Manga Timeline

This is a list of events that took place in Death Note in chronological order.

This information comes from the databook, Death Note: How to Read 13

NOTES:

- This is a work inprogress. This timeline follows the manga and not the anime or films.

- The anime is essentialy the same except the year is labeled as 3 years (without difference to age) into the future with some minor scenes and specific plot points cut, this timeline can be considered the "full story" of Death Note as it includes all important events from the manga.

- This timeline also includes the events of the Death Note novel, Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases.

- This timeline will (hopefully) include the events from the Pilot Chapter and One-Shot from the Manga aswell as the new scenes from the Death Note special, "Death Note Re-Light/Rewrite" in the future. (feel free to contribute to the Wikia by creating a new page for Death Note Relight)

- Differences between anime and manga versions are not described here, these are the events as they take place in the manga.

- As this page is user edited it will not match exactly to the timeline detailed in the manga's Vol.13 "How To Read" though all information should be accurate.

1933

 * May 1: Quillsh Wammy (Watari) is born.

1939

 * April 29: Roger Ruvie is born.

1955

 * July 12: Soichiro Yagami is born.

1961

 * March 31: Takeshi Ooi is born.

1962

 * October 10: Sachiko Yagami is born.

1963

 * December 19: Eiichi Takahashi is born.

1966

 * April 4: Hitoshi Demegawa is born.

1968

 * January 6: Anthony Carter (Anthony Rester) is born.
 * April 13: Dwhite Gordon (Rod Ross is born).
 * July 21: Suguru Shimura is born.

1969

 * May 11: Shuichi Aizawa is born.
 * July 17: Thierry Morrello (Aiber) is born.
 * September 29: Hideki Ide is born.

1971

 * March 22: Arayoshi Hatori is born.
 * October 20: Masahiko Kida is born.

1972

 * January 25: Shingo Mido is born.
 * June 6: Kyosuke Higuchi is born.

1973

 * February 23: Kal Snydar (Jack Neylon) is born.
 * July 12: Kanzo Mogi is born.

1974

 * August 3: Reiji Namikawa is born.
 * November 2: Mary Kenwood (Wedy) is born.
 * December 31: Raye Penber is born.

1976

 * February 11: Naomi Misora is born.

1977

 * November 9: Hirokazu Ukita is born.

1978

 * December 14: Tota Matsuda is born.

1979

 * October 31: L Lawliet is born.

1980

 * February 18: Halle Bullock (Halle Lidner) is born.

1982

 * June 7: Mikami Teru is born.
 * September 1: Stephen Loud (Stephen Gevanni).

1984

 * December 25: Misa Amane is born.

1985

 * July 12: Kiyomi Takada is born.

1986

 * February 28: Light Yagami is born.

1989

 * June 18: Sayu Yagami is born.
 * December 13: Mihael Keehl (Mello) is born.

1990

 * February 1: Mail Jeevas (Matt) is born.

1991

 * August 24: Nate River (Near) is born.

2001

 * September 1: Naomi Misora enters the FBI.

2002
(Note that all victims were found dead the same day that they had been murdered)
 * July 22: a crossword puzzle is sent to the LAPD with clues meant to lead them to the 1st victim of the BB Murder Cases, this is unknown at the time and the puzzle is ignored.
 * July 31: The first victim in the Los Angeles BB Murder Cases, Believe Bridesmaid, is found dead.
 * August 4: The second victim in the Los Angeles BB Murder Cases, Quarter Queen, is found dead.
 * August 13: The third victim in the Los Angeles BB Murder Cases, Backyard Bottomslash, is found dead.
 * August 14: Naomi Misora has her first contact with L.
 * August 22: the murderer Beyond Birthday makes a suicide attempt in a way to make it appear he himself was murdered as the final victim of the BB Case.
 * August 22: Naomi Misora learns Beyond Birthday's plan and prevents his death.
 * August 22: Naomi Misora arrests Beyond Birthday thus concluding the LA BB Murders. (see full details of the case here)
 * September 1: L learns capoeira as recommended by Naomi Misora.

