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Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know?
Note: Won the Eagle Award for Favourite Manga in 2008. Was nominated as Best Manga at the 2006 American Anime Awards, the 2007 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, an... More...
Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know?
Note: Won the Eagle Award for Favourite Manga in 2008. Was nominated as Best Manga at the 2006 American Anime Awards, the 2007 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, an... More...
From Viz:
Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know?
Note: Won the Eagle Award for Favourite Manga in 2008. Was nominated as Best Manga at the 2006 American Anime Awards, the 2007 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, an Official Selection at Angoulême International Comics Festival 2008 and Obata was nominated for Best Penciller/Inker at the 2008 Eisner Awards.
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Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know?
Note: Won the Eagle Award for Favourite Manga in 2008. Was nominated as Best Manga at the 2006 American Anime Awards, the 2007 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, an Official Selection at Angoulême International Comics Festival 2008 and Obata was nominated for Best Penciller/Inker at the 2008 Eisner Awards.
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Type
Manga
Related Series
Death Note Tanpenshuu (Sequel)
Death Note: L Change the World (Novel) (Alternate Story)
Death Note - Another Note - Los Angeles BB Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (Novel) (Side Story)
Death Note: L Change the World (Novel) (Alternate Story)
Death Note - Another Note - Los Angeles BB Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (Novel) (Side Story)
Associated Names
Beležnica smrti
Bilježnica smrti
Cuaderno de la Muerte
Death Note - A halállista
Death Note – Zápisník smrti
Desu Nôto
Quyển Sổ Thiên Mệnh
Ölüm Defteri
Тетрадь смерти
ديث نوت
مذكرة الموت
เดธโน้ต (NED)
デスノート
死亡笔记
데스 노트
데스노트
데스노트 컬러판
Bilježnica smrti
Cuaderno de la Muerte
Death Note - A halállista
Death Note – Zápisník smrti
Desu Nôto
Quyển Sổ Thiên Mệnh
Ölüm Defteri
Тетрадь смерти
ديث نوت
مذكرة الموت
เดธโน้ต (NED)
デスノート
死亡笔记
데스 노트
데스노트
데스노트 컬러판
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Latest Release(s)
c.108 by MANGA Plus over 3 years ago
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c.107 by MANGA Plus over 3 years ago
c.106 by MANGA Plus over 3 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
12 Volumes + 1 Extra Volume (Complete)
7 Volumes (Bunkoban)
1 Volume (Kanzen Shuuroku-ban)
7 Volumes (Bunkoban)
1 Volume (Kanzen Shuuroku-ban)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 12, Chap 107 (Ending condensed with differences, Skips Chap 108)
Ends at Vol 12, Chap 107 (Ending condensed with differences, Skips Chap 108)
User Reviews
Forum
24 topics, 593 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (3595 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.58 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 8.58 / 10.0
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Last Updated
November 8th 2023, 2:27pm
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Recommendations
Author(s)
Artist(s)
Year
2003
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #434 (+203)
Monthly Pos #1096 (+38)
3 Month Pos #1438 (-198)
6 Month Pos #1440 (+90)
Year Pos #1736 (+429)
Monthly Pos #1096 (+38)
3 Month Pos #1438 (-198)
6 Month Pos #1440 (+90)
Year Pos #1736 (+429)
List Stats
On 1636 reading lists
On 946 wish lists
On 8389 completed lists
On 429 unfinished lists
On 686 custom lists
On 946 wish lists
On 8389 completed lists
On 429 unfinished lists
On 686 custom lists
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Deserves its popularity
by Arianne7
April 4th, 2010, 8:56pm
April 4th, 2010, 8:56pm
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
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.
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.
Bright guy isn't so bright.
by LUEser
January 13th, 2010, 10:45pm
January 13th, 2010, 10:45pm
Rating: 6.5 / 10.0
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.
Well...
by asrodeia
December 13th, 2009, 1:55pm
December 13th, 2009, 1:55pm
Rating: 4.0 / 10.0
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
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.This Manga really deserves its 'Popularity'
by TheRandomChocolate
August 26th, 2009, 5:52am
August 26th, 2009, 5:52am
Rating: 9.6 / 10.0
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.
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
... Last updated on August 26th, 2009, 5:57am
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
... Last updated on August 26th, 2009, 5:57am
Darker better!
by Akatsubaki
August 11th, 2009, 5:02am
August 11th, 2009, 5:02am
Rating: 9.8 / 10.0
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.
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.
aaa
by mono-sama
July 24th, 2009, 6:58am
July 24th, 2009, 6:58am
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
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!
Death Note
by Kisabell
June 29th, 2009, 9:06pm
June 29th, 2009, 9:06pm
Rating: N/A
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!
10/10
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!
10/10
definitely worth reading
by escape
June 18th, 2009, 2:11pm
June 18th, 2009, 2:11pm
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
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.
... Last updated on June 18th, 2009, 2:12pm
all-in-all death note = must read.
... Last updated on June 18th, 2009, 2:12pm
Like apples?
by SapphireOfSlytherin
May 20th, 2009, 5:53pm
May 20th, 2009, 5:53pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
I think I can honestly say this is one of the best manga I have ever read. It's incredibly intelligent (up to a point where your brain hurts trying to decipher it all), really gripping, and not to mention...super cool. Light is the most incredible character I have ever come across and I don't care what anyone says....I like him. He's slightly obsessive, but so what? I wouldn't mind having him as the ruler of a new world
Read this. You won't regret it! (Though your head might...XD)
Read this. You won't regret it! (Though your head might...XD)
Intellectual
by Serenity_Alec
April 10th, 2009, 7:53pm
April 10th, 2009, 7:53pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
Death Note is very thought stimulating, and is in-depth, but if you like mysteries, than you will probably like this. I thought it was wonderful, its complex, and the characters are easy to get attached to though you may not want to gt too attached, lol. It has great drawings, and a very interesting view on things. You also get to understand what most people would call the "bad guy" a lot better than in most books.
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