Death Note | |
Cover of the first tankōbon for Death Note featuring Ryuk and Light Yagami | |
デスノート (Desu Nōto) | |
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Genre | Mystery, supernatural, thriller[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Tsugumi Ohba |
Illustrated by | Takeshi Obata |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
Original run | December 1, 2003 – May 15, 2006 |
Volumes | 12 (List of volumes) |
Novel | |
Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases | |
Written by | Nisio Isin |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | Viz Media |
Published | August 1, 2006 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tetsurō Araki |
Produced by | |
Written by | Toshiki Inoue |
Music by | |
Studio | Madhouse |
Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Viz Media |
Original network | Nippon TV |
English network | YTV, Scream Adult Swim, Starz |
Original run | October 3, 2006 – June 26, 2007 |
Episodes | 37 (List of episodes) |
Game | |
Death Note: Kira's Game | |
Developer | Konami |
Publisher | Konami |
Genre | Action |
Platform | Nintendo DS |
Released | |
Game | |
Death Note: Successor to L | |
Developer | Konami |
Publisher | Konami |
Genre | Action |
Platform | Nintendo DS |
Released |
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Anime television film | |
Death Note: Relight - Visions of a God | |
Directed by | Tetsurō Araki |
Produced by | |
Written by | Toshiki Inoue |
Music by |
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Studio | Madhouse |
Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Viz Media Manga Entertainment |
Original network | Nippon TV |
Released | August 31, 2007 |
Runtime | 130 minutes |
Novel | |
Death Note: L - Change the World | |
Written by | M |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | Viz Media |
Published | December 25, 2007 |
Game | |
L: The Prologue to Death Note - Spiraling Trap | |
Developer | Konami |
Publisher | Konami |
Genre | Action |
Platform | Nintendo DS |
Released | |
Anime television film | |
Death Note: Relight 2 - L's Successors | |
Directed by | Tetsurō Araki |
Produced by |
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Written by | Toshiki Inoue |
Music by | |
Studio | Madhouse |
Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Viz Media Manga Entertainment |
Original network | Nippon TV |
Released | August 22, 2008 |
Runtime | 100 minutes |
Live-action | |
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Death Note (Japanese: デスノートHepburn: Desu Nōto) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The story follows Light Yagami, a teen genius[2] who stumbles across a mysterious otherworldly notebook: the 'Death Note', which belonged to the ShinigamiRyuk, and grants the user the supernatural ability to kill anyone whose name is written in its pages. The series centers around Light's subsequent attempts to use the Death Note to carry out a world-wide massacre of those whom he deems morally unworthy of life to change the world into a utopian society without crime using the alias of a god-like vigilante named 'Kira' ('キラ', the Japanese transliteration of the English word: killer) and the subsequent efforts of an elite task-force of law enforcement officers, consisting of members of the Japanese police force led by L, an enigmatic international detective whose past is shrouded in mystery, to apprehend him and end his reign of terror.
Death Note was first serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2003 to May 2006. The 108 chapters were collected and published into 12 tankōbon volumes between April 2004 and July 2006. An anime television adaptation aired in Japan from October 3, 2006, to June 26, 2007. Composed of 37 episodes, the anime was developed by Madhouse and directed by Tetsurō Araki. 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 on June 17, 2006, November 3, 2006, and February 2, 2008, and a television drama in 2015. A miniseries entitled Death Note: New Generation and a fourth film were released in 2016. An American film adaptation was released on Netflix on August 24, 2017.
Death Note media is licensed and released in North America by Viz Media, with the exception of the video games and soundtracks. The episodes from the anime first appeared in North America as downloadable from IGN, before Viz Media licensed it and it aired on YTV's Bionix anime block in Canada and on Adult Swim in the United States with a DVD release following. The live-action films briefly played in certain North American theaters in 2008, before receiving home video releases. In 2015, the collected volumes of the Death Note manga had over 30 million copies in circulation.
