Death Note: New Generation
The miniseries focuses on the three new lead characters of the film Death Note: Light Up the NEW World: Tsukuru Mishima, Ryuzaki, and Yuki Shien. Each episode provides backstory for one of the characters and bridges the 10-year gap between the previous films, which canonically took place in 2005-2006, and the new film taking place in 2016.
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- Suspense, Drama
The miniseries focuses on the three new lead characters of the film Death Note: Light Up the NEW World: Tsukuru Mishima, Ryuzaki, and Yuki Shien. Each episode provides backstory for one of the characters and bridges the 10-year gap between the previous films, which canonically took place in 2005-2006, and the new film taking place in 2016.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Mishima-hen: Shinsei
20 mins
Tsukuru Mishima, recruited by Soichiro Yagami, joins Death Note Countermeasure Task Force, which continues to operate to look in new Death Note murders while Japan has fallen in fear knowing that a new Kira has appeared 10 years after the death of Light Yagami. The episode ends with a falling half eaten apple by Ryuk.
Episode 2
Ryûzaki-hen: Ishi
20 mins
Ryuzaki, the original successor to L, investigates a case regarding a locked-room murder in Hong Kong. Later, J, a woman from Wammy's House requests Ryuzaki to investigate another locked-room murder case, made up by a Death Note. Ryuzaki confronts two Death Note users, Yuki Shien and Sakura Aoi. At the end of the episode, Ryuzaki reveals the promise he once made to L that he wouldn't use the Death Note at any cost with a flashback of L.
Episode 3
Shien-hen: Kyôshin
20 mins
Yuki Shien's family were killed. After the incident, he becomes a cyber-terrorist. He later receives a Death Note from Ryuk and begins worshiping Kira. He finds another Death Note owner with his hacking ability, Sakura Aoi. Ryuk says, "Humans are interesting."