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 – September 30, 2016 |
| 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
- Masahiro Higashide as Tsukuru Mishima
- Sosuke Ikematsu as Ryūzaki
- Masaki Suda as Yūki Shien
- Rina Kawaei as Sakura Aoi
- Sota Aoyama as Tōta Matsuda
- Mina Fujii as Shō Nanase
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Near
- Nakamura Shidō II as Ryuk (voice)
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
- ↑ Tweet announcing the new series, Death Note film's official twitter @DeathNote_2016, 2016 August 9.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2016 Death Note Film Gets 3-Episode Prequel on Hulu Japan, Anime News Network, 2016 August 9.
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