Death Note

DEATH NOTE

108 chapters

12 volumes

2003 – 2006

In Death Note, Ryuk, a shinigami, drops his Death Note into the human world for amusement. In Japan, Light Yagami, a brilliant high school student, discovers the notebook. It contains a rule: anyone whose name is written inside will die. Initially skeptical, Light tests the power by writing a criminal's name, and the criminal dies. Seeing the Death Note's potential, Light begins a systematic campaign to eliminate criminals under the alias "Kira," aiming to create a utopian society free of evil. As the killings draw attention, the police turn to L, a renowned detective, to uncover Kira's identity. Death Note unfolds as a tense psychological battle between Light and L, with humanity's future at stake.

Information

Status: Finished
Format: Manga
Chapters: 108
Volumes: 12

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Rank: #84
Score: 8.70
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Serialized in

Shounen Jump (Weekly)

Adapted to anime

Death Note

Death Note: Relight

Volúmenes & Capítulos12 vol · 50 ch

Volume 13 ch.

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Background

Death Note ranked second in the 2006 and 2007 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Male Readers division. It was nominated for the 38th Seiun Award in the Best Comic category in 2007. In the same year, it was also nominated for the 11th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. As of April 2015, over 30 million copies of the manga are in circulation. The manga was published in English by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump Advanced imprint from October 10, 2005, to July 3, 2007, and again in 2-in-1 omnibus volumes subtitled Black Edition. There have been several more rereleases of the series: a special hardcover edition of the first volume; a complete box set, which included a guidebook titled Death Note 13: How to Read; and a complete omnibus. It was also published in Italian by Panini Comics from October 19, 2006, to September 18, 2008; in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC from June 2007 to June 2008; in German by Tokyopop from September 2006 to March 2009; in French by Kana from January 19, 2007, to October 9, 2008; in Dutch by Kana; in Argentina by LARP Editores from May 20, 2009, to April 2012; and in Spanish by Glénat España from June 30, 2006, to September 30, 2007. The series was adapted into three live-action films, a TV drama series, and a stage musical. It has also inspired other works and copycat crimes outside Japan, leading to various controversies.