**Death Note - Episode 01 (English Subtitles - soft subs)** Japanese Title: デスノート **Japanese live action drama series (currently airing) based on the manga series "Death Note" written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata.** Plot of the series: Light Yagami (Masataka Kubota) is an ordinary university student. One fateful day he receives a death note which changes his life. The death note slowly begins to awaken his warped sense of justice and genius. He becomes a murderer called Kira and punishes criminals. L (Kento Yamazaki) is a well known private detective. L appears in front of Light Yagami. L defines Kira as evil and decides to catch Kira. Then N (Mio Yuki), who has a beautiful appearance but dangerous existence, appears. More information: http://asianwiki.com/Death\_Note\_(Japanese\_Drama) Note: **No TV station logos (in the top right corner, etc) or news updates.** **Future English translated episodes (mkv in 1080p, 720p, 480p) will be uploaded every Wednesday or Thursday - a better time should be given closer to the date. If there's a time change this page will be updated. The raw episode (720p clean screen - without TV station logos/news updates) will always be uploaded as stated previously on the same day it airs.** This episode is 1 hour 11 minutes, other episodes will likely be shorter at around 45-50 minutes.