- 2Production
- 2.1Concepts
- 3Media
- 5Legacy
Plot[edit]
In Tokyo, an intelligent yet disaffected high-school student named Light Yagami finds the 'Death Note', a mysterious black notebook which can kill anyone as long as the user knows both the target's name and face. After verifying that the notebook works and initially being terrified of its god-like abilities, Light begins to consider the possibilities of the Death Note's abilities and sets out to create a utopian world without crime, killing numerous high-profile Japanese criminals, before eventually targeting international criminals and felons around the world. Eventually, Light is visited by Ryuk, a 'Shinigami,' beings inspired by the Japanese god of death and the Death Note's previous owner, who dropped the notebook into the human world out of boredom. Ryuk, who is invisible to anyone who has not touched the Death Note, is amused by Light's actions and serves as Light's companion.
As numerous criminals and convicts around the world begin to die of inexplicable freak accidents and heart attacks, the global media begin to believe that a single mastermind is responsible for the mysterious murders and name him 'Kira', the Japanese transliteration of the word: 'killer', who is both feared and beloved by the public and law enforcement agencies. Hoping to apprehend Kira, Interpol requests the assistance of an enigmatic and highly esteemed international consulting detective, known as L, who has cracked numerous crime cases around the world, to assist them in the investigation. After deducing that Kira is based in Japan, L stages a TV broadcast in which he tricks Light into revealing that he is in the Kanto region of Japan, by manipulating him to kill a decoy. Humiliated, Light vows to kill L, whom he views as obstructing his plans. L quickly deduces that Kira has inside knowledge of the Japanese police's investigation, led by Light's father, Soichiro Yagami. Under the suspicion that 'Kira' could have familial connections with the members of the 'Kira' investigation, L assigns a team of FBI agents to monitor the families of those connected with the investigation, but Light outmaneuvers and kills them all. Nonetheless, L picks up enough hints to designate Light as the prime suspect. Around this time, Light graduates from high school to college. L recruits Light into the Kira Task Force, both trying to get the other to reveal crucial info.
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At this point, a famous model/actress named Misa Amane gains a second Death Note from a Shinigami named Rem. Misa makes a deal with Rem for Shinigami eyes, which allows her to kill knowing only the face at the cost of half her lifespan. Misa commits numerous murders, sends taped recordings to the police, and eventually uncovers Light's identity as the original Kira. Infatuated with Light, she demands Light be her boyfriend. Although he does not love Misa, Light agrees, intending to use Misa's Shinigami eyes to discern L's true name. However, before she can do so, L deduces that Misa is likely the second Kira and detains her. Rem, who has feelings for Misa, threatens to kill Light if he does not find a way to save Misa. Light arranges a scheme in which he and Misa temporarily lose their memories of the Death Note, and has Rem pass the Death Note to a less morally driven individual, Kyosuke Higuchi of the Yotsuba Group. Now with no knowledge of the Death Note, Light wholeheartedly joins the investigation. Together, Light and L deduce Higuchi's identity, arrest him, and discover the existence of the Death Notes and the Shinigami. When they touch the Death Note, Light and Misa regain their memories, and Light kills Higuchi with a piece of the Death Note, regaining possession of the book. However, L casts suspicion on Misa, forcing Rem to murder L to save her. Rem dies in the process, as it is forbidden for Shinigami to prevent humans from dying. The task force agrees to cover up L's death and appoint Light as the new L. The investigation stalls as a result.
