death-note-release-won't-be-limited-to-downloads|archive-date=January 15, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and were made available through [[IGN]]'s [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]-only Direct2Drive service.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-03/viz-to-offer-death-note-downloads-via-direct2drive|title=Viz to Offer ''Death Note'' Downloads via Direct2Drive|date=May 3, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509095334/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-03/viz-to-offer-death-note-downloads-via-direct2drive|archive-date=May 9, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> DVDs of the series have also been released,<ref name="DVD"/> containing both an English dubbed audio track, produced by [[Ocean Productions]], and the original Japanese audio track with optional English subtitles.<ref name="comiccon">{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/new-york-comiccon/4|title=New York ComicCon 2007 – Viz Media – Anime|last=Dong|first=Bamboo|date=February 24, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 24, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227125309/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/new-york-comiccon/4|archive-date=February 27, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Viz announced at [[Anime Expo|Anime Expo 2007]] that the first DVD was officially released on November 20, 2007, in both regular and special editions,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-06-29/viz-media-announces-fall-dvd-release-of-death-note-anime-series|title=Viz Media Announces Fall DVD Release of Death Note Anime Series|date=June 29, 2007|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|via=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 2, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701094747/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-06-29/viz-media-announces-fall-dvd-release-of-death-note-anime-series|archive-date=July 1, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and also confirmed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2007 that the first 15,000 copies of each DVD contain collectible figures.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/comic-con-international/viz-media|title=Viz Media – Comic-Con International 2007|last=Santos|first=Carlo|date=July 26, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 27, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824163139/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/comic-con-international/viz-media|archive-date=August 24, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Death Note'' was slated to make its North American television premiere in Canada, as part of [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV's]] [[Bionix (TV programming block)|Bionix]] programming block, on September 7, 2007.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.corusent.com/corporate/press_room/pressReleaseDetail.asp?id=1348|title=YTV, Discovery Kids and Treehouse Ring in September with Exciting New Series and Returning Favourites|date=July 23, 2007|publisher=[[Corus Entertainment]]|access-date=July 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411153525/http://www.corusent.com/corporate/press_room/pressReleaseDetail.asp?id=1348|archive-date=April 11, 2008}}</ref> However, the show was removed from the schedule at the last minute<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-04/death-note-removed-from-canada's-ytv-schedule|title=Death Note Removed from Canada's YTV Schedule|date=September 4, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 6, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016064106/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-04/death-note-removed-from-canada's-ytv-schedule|archive-date=October 16, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Canadian premiere was pushed back to October 26, 2007, at 10:00&nbsp;p.m. The series premiered in the U.S. on October 20, 2007, at 12:00&nbsp;a.m. on [[Adult Swim]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-20/death-note-confirmed-to-air-on-adult-swim-october-20|title=Death Note Confirmed to Air on Adult Swim October 20|date=September 20, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123185730/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-20/death-note-confirmed-to-air-on-adult-swim-october-20|archive-date=January 23, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> and ran until January 10, 2010, when its contract expired.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-11/adult-swim-loses-blood-and-death-note-hints-at-3-new-anime|title=Adult Swim Loses Blood+ & Death Note, Hints at 3 New Anime|date=January 11, 2010|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123100135/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-11/adult-swim-loses-blood-and-death-note-hints-at-3-new-anime|archive-date=January 23, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> The last episode aired on YTV, July 4, 2008, and would later air on Adult Swim two days later. The show was removed from YTV's schedule on July 5, 2008, with its last airing being a rerun of the final episode at 1:30&nbsp;a.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]. Soon after, Bionix became a 2-hour block on Saturday nights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corusent.com/corporate/press_room/press_kids_tv/highlightsDetail.asp?id=1348|title=Press room – Press kids|publisher=Corus Entertainment – Press_Corporate|access-date=June 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312190404/http://corusent.com/corporate/press_room/press_kids_tv/highlightsDetail.asp?id=1348|archive-date=March 12, 2008}}</ref> The show also streamed online free on Adult Swim Video, with a new episode available every Saturday afternoon, on the day of its broadcast premiere.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-19/death-note's-english-dub-premieres-on-web-television|title=''Death Note's'' English Dub Premieres on Web, Television|date=October 19, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929145156/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-19/death-note's-english-dub-premieres-on-web-television|archive-date=September 29, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 26, 2017, [[Starz]] announced that they would be offering episodes of the series for their [[video on demand]] service starting on August 1 of that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/874095-starz-app-august-2017-movies-and-tv-titles-announced|title=Starz app August 2017 Movies and TV Titles Announced|date=July 26, 2017|publisher=ComingSoon.net|access-date=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718234602/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/874095-starz-app-august-2017-movies-and-tv-titles-announced|archive-date=July 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

