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Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors

Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors

TV Movie · Thriller · Animation · 2009

L's successor must ponder L's defeat if he hopes to succeed where his famed predecessor failed. At the headquarters of the SPK, he calls upon the Japanese task force to declare war on Light. A recap of Death Note episodes 27–37, with new footage.

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Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors

2009 TV Movie · Thriller · Animation 1h 40m

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L's successor must ponder L's defeat if he hopes to succeed where his famed predecessor failed. At the headquarters of the SPK, he calls upon the Japanese task force to declare war on Light. A recap of Death Note episodes 27–37, with new footage.

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Directed by

Tetsuro Araki

Written by

Shouji Yonemura · Tetsuro Araki · Toshiki Inoue · Yasuko Kobayashi

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Light Yagami (voice)

Shido Nakamura

Shido Nakamura

Ryuk (voice)

Aya Hirano

Aya Hirano

Misa Amane (voice)

Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Hidaka

Near (voice)

Nozomu Sasaki

Nozomu Sasaki

Mello (voice)

Ryou Naitou

Ryou Naitou

Touta Matsuda (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Shuichi Aizawa (voice)

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The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.