Death Note Quotes

A cat-and-mouse thriller about a notebook that kills and the two vain geniuses who pick it up. The rare battle series written entirely in dialogue.

Anime: Completed · 2006–2007
Manga: Completed · 2003–2006
Every English volume, box set and release date
Also known as: DEATH NOTE

Every Death Note quote

“What are you talking about, Ryuk? I'm a serious, straight-A student... a model teenager. And I... will reign over a new world.”
Light Yagami Death Note What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Light Yagami Death Note What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Light Yagami Death Note Read against the character's own history
“He who strikes first wins.”
L Death Note The contrarian read
“I'll give you a strawberry if you keep this a secret.”
L Death Note The strongest objection, answered
“Kira, it would interest me greatly to know how you carry out your murders... but that's something I can find out after I catch you!”
L Death Note What the line costs later
“You do something like that, the only one left with a bad personality will be you...”
Ryuk Death Note What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Ryuk Death Note The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Ryuk Death Note What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Ryuk Death Note Read against the character's own history
“Humans are... So much fun.”
Ryuk Death Note The case against this line
“Don't worry, Commander Rester, making assumptions is part of any investigation. If we're wrong, all it'll cost is an apology.”
Near Death Note What the Japanese does
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Near Death Note The case against this line
“I believe him. What advantage is there for Mello in coming up with such a stupid story about a Shinigami really existing? If he were telling me a lie, he would have told me a normal—more meaningful—lie. Therefore, the Shinigami exists.”
Near Death Note What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Near Death Note The strongest objection, answered
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Mello Death Note What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Mello Death Note The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Soichiro Yagami Death Note What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Soichiro Yagami Death Note Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Touta Matsuda Death Note What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Touta Matsuda Death Note The strongest objection, answered
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Rem Death Note The strongest objection, answered

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