2003

 * May 19: Misa Amane's parents are killed by a burglar.
 * July 4: Raye Penber proposes to Naomi Misora.
 * September 30: Naomi Misora quits FBI in anticipation of marriage.

2003 (continued)

 * November 28: Light Yagami picks up the Death Note.
 * November 28: Kuro Otoharada dies of a heart attack after Light writes his name in the Death Note.
 * November 28: Takuo Shibuimaru dies from a motorcycle accident after Light writes his name in the Death Note.
 * December 3: Light Yagami meets the Shinigami Ryuk and announces that he'll become the god of the new world.
 * December 4: At an ICPO meeting on how to deal with Kira incidents, L announces his investigation.
 * December 5: Lind L. Tailor dies of a heart attack after Light writes his name in the Death Note. With this, L is able to prove that Kira is in the Kanto region of Japan.
 * December 9: Light Yagami helps his younger sister, Sayu Yagami, with her homework.
 * December 10: 23 criminals held in prison are killed one by one, on the hour, by the Death Note.
 * December 11: 23 more criminals are killed by the Death Note.
 * December 12: L confirms Kira can control the victim's time of death.
 * December 12: L confirms that police information is being leaked to Kira.
 * December 12: Light Yagami creates a false bottom in his desk drawer to hide the Death Note.
 * December 14: Twelve FBI agents enter to investigate the Kira case.
 * December 18: Raye Penber begins shadowing Light Yagami.
 * December 19: Light Yagami uses the Death Note to perform tests on imprisoned criminals.
 * December 20: Matsushiro Nakaokaji dies from being run over by a car after Light writes his name in the Death Note.
 * December 27: Yonegoro Nusumi dies near Raye Penber from Kira.
 * December 27: All twelve FBI agents, including Raye Penber, are killed by Raye Penber himself (albiet unknowingly)
 * December 31: The Kira task force under L shrinks.
 * December 31: Soichiro Yagami and his men, Shuichi Aizawa, Kanzo Mogi, Hirokazu Ukita, &amp; Tota Matsuda, meet L.

