Book Description: Story & Art by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata "Illustrator"
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?
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?
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
- ISBN-13: 9781421501680
- Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
- Publication date: 10/10/2005
- Series: Death Note Series, #1
- Pages: 200
- Sales rank: 125,920
- Product dimensions: 5.20 (w) x 7.40 (h) x 0.80 (d)
Book Description: Story & Art by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata "Illustrator"
Killer 2-for-1 value on the hit thriller Death Note!
Contains Volumes 1 and 2 of Death Note!
- ISBN-13: 9781421539645
- Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
- Publication date: 12/28/2010
- Series: Death Note Black Series, #1
- Edition description: V
- Pages: 400
- Sales rank: 61,661
- Product dimensions: 5.60 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 1.40 (d)
I first noticed this series at the book store but never really put to much thought into it. Till I received a request from a close friend. Guess it was his way of getting me to show interest in this series it felt like a challenge and I gladly accepted. This is my first time reading anything like this type of series. I love the detail to the artwork the most. But I also can understand were Light Yagami's views are coming from. Don't we all want a better world? I just think its human nature to not be able to maintain a peaceful life without having some form of crime or such things happening around us.
Overall Rating: HARD 5 Stars
Read Online: *Note - Online version is different from American version http://mangafox.me/manga/death_note/
More Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note
Anime
"Official Death Note Trailer"
"Box Set 1" "Box Set 2"
You can buy this at Barns and Noble or you could watch it on Netflix "English Version" both seasons. I posted the first two episodes below. Or you can watch it on YouTube. Enjoy!
Episode One: Rebirth
Original Airdate: October 21, 2007
Description:
Outside the grounds of his high school, Light Yagami discovers a notebook that claims to be able to kill anyone whose name and face is known to its owner. He initially dismisses the so-called "Death Note" as a hoax, but, after testing its powers, he discovers that these claims are indeed real. The original owner, a shinigami named Ryuk, approaches Light and explains that the notebook now belongs to him. Since Light is the new owner, he is the only one who can see and interact with Ryuk. The shinigami also says that when Light's time to die comes, Ryuk will be the one to write down his name in his book. Light decides to use the Death Note's power to rid the world of evil and become the God of a new, peaceful world.
Description:
As criminals begin dying from inexplicable heart attacks left and right, Interpol convenes to discuss the phenomenon. Unable to come up with an explanation for it, they turn to the world's top-ranked detective, L Lawliet, whose true identity is a well-kept secret. L speaks to the Interpol representatives through a computer and an electronic voice, promising them that they are dealing with mass-murder and that he will soon confront the killer whom the general public has been calling Kira (a play on the Japanese pronunciation of the English word killer). This displeases Light, who has been going to great lengths to keep the Death Note hidden, since learning that Ryuk becomes visible to any who touch the book. L tricks Light into revealing that Kira lives in Japan's Kanto region with a fake television broadcast. Having played right into L's hands, an enraged and humiliated Light swears to eliminate L.
Outside the grounds of his high school, Light Yagami discovers a notebook that claims to be able to kill anyone whose name and face is known to its owner. He initially dismisses the so-called "Death Note" as a hoax, but, after testing its powers, he discovers that these claims are indeed real. The original owner, a shinigami named Ryuk, approaches Light and explains that the notebook now belongs to him. Since Light is the new owner, he is the only one who can see and interact with Ryuk. The shinigami also says that when Light's time to die comes, Ryuk will be the one to write down his name in his book. Light decides to use the Death Note's power to rid the world of evil and become the God of a new, peaceful world.
Episode Two: Confrontation
Original Airdate: October 28, 2007As criminals begin dying from inexplicable heart attacks left and right, Interpol convenes to discuss the phenomenon. Unable to come up with an explanation for it, they turn to the world's top-ranked detective, L Lawliet, whose true identity is a well-kept secret. L speaks to the Interpol representatives through a computer and an electronic voice, promising them that they are dealing with mass-murder and that he will soon confront the killer whom the general public has been calling Kira (a play on the Japanese pronunciation of the English word killer). This displeases Light, who has been going to great lengths to keep the Death Note hidden, since learning that Ryuk becomes visible to any who touch the book. L tricks Light into revealing that Kira lives in Japan's Kanto region with a fake television broadcast. Having played right into L's hands, an enraged and humiliated Light swears to eliminate L.