Four years later, crime rates worldwide have massively dropped, but cults have arisen which adore Kira. Two intelligent young men, who were raised as potential successors to L, are revealed: Near and Mello. Both are aware that L is dead, and thus consider Light, the current L, a prime suspect. Mello, along with the Mafia's assistance, kidnaps Light's sister, resulting in his father's death during the rescue mission. As suspicion starts to fall again on Misa, Light passes Misa's Death Note to a fervent supporter of Kira, Teru Mikami. He also appoints a well-known newscaster, Kiyomi Takada as Kira's public spokesperson. Realizing that Takada is connected to Kira, Mello kidnaps her. Takada kills Mello with a hidden page of the Death Note, but is killed by Light, in order to dispel suspicions. Shortly after, Near deduces Mikami's connection to Kira and arranges a meeting between Light and the current Kira Task Force members. Light seizes the chance to have Mikami kill Near as well as all the task force members. However, Mikami's Death Note fails to work. It is revealed that Near had replaced Mikami's Death Note with a decoy. Perusing the names Mikami had written down, only Light's is missing, which proves Light is Kira. A scuffle breaks out during which Light is grievously wounded. Ryuk, realizing that Light will spend the rest of his life in prison, writes down Light's name in his Death Note—as he had promised to do at the beginning of the story.
Production[edit]
The Death Note concept derived from a rather general concept involving Shinigami and 'specific rules'.[3] Ohba wanted to create a suspense series because he did not feel that he could have created a fight-style series and that the genre had few suspense series' available to the public. After publication of the pilot chapter, the series was not expected to be approved as a serialized comic by the author, who did not consider it to 'fit with Jump'. Ohba said that, when he learned that Death Note had received approval and that Takeshi Obata would create the artwork, he 'couldn't even believe it'.[4] Due to positive reactions, Death Note became a serialized manga series.[5]
'Thumbnails' were created incorporating dialog, panel layout, and basic drawings, and were sent to the illustrator. The editor reviewed the thumbnails and sent them to the illustrator (Obata) with the script set in stone and the panel layout 'mostly done'. Obata then determined the expressions and 'camera angles' and created the final artwork. Ohba concentrated on the tempo and the amount of dialogue, making sure that the text was as concise as possible. Ohba commented that he believed 'reading too much exposition' would be tiring and would negatively affect the atmosphere and 'air of suspense'. Significant artistic license was given to the illustrator who worked on basic descriptions, such as 'abandoned building',[6] and this extended to the design of the Death Notes with Obata given a free rein.
When Ohba decided on the plot he internally visualized the panels while on his bed, drinking tea, or walking around his house, needing to feel relaxed while visualizing the panels. On many occasions, the original draft was too long and needed to be refined various times before the desired 'tempo' and 'flow' for the chapter was finalized. The writer remarked on his preference for reading the previous 'two or four' chapters carefully to ensure consistency in the story.[3]
The typical weekly production schedule consisted of five days of creating and thinking and one-day using a pencil to insert dialogue into rough drafts; after this point, the writer faxed any initial drafts to the editor. The illustrator's weekly production schedule involved one day with the thumbnails, layout, and pencils and one day with additional penciling and inking. Obata's assistants usually worked for four days and Obata spent one day to finish it. Obata said that sometimes he took a few extra days to color pages and that this 'messed with the schedule'. In contrast, the writer took three or four days to create a chapter on some occasions, while on others he took a month. Obata said that his schedule remained consistent except when he had to create color pages.[7]
Ohba and Obata rarely met in person during the creation of the serialized manga; instead, the two met with the editor. The first time they met in person was at an editorial party in January 2004. Obata said that, despite the intrigue, he did not ask his editor about Ohba's plot developments as he anticipated the new thumbnails every week.[4] The two did not discuss the final chapters with one another and they continued to talk with the editor. Ohba said that when he asked the editor if Obata had 'said anything' about the story and plot the editor responded: 'No, nothing'.[6]
Ohba claims that the series ended more or less in the manner that he intended for it to end; he considered the idea of L defeating Light Yagami with Light dying, but instead chose to use the 'Yellow Box Warehouse' ending. According to Ohba, the details had been set 'from the beginning'.[5] The writer wanted an ongoing plot line instead of an episodic series because Death Note was serialized and its focus was intended to be on a cast with a series of events triggered by the Death Note.[8]13: How to Read states that the humorous aspects of Death Note originated from Ohba's 'enjoyment of humorous stories'.[9]