A two-hour animated {{Nihongo|''Death Note Relight: Visions of a God''|DEATH NOTE リライト·幻視する神|Desu Nōto Riraito: Genshisuru kami}} TV special aired on Nippon Television in Japan on August 31, 2007, at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. It is a recap which takes place after the series end, where a {{Transliteration|ja|shinigami}} approaches Ryuk in the {{Transliteration|ja|shinigami}} realm in order to learn more about the human world. Instead, Ryuk tells him of all the events leading up to the last story arc, about Light Yagami and his rival L. Originally, this special was advertised as a retelling told from Ryuk's point of view, but it does not give a different point of view from what was originally told. However, it contains updated dialog, as well as a few new scenes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-12/death-note-tv-special-to-be-three-hour-director's-cut|title=''Death Note'' TV Special to be Three-Hour Director's Cut|date=July 12, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714225920/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-12/death-note-tv-special-to-be-three-hour-director's-cut|archive-date=July 14, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Nippon TV]] aired the {{Nihongo|''Death Note: Relight: L's Successors''|DEATH NOTE リライト2 Lを継ぐ者|Desu Nōto Riraito 2: L o Tsugu Mono}} special on August 22, 2008. Like the first special, this new compilation summarized a part of the 2006–2007 anime television series. Specifically, it recounted the final half of the suspenseful supernatural story, including the investigators Near and Mello's confrontations with the vigilante Kira.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-25/second-death-note-special-to-air-on-august-22-in-japan|title=Second ''Death Note'' Special to Air on August 22 in Japan|date=July 25, 2008|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611092038/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-25/second-death-note-special-to-air-on-august-22-in-japan|archive-date=June 11, 2009|url-status=live|access-date=June 7, 2009}}</ref> This version features more updates than the previous one, most notably omission of the mafia plot.

====Soundtracks====
{{Main|Death Note original soundtracks{{!}}''Death Note'' original soundtracks}}
Several soundtracks for the series have been released. The music from the anime was composed by [[Yoshihisa Hirano]] and [[Hideki Taniuchi]], while the CDs were also published by VAP. The first one was ''Death Note Original Soundtrack'', which was released in Japan on December 21, 2006. It contains music from the series with the first opening and ending themes are sung by the Japanese band [[Nightmare (Japanese band)|Nightmare]] in the TV size format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000K0YFIS/|title=Death Note オリジナル・サウンドトラック|access-date=June 13, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409134919/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000K0YFIS/|archive-date=April 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Death Note Original Soundtrack II'' was first released in Japan on March 21, 2007. It features the new opening and closing themes by [[Maximum the Hormone]] in the TV size format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000MX7VO8/|title=Death Note オリジナル・サウンドトラックII|access-date=June 6, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203040330/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000MX7VO8|archive-date=December 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The third CD, ''Death Note Original Soundtrack III'' was released on June 27, 2007. Tracks 1–21 were composed and arranged by Taniuchi, while tracks 22–28 were composed and arranged by Hirano. The album features one track sung by [[Aya Hirano]], who was also the Japanese voice actress of [[Misa Amane]] in the anime series. Also appearing on this soundtrack is the ending theme ''Coda〜Death Note'', which can be heard at the end of the final episode of the anime as the credits are shown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000PMGT0I/|title=Death Note オリジナル・サウンドトラックIII|access-date=June 13, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409134927/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000PMGT0I/|archive-date=April 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several soundtracks have also been released for the live action films. ''Sound of Death Note'' is a soundtrack featuring music from the first ''Death Note'' film composed and arranged by [[Kenji Kawai]]. It was released on June 17, 2006, by [[VAP (company)|VAP]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000FI8UFY/|title=Sound of Death Note|access-date=June 13, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409134713/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000FI8UFY/|archive-date=April 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Sound of Death Note the Last name'' is the soundtrack from the second ''Death Note'' film, ''Death Note the Last name''. It was released on November 2, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000I0SA68/|title=Sound of Death Note the Last Name|access-date=June 6, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409134834/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000I0SA68|archive-date=April 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Death Note Tribute'' is a tribute album dedicated to the [[live action]] film ''Death Note''. Published by [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG Japan]] on June 21, 2006, Japan, it contains 15 tracks performed by various artists, such as [[Shikao Suga]], [[M-Flo]], [[Buck-Tick]], and [[Aya Matsuura]]. The soundtrack came with a [[cosplay]] Death Note notebook.