Death Note, Vol. 1

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• Manga Appreciation Week: Book Review – Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba

  Light Yagami is a brilliant young high school student who appears very serious and focused on his studies, getting ready to take his college entry exams (after already pretesting as the highest score in Japan). The only problem is that Light is compl ... (read full critics)

  thebooksmugglers published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

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  Fantastic beginning

  I had heard a lot about this manga and even seen the movie. The actual manga is far better, with beautiful artwork and deeper look into the characters.

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  Ashwin Nanjappa said on May 24, 2009 | 1 feedback

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  The beginning of Justice?

  A bored Shinigami wants to spice up his acquired years of 'the same old thing, day in, day out' of his own world by acquiring a second Death Note and dropping it within the human world, in Japan.

  A bored and frustrated, but brilliant student, named Light Yagami acquires this dropped note book ... (continue)

  A bored Shinigami wants to spice up his acquired years of 'the same old thing, day in, day out' of his own world by acquiring a second Death Note and dropping it within the human world, in Japan.

  A bored and frustrated, but brilliant student, named Light Yagami acquires this dropped note book and begins a quest to rid the world of low-lifes, or even those who stand in the way of his carefully considered selfish plans.

  Volume 1 concerns itself mainly on Light's experimentation on how the Death Note works and how much he can stretch its abilities to fulfill his overall plan.

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  Smirky Corpse said on Apr 17, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  This novel was a bit darker than I had originally thought it would be. The story was very interesting and I like seeing how the character of Light is not exactly good nor evil. There are interesting choices made and I like how they are playing out. This is definitely more for older teens and adults. ... (continue)

  This novel was a bit darker than I had originally thought it would be. The story was very interesting and I like seeing how the character of Light is not exactly good nor evil. There are interesting choices made and I like how they are playing out. This is definitely more for older teens and adults. A good story that I can't wait to read more of in the next volumes.

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  cjspock said on Jun 11, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  My new favorite Manga. It has everything that I love in a good story, and spectacularly drawn characters. Mystery, violence, and many fantasy elements are combined, making this series stand out. Read it, watch the anime, and you'll love it too.

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  AlteredSoul said on Apr 3, 2008 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 200 Pages
• Edition: 1
• ISBN-10: 1421501686
• ISBN-13: 9781421501680
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
• Pub date: Oct 10, 2005
• Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover and Library Binding
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書, 简体书, 和書, Livres Français, Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, Livros em Português, Libri Italiani

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