When Ohba was asked, during an interview, whether the series was meant to be about enjoying the plot twists and psychological warfare, Ohba responded by saying that this concept was the reason why he was 'very happy' to place the story in Weekly Shōnen Jump.[7]
Concepts[edit]
The notebooks[edit]
The core plot device of the story is the 'Death Note' itself, a black notebook with instructions (known as 'Rules of the Death Note') written on the inside. When used correctly, it allows anyone to commit a murder, knowing only the victim's name and face. According to the director of the live-action films, Shusuke Kaneko, '[t]he idea of spirits living in words is an ancient Japanese concept.. In a way, it's a very Japanese story'.[10]
Artist Takeshi Obata originally thought of the books as 'Something you would automatically think was a Death Note'. Deciding that this design would be cumbersome, he instead opted for a more accessible college notebook. Death Notes were originally conceived as changing based on time and location, resembling scrolls in ancient Japan, or the Old Testament in medieval Europe. However, this idea was never used.[11]
Themes[edit]
Writer Tsugumi Ohba had no particular themes in mind for Death Note. When pushed, he suggested: 'Humans will all eventually die and never come back to life, so let's give it our all while we're alive'.[12] He went on to say that 'no human has the right to pass judgment on another's actions. No one should play God'. He said that Near's climactic speech about good and evil was rooted in his own beliefs.
In a 2012 paper,[13] Jolyon Baraka Thomas characterised Death Note as heavily influenced by the conflicts between liberty and security; as illustrating that high moral ideals are easily corrupted, and that people will always justify horrific acts of violence in the name of safety. Thomas writes that 'the price of peace is death'.
Thomas' paper lists Death Note as one of the later and more sophisticated psychological thrillers released in the wake of the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack, saying that it examines the human tendency to express itself through 'horrific' cults and describes the negative effects of those cults on the members, on their families, and on society. Through the moral relativity that characterizes the story throughout, readers are reminded that their own ideas of good and evil might not differ so much from those of extremist cult members.
Pilot chapter[edit]
The Death Note process began when Ohba brought thumbnails for two concept ideas to Shueisha; Ohba said that the Death Note pilot, one of the concepts, was 'received well' by editors and attained positive reactions by readers.[5] Ohba described keeping the story of the pilot to one chapter as 'very difficult' and he said that he remembered it took over a month to begin writing the chapter. He added that the story had to revive the killed characters with the Death Eraser and that he 'didn't really care' for that plot device.[14]
Obata said that he wanted to draw the story after he heard of a 'horror story featuring Shinigami'.[4] According to Obata, when he first received the rough draft created by Ohba, he 'didn't really get it' at first and he wanted to work on the project due to the presence of Shinigami and because the work 'was dark'.[14] He also said he wondered about the progression of the plot as he read the thumbnails, and if Jump readers would enjoy reading the comic. Obata said that while there is little action and the main character 'doesn't really drive the plot', he enjoyed the atmosphere of the story. He stated that he drew the pilot chapter so that it would appeal to himself.[14]
Ohba brought the rough draft of the pilot chapter to the editorial department. Obata came into the picture at a later point to create the artwork. They did not meet in person while creating the pilot chapter. Ohba said that the editor told him he did not need to meet with Obata to discuss the pilot; Ohba said 'I think it worked out all right'.[4]
Anime adaptation[edit]
Tetsurō Araki, the director, said that he wished to convey aspects that 'made the series interesting' instead of simply 'focusing on morals or the concept of justice'. Toshiki Inoue, the series organizer, agreed with Araki and added that, in anime adaptations, there is a lot of importance in highlighting the aspects that are 'interesting in the original'. He concluded that Light's presence was 'the most compelling' aspect; therefore the adaptation chronicles Light's 'thoughts and actions as much as possible'. Inoue noted that to best incorporate the manga's plot into the anime, he 'tweak[ed] the chronology a bit' and incorporated flashbacks that appear after the openings of the episodes; he said this revealed the desired tensions. Araki said that, because in an anime the viewer cannot 'turn back pages' in the manner that a manga reader can, the anime staff ensured that the show clarified details. Inoue added that the staff did not want to get involved with every single detail, so the staff selected elements to emphasize. Due to the complexity of the original manga, he described the process as 'definitely delicate and a great challenge'. Inoue admitted that he placed more instructions and notes in the script than usual. Araki added that because of the importance of otherwise trivial details, this commentary became crucial to the development of the series.[15]
