Death Note is a Japanese manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The series centers around Light Yagami, an ace student who is bored with his life, as well as the eponymous Death Note which he finds. With it, Light decides to use its powers to rid the world of criminals and evil. The anime Death Note follows the story of Light Yagami and his quest for world domination. The protagonist, who is known as Kira, uses a notebook called a "Death Note" to kill anyone he deems unworthy of life. In the show's climax, Light faces off against L in a battle of wits and soon realizes that he has been tricked into death by his own creation. You can guess how he felt when he opened up his Death Note to find out that someone had erased all of Light's memories while he slept!