Death Note
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Death Note is a shonen manga written by Ohba Tsugumi and illustrated by Obata Takeshi. The series made its debut in a 2004 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump and finished in May 2006, with a total of eleven volumes released.
The series has since been adapted into three live-action films, and a thirty-seven episode anime. There is also talk about a novel which is currently in production.
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Synposis
The story is begins in November 2003 when a young but brilliant high school student named Yagami Light (夜神 月) finds a notebook in his school yard titled "Death Note". Inside the cover is a list of rules which inform Light that if he pictures someone's face and writes their name into the Death Note, they will die. Eventually a Shinigami shows up to keep track of the book which he had dropped and search for some amusement. After testing the book, Light decides that it is his role in life to cleanse the world of criminals and begins to systematically eliminate people who he considers unworthy of his ideal utopia.
Eventually the police pick up on Light's killing spree and unable to figure out what to do, enlist the help of the legendary detective L. Light and L begin a cat and mouse game of wit which turns out to only be the beginning as new characters are introduced and people start to worship Light as the God of the new world, Kira.
Trivia
- Death Note is full of political themes and due to it's subject matter is seen as very controversial. The sale of the manga was banned by several schools in China in response to Shenyang incident.
- A novel has also been announced but not much more is known at this time.
Manga
Death Note is written by Ohba Tsugumi and illustrated by Obata Takeshi, who also did the art of the Hikaru no Go manga. It is now officially complete and consists of eleven volumes (108 chapters) which were serialized monthly in Shounen Jump magazine from early 2004 to May 2006.
(Japanese: ISBN 4-08-873621-4; North American: ISBN 1-4215-0168-6)
Volume 1: "Boredom"
- Chapter 1 - Boredom
- Chapter 2 - L
- Chapter 3 - Family
- Chapter 4 - current
- Chapter 5 - Eyeballs
- Chapter 6 - Manipulation
- Chapter 7 - Target
(Japanese: ISBN 4-08-873631-1; North American: ISBN 1-4215-0169-4)
Volume 2: Confluence
- Chapter 8 - Woman
- Chapter 9 - Slots
- Chapter 10 - Confluence
- Chapter 11 - One
- Chapter 12 - God
- Chapter 13 - Countdown
- Chapter 14 - Temptation
- Chapter 15 - Phone Call
- Chapter 16 - Handstand
(Japanese: ISBN 4-08-873652-4; North American: ISBN 1-4215-0170-8)
Volume 3: Hard Run
- Chapter 17 - Trash
- Chapter 18 - Gaze
- Chapter 19 - Humiliation
- Chapter 20 - First Move
- Chapter 21 - Duplicity
- Chapter 22 - Misfortune
- Chapter 23 - Hard Run
- Chapter 24 - Shield
- Chapter 25 - Fool
Volume 4: Love
- Chapter 26 - Reversal
- Chapter 27 - Love
- Chapter 28 - Judgement
- Chapter 29 - Weapon
- Chapter 30 - Bomb
- Chapter 31 - Easy
- Chapter 32 - Gamble
- Chapter 33 - Removal
- Chapter 34 - Imprisonment
(Japanese: ISBN 4-08-873774-1; North American: ISBN 1-4215-0626-2)
Volume 5: Black Out
- Chapter 35- Whiteout
- Chapter 36- Father & Son
- Chapter 37- Eight
- Chapter 38- Strike
- Chapter 39- Separation
- Chapter 40- Allies
- Chapter 41- Matsuda
- Chapter 42- Heaven
- Chapter 43- Black
(Japanese: ISBN 4-08-873795-4; North American: ISBN 1-4215-0627-0)
Volume 6: Give and Take
- Chapter 44 - Successor
- Chapter 45 - Crazy
- Chapter 46 - Ill-Suited
- Chapter 47 - Impertinence
- Chapter 48 - Exchange
- Chapter 49 - Potted Plant
- Chapter 50 - Yotsuba
- Chapter 51 - Misunderstanding
- Page 52 - Split-Second
(Japanese: ISBN 4-08-873830-6; North American: ISBN 1-4215-0628-9)
Volume 7: Zero
- Chapter 53 - Scream
- Chapter 54 - Inside
- Chapter 55 - Creation
- Chapter 56 - Embrace
- Chapter 57 - Two Choices
- Chapter 58 - Feelings Within
- Chapter 59 - Zero
- Chapter60 - Kidnap
- Chapter 61 - Second
(Japanese: ISBN 4-08-873852-7; North American: ISBN 1-4215-0629-7)
Volume 8: Target
- Chapter62 - Decision
- Chapter 63 - Target
- Chapter 64 - Right Angle
- Chapter 65 - Responsability
- Chapter 66 - Death
- Chapter 67 - Button
- Chapter 68 - Discovered!
