DEATH NOTE
It is a Japanese manga series written by TSUGUMI OHBA and illustrated by TAKESHI OBATA.
A 37-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Madhouse and directed by Tetsurō Araki, was broadcast on Nippon Television from October 2006 to June 2007. A light novel based on the series, written by Nisio Isin, was also released in 2006. Additionally, various video games have been published by Konami for the Nintendo DS. The series was adapted into three live-action films released in Japan in June, November 2006, and February 2008, and a television drama in 2015. A miniseries titled Death Note: New Generation and a fourth film were released in 2016. An American film adaptation was released exclusively on Netflix in August 2017, and a series is reportedly in the works.
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MANGA:
Written by : Tsugumi Ohba
Illustrated by : Takeshi Obata
Published by : Shueisha
English :NA Viz Media
Magazine : Weekly Shōnen Jump
Demographic : Shōnen
Imprint Jump Comics
Published : February 9, 2008
Original run : December 1, 2003 - May 15, 2006
Volumes : 12 (List of volumes)
Death Note, written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 1, 2003, to May 15, 2006. The series' 108 chapters were collected into twelve tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, released from April 2, 2004, to July 4, 2006. A one-shot chapter, titled "C-Kira" (Cキラ編, C-Kira-hen) ("Death Note: Special One-Shot"), was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 9, 2008. Set two years after the manga's epilogue, it sees the introduction of a new Kira and the reactions of the main characters in response to the copycat's appearance. Several Death Note yonkoma (four-panel comics) appeared in Akamaru Jump. The yonkoma was written to be humorous. The Akamaru Jump issues that printed the comics include 2004 Spring, 2004 Summer, 2005 Winter, and 2005 Spring. In addition Weekly Shōnen Jump Gag Special 2005 included some Death Note yonkoma in a Jump Heroes Super 4-Panel Competition. Shueisha re-released the series in seven bunkoban volumes from March 18 to August 19, 2014. On October 4, 2016, all 12 original manga volumes and the February 2008 one-shot were released in a single All-in-One Edition, consisting of 2,400 pages in a single book.
In April 2005, Viz Media announced that they had licensed the series for English release in North America.
The twelve volumes were released from October 10, 2005, to July 3, 2007. The manga was re-released in a six-volume omnibus edition, dubbed "Black Edition". The volumes were released from December 28, 2010, to November 1, 2011. The All-in-One Edition was released in English on September 6, 2017, resulting in the February 2008 one-shot being released in English for the first time.
In addition, a guidebook for the manga was also released on October 13, 2006.
It was named Death Note 13: How to Read and contained data relating to the series, including character profiles of almost every character that is named, creator interviews, behind the scenes info for the series and the pilot chapter that preceded Death Note. It also reprinted all of the yonkoma serialized in Akamaru Jump and the Weekly Shōnen Jump Gag Special 2005. Its first edition could be purchased with a Death Note-themed diorama which includes five finger puppets inspired by Near's toys. The five finger puppets are Kira, L, Misa, Mello, and Near. In North America, 13: How to Read was released on February 19, 2008.
In the June 2019 issue of Shueisha's Jump Square it was announced that a new one-shot chapter of Death Note would be published. Part of the complete manuscript debuted at the "30th Work Anniversary Takeshi Obata Exhibition: Never Complete" event which ran in Tokyo from July 13 to August 12, 2019. Titled "Death Note: Special One-Shot", the entire 87-page chapter was published in the March issue of Jump Square on February 4, 2020 and on Viz's website. A collected volume titled Death Note: Short Stories (DEATH NOTE短編集, Desu Nōto Tanpenshū), which includes the February 2008 one-shot chapter, the "Special One-Shot" (re-titled "a-Kira" (aキラ編, a-Kira-hen), the series' pilot chapter and the "L: The Wammy's House"/"L: One Day" one-shot chapters and more, was released on February 4, 2021
LIGHT NOVELS:
Written by : Nisio Isin
Published by : Shueisha
English :NA Viz Media
Imprint Jump Comics
Published : August 1, 2006
A light novel adaptation of the series has been written by Nisio Isin, called Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases. The novel was released by Shueisha on August 1, 2006. It serves as a prequel to the manga series, with Mello narrating the story of L's first encounter with Naomi Misora during the Los Angeles "BB Serial Murder Case" mentioned in volume 2 of the manga. Besides Naomi's character, the novel focuses on how L works and one of the criminals L has to chase down. Insight was given into Watari's orphanage and how the whole system of geniuses such as L, Mello, Beyond Birthday, Matt and Near were put to work. Viz released the novel in English on February 19, 2008. The film L: Change the World was also adapted into a light novel with the same name on December 25, 2007, by "M", While the novel is similar to the film, there are many significant changes to the plot (for example, Near is not a Thai boy, but the same Near that appears in the manga). It also reveals more information about L and his past. Viz released it on October 20, 2009.
