Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors

L's Successors compresses the latter half of the Death Note anime into a focused TV movie that recaps episodes 27 to 37 while adding a handful of new scenes. The story follows the aftermath of L's fall, as his chosen successors weigh L's methods and errors while the SPK and the Japanese task force coordinate to bring Light under scrutiny. Tension builds through investigation, moral argument, and close psychological games, keeping the central conflict about justice and accountability at the forefront without revealing every final twist.

Released in 2009, this TV movie credits Shouji Yonemura, Tetsuro Araki, and Toshiki Inoue among its creative team, and adapts material from Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's original manga and anime. It packages familiar episodes into a single viewing meant for fans and newcomers alike, and features voice performances by Mamoru Miyano, Shido Nakamura, Aya Hirano, Noriko Hidaka, and Nozomu Sasaki.

As a television compilation with added footage, it didn't have a traditional theatrical run, so standard box office totals aren't available. The title was distributed through TV and home video channels, aimed at the existing fanbase rather than box office performance.

Among Death Note releases it's mainly talked about by fans for how it reframes the Near and Mello arcs, sharpening the contrast between them and Light. The new footage highlights certain confrontations and helps tidy some narrative threads, so viewers who follow the series often revisit this edition to compare pacing and emphasis.

Reception among viewers tends to be mixed to positive, reflected in a 7.351/10 vote average from 175 votes. Critics and fans note it's useful as a condensed refresher, though some prefer the original episodic pacing. The movie underscores recurring themes: the moral cost of absolute judgment, the limits of cold logic against human unpredictability, and how legacy affects those who come after a dominant figure.