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000FP2MYM/|title=Death Note Tribute|access-date=June 13, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409134840/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000FP2MYM/|archive-date=April 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Another tribute album is ''The Songs for Death Note the movie〜the Last name Tribute'' dedicated to the second film. Published by [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]] on December 20, 2006, it contains 14 tracks performed by various artists, such as [[Orange Range]], [[Abingdon Boys School]], [[High and Mighty Color]], [[Doping Panda]], and [[Galneryus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000K2UDIW/|title=The Songs for Death Note the movie〜the Last name Tribute|access-date=June 13, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409134915/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000K2UDIW/|archive-date=April 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Live-action films===
{{Main|Death Note (2006 film){{!}}''Death Note'' (2006 film)|Death Note 2: The Last Name{{!}}''Death Note 2: The Last Name''|L: Change the World{{!}}''L: Change the World''|Death Note: New Generation{{!}}''Death Note: New Generation''|Death Note: Light Up the New World{{!}}''Death Note: Light Up the New World''|Death Note (2017 film){{!}}''Death Note'' (2017 film)}}
''Death Note'' was adapted into a series of [[live-action]] films in 2006. The first two films were directed by [[Shusuke Kaneko]] and the third was directed by [[Hideo Nakata]] and produced by [[Nippon TV|Nippon Television]], CG production of all three films were done by [[Digital Frontier]] and distributed by [[Warner Bros.]] Pictures Japan. The first film, simply titled ''[[Death Note (2006 film)|Death Note]]'', premiered in Japan on June 17, 2006, and topped the Japanese [[box office]] for two weeks, pushing ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' into second place.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Death Note Tops Box Office Again|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-06-27/death-note-tops-box-office-again|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 27, 2006|access-date=December 18, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231191930/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-06-27/death-note-tops-box-office-again|archive-date=December 31, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> The first film briefly played in certain North American theaters on May 20–21, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=1st Death Note Film to Run in 300+ U.S. Theaters in May|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-14/1st-death-note-film-to-run-in-300+u.s-theaters-in-may|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 14, 2008|access-date=April 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415151900/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-14/1st-death-note-film-to-run-in-300+u.s-theaters-in-may|archive-date=April 15, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was broadcast in Canadian theaters for one night only on September 15, 2008. The DVD was released on September 16, 2008, one day after the Canadian showing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Death Note Live-Action!! Trailer|url=http://deathnotefilms.com/trailers.php|work=[[Viz Media]]|date=April 14, 2007|access-date=April 17, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420032644/http://deathnotefilms.com/trailers.php|archive-date=April 20, 2008}}</ref> The sequel, ''[[Death Note 2: The Last Name]]'', premiered in Japan on November 3, 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mays|first=Jonathan|title=Death Note 2 Trailer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-28/death-note-2-trailer|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 28, 2006|access-date=June 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814214731/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-28/death-note-2-trailer|archive-date=August 14, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> It was featured in U.S. theaters in October 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=2nd Death Note Film to Run in U.S. Theaters in October|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-25/2nd-death-note-film-to-run-in-u.s-theaters-in-october|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 25, 2008|access-date=June 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502044732/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-25/2nd-death-note-film-to-run-in-u.s-theaters-in-october|archive-date=May 2, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

