Question: In the "Death Note" manga series, what is the name of the gods or supernatural spirits that invite humans toward death?

Context articles: Light Yagami
List of Death Note chapters
Death Note: New Generation
Death Note 2: The Last Name
Death Note
Shinigami
List of Death Note episodes
Mello (Death Note)
Death Note: Light Up the New World
Manga Murder

Light Yagami (Japanese: 夜神<ruby ><rb>月</rb><rp> (</rp><rt >ライト</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , Hepburn: Yagami Raito ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga series "Death Note", created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.
 He is a bored young genius who finds a supernatural notebook called a Death Note which was dropped by the Shinigami Ryuk.
 Using the notebook, which allows its owner to kill anyone simply by knowing their name and face, Light becomes a serial-murderer known as in an attempt to create and rule a utopia cleansed of criminals, with him at the helm as its "God".
This is a list of the chapters of the Japanese manga series "Death Note", written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata.
 The individual chapters were originally serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump", from December 2003 to May 2006, with 108 chapters in all.
 The series primarily focuses on high school student Light Yagami who decides to use a supernatural notebook called the "Death Note", which kills anyone whose name is written in it, to rid the world of evil.
Death Note: New Generation (デスノート NEW GENERATION) is a Japanese supernatural psychological thriller live-action web miniseries based on the manga series "Death Note" written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata.
 It is a sequel to the 2006 film "" and a prequel to 2016's "" film.
 The three-episode series was released weekly on Hulu Japan beginning on September 16, 2016.
Death Note 2: The Last Name (デスノート the Last name , Desu Nōto the Last name ) a 2006 Japanese detective supernatural psychological horror thriller film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko.
 The film is the second in a series of live-action Japanese films released in 2006 based on the "Death Note" manga and anime series by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.
 The film primarily centers on a university student named Light Yagami who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it.
 The film was produced by Nippon Television, and distributed by Warner Bros.
 Pictures Japan.
 It was licensed by VIZ Pictures.
 A spin-off, "", was released in 2008.
 A sequel, "", was released in 2016.
Death Note (Japanese: デスノート , Hepburn: Desu Nōto ) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata.
 The story follows Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook from a Shinigami named Ryuk that grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose name and face he knows.
 The series centers around Light's attempts to create and rule a world "cleansed of evil" as "God" using the notebook, and the efforts of a special task force determined to stop him.
Shinigami (死神 , "god of death" or "death spirit") are gods or supernatural spirits that invite humans toward death, and can be seen to be present or interpreted to be present in certain aspects of Japanese religion and culture.
 Shinigami have been described as monsters and helpers, creatures of darkness, and fallen angels.
 Many cultures describe Shinigami as Death themselves.
"Death Note" is a 37-episode anime series based on the manga series of the same name written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata.
 "Death Note" aired in Japan on the Nippon Television (NTV) network every Tuesday, from October 3, 2006, to June 26, 2007.
 The plot of the series primarily revolves around high school student Light Yagami, who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook called a "Death Note".
 This book causes the death of anyone whose name is written in it and is passed on to Light by the Shinigami Ryuk after he becomes bored within the Shinigami world.
Mihael Keehl (Japanese: ミハエル・ケール , Hepburn: Mihaeru Kēru ) , universally referred to by the mononym Mello (メロ , Mero ) , is a fictional character in the manga series "Death Note", created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.
 Mello is introduced alongside Near as a potential substitute for L.
 Both Mello and Near were raised at Wammy's House, an orphanage established by Watari, L's assistant.
 However, Mello refuses to work with Near to capture a murderer dubbed "Kira".
 Over the course of "Death Note", he joins the mafia, obtains a Death Note, causes the death of some people, and dies before he can expose Kira's identity.
 Mello has also appeared in other media from the series, including video games, and light novels.
Death Note: Light Up the New World (デスノート Light up the NEW world , Desu Nōto Light up the NEW world ) is a 2016 Japanese detective supernatural psychological horror thriller film directed by Shinsuke Sato.
 The film is based on the manga series "Death Note" written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata and is a sequel to "" (2006), but thematically takes place after the mini series.
 It premiered in Japan on October 29, 2016, by Warner Bros.
The Manga Murder (Dutch: "Mangamoord" ) is a solved Belgian murder case possibly involving a serial killer, referred to as the Manga Killer.
 The name of the case was coined by the Belgian media and has to do with the notes that were found near the victim.
 The notes carried a sentence in capital letters and in different colours, originating from the manga series, "Death Note": "Watashi wa Kira dess" ["sic"] , a mis-transliteration of "I am Kira" (私はキラです , Watashi wa Kira desu ) .
 Light Yagami, also known as Kira, is the main character and villain protagonist of the series.
 In "Death Note", Kira goes on a killing spree assisted by his supernatural notebook, trying to cleanse the world of criminals.