Death Note depicts the story of Light Yagami. One day, he was going to school when he saw a notebook left alone on the ground. He picked it up and discovered it was the Death Note. It allows the owner to kill people by writing their names and recognizing their faces. The real owner is the Shinigami God of Death, Ryuk. Ryuk was bored of his life in the Shinigami world so he befriends Light. Ryuk tags along with Light in his mission to rid of the world of evil using the Death Note.

I guess another Shinigami got bored and decided to give his death note to a human too *cough* Rem, MISA, SECOND KIRA *cough* and it seems like Light's losing his game! Ryuzaki is getting closer and closer to catching him and maybe even Misa! It's so good I can't stop reading.