Death Note

Description

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?

Original Manga

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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.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Death Note Tanpenshuu (Sequel)

Death Note: L Change the World (Novel) (Alternate Version)

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

Groups Scanlating

Aku Tenshi

DICS

Franky House

Ice-Master Scanlations

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Latest Release(s)

c.108 by MANGA Plus 4 years ago

c.107 by MANGA Plus 4 years ago

c.106 by MANGA Plus 4 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

12 Volumes + 1 Extra Volume (Complete)
7 Bunkoban Volumes (Complete)
1 Bunkoban Volume (Complete)

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)

User Reviews

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User Rating

Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (3643 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.58 / 10.0

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Last Updated

January 12th, 2025 12:28am PST - 4 months ago

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Genre

Drama Mystery Psychological Shounen Supernatural Tragedy
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

MANGA Plus

Viz (12 Volumes - Complete; Vol 13 only print)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

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Monthly Pos #681

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3 Month Pos #894

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6 Month Pos #1211

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Year Pos #1344

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Good, Really Good

by zeidrich
19 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Awesome plot setting and byplay between characters. While not action-oriented, still interesting for those who like dramas. Good story, not much else. But the story is good, lol...

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Raito = Moriarty / L = Sherlock

by [deleted member]
19 years ago

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Deathnote is an unique aproach to the Shounen genre, is so deep! Seriously i would call it Seinen not Shounen, yet is published in Shonen Jump (i can't believe that yet) and lack graffic violence or sex to be a Seinen. The plot is really well constructed, and is never racking. In one chapter the table can turn about 10 times. The first page Raito is dominating the world, the other one L makes a serious comeback and leave our main character at the border os abyss.

This brain war between these two makes me remember Dr Moriarty vs Sherlock Holmes (hey L is from England!), yet the main character is the "bad guy". And this is another great point in Deathnote, we are accostumed to see in all mangas that the Good always overcome the Evil, and the Main Character is the ultimate badass....Ejem... The Main Character in Deathnote is to say the least a twisted good guy, a megalomanic building his own world. But everybody wants Raito to win it all.

Deathnote is on the same level than classics such as Rurouni Kenshin, Berserk, Monster, etc, etc. Is a new type of suspense, an original concept. I miss L a lot, M and N doesn't have the level to beat Kira unless they join forces, even so they put pressure on Raito, and we all know that he is the checkmate king. The more pressure is put on his shoulders the more his genious will come up with the ultimate move.

Rena...you are CRAZY. M better than L? Hell no! It's just that the kid start the game with a lot more information than L. In Deathnote information is all, and the notebook is the ultimate double edged weapon, like a friend said, this book is only less powerfull than the Infinite Gauntlet.

baK4rang3rX8 men, you got some serious issues, if you find thisn boring then you haven't reach the required good taste to love this manga, maybe you would like more Bleach (great action character driven, yet is going totally down in the plot deparment) Of Course Deathnote will get a little bit repetitive form time to time, like someone said, this is a Mouse and Cat fight (who is the mouse and who is the cat?)

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moo

by [deleted member]
19 years ago

Rating: N/A

as i see it the first like 15-20 chapters was almost great ...
then it just get repetative and a bit boring
and a bit later on in the manga it fails
atleast for me...but i still read it hoping(not gonna happen) for it 2 b g00d again

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make new world

by [deleted member]
20 years ago

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an amazing manga, you can't take your eyes of it until you finish reading everything you've downloaded (and then you start crying because you don't have more to read haha). It's like a modern version of the cat and mouse chase, featuring Raito owner of the Deathnote (officially named "Light" :S) and "L" who is a misterious teenager detective, these are two of the most clever characters I've seen in any manga. In any case this series, is a "must read", from the same artist of Hikaru no Go, it promises to be equally (or more) good up until the end.Shinigami may not be a unique manga topic, but the way this developed into a type of detective-story with the "bad" guy being the main character was pretty interesting. L vs Raito was very well thought out and executed. The characters go through some development through the manga, though this mostly applies to secondary characters. Raito and L are too busy fighting each other to develop much ^_^.

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definitely unique manga

by [deleted member]
20 years ago

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Quite worthwhile to read though.

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hmm..

by [deleted member]
20 years ago

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I would give this manga a higher rateing but the scale only goes to ten..I love this manga..its very good...It's the first shounen manga that I've read and I love the artwork...I recommend this to Everyone!

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Clever

by PepperPia
14 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

I like the amount of thought that goes on at the beginning, but i find it's all abit too good. I though the characters were well developed and I really liked L, but after he died it wasn't quite as good....

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Must read

by kylaqueen
16 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

This is definitely a must read. The idea of the Death Note kept me interested throughout the whole thing and even got me thinking of who I'd want to write in it. The only thing that killed it for me was the death of one of my favorite characters and the ending. The ending was very, very bad compared to the rest of the manga.

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The Best

by Hyewon
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is the best of the best. I've never seen/read any psychological thriller more intense. I loved every moment of this. To be honest, I was with the minority. I really enjoyed Light's character. The idea of Evil v. Evil always appeals to me rather than the Holier-than-thou goodness v. Evil. I'd like to see more works from this author.

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Definitely One of the Better Series

by [deleted member]
19 years ago

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Because of its realistic and detailed art paired with a suspenseful and intriguing plot, this manga series is definitely one of the best. Even though some people found it lacking after a few of the manga, I think that it was necessary- what fun would it be if it ended quickly? Considering the intellects of both Light and L, it would be impossible to keep L unaware of Light's status as Kira. You can tell where his death was prolonged in the fifth volume, since Light and Misa both lost their memories at that point, helping L figure out who the new Kira was. Even though some fans also might've found the economic/business focus at this point annoying or boring, it was very important to set higher stakes for everyone, since neither Light nor L had the ability to manipulate anything in that time. It also set the scene for what everyone seems to have hated- the death of L. Personally, I thought that would be the end of the series; however, Ohba seemed to have had other plans. The orphanage twist was definitely a surprise, and, even though I found it in bad taste to introduce a character so similar to L (Near). However, I don't think he was a bad character in particular; I think that people saw him as such because of his similarities to L. Mello also set an interesting twist- someone who was supposed to be on the "good" side, trying to stop Kira, who also wanted to get rid of Near. Despite the whole "rivals" concept is a bit overdone at times in manga, it was very interesting to compare the two geniuses, since normal rivalries involve two people who are in no way alike. One example would be pitting a genius and someone who had to work for everything. However, these two were both geniuses going after a similar goal in their own ways because of the differences in moralities. And the introduction of yet another Kira increased the stakes for both sides. As it had in the beginning of the series, events eventually caused Light and Near to face each other... At what I would call the most suspenseful part of the manga, for obvious reasons. However, the actual "end" of the series did cause me slight disappointment, since it all ended so abruptly. Even so, it was a bit obvious since the beginning that it would end in such a way, or at least that it would end similarly, because, if it didn't, it would be difficult for the series to ever end. But, I did like the way the last chapter ended, since it helped to seem it all less abrupt, in a way.

Sorry for any spoilers, and for the length of the comment... I oftentimes have issues controlling my rants.

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