Death Note: New Generation

Death Note: New Generation
Genre Drama, occult detective, psychological thriller
Starring
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 3
Production
Running time 20 minutes
Release
Original release September 16 (2016-09-16) – September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
Chronology
Preceded by L: Change the World
Followed by Death Note: Light Up the New World

Death Note: New Generation is a live-action miniseries based on the manga series Death Note written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It is a sequel to Death Note 2: The Last Name (2006) and a prequel to Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016).[1][2][3]

Plot

Set after the events of the previous films and before the events of 2016 film, the three-part miniseries bridges the ten year gap between the previous films and the 2016 film. The series shows the past of Tsukuru Mishima, Ryūzaki and Yūki Shien; the three lead characters of Death Note: Light Up the New World.

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Original airdate English airdate
01 "Mishima's Chapter: Rebirth"
"Mishima Hen: Shinsei" (三島篇・新生) 
September 16, 2016
Tsukuru Mishima joins Death Note Countermeasure Task Force,which continues to operate to look in Death Note murders. 
02 "Ryūzaki's Chapter: Dying Wish"
"Ryuzaki Hen: Ishi" (竜崎篇・遺志) 
September 23, 2016
Ryūzaki investigates a case regarding a looked-room murder on request of J and with the help of Near. 
03 "Shien's Chapter: Fanataticism"
"Shien Hen: Kyoushin" (紫苑篇・狂信) 
September 30, 2016
Yūki Shien's family has murdered. After the incident,he becomes a cyber-terrorist. He later receives a Death Note from Ryuk and begins worshiping Kira. 

Prequel and sequel

Its a sequel to Death Note 2: The Last Name and a prequel to Death Note: Light Up the New World, which was released in Japan on October 29, 2016.

References

  1. Tweet announcing the new series, Death Note film's official twitter @DeathNote_2016, 2016 August 9.
  2. huluオリジナルドラマ配信決定! 映画へと続く衝撃作!, Death Note film's official news release, 2016 August 9.
  3. 2016 Death Note Film Gets 3-Episode Prequel on Hulu Japan, Anime News Network, 2016 August 9.
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