ARCS:
- LIGHT vs L ARC:
Death Note follows the story of Light Yagami, a high school student who becomes obsessed with using a supernatural notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written in it. Light becomes determined to create a utopia by eliminating all criminals from the world. However, he is pursued by the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) and a talented detective known as L, who is determined to catch Light and uncover the truth behind the mysterious deaths.
- SECOND KIRA ARC:
Sakura TV broadcasts tapes from Kira, leading L to deduce that there is a second Kira. Light meets Misa Amane, who reveals that she has a Shinigami and wants to help Kira. Light agrees to keep her around but must also protect her from L, who has found physical evidence linking her to the second Kira. Light begins dating multiple girls to explain his connection to Misa and tries to convince Rem, Misa’s Shinigami, to kill L.
Misa is arrested and her memories of being Kira are wiped, but Rem threatens to kill Light if he doesn’t come up with a plan to save both of them and kill L. Light has Rem become the Shinigami possessing his notebook and adds a fake rule to the Death Note stating that anyone who writes in it must kill someone within 13 days or die.
- YOTSUBA ARC:
After Light and Misa are released from confinement, they join the investigation to catch the new Kira, who they believe is connected to the Yotsuba company. Misa regains her memories of being the second Kira and helps the Task Force capture the Yotsuba Kira, Kyosuke Higuchi. The Task Force learns about the Death Note, and Light regains his memories and continues his work as Kira. He manipulates Misa into a dangerous situation, leading her Shinigami, Rem, to kill L and Watari in order to save Misa, leaving Light as the ultimate victor with the Death Note.
- MELLO ARC:
After L’s death, the SPK is established under Near and Kira continues to kill criminals using the internet. Five years later, Mello kidnaps Sayu Yagami and tries to obtain the Death Note. Light contacts Near for help and tries to attack Mello’s base, but the attempt fails due to the intervention of Sidoh, who is working for Mello. Light then sends the Task Force to attack the base, using Ryuk’s help and Soichiro’s Shinigami Eyes. The attack is successful, but Soichiro dies and Mello escapes.
- WAMMY ARC:
Near gets closer to figuring out Kira’s identity thanks to Mello’s actions, and Mello tells Near that a rule within the notebook is fake. Near confronts Light about this, causing doubt within the Task Force. Mello sends Mogi to the SPK base to get information from Near, but Mogi stays silent. Light then sends followers to attack the SPK, but Near escapes unscathed.
Near lies to the Task Force and says that Mogi has died of a heart attack, incriminating Light and causing Aizawa to spill information to Near. Near believes that Light Yagami is Kira. In anticipation of investigation from the Task Force, Light transfers ownership of the Death Note from Misa to Mikami, who kills Demegawa.
- FINAL ARC:
Mikami selects Kiyomi Takada as the new spokesperson for Kira, and Light communicates with Mikami through private meetings with Takada. Near deduces Mikami’s identity as X-Kira and begins spying on him. Light is using a fake notebook while Takada does the real killings with the multiple pages of the book she has. Near switches the fake notebook with another fake one for the final plan, where he and Light agree to meet at the Yellow Box warehouse so that Mikami can write down the names of everyone except Kira’s.However, Mello intervenes a few days before the plan and kidnaps Takada, causing Mikami to write down Takada’s name in the real Death Note. Near switches the real Death Note with a fake one and exposes Light as Kira at the meeting. Matsuda shoots Light, and Ryuk writes Light’s name in his Death Note.
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