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Death Note
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Description
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. 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. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal… or his life?
Death Note 13 uncovers more details about the characters and the relationships between them, both human and death god characters. The reasonings behind the story line and more info about the Death Note are also described later in the volume. (It seems to be a databook)
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Manga
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Associated Names
デスノート
مذكرة الموت
死亡笔记
데스 노트
Carnet de la Mort
Cuaderno de la Muerte
Death Note - A halállista
Desu Nôto
Quyển Sổ Thiên Mệnh
Groups Scanlating
Latest Release(s)
v. 13 c. 2a by mD-xD (754d ago)c. Special by Binktopia (901d ago)v. 13 c. 1b by mD-xD (924d ago)Search for all releases of this series
Status in Country of Origin
12 Volumes + 1 Extra Volume (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 12, Chap 108
User Reviews
Death Note by Rune71 Death Note by torrentchan Death Note by Rashid
User Rating
Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (1630 votes) Bayesian Average: 8.68 / 10.0
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Last Updated
July 21st 2010, 5:21am PST
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Year
2003
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Licensed (in English)
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 607  (+62) Monthly Pos # 998 (+83) 3 Month Pos # 1131 (+148) 6 Month Pos # 1228  (-9)
List Stats
On 874 reading lists On 330 wish lists On 3317 completed lists On 231 unfinished lists On 114 custom lists
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| Site Poll - Chat Box 92 - What to do with a Death Note? |
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| Awesome ^^ by rosieechan on July 9th, 2010, 2:00pm |
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This is one of my favorite mangas, actually my second favorite. I love the suspense, the main character Light, L, Near, Mello, Matt, Misa...everyone and everything, really! The idea is so original and the story is really interesting. And the ending was quick, but very fitting.
Spoiler (highlight to view) Even after L's death, I admit that it did start slowing down a little, but things pick up back again, especially near the ending.
So all in all, it's a good read and worth your time. |
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| Great by Trussardi on May 21st, 2010, 11:23pm |
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I think the main [and perhaps only] reason that some people rate Death Note so low is because ->
Spoiler (highlight to view) L gets killed off about halfway through it.
The people who get upset with this series and stop reading Death Note for that reason seem to be missing out on the fact that when Light is not under the influence of the Death Note, he is truly a good guy character in an almost stereotypical sense. When you compare "good Light" to the guys trying to capture him, it is almost ironic as none of them really are all that good themselves.
L hides behind multiple false names, hides at his headquarters, and only shows his face when the circumstances are such that nobody is going to be able to figure out his name to kill him. He is also a liar in that when he gives one of those percentages, he really means 100%. [Something that is confirmed in "Volume 13" as it isn't in the actual series.] He has also been shown to use people.
Near and Mello both use false names. Near hides at his headquarters while putting his team in danger, while Mello consorts with criminals. [There are some genuinely good characters in Death Note such as Matusda and Light's father.]
I do wish that Death Note was done as a seinen and not shounen only because these sort of things mostly get glossed over in favor of speeding the plot along.
Rating: 9 / 10.0 |
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| Deserves its popularity by Arianne7 on April 4th, 2010, 8:56pm |
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DN is definitely an awesome series. The characters, premise, art - all are fantastic and draw you in to this fast-paced story right away.
At least at first. After a while, the story starts to drag. I found myself just skimming through the last 15 chapters or so. The dialogue had gotten so muddled and unnecessarily complex that it wasn't even worth reading.
But the beginning was great. Its a well-thought out, intelligent, dark read, and certainly memorable.
Rating: 8 / 10.0 |
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| Bright guy isn't so bright. by LUEser on January 13th, 2010, 11:45pm |
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Well, I could honestly say that the author probably didn't have an actual story. He was just making up events AFTER "Light finds a book with the phrase DEATH NOTE written across of it"... None of the events are interesting...
Spoiler (highlight to view) And what's worse is that it gets EVEN WORSE when the notebook started getting passed around like it's marijuana. I went to Wikipedia and read the part when L dies so I immediately lost interest in it. Seriously, the only thing that kept me reading was L.
Rating: 2 / 10.0 |
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| Well... by asrodeia on December 13th, 2009, 2:55pm |
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It made me think, I'll give it that... and, you really couldn't expect it to end in any other way. After all, after killing so many of the people "in his way", no matter what his ideals, he was just a terrorist.