A spin-off from the films named ''[[L: Change the World]]'' was released in Japan on February 9, 2008. It is focused on the final 23 days of L's life, as he solves one final case involving a bio-terrorist group.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Death Note's L Spinoff to Open on February 9 in Japan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-30/death-note's-l-spinoff-to-open-on-february-9-in-japan|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 30, 2007|access-date=June 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318064210/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-30/death-note's-l-spinoff-to-open-on-february-9-in-japan|archive-date=March 18, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Two dubbed versions of the film were shown in the United States on April 29 and 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Death Note's L Spinoff Film in U.S. Theaters in April|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-06/death-note-l-spinoff-film-in-u.s-theaters-in-april|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 6, 2009|access-date=June 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609234530/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-06/death-note-l-spinoff-film-in-u.s-theaters-in-april|archive-date=June 9, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2016, a three-part miniseries entitled ''[[Death Note: New Generation]]'' was announced as a part of the ''Death Note'' live-action film series and aired in September. It bridges the 10-year gap between the previous films and the then-upcoming 2016 film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=2016 Death Note Film Gets 3-Episode Prequel on Hulu Japan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-09/2016-death-note-film-gets-3-episode-prequel-on-hulu-japan/.105209|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001072352/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-09/2016-death-note-film-gets-3-episode-prequel-on-hulu-japan/.105209|archive-date=October 1, 2024|date=August 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:映画『デスノート』 続編が10年ぶりに作られた理由|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO08306560T11C16A0000000/|publisher=[[The Nikkei]]|access-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225013654/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO08306560T11C16A0000000/|archive-date=December 25, 2022|language=ja|date=October 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Death Note: Light Up the New World|fourth Japanese ''Death Note'' film]] was released in 2016<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-13/live-action-death-note-films-get-2016-sequel-by-gantz-helmer-sato/.92885|title=Live-Action Death Note Films Get 2016 Sequel by Gantz Helmer Sato|date=September 13, 2015|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914225311/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-13/live-action-death-note-films-get-2016-sequel-by-gantz-helmer-sato/.92885|archive-date=September 14, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and featured a cyber-terrorism setting with the inclusion of six Death Notes brought into the human world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-04/new-live-action-death-note-film-stars-sosuke-ikematsu-masahiro-higashide-masaki-suda/.98322|title=New Live-Action Death Note Film Stars Sōsuke Ikematsu, Masahiro Higashide, Masaki Suda|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 4, 2016|access-date=February 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305210157/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-04/new-live-action-death-note-film-stars-sosuke-ikematsu-masahiro-higashide-masaki-suda/.98322|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> An [[Death Note (2017 film)|American adaptation]] was released on [[Netflix]] on August 25, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch the first trailer for Netflix's live-action Death Note movie|first=Kwame|last=Opam|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/22/15021872/death-note-netflix-teaser-trailer-release-date|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=March 22, 2017|access-date= August 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518103523/https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/22/15021872/death-note-netflix-teaser-trailer-release-date|archive-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was directed by [[Adam Wingard]] and was written by Charles Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides, and [[Jeremy Slater]]. It starred [[Nat Wolff]], [[Lakeith Stanfield]], [[Margaret Qualley]], [[Shea Whigham]], [[Paul Nakauchi]], Jason Liles, and [[Willem Dafoe]]. A sequel film is reportedly in the works.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=THR: Sequel to Netflix's Death Note Film in the Works|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-22/thr-sequel-to-netflix-death-note-film-in-the-works/.135780|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 24, 2020|date=August 22, 2018|archive-date=January 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127224239/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-22/thr-sequel-to-netflix-death-note-film-in-the-works/.135780|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Live-action series===
{{Main|Death Note (2015 TV series){{!}}''Death Note'' (2015 TV series)}}
In April 2015, it was announced that a live-action television series based on ''Death Note'' manga would begin airing from July 2015 on [[Nippon TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2051767/full/|script-title=ja:『デスノート』初の連ドラ化 日テレ7月期より放送開始|date=April 20, 2015|access-date=June 17, 2015|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623125914/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2051767/full/|archive-date=June 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Masataka Kubota]] stars as Light Yagami and [[Kento Yamazaki]] as L in the series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/05/24/character-visuals-for-death-note-tv-drama-adaptation-revealed|title=Character Visuals for "Death Note" TV Drama Adaptation Revealed|date=May 25, 2015|access-date=June 17, 2015|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528001809/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/05/24/character-visuals-for-death-note-tv-drama-adaptation-revealed|archive-date=May 28, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2022, it was announced that [[Duffer brothers|the Duffer Brothers]] recently founded Upside Down Pictures production company would be producing a new live-action series adaptation for Netflix.