# WebtoonLib — Death Note #36

## Series
- title: Death Note
- slug: death-note-0cc4d0

## Chapter
- number: 36
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
Brilliant but bored high school student Light Yagami's life is upended when he discovers the Death Note, a supernatural notebook that kills anyone whose name is written inside. Appointing himself the god of a new, just world, he begins a crusade as the vigilante "Kira," only to be hunted by the world's greatest detective, the eccentric and secretive L. A deadly cat-and-mouse game unfolds as Light leverages his father's position as police chief to access confidential files, desperately trying to stay ahead of an investigation led by the very man he's deceiving. With the amused Shinigami Ryuk observing his every move, Light must find a way to eliminate his pursuers, but his ultimate power is useless against a brilliant foe whose true name remains unknown.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Souichirou Yagami — character
- Ryuk — character
- L Lawliet — character
- Light Yagami — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Brilliant but bored high school student Light Yagami's life is upended when he discovers the Death Note, a supernatural notebook that kills anyone whose name is written inside.

### Spoiler summary
Brilliant but bored high school student Light Yagami's life is upended when he discovers the Death Note, a supernatural notebook that kills anyone whose name is written inside. Appointing himself the god of a new, just world, he begins a crusade as the vigilante "Kira," only to be hunted by the world's greatest detective, the eccentric and secretive L. A deadly cat-and-mouse game unfolds as Light leverages his father's position as police chief to access confidential files, desperately trying to stay ahead of an investigation led by the very man he's deceiving. With the amused Shinigami Ryuk observing his every move, Light must find a way to eliminate his pursuers, but his ultimate power is useless against a brilliant foe whose true name remains unknown.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Death Note #36](/series/death-note-0cc4d0/chapter-36)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/death-note-0cc4d0

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