A story with a similar premise that actually came out earlier is Akumetsu, which i recommend. IMO, it was better.
So. beginning to Spoiler (highlight to view) L's death was good. Then it went downhill when Light, as many of you have already said, became a monster.
Rating: 4 / 10.0 |
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| This Manga really deserves its 'Popularity' by TheRandomChocolate on August 26th, 2009, 5:52am |
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What can I say? I had mixed feelings for this series which would often alter as I read on, and still I cannot put it into words. Perhaps 'Wow!' is the best way to describe it.
When I started this series, I thought it was going to seriously suck big time like some story about a Ninja in an orange suit. The first chapter proved me wrong. It was insanely awesome!
The plot was very gripping, kept you at the edge of your seats. It was exciting seeing how L and Light constantly tried to outwit each other.
Spoiler (highlight to view) However, after Chapter 58 the plot suddenly went downhill. And no, it's because of L's death, though I love him very much. It was more like, Light didn't have the awesome-ness he had at the very beginning. And the plot more or less focused on the investigation of Kira rather than Light himself.
The characters...
Light, more or less represents human's greed and desires. I'm not sure what to think about him, though. Indeed, I got rather pissed off at him in Chapter 58 but I couldn't help not hating him... and yet I disliked him, perhaps of his personality and him being a jerk. I mean, sure he's clever and well... good-looking (not my taste though), but in my eyes, he's just a psyco, traitor and *Coughs*womanizer*Coughs*.
L, however is freakin' awesome. He has this charm which Near and Mellow phails. I can't quite understand why I'm attracted to him since I'm not so fond of 'Clever, Cute, Quiet' goody-goody guys. I guess I love his laid-back attitude and those little habits he has. I also felt extremely touched by the fact that he seems socially awkward.
As I have said Near and Mellow don't have the charm L posesses. Sure they managed to crack the case but honestly, I don't see much character developement though I understand why the author would want to 'develope their personality through action'. I guess it's because Near is a phailed clone of L... and Mellow just phails... =__=
Misa... one of the most annoying girls in the whole of Manga history. 'Nuff said.
As for the ending, I'm fine with it. It was obvious what was going to happen to him, since there was a huge clue on the first chapter. Also Light deserved what he got and... well it was amusing in some ways seeing him begging. Couldn't have ended any better. "^^
I am, however thankful that there were some unexpected turn of events. It must have been very risky for OHBA Tsugumi having to lose fans. Nevertheless, Death Note is manages to remain popular nowadays.
I forgot to mention, a huge thanks to OBATA Takeshi... Absolutely amazing artwork... ;D
Rating: 9.6 / 10.0
... Last updated on August 26th, 2009, 5:57am |
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| Darker better! by comel on August 11th, 2009, 5:02am |
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I would like to share my opinion about this manga....
This is one of best manga ever written.
And I love Obata Takeshi's artwork!
The story is really psycho n dark, and I love it. I also love villain as the main character. And Kira is bishounen too. Way too cool...
It's revolutionary manga.
Rating: 9.8 / 10.0 |
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| aaa by mono-sama on July 24th, 2009, 6:58am |
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dont be fooled by the hype. it IS actually pretty good and the story pretty clever. the twists and stuff, you really dont see them coming. HONESTLY! 
Rating: 9 / 10.0 |
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| Death Note by Kisabell on June 29th, 2009, 9:06pm |
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Death Note really kept me on edge. It was great to try and figure out all of the things that the main characters were working on. When things seemed like they were to tough to fix, it was amazing to see how Light or L would pull a fast one and fix everything up right then.
It was also great to see the change in characters. In the end, one person is the bad guy, but by the end, you can't help but cheer for him as the good guy.
Really, this is a mind-boggling series. A must read!
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| definitely worth reading by escape on June 18th, 2009, 2:11pm |
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I completely agree with most of everyone who posted: death note is one of the best mangas out there! the art is fabulous and the story is real interesting. however, the logic can be mind-numbing at times... but it's still fun reading how they deduce things. the characters are interesting and very smart, but it seems like all the non-main characters are kinda stupid, especially the females. about halfway through, it gets kind of bleh and starts going downhill from there. the logic isnt as smart anymore and it feels like the story's just rushing to an end. regardless, it's still worth completing. the ending's totally inevitable.
all-in-all death note = must read.
Rating: 9 / 10.0
... Last updated on June 18th, 2009, 2:12pm |
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