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* Based on the manga by Ooba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi serialised in Weekly Shounen Jump. This recap is a continuation of the first one. It recounts shortly the previous special and continues to retell the final arc of the series. It contains updated dialogue, as well as a few new scenes. Note: This is a TV special which aired on Nippon Television in Japan on August 22, 2008.

Bored with his deteriorating world and the laconic way of his fellows, shinigami Ryuk drops his Death Note on Earth and watches to see if it stirs up anything interesting. His plan succeeds beyond his wildest expectations when the Death Note is found by brilliant high school senior Yagami Light, who is also bored with a world he considers rotten. Although initially he regards…