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Araki said that when he discovered the Death Note anime project, he 'literally begged' to join the production team; when he joined he insisted that Inoue should write the scripts. Inoue added that, because he enjoyed reading the manga, he wished to use his effort.[15]
Media[edit]
Manga[edit]
The Death Note manga series was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump published by Shueisha on December 1, 2003.[16] The series has since ended in Japan with a total of 108 chapters. Later, the individual chapters were collected into twelve separate tankōbon. In April 2005, Death Note was licensed for publication in North America by Viz Media,[17] and the first English language volume was released on October 10, 2005.[18] In February 2008, a one-shot special was released. 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.[19] Several Death Noteyonkoma (four-panel comics) appeared in Akamaru Jump. The yonkoma were 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.[14]
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.[20][21] 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.[22] As of February 2011, the manga has been re-released in omnibus format, dubbed 'Black Edition'.[23][24] On October 5, 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.[25] 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.[26]
In the June 2019 issue of Shueisha's Jump Square it was announced that a new one-shot chapter of Death Note will be published. Part of the complete manuscript will debut at the 30th Work Anniversary Takeshi Obata Exhibition: Never Complete event which will run in Tokyo from July 13 to August 12, 2019.[27]
Anime[edit]
The Death Note anime, directed by Tetsurō Araki and animated by Madhouse, began airing in Japan on October 3, 2006, and finished its run on June 26, 2007, totaling 37 twenty-minute episodes.[28] The series aired on the Nippon Television network 'every Tuesday at 23:34'.[29] The series was co-produced by Madhouse, Nippon Television, Shueisha, D.N. Dream Partners and VAP.[30]
In North America, the series has been licensed by Viz for residents in the United States to use 'Download-to-Own' and 'Download-to-Rent' services while it was still airing in Japan. This move is seen as 'significant because it marks the first time a well known Japanese anime property will be made legally available to domestic audiences for download to own while the title still airs on Japanese television'.[31] The downloadable episodes contain the original Japanese audio track and English subtitles,[32] and is available through IGN's Windows-only Direct2Drive service.[33] DVDs of the series have also been released,[32] containing both an English dubbed audio track, produced by Ocean Productions, and the original Japanese audio track with optional English subtitles.[34] Viz announced at Anime Expo 2007 that the first DVD was officially released on November 20, 2007, in both regular and special editions,[35] and also confirmed at Comic-Con International 2007 that the first 15,000 copies of each DVD contains collectible figures.[36] Jessie j price tag.
Death Note was slated to make its North American television premiere in Canada, as part of YTV'sBionix block, on September 7, 2007.[37] However, the show was removed from the schedule at the last minute [38] and the Canadian premiere was pushed back to October 26, 2007, at 10:00 p.m. The series premiered in the U.S. on October 20, 2007, at 11:30 p.m. on Adult Swim[39] and ran until January 10, 2010, when its contract expired.[40] The last episode aired on YTV, July 4, 2008, and would later air on Adult Swim two days later. The show was removed from YTV's schedule on July 5, 2008, with its last airing being a rerun of the final episode at 1:30 a.m. ET. Soon after, Bionix became a 2-hour block on Saturday nights.[41] The show also streamed online, free on Adult Swim Video, with a new episode available every Saturday afternoon, on the day of its broadcast premiere.[42] On July 26, 2017, Starz announced that they would be offering episodes of the series for their Video on Demand service starting August 1, 2017.[43]
A two-hour animated Death Note Relight: Visions of a God (DEATH NOTE リライト·幻視する神Desu Nōto Riraito: Genshisuru kami) TV special aired on Nippon Television in Japan on August 31, 2007, at 8:00 p.m. It is a recap which takes place after the series end, where a Shinigami approaches Ryuk in the Shinigami realm in order to learn more about the human world. Instead, Ryuk tells him of all the events leading up to the last story arc, about Light Yagami and his rival L. Originally, this special was advertised as a retelling told from Ryuk's point of view, but it does not give a different point of view from what was originally told. However, it contains updated dialog, as well as a few new scenes.[44]
The Japanese broadcaster NTV aired the Death Note: Relight: L's Successors (DEATH NOTE リライト2 Lを継ぐ者Desu Nōto Riraito 2: L o Tsugu Mono) special on August 22, 2008. Like the first special, this new compilation summarized a part of the 2006–2007 anime television series. Specifically, it recounted the final half of the suspenseful supernatural story, including the investigators Near and Mello's confrontations with the vigilante Kira.[45] This version features more updates than the previous one, most notably omission of the mafia plot.
