Death Note: parents' guide

Hundreds die, mostly from on-screen heart attacks; others are shot, run over or burned. Characters are made to kill themselves, one stabbing himself with a pen. Early on, a gang leader orders his men to strip a woman, with rape implied, but dies first.

"Damn," "hell," "bastard," "ass" and "asshole," with an occasional f-word reported. Wording differs between the dub and subtitles.

Mostly innuendo. A pop star in revealing outfits throws herself at the hero, a woman's silhouette is seen in a shower, a kidnapped woman is forced to strip but stays covered, and a teen flips through a magazine of women in underwear.

Some adult characters smoke cigarettes, and wine is served at times. No drug use or drunkenness.

Skeletal death gods hover over the characters, and the mood is one of mounting dread, paranoia and betrayal. A young woman is held tied up and blindfolded for many days as a suspect, and a father's death and the bleak finale may upset sensitive viewers.