![]() It is at once a horror story and a black comedy, and also a police thriller/suspense book with supernatural elements. Though Light’s murders are the ultimate untraceable crime, he is soon locked in a battle of wits, with L closing in on his trail, while Ryuk observes these interesting human behaviors with his shinigami eyes.ĭeath Note is a trip. Interpol pulls its Ace-in-the-hole by setting their top agent, the mysterious, faceless and nameless man known only as “L”, on the case. Soon, the rash of mysterious deaths catches the eye of the International Police Organization (Interpol), who believe all the criminal deaths are related–and dub the murderer “Kira” (the Japanese katakana letters ? and pronunciation of “Killer”). As Ryuk says to Light, “Humans are…a RIOT!” As Light soon learns, those who touch the Death Note can see its shinigami owner though no one else can–and Ryuk and Light become strange acquaintances as Light provides Ryuk with incredible entertainment. Such is the case with Ryuk, the shinigami that owns the Death Note that Light has found. Occasionally, a shinigami will lose his Death Note, or allow it to be picked up by a human. Each shinigami has a Death Note, in which they write the names of humans who will die. Each criminal Light targets dies 40 seconds later of a heart attack.Īs it turns out, the Death Note is a tool of the shinigami, or literally translated “death god”. ![]() With so much power at his fingertips, the very intelligent Light decides that he wants to recreate the world in his image, as a god that will preside over a new-found utopia–and he begins to systematically kill the unjust, prisoners and criminals whose names and crimes he has seen on the news and researched online. After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds.Īt first, Light thinks the notebook is a joke–would someone really die if he writes their name in the book? Once he begins experimenting, however, Light discovers that the Death Note is the real deal. If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack. If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the person’s name, it will happen. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected. – This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person’s face in their mind when writing his/her name. – The human whose name is written in this note shall die. Intrigued, Light picks up the notebook and studies it in the privacy of his room, opening it to find some very rudimentary instructions: Emblazoned on the front of the book are the words “Death Note”. That is, until one day a mysterious notebook falls into his path. The only problem is that Light is completely, utterly bored. Light Yagami is a brilliant young high school student who appears very serious and focused on his studies, getting ready to take his college entry exams (after already pretesting as the highest score in Japan). I saw the manga on the table next to me, thought the premise looked pretty cool, and I hadn’t tried any manga so…what the heck! Why did I read this book: It was a complete impulse buy while waiting in a very long line at my local Borders. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal… or his life? ![]() But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects – and bored out of his mind! But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, and notebook dropped by a rougue shinigami death god. Stand Alone or Series: First volume in a thirteen book series Publisher: Viz Media LLC Shonen Jump Advance Graphic Novel Edition Author: Written by Tsugumi Ohba Illustrated by Takeshi Obata ![]()
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