The WORLD

"The WORLD" is the first opening theme of the Death Note anime series, performed by the Japanese band Nightmare.

Release
The song was released on Nightmare's single "The WORLD/Alumina" on October 18, 2006. The single peaked at #5 on the Oricon charts. It was later included on their fourth studio album The World Ruler, released on February 27, 2007.

The TV size version of the song was released on Death Note Original Soundtrack on December 21, 2006.

Characters
Characters in order of appearance in the Death Note anime opening:


 * Light Yagami
 * Ryuk
 * L
 * Misa Amane
 * Hideki Ide
 * Kanzo Mogi
 * Soichiro Yagami
 * Touta Matsuda
 * Shuichi Aizawa
 * Hirokazu Ukita
 * Watari
 * Raye Penber
 * Naomi Misora
 * Midora
 * Armonia Justin Beyondormason
 * Zellogi
 * Gook
 * Deridovely
 * Gelus

TV Size
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 * style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;" |Romaji

Full Version
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 * style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;" |Romaji

Trivia

 * The opening was slightly modified after Watari's revealing, from then on showing him taking his hat off.
 * The deity depicted in the opening artwork of Impossible is adapted to the ending of this opening, as seen behind Light (in the frame above).
 * The Cantonese version of the anime uses a Cantonese cover of "the WORLD" for the opening instead of the original Japanese version by Nightmare.