Death Note Vol. 0 (Pilot) - The Taro Kagami Story

Taro Kagami,
a 13-year old boy and student at OOMiddle School finds a Death
Note. Not knowing the English word for "death" but knowing the English
word for "note," he assumes the book is a blank diary and takes it to
replace a diary he previously lost. He then writes in the book
complaining about students bullying him. He later meets Ryuk and erases
the names of the students to revive them. The students and two policemen
die as the police question the students. Taro finds that another boy,
Miura, killed them and is killing criminals around the world. Taro
prevents Miura from writing Taro's name in the book. The two erase the
names of victims and confess their crimes. To prove the note is real,
Taro allows for Miura to write Taro's name in the book and to die
momentarily. Once Taro is revived, the police let them go and burn the
book held by Miura. Seven years later, Taro and Ryuk read a magazine
speculating about a rumor about a "Death Note".