2004

 * January 1: Naomi Misora disappears, killed by Kira.
 * January 5: L views security tapes of FBI agents dying.
 * January 8: The Yagami &amp; Kitamura families are put under surveillance by L.
 * January 8: A fake news bulletin announce 1500 Kira investigators are coming to Japan.
 * January 8: An embezzler &amp; a purse-snatcher are killed by Kira.
 * January 10: Three small-time thieves are killed by Kira.
 * January 12: L decides to end surveillance at the Yagami &amp; Kitamura households.
 * January 17: Light Yagami and L see each other at university exam hall.
 * January 21: Beyond Birthday is killed by Kira.
 * January 28: Misa Amane's modeling career in the March issue of Eighteen.
 * February 2: The killer of Misa Amane's parents is killed by Kira.
 * March 12: Misa Amane is attack by stalker.
 * March 12: The Shinigami Gelus, out of love, kills the stalker and which causes his own death.
 * March 20: Misa Amane gains the Death Note and meets Rem.
 * April 2: Misa Amane comes to Tokyo.
 * April 5: Light Yagami starts school at To-Oh University, where he officially meets L who is under the alias of Hideki Ryuuga.
 * April 7: Light Yagami &amp; L play a game of Tennis.
 * April 7: Soichiro Yagami collapses due to stress.
 * April 13: The Second Kira's videos are received at Sakura tv.
 * April 17: The Second Kira begins planned action.
 * April 17: Seiichi and Seiji Machiba are killed by the Second Kira.
 * April 18: The Second Kira is broadcasted on Sakura tv; Kazuhiko Hibima and others are killed by the Second Kira.
 * April 18: Hirokazu Ukita is killed by the Second Kira.
 * April 18: Soichiro Yagami crashes an armored truck into Sakura tv.
 * April 22: The police release a video stating refusal to aid the Second Kira.
 * April 22: Heads of state demand L to appear on television.
 * April 23: L announces possibility of Second Kira.
 * April 23: Light Yagami passes L's test and joins the investigation team.
 * April 23: L broadcasts fake Kira message aimed at the Second Kira.
 * April 25: Video #2 for the Second Kira arrives.
 * April 25: Hearing the word "Shinigami," L falls out of his chair.
 * May 12: A mysterious diary arrives from the Second Kira.
 * May 22: Misa Amane locates Light Yagami in Aoyama.
 * May 23: Misa Amane mails a video to Sakura tv.
 * May 25: Misa Amane's broadcast about finding Kira is broadcast.
 * May 25: L broadcasts a message urging the Second Kira to work with the police.
 * May 25: Misa Amane goes to Light Yagami's house and reveals her identity.
 * May 26: Sayu Yagami get 5,000 yen from Light for not telling anyone about Misa Amane.
 * May 27: Light Yagami begins seeing Miss To-Oh, Kiyomi Takada. They take classes together.
 * May 27: L tells Light Yagami that he is his first friend.
 * May 27: Misa Amane comes over to see Light Yagami for a second time.
 * May 28: L arrests Misa Amane at the university.
 * May 28: Misa Amane's manager is arrested on drug charges.
 * May 31: Misa Amane gives up ownership of the Death Note.
 * June 1: Light Yagami gives up ownership of Rem's Death Note.
 * June 1: Light Yagami announces he may be Kira begins confinement.
 * June 1: Soichiro Yagami also begins confinement.
 * June 3: Third day of Light Yagami &amp; Misa Amane's confinement.
 * June 5: Fifth day of Light Yagami &amp; Misa Amane's confinement.
 * June 7: Seventh day of Light Yagami &amp; Misa Amane's confinement.
 * June 7: Light Yagami gives up ownership of Ryuk's Death Note and loses his memories of being Kira.
 * June 7: Ryuk leaves the human world.
 * June 14: Rem gives the Death Note to high-ranking Yotsuba employee, Kyosuke Higuchi.
 * June 14: The Yotsuba Kira begins operating.
 * June 15: Fifteenth day of Light Yagami &amp; Misa Amane's confinement.
 * June 19: Koutarou Ashimoto is killed by the power of the Yotsuba Kira's Death Note.
 * June 26: Kenji Tanimi is killed by the power of the Yotsuba Kira's Death Note.
 * June 27: Roppei Tamiya is killed by the power of the Yotsuba Kira's Death Note.
 * July 2: Kouji Aoi is killed by the power of the Yotsuba Kira's Death Note.
 * July 4: Tatsuya Kawajima is killed by the power of the Yotsuba Kira's Death Note.
 * July 20: Fiftieth day of Light Yagami &amp; Misa Amane's confinement.
 * July 20: L tells Soichiro Yagami his conclusions.
 * July 23: Light Yagami and Misa Amane are released.
 * July 23: Light Yagami and L begin to investigate as a team.
 * July 30: Takeyoshi Moriya is killed by the power of the Yotsuba Kira's Death Note.
 * August 1: The investigation headquarters are moved to a special facility built by L.
 * August 2: The first big fight between Light Yagami and L.
 * August 2: Misa Amane garners first place in Eighteen magazine fan voting.
 * August 3: Misa Amane is announced as starring in director Nishinaka's newest movie.
 * September 10: Junichi Yaibe is killed by the power of the Yotsuba Kira's Death Note.
 * October 1: Confirmation of Yotsuba group's stock rise.
 * October 1: Tokio Yokoda is killed by the power of the Yotsuba Kira's Death Note.
 * October 2: Soichiro Yagami is told by his superiors to quit the investigation.
 * October 2: Soichiro Yagami, Kanzo Mogi, &amp; Tota Matsuda quit the NPA.
 * October 4: Aiber and Wedy are contacted.
 * October 7: Aiber and Wedy join the team on L's request.
 * October 8: Matsuda presents Misa Amane to high-ranking Yotsuba employees
 * October 8: Matsuda falls off the balcony of Misa Amane's apartment (the investigation headquarters).
 * October 12: Aiber, acting as detective Eraldo Coil, contacts Yostuba employee Masahiko Kida.
 * October 12: Yotsuba Kira meeting is held.
 * October 12: The Yotsuba Kira members agree to pay Coil.
 * October 13: Arayoshi Hatori is killed by the power of the Yotsuba Kira's Death Note..
 * October 15: Yotsuba Kira meeting is held.
 * October 15: Posing as L, Light Yagami contacts Yotsuba employee Reiji Namikawa and offers him a deal.
 * October 21: At a Yotsuba Kira meeting the group demands that Coil join them.
 * October 22: Mogi takes over for Matsuda as Misa Amane's manager.
 * October 24: Misa Amane is reunited with Rem inside the Yotsuba building.
 * October 25: Misa Amane goes for a drive with Kyosuke Higuchi while wearing a nurse's outfit.
 * October 25: At the request of Misa Amane, Rem kills Ginzo Kaneboshi with the Death Note.
 * October 25: Thanks to Misa Amane's recordings, the team determines that Kyosuke Higuchi is the Yotsuba Kira.
 * October 28: Yukito Shirada is killed by the power of the Yotsuba Kira's Death Note.
 * October 28: The plan to arrest Kyosuke Higuchi begins at Sakura TV.
 * October 28: L confirms the existence of Shinigami and the Death Note.
 * October 28: Kyosuke Higuchi is killed by the power of Light Yagami's Death Note
 * October 30: Misa Amane is released from the investigation headquarters.
 * November 4: Misa Amane finds the Death Note Light had buried.
 * November 4: Ryuk returns to the human world in order to possess Misa Amane.
 * November 4: Misa Amane regains the Shinigami Eyes by making another trade with Ryuk.
 * November 4: The Kira murders resume, with Misa taking over.
 * November 5: L Lawliet is killed by Rem.
 * November 5: Quillsh Wammy is killed by Rem.