<ref>{{cite web|title=Death Note Gets New Netflix Live-Action Series by Stranger Things Creators|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-06/death-note-gets-new-netflix-live-action-series-by-stranger-things-creators/.187448|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=July 6, 2022|access-date=July 6, 2022|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706195423/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-06/death-note-gets-new-netflix-live-action-series-by-stranger-things-creators/.187448|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Duffer Brothers Launch Netflix Shingle Upside Down Pictures; 'Stranger Things' Spinoff & Stephen Daldry-Helmed Stage Play Coming Along With Manga 'Death Note' & Stephen King/Peter Straub 'The Talisman' Series|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/stranger-things-duffer-brothers-netflix-upside-down-pictures-deal-spinoff-series-stephen-daldry-stage-play-manga-death-note-the-talisman-1235058665/|website=Deadline|access-date=June 25, 2023|date=July 6, 2022|archive-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708003640/https://deadline.com/2022/07/stranger-things-duffer-brothers-netflix-upside-down-pictures-deal-spinoff-series-stephen-daldry-stage-play-manga-death-note-the-talisman-1235058665/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2022, it was announced that Halia Abdel-Meguid was brought on to write and executive produce the series.<ref>{{cite web|title=Netflix's 'Death Note' Adaptation from Duffer Brothers Taps Halia Abdel-Meguid to Write and Executive Produce|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/death-note-duffer-halia-abdel-meguid-netflix-1235410415/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Hailu|first=Selome|date=October 20, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020223643/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/death-note-duffer-halia-abdel-meguid-netflix-1235410415/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Death Note': Halia Abdel-Meguid To Write & EP Series Adaptation Of Manga For Netflix & Duffer Bros' Upside Down Pictures|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/death-note-halia-abdel-meguid-series-adaptation-manga-netflix-duffer-bros-1235151144/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 20, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020222413/https://deadline.com/2022/10/death-note-halia-abdel-meguid-series-adaptation-manga-netflix-duffer-bros-1235151144/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Video games===
A ''Death Note'' [[video game]] developed and published by [[Konami]] for the [[Nintendo DS]], titled {{Nihongo|''Death Note: Kira Game''|デスノート キラゲーム|Desu Nōto Kira Gēmu}}, was released on February 15, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/deathnote/index.html|website=[[GameSpot]]|title=Death Note: Kira Game for DS|access-date=December 17, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029000354/http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/deathnote/index.html|archive-date=October 29, 2007}}</ref> ''Kira Game'' is a [[Strategy video game|strategy game]] where the player takes on the role of Kira or L. These are just titles, as any character can be Kira or L. The player will attempt to deduce who their enemy is (Kira will try to uncover L's identity and vice versa). This will play out in three phases: investigation, where the player will discuss the case and clues with other characters; voting, where each member of the investigation team casts a vote on who they suspect is L or Kira based on the player's performance in the previous phase; L/Kira, where the player can either focus their investigation on one member to see if they are Kira (L part), or force a member off of the team (Kira part).<ref name="game">{{cite web|url=http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/deathnote/|title=Official Konami Website for Death Note|publisher=[[Konami]]|access-date=February 3, 2007|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202233715/http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/deathnote/|archive-date=February 2, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> A sequel to the game, {{Nihongo|''Death Note: Successors to L''|デスノート Lを継ぐ者|Desu Nōto Eru o Tsugu Mono}}, was released in Japan on July 12, 2007. The storyline is based on the second part of the manga, featuring characters such as Mello and Near.<ref name=" game"/>

A third game, {{Nihongo|''L the Prologue to Death Note: Spiraling Trap''|L the proLogue to DEATH NOTE -螺旋の罠-|L the proLogue to DEATH NOTE -Rasen no Wana-}}, was released for the Nintendo DS in Japan on February 7, 2008.<ref name="game"/><ref name="prequel">{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-17/promo-video-l-prequel-game-streamed|title=Promo Video for ''Death Note's L'' Prequel Game Streamed (Updated)|date=December 17, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219112838/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-17/promo-video-l-prequel-game-streamed|archive-date=December 19, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> The player assumes the role of a rookie FBI agent who awakens in a strange hotel and attempts to escape with the help of L, who provides assistance via an in-game PDA. The story is set before the Kira investigation in the original series.