Soundtracks[edit]
Several soundtracks for the series have been released. The music from the anime was composed by Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi, while the CDs were also published by VAP. The first one was Death Note Original Soundtrack, which was released in Japan on December 21, 2006. It contains music from the series with the first opening and ending themes are sung by the Japanese band Nightmare in the TV size format.[46]Death Note Original Soundtrack II was first released in Japan on March 21, 2007. It features the new opening and closing themes by Maximum the Hormone in the TV size format.[47] The third CD, Death Note Original Soundtrack III was released on June 27, 2007. The tracks 1–21 were composed and arranged by Taniuchi, while the tracks 22–28 were composed and arranged by Hirano. The album features one track sung by Aya Hirano, who was also the Japanese voice actress of Misa Amane in the anime series. Also appearing on this soundtrack is the ending theme Coda〜Death Note, which can be heard at the end of the final episode of the anime as the credits are shown.[48]
Several soundtracks have also been released for the live action films. Sound of Death Note is a soundtrack featuring music from the first Death Note film composed and arranged by Kenji Kawai. It was released on June 17, 2006, by VAP.[49]Sound of Death Note the Last name is the soundtrack from the second Death Note film, Death Note the Last name. It was released on November 2, 2006.[50]Death Note Tribute is a tribute album dedicated to the live action film Death Note. Published by BMG Japan on June 21, 2006, Japan, it contains 15 tracks performed by various artists, such as Shikao Suga, M-Flo, Buck-Tick, and Aya Matsuura. The soundtrack came with a cosplay Death Note notebook.[51] Another tribute album is The Songs for Death Note the movie〜the Last name Tribute dedicated to the second film. Published by Sony Music Entertainment Japan on December 20, 2006, it contains 14 tracks performed by various artists, such as Orange Range, Abingdon Boys School, High and Mighty Color, Doping Panda, and Galneryus.[52]
Light novels[edit]
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.[53][54] 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. Beside 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.[55] The film L: Change the World was also adapted into a light novel with the same name on December 25, 2007, by 'M',[56] 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.[57]
Video games[edit]
A Death Notevideo game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS, titled Death Note Kira Game (デスノート キラゲームDesu Nōto Kira Gēmu), was released on February 15, 2007.[58]Kira Game is a strategy game where the player takes on the role of Kira or L. These are just titles, as any character can be Kira or L. The player will attempt to deduce who their enemy is (Kira will try to uncover L's identity and vice versa). This will play out in three phases: investigation, where the player will discuss the case and clues with other characters; voting, where each member of the investigation team casts a vote on who they suspect is L or Kira based on the player's performance in the previous phase; L/Kira, where the player can either focus their investigation on one member to see if they are Kira (L part), or force a member off of the team (Kira part).[59] A sequel to the game, Death Note: Successors to L (デスノート Lを継ぐ者Desu Nōto Eru o Tsugu Mono), was released in Japan on July 12, 2007. The storyline is based on the second part of the manga, featuring characters such as Mello and Near.[59]
A third game, L the Prologue to Death Note -Spiraling Trap- (L the proLogue to DEATH NOTE -螺旋の罠-L the proLogue to DEATH NOTE -Rasen no Wana-), was released for the Nintendo DS in Japan on February 7, 2008.[59][60] The player assumes the role of a rookie FBI agent who awakens in a strange hotel and attempts to escape with the help of L, who provides assistance via an in-game PDA. The story is set before the Kira investigation in the original series.[60]