2004 (continued)

 * November 15 : Soichiro Yagami convinces superiors to continue the Kira investigation
 * November 15 : Light Yagami takes over as 'L' and begins to live with Misa Amane
 * December 5 : Roger confirms L and Watari's deaths, and informs Mello and Near
 * December 5 : Mello leaves Wammy's House

2005

 * January 10 : Wedy (Mary Kenwood) is killed by Light with the power of the Death Note
 * April 7 : Aiber (Thierry Morello) is killed by Light with the power of the Death Note
 * April 10 : the 6 surviving members of the Yotsuba Kira meetings (Takahashi, Ooi ,Mido, Namikawa, Shimura and Kida) are killed by Light with the Death Note
 * May 1 : Light acting as (the 2nd) L creates new rules for the police and media, forbidding the broadcasting of criminals
 * May 15 : confidential information on criminals begins flooding the Internet

2009

 * March 5 : Near relays results of his Kira investigation to the US president
 * March 5 : Near reveals L|L's death and the existence of the Death Note
 * March 12 : the SPK (Special Provision for Kira) is created
 * April 1 : Light Yagami enters the NPA under the Intelligence and Information Bureau
 * October 8 : NPA director Kanichi Takimura is abducted by mafia members working under Mello
 * October 11 : FBI agent John McEnroe demands Death Note is handed over to the United States
 * October 11 : Kanichi Takimura commits suicide, though it's strongly implied in the anime that Light kills him with the Death Note.
 * October 11 : Sayu Yagami is kidnapped by the mafia
 * October 12 : the kidnappers instruct the task force to bring the Death Note to L.A.
 * October 12 : Light Yagami and Near talk on the phone for the first time
 * October 13 : Light Yagami and Misa Amane arrive in L.A., other members follow later
 * October 13 : flight SE333 is hijacked by the mafia
 * October 13: Soichiro Yagami exchanges the Death Note for Sayu
 * October 13 : hijackers are killed to keep them from talking, most SPK members are killed by the power of the Death Note, and Light and Near exchange information

