Other minor rules determine how and to what limits a Death Note can be used.
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These rules are revealed at the end of certain chapters in the volume format of Death Note and the beginning of the Jump format chapters, on black pages that contain only the rules. A few of them match the rules Ryuk wrote inside the Death Note, but most of them are rules that are not known by humans and, in some cases, even the Shinigami. Throughout the series, other rules are revealed, one of the most prominent being, "When the same name is written on more than one Death Note, the Note which was first filled in will take effect, regardless of the time of death." This rule played an important role in the movie, as L used it to prevent Kira from killing him. Though the main rules cover the Death Note's basic function, several secondary rules govern how the Death Note operates in conjunction with other Death Notes or how it can be used. Light uses the second rule to prevent the team from destroying the Death Note. Light uses the first rule to convince the investigation team that because the killings had stopped for two weeks while he was imprisoned, he could not possibly be Kira.
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#Death note rules title card series#
Before the series begins, Ryuk writes instructions in English inside his Death Note with the belief that English is the most popular language in the human world.