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10 Best Movies Like Death Note: Light Up the NEW World

If you loved Death Note: Light Up the NEW World, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Death Note: L Change the WorLd

Death Note: L Change the WorLd

2008★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: Light Up the NEW World for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his...

#2
Gantz: Perfect Answer

Gantz: Perfect Answer

2011★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: Light Up the NEW World for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue....

#3
Gintama: The Movie

Gintama: The Movie

2010★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: Light Up the NEW World for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term...

#4
My Hero Academia: You're Next

My Hero Academia: You're Next

2024★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: Light Up the NEW World for fans of Animation. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In a society devastated by the effects of an all-out war between heroes and villains, a mysterious giant fortress suddenly appears, engulfing towns and people one after another. Th...

#5
The Host

The Host

2013★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: Light Up the NEW World for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms ...

#6
Attack on Titan II: End of the World

Attack on Titan II: End of the World

2015★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: Light Up the NEW World for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Eren Yeager leaves to restore a break in the wall destroyed by a Titan. He comes under attack by the Titans and is cornered. Shikishima comes to his aid. The titans never stops att...

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