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Death Note is a Japanese media franchise based on a manga series, with numerous adaptations and spin-offs. It revolves around a magical notebook with the power to kill anyone whose name is written in its pages.

Works in the franchise include:

Anime & Manga

• Death Note Pilot (2003): An early (and very different) one-shot prototype manga that inspired the rest of the series.
• Death Note (2003-2006 [manga], 2006-2007 [anime]): The manga/anime series, and the best-known versions of the story.
• Death Note Special Chapter (2020): One-shot sequel manga taking place 10 years after the events of the story.

Light Novels

• Another Note (2006): A prequel novel focusing on L and Naomi Misora.
• L: change the WorLd (2007): An adaptation of the live-action film of the same name.

Live Action Adaptations

• Death Note Series (2006-2016): A series of Japanese films based on the manga.
  • Death Note (2006)
  • Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
  • L: change the WorLd (2008): An L-centric sequel to the previous two films.
  • Death Note: New Generation (2016): A three-part miniseries that bridges the 10-year-gap between the previous films and Light Up the New World.
  • Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016): A sequel to all the previous films featuring (mostly) new characters.
• Death Note: The Musical (2015): A stage musical adaptation of the manga's first half, which has had runs in Japan and South Korea. An English demo album also exists.
• Death Note (2015): A Japanese television series that retains the basic plot, but makes some changes.
• Death Note (2017): An American film adaptation that was exclusively released on Netflix.
• A new American television series is currently in development for Netflix, though it's unconnected to the 2017 Netflix film. Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer will be executive producers through their newly formed Upside Down Productions company.

Tabletop Games

• Death Note: Trading Card Game (2006-2008)
• Death Note: Confrontation (2018)

Video Games

• Jump Super Stars (2005): Light, Ryuk, and L appear as support characters in this Shonen Jump Crossover Fighting Game.
  • Jump Ultimate Stars (2006): Misa, Near, and Mello are added as support characters.
  • Jump Force (2019): Another fighting game that includes Light and Ryuk as non-player characters.
• Death Note: Kira Game (2007)
  • Death Note: Successors To L (2007)
  • L: The Prologue To Death Note: Spiraling Trap (2008)
• Death Note: VR Escape Game (2015): A virtual reality game where you play as Misa working with Rem to escape a flooding basement.
• Death Note: The VR Experience (2017): A virtual reality game released to tie in with Death Note (2017).
• Death Note: Killer Within (2024): An online Social Deduction Game about life and death for up to 10 players. The game consists of players being divided into two teams, who will try to discover the identity of the others to eliminate L, who threatens Kira's power, or get hold of the Death Note.