This is to avoid confusion in the human world. Shinigami must not tell humans names or life spans of individuals he see. Shinigami has no obligation to completely explain how to use Note or rules that apply to humans who own it. Original Shinigami owners of Death Notes don't, in principle, do anything to help or prevent deaths brought about by Notes.

If a human Uses a Death Note, its Shinigami owner must appear in front of human within 39 days after he or she uses the note. The human owner of Death Note is possessed by its original Shinigami owner until he or she die. For example, the Death Note will still take effect if the victim's last name is written on the front page and first name on the back. However, the front and back of a page are considered to be one page. The Death Note will not take effect if a victim's name is written on several different pages. The Japanese version also includes: The person whose name was misspelled four times on purpose will not be free of death by a Death Note. However, if the Death Note owner intentionally misspells the name four times, the owner will die. If a Death Note owner accidentally misspells a person's name four times, that person will be free from being killed by the Death Note. If the same name is written in two or more Death Notes within 0.06 seconds, the entry is regarded as simultaneous the Death Notes will not take effect and the individual will not die. When the same name is written in two or more Death Notes, the Note which was used first will take effect, regardless of the time of death. The Death Note will not ever affect a victim whose name has been misspelled four times. This is to prevent people who share the same name from being affected. This note will not take effect unless the writer has the subject's face in mind when writing his/her name. The human whose name is written in this note shall die. * Please keep in mind that all text is machine-generated, we do not bear any responsibility, and you should always get advice from professionals before taking any actions * Please keep in mind that all text is machine-generated, we do not bear any responsibility, and you should always get advice from professionals before taking any actions.

So with that in mind, let's examine 10 little known rules of the Death Note. Some logical, some wacky, and others so specific they could only be the result of a particular happenstance. Though, despite its tremendous powers, notebook has several rules that everyone must follow. Of course, that is a simple achievement when the ordinary act of writing someone's name inside of a notebook is enough to kill them and the owner then proceeds to announce himself as a righteous god who punishes people for their misdeeds. Looking like nothing more than a simple notebook on the outside, inside it proves to be a weapon capable of mass destruction and global panic. Death Note is one of the strangest devices in anime.

Hand written death note rules