The Yotsuba Group ( ヨツバグループ, Yotsuba Gurūpu) is a group of eight members of the Yotsuba Corporation. On Light's instruction, Rem delivers the Death Note to one of them. They meet weekly to discuss the killing of key individuals from competing companies to maintain dominance in the business industry. While they realize that one of them is Kira, they do not know which one. The manga goes into greater depth than the anime, expanding on the main storyline and drawing out more details. Also, the audience has more of a window into the thoughts and concerns of the detectives. World class detective "L," for example, expresses more doubt in his own theories, and so seems less superhuman. Also the premise reminds me of later Code Geass, especially with the testing of the ability and the ensuing escalation of something supernatural going global. Death Note is a fantastic 5/5 series, but I want to make some details about this specific edition clear to potential buyers.

From Christian perspective Light's character reminds me the exact metaphor of the Devil/accuser/Lucifer(light-bearer). He wants to play God and pass judgement on people by himself. For me the main message of the whole book is “Judge not, lest you be judged” (Matthew 7:1) Also it makes very clear that showing a connection to the taskforce was a major mistake and Light could have mobilized public opinion much more. Matt ( マット, Matto), real name is Mail Jeevas ( マイル・ジーヴァス, Mairu Jīvasu), is a cohort of Mello's. Matt was also a former resident of Wammy's orphanage, being one of its most talented despite his laziness. [12] He is a chain smoker with a fondness for video games. Matt is Mello's helper [12] as he performs espionage work and acts as an accomplice in Takada's kidnapping, which results in his death when he is shot by Takada's bodyguards. A gigantic tome and Light is one of the few characters called smart in a book that actually wow me. A mysterious L starts to investigate the case, and soon a devilishly clever cat and mouse game unfolds between him and "Kira", the righteous god of death. Psychological warfare, plot twists involving family and using the scientific method to a supernatural phenomenon, boss style, make the first chapters super interesting. Also fascinating questions on predestination and free will are touched upon along the way.While they were travelling on the train to locate Dr Nikaido's lab partner, a television broadcast by Kujo (as part of her strategy to capture Maki) announced to the public that Maki was a patient infected with a lethal virus who escaped the hospital and her photo of herself in her school attire was presented on-screen. This led to widespread panic, especially to some train passengers who recognized Maki from her face and school uniform shown on the news. As such, L had Maki changed into a red dress (to prevent anyone from recognizing her) and they both, together with Near, had to stop using public transport to travel and used bicycles instead. During the time Maki spent with L and Near, while she bonded with both L and Near, she seemingly developed some signs of romantic feelings for the eccentric detective. Despite this possible affection, L generally views Maki as a younger sister and treats her like one.

My other complaint is that it felt like the story repeated itself after the halfway point. Except with a different outcome. Because of that, I found the second half of this manga to be a bit boring and predictable. All 12 volumes of Death Note in one massive book, also containing a chapter never published in English!

Kiichiro Osoreda – Accidentally ran over by an unnamed man in their car, as written by Light in his Death Note. However, you can't help but be drawn into the intellectual battle present between Light & L. It's magnificent! The way this is illustrated to show the characters' thoughts as well as their conversations is genius. Oh, and the artwork 😍 For those of you who don’t know, Death Note is a manga series created by the now-famous duo Tsugumi Ohba (the writer) and Takeshi Obata (the artist). The manga series has its run from 2003-2006; it is their first collaboration, and it’s what made them became one of the most highly acclaimed duos in the industry. Death Note’s genre, in general, can be stated as thriller and mystery with a touch of the fantasy element, but this doesn’t mean that this series will appeal exclusively to the fans of the genres. Unlike novels, from my experience, manga usually needs a few volumes for the story to get going; if you’re really expecting to be impressed by the first volume, the majority of manga will probably disappoint you. That said, Death Note is one of the few rare cases where it managed to grab my attention immediately right from the first chapter for its originality and simplicity concept. Death Note: Light Up the New World [ edit ] Tsukuru Mishima [ edit ] Portrayed by: Masahiro Higashide [38] Instead of reviewing all the individual separately, I figured it was easier to write one big review on all the volumes of the series.