Complete Death Note Watch Order Guide – Easily Rewatch Death Note

Death Note is arguably the greatest anime to ever exist. The ability of Death Note to create excellent episodes within a larger narrative is perhaps, its most attractive quality.

Every single moment in the anime is significant and continuously provides bite-sized crucial information. The constant battle of wits between the two main characters, Light and L, creates an unspeakable tension between the two.

Ever since the anime was released, Death Note has had multiple adaptations in the form of movies, musicals, and TV series.

1. How to Watch Death Note Series in Order?

The recommended way to watch Death Note series in order is by following the chronological order:

• Death Note Anime (2006)
• Death Note: Relight – Visions of a God (2007)
• Death Note: Relight 2 – L’s Successors (2008)
• Death Note: The Last Name Movie (2006)
• Death Note: L Change the World Movie (2008)
• Death Note: New Generation Drama (2018)
• Death Note: Light Up the New World Movie (2016)
• Death Note Netflix Film (2017)

2. Can you just watch the Anime?

The recommended way to watch Death Note anime is by following the release order:

• Death Note (2006-07)
• Death Note: Relight – Visions of a God (2007)
• Death Note: Relight 2 – L’s Successors (2008)

You can simply skip all the live-action movies, musicals and what-not if that’s not your cup-of-tea.

The first special, “Visions of a God”, re-tells the tale of Light Yagami from the perspective of Ryuk, the Shinigami. Although there are no changes in the story, it is entertaining to revisit the plot from Ryuk’s point of view.

The second special “L’s Successors” continues the story from the previous special, narrating the conflicts between N, Mello, and Light.

3. Death Note Release Order

i. TV Series

• Death Note (2006-2007)
• Death Note Mini Series (2015)

ii. Specials

• Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God (2007)
• Death Note Relight 2: L’s successors (2008)

iii. Movies

• Death Note (2006)
• Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
• Death Note: L Change The World (2008)
• Death Note: Light Up The New World (2016)
• Death Note Netflix Film (2017)

iv. TV Drama

• Death Note: New Generation (2016)

4. About Death Note

Death Note is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. Published by Shueisha, the manga has a total of 12 volumes. An anime adaptation of the story aired for 37 episodes from October to June 2007.

The series revolves around Light Yagami, an extremely smart highschooler who stumbles onto a notebook owned by Ryuk, a shinigami. If the user follows a specific set of rules, the notebook allows him/her to kill anyone by writing their name down in the notebook while picturing their face.