<ref name="prequel"/> Several characters from ''Death Note'' appear in ''[[Jump Super Stars]]'' and ''[[Jump Ultimate Stars]]'', a [[fighting game]] featuring multiple characters from ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' titles. Light, Ryuk, and L appear in ''Jump Super Stars'' as support characters. Misa, Near, and Mello are added as support characters in ''Jump Ultimate Stars'' as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char08.html|title=Death Note - キャラクター紹介|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|access-date=March 15, 2014|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817103910/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char08.html|archive-date=August 17, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajuj/character/chara_19.html|title=Jump Ultimate Star – Death Note|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|access-date=March 15, 2014|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705122442/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajuj/character/chara_19.html|archive-date=July 5, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2019 video game ''[[Jump Force]]'' features Light and Ryuk as non-playable characters, playing a key role in the game's story mode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2018-jump-forces-death-note-characters-arent-pl/1100-6459838/|title=E3 2018: Jump Force's Death Note Characters Aren't Playable, But Involved For Story|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|date=June 14, 2018|access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618025549/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2018-jump-forces-death-note-characters-arent-pl/1100-6459838/|archive-date=June 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

An online [[social deduction game]], titled ''Death Note: Killer Within'', was released by [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] for the [[PlayStation 5]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Windows]] via [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on November 5, 2024. In the game, up to ten players are split into two teams—Kira and his followers and L and the police investigation team. Kira's team aims to kill all its target with the Death Note and L's team must seize and dispose of the Death Note. Both teams try to uncover the identities of the opposing players. The players are represented by pawns, akin to those used by Near in the original series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Death Note Series Gets New Online Social Deduction Game for PS5, PS4, PC on November 5|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-30/death-note-series-gets-new-online-social-deduction-game-for-ps5-ps4-pc-on-november-5/.217340|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=November 1, 2024|date=October 30, 2024}}</ref>

===Musical===
{{Main|Death Note: The Musical{{!}}''Death Note: The Musical''}}
In 2015, a [[Musical theatre|musical]] adaptation of the manga called ''Death Note: The Musical'' ran in both Japan and South Korea. It was originally composed in English by Broadway composer [[Frank Wildhorn]], with lyrics by Jack Murphy and book by Ivan Menchell.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/frank-wildhorn-musical-death-note-has-nyc-reading-with-andy-kelso-robert-cu-217333|title=Frank Wildhorn Musical Death Note Has NYC Reading With Andy Kelso, Robert Cuccioli and Adrienne Warren Prior to Japanese Premiere|date=April 17, 2014|access-date=April 16, 2015|magazine=[[Playbill]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818042705/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/frank-wildhorn-musical-death-note-has-nyc-reading-with-andy-kelso-robert-cu-217333|archive-date=August 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> An English production was announced in May 2023 to play at the London Palladium for two nights on August 21–22, 2023,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title="Frank Wildhorn's Death Note: The Musical to Play 2 Concerts at London Palladium"|work=Playbill|url=https://playbill.com/article/frank-wildhorns-death-note-the-musical-to-play-2-concerts-at-london-palladium|access-date=July 14, 2023|date=May 24, 2023|archive-date=July 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717015934/https://playbill.com/article/frank-wildhorns-death-note-the-musical-to-play-2-concerts-at-london-palladium|url-status=live}}</ref> directed by Nick Winston starring Joaquin Pedro Valdes as Light, [[Dean John-Wilson]] as L and [[Frances Mayli McCann]] as Misa.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Alex|title=Death Note musical announces lead casting for the West End|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/death-note-musical-announces-lead-casting-for-european-premiere_1205671/|website=WhatsOnStage|access-date=July 14, 2023|date=June 1, 2023|archive-date=July 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714085607/https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/death-note-musical-announces-lead-casting-for-european-premiere_1205671/|url-status=live}}</ref> The original Japanese production, produced by Japanese talent agency {{Interlanguage link|ホリプロ|lt=HoriPro|ja}}, ran from 6 to April 29, 2015, and stars [[Kenji Urai]] and {{Interlanguage link|柿澤勇人|lt=Hayato Kakizawa|ja}} double-cast as Light Yagami, and [[Teppei Koike]] as L.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deathnotethemusical.com/eng/|title=Death Note: The Musical Official English Website|date=April 1, 2015|access-date=April 16, 2015|publisher=HoriPro Inc.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417030033/http://deathnotethemusical.com/eng/|archive-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> A Korean production of the same musical ran from June 11 to August 11, 2015, in South Korea, starring musical actor [[Hong Kwang-ho]] and [[JYJ]] member and musical actor [[Kim Junsu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2015/04/05/jyjs-junsu-cast-in-musical-adaptation-of-death-note/|title=JYJ's Junsu Cast in Musical Adaptation of "Death Note"|date=April 5, 2015|access-date=April 6, 2015|publisher=[[Soompi]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409001526/http://www.soompi.com/2015/04/05/jyjs-junsu-cast-in-musical-adaptation-of-death-note/|archive-date=April 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/90714/death-note-the-musical-unveils-jyjs-kim-junsu-and-more-in-korean-cast|title=′Death Note′ The Musical Unveils JYJ′s Kim Junsu and More in Korean Cast|publisher=Mwave|date=April 6, 2015|access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409023422/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/90714/death-note-the-musical-unveils-jyjs-kim-junsu-and-more-in-korean-cast|archive-date=April 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>