2009 (continued)

 * October 14 : Aizawa and Matsuda learn about Wammy's House from Roger
 * October 15 : Light confirms that Mello and Near are L|L's successors
 * October 18 : Mello calls Soichiro in demand of the identity of the current L
 * October 18 : Near reveals his identity to the Japanese task force
 * October 18 : Mello demands cooperation from the US president
 * October 18 : Light confirms that the current owner of the Death Note is Kal Snyder, who trades for the Shinigami Eyes with Sidoh
 * October 19 : special forces captain 'Joe' enters White House
 * October 19 : Light Yagami shares his plan with the US president and the special forces captain
 * October 23 : Kal Snyder is compelled by the Death Note to reveal the location of Mello's base to Light Yagami
 * October 27 : the special forces squad storms the mafia base, only to be wiped out by the power of the Death Note
 * October 27 : Misa Amane retires from the entertainment industry at Light Yagami's request
 * October 27 : US president David Hoope commits suicide by the power of the Death Note
 * October 28 : Light Yagami keeps Misa's Death Note, hiding it under his clothes, gives up ownership of his own Death Note by returning it to Ryuk, and shares his plan with Misa and Ryuk
 * October 30 : Soichiro Yagami recieves a phone call from Kira requesting retrieval of the Death Note
 * November 1 : the Death Note from Kira arrives at the task force headquarters
 * November 7 : task force locates Mello's whereabouts
 * November 10 : task force surrounds Mello's base
 * November 10 : Soichiro Yagami makes the Shinigami Eyes trade
 * November 10 : most of the mafia members are killed by the power of the Death Note, and the task force storms Mello's base
 * November 11 : task force retrieves Death Note
 * November 11 : Mello's real name is revealed
 * November 11 : Mello blows up his base and escapes
 * November 11 : Soichiro Yagami dies from gunshot wounds
 * November 18 : Near suspects the Second L of being Kira
 * November 18 : the American vice-president announces their country's acceptance of Kira
 * November 19 : with America's announcement, the Japanese government and that of other countries falls into chaos
 * November 19 : the American vice-president announces the disbandment of the SPK, and Mello goes to the SPK headquarters and shares information with Near
 * November 22 : Hitoshi Demegawa stars in Sakura TV's "Kira's Kingdom"
 * November 23 : Near uncovers the fake 13-Day rule and questions the Second L
 * November 23 : Mello requests that Mogi come to New York
 * November 23 : Mogi is guided by Mello to the SPK headquarters
 * November 25 : Demegawa and his men surround the SPK headquarters
 * November 25 : a large amount of dollar bills is released from the sky in lower Manhattan
 * November 25 : the SPK and Mogi escape the Kira worshipper mob
 * November 26 : Light Yagami chooses Teru Mikami as his proxy
 * November 26 : Near gives the task force fake news of Mogi's death by a heart attack
 * November 26 : Misa Amane sends her Death Note to Teru Mikami, loses all memories of Kira
 * November 27 : Aizawa goes to the SPK to assist Near
 * November 27 : based on Aizawa's statements, Near figures out the Second L is Kira
 * November 27 : Teru Mikami recieves the Death Note and begins his work as Kira
 * November 27 : Matt is contacted by Mello and agrees to help him
 * November 27 : Anthony Rester heads to Japan to investigate Light Yagami
 * November 27 : Aizawa and Mogi return from the SPK
 * November 27 : Mello and Matt begin following Aizawa, Mogi, and Misa
 * November 27 : Teru Mikami makes the eye trade with Ryuk
 * November 27 : Demegawa and his "Kira's Kingdom" executives are killed by the power of Teru Mikami's Death Note
 * December 1 : Rester tells Near of the results of his investigation of Light Yagami
 * December 1 : Teru Mikami appeals to Kira on the "Kira's Kingdom" show
 * December 5 : NHN reporter Kiyomi Takada is chosen as Kira's spokesperson
 * December 5 : Light Yagami suggests the task force head back to Japan to investigate Kiyomi Takada
 * December 6 : Light has a secret meeting with Takada at the Imperial Hotel
 * December 7 : Takada airs her opinions on Kira by suggestion of Light Yagami
 * December 7 : Teru Mikami and Light Yagami speak on the phone for the first time, discussing how future judgements will be handed down
 * December 7 : Light reveals to Takada that he is Kira
 * December 12 : Misa Amane announces her comeback will be on a New Year's Eve celebrity singing show
 * December 12 : Near arrives in Japan and sets up another SPK base
 * December 12 : Near and Light Yagami exchange confrontational words
 * December 12 : Near explains to the SPK members his theories on Kira's current situation and his team's future plans
 * December 12 : Light reveals the existence of the Death Note to Takada and has her begin killing criminals
 * December 14 : Halle Lidner is chosen as Takada's bodyguard
 * December 14 : Misa Amane runs into Takada at NHN studios
 * December 14 : Near uncovers Teru Mikami
 * December 21 : Kiyomi Takada and Misa Amane have dinner together
 * December 21 : Gevanni witnesses Teru Mikami using the Death Note on a train
 * December 21 : Near is convinced that Mikami is X-Kira
 * December 22 : Light is questioned by Takada about Misa
 * December 22 : Light has Takada mention wanting to arrest Kira
 * December 25 : Near focuses on whether or not Mikami has a Shinigami
 * December 25 : Gevanni notices Mikami talking to himself
 * December 25 : Aizawa checks the memo pads used by Light and Takada
 * December 25 : Aizawa contact Near and agrees to continue watching over the Second L
 * December 31 : Misa and Mogi are placed in confinement by the SPK
 * December 31 : Gevanni touches Mikami's Death Note at the gym

