Light went too far when he asked Ryuk, the Shinigami, to aid him in Death Note 's final sequence. Light had made a number of ...

Light was smart, but these mistakes almost cost him big.

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Polygon's Spicy Takes Week is our chance to spotlight fun arguments that bring a little extra heat to the table. Death Note follows a high schooler named Light, who happens to be the smartest person ...

Few anime protagonists are as complex, divisive, and fascinating as Death Note’s Light Yagami. On paper, he’s a genius high schooler who stumbles upon a supernatural notebook capable of killing anyone ...