Death Note

by Tsugumi Ohba

Death Note (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2003 to May 2006, with its chapters collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. The story follows Light Yagami, a genius high school student who discovers a mysterious notebook, the Death Note. This notebook belonged to the supernatural entity shinigami Ryuk, and writing someone’s name in the pages leads to their death.

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Genre:

Supernatural anime and manga, Drama anime and manga, Thriller anime and manga, Mystery anime and manga

Original language:

Japanese

Reader rating:

★ 5.0 / 5 (1 on Open Library)