2010

 * January 26 : Takada is abducted by Mello
 * January 26 : Matt is killed by Takada's bodyguards
 * January 26 : Mello is killed by the power of Takada's Death Note
 * January 26 : Takada is killed by the power of Light Yagami's Death Note
 * January 26 : Mikami writes Takada's name in his Death Note (with no effect)
 * January 26 : media frenzy over Kira's spokesperson's abduction
 * January 27 : Gevanni created copy of Mikami's Death Note and switches it for the real version
 * January 27 : Near releases Misa and sends her to the Imperial Hotel
 * January 28 : Light Yagami and the task force come face to face with Near and the SPK
 * January 28 : Near removes his L mask
 * January 28 : Mikami writes down the names of the SPK members in the (fake) Death Note
 * January 28 : Light admits he is Kira
 * January 28 : Matsuda shoots Light Yagami
 * January 28 : Mikami killed by his pen(Anime)
 * January 28 : Light Yagami is killed by the power of Ryuk's Death Note
 * January 28 : Near burns both Death Notes
 * January 28 : Ryuk returns to the Shinigami Realm
 * February 8 : Mikami killed by the power of Near's Death Note(Manga)

Post-Kira Case
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2011

 * February 14: Misa Amane commits suicide.

2013 ("Cheap Kira" Investigation)
(Inprogress)
 * February 9: Speculations about the deaths of the elderly caused by Kira are anonymously posted in a forum.
 * July 22 :
 * December 14 :

Light's Reincarnation as a Shinigami
An Unnamed Shinigami (Light) questions Ryuk about his visit to the Human World.

(NOTE: this occurs soley in Death Note: Re-Light/Rewrite, the Death Note special)