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 ...

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 ...

An investigation is underway after authorities said a reported “death” notebook was found at Calera Middle School. The notebook reportedly consisted of under 10 names of students and a cause of death ...

Death Note first premiered as a manga in 2003, following the story of a young high-schooler who came across a magical notebook that allows him to kill scores of people by simply knowing their names ...