Death Note is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's sh?nen manga magazine Weekly Sh?nen Jump from December 2003 to May 2006. A 37-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Madhouse, was broadcast on Nippon Television from October 2006 to June 2007. The series was adapted into three live-action films released in Japan in June, November 2006, and February 2008, and a television drama in 2015.