- Chapter 69 - Fight
- Chapter 70 - Tremble
(Japanese: ISBN 4-08-873887-X; North American: ISBN 1-4215-0630-0)
Volume 9: Contact
- Chapter 71 - Contact
- Chapter 72 - Confirmation
- Chapter 73 - Last Ditch
- Chapter 74 - Enthusiastic Performance
- Chapter 75 - Recognition
- Chapter 76 - Greeting
- Page 77 - Use
- Chapter 78 - Prediction
- Chapter 79 - Feigned
(Japanese: ISBN 4-08-874018-1; North American: ISBN 1-4215-1155-X)
Volume 10: Sweep
- Chapter 80 - Sweep
- Chapter 81 - Warning
- Chapter 82 - Myself
- Chapter 83 - Deletion
- Chapter 84 - By Chance
- Chapter 85 - Elected
- Chapter 86 - Japan
- Chapter 87 - Tomorrow
- Chapter 88 - Conversation
(Japanese: ISBN 4-08-874041-6; North American: ISBN 1-4215-1178-9)
Volume 11: Kindred Spirit
- Chapter 89 - Concentricity
- Chapter 90 - Advance Notice
- Chapter 91 - Cessation
- Chapter 92 - Night
- Chapter 93 - Decision
- Chapter 94 - Outside
- Chapter 95 - Assent
- Chapter 96 - Meanwhile
- Chapter 97 - Diversiform
- Chapter 98 - All Members
(Japanese: ISBN 4-08-874131-5; Not yet released in North America)
Volume 12: Finish
- Chapter 99 - Two People
- Chapter 100 - Face to Face
- Chapter 101 - Guidance
- Chapter 102 - Patience
- Chapter 103 - Declaration
- Chapter 104 - Answer
- Chapter 105 - Impossible
- Chapter 106 - Killing Intent
- Chapter 107 - Extreme Center
- Chapter 108 - End
Anime
Episode 1 - Rebirth
Episode 2 - Confrontation
Episode 3 - Transaction
Episode 4 - Pursuit
Episode 5 - Bargaining
Episode 6 - Open Seam
Episode 7 - Clouded Sky
Episode 8 - Gaze
Episode 9 - Contact
Episode 10 - Suspicion
Episode 11 - Break-in
Episode 12 - Love
Episode 13 - Confession
Episode 14 - Friend
Episode 15 - Gamble
Episode 16 - Decision
Episode 17 - Execution
Episode 18 - Comrade
Episode 19 - Matsuda
Episode 20 - Makeshift
Episode 21 - Memento
Episode 22 - Impatience
Episode 23 - Mania
Episode 24 - Revival
Episode 25 - Silence
Episode 26 - Reincarnation
Episode 27 - Abduction
Episode 28 - Successor
Episode 29 - Breaking in
Episode 30 - World
Episode 31 - Transfer
Episode 32 - Selection
Episode 33 - Ridicule
Episode 34 - Vigilance
Episode 35 - Murderous Intent
Episode 36 - 1.28
Episode 37 - New World
The anime was released in America on October 20, 2007.
Movie Adaptation
Two live action movies are currently anticipated. The first was released June 17th, 2006 and the second was released in October of 2006.
Cast
- Fujiwara Tatsuya - Yagami Light
- Matsuyama Kenichi - L
- Kaga Takeshi - Yagami Soichiro
- Toda Erika - Amane Misa
- Nakamura Shidō - Ryuk (voice)
- Peter - Rem (Voice)
- Seto Asaka - Naomi
- Fujiwara Shunji - Watari
- Godai Michiko - Yagami Sachiko
- Mishima Hikari - Yagami Sayu
- Aoyama Souta - Matsuda
- Shimizu Shin - Aizawa
- Okuda Tatsuhito - Ukita
- Nakamura Ikuji - Mogi
- Kashii Yuu - Shiori
Music
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
- DEATH NOTE TRIBUTE
- Suga Shikao - Manatsu no Yoru no Yume
- Nightmare - the World & Alumina
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