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Several characters from Death Note appear in Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars, a fighting game featuring a plethora of characters from Shōnen Jump titles. Light, Ryuk, and L appear in Jump Super Stars as support characters. Misa, Near, and Mello are added as support characters in Jump Ultimate Stars as well.[61][62]
The 2019 video game Jump Force features Light and Ryuk as non-playable characters, playing a key role in the game's story mode.[63]
Live action films[edit]
Death Note was adapted into a series of live action films in 2006. The first two films were directed by Shusuke Kaneko and the third was directed by Hideo Nakata and produced by Nippon Television, CG production of all three films were done by Digital Frontier and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. The first film, simply titled Death Note, premiered in Japan on June 17, 2006, and topped the Japanese box office for two weeks, pushing The Da Vinci Code into second place.[64] The first film briefly played in certain North American theaters on May 20–21, 2008[65] The film was broadcast in Canadian theaters for one night only on September 15, 2008. The DVD was released on September 16, 2008, one day after the Canadian showing.[66] The sequel, Death Note 2: The Last Name, premiered in Japan on November 3, 2006.[67] It was featured in U.S. theaters in October 2008.[68] A spin-off from the films named L: Change the World was released in Japan on February 9, 2008. It is focused on the final 23 days of L's life, as he solves one final case involving a bio-terrorist group.[69] Two dubbed versions of the film were shown in the United States on April 29 and 30, 2009.[70]
In August 2016, a three-part miniseries entitled Death Note: New Generation was announced as a part of the Death Note live-action film series and aired in September. It bridges the 10-year gap between the previous films and the then-upcoming 2016 film.[71][72][73]
A fourth Japanese Death Note film was released in 2016[74] and featured a cyber-terrorism setting with the inclusion of six Death Notes brought into the human world.[75]
An American adaptation was released on Netflix on August 25, 2017.[76] The film was directed by Adam Wingard and was written by Charles Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides, and Jeremy Slater. It starred Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham, Paul Nakauchi, Jason Liles, and Willem Dafoe. It was rated by many negatively after its release, and ranked low on Rotten Tomatoes.
TV drama[edit]
In April 2015, it was announced that a live action television series based on Death Note manga would begin airing from July 2015 on NTV.[77]Masataka Kubota stars as Light Yagami and Kento Yamazaki as L in the series.[78]
Musical[edit]
In 2015, a musical adaptation of the manga called Death Note: The Musical ran in both Japan and South Korea. It was originally composed in English by Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and book by Ivan Menchell, though no English-language production has been announced as of September 2017.[79] The original Japanese production, produced by Japanese talent agency HoriPro, ran from April 6, 2015, to April 29, 2015, and stars Kenji Urai and Hayato Kakizawa double-cast as Light Yagami, and Teppei Koike as L.[80] A Korean production of the same musical ran from June 11 to August 11, 2015, in South Korea, starring musical actor Hong Kwang-ho and JYJ member and musical actor Kim Junsu.[81][82]
Reception[edit]
Death Note has received near-universal acclaim from both critics and audiences, with praise aimed at the complex and cerebral storyline, mature themes and plot and character development, especially that of the two main protagonists[citation needed]. As of April 2015, Death Note's twelve volumes had over 30 million copies in circulation.[83] The series won the 2008 Eagle Award for Favourite Manga as voted by UK fans.[84] According to a survey conducted in 2007 by the Ministry of culture of Japan, occupies the 10th place among the best manga of all time.[85] It also received several nominations such as Best Manga at the 2006 American Anime Awards,[86][87] the 2007 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize,[88] an Official Selection at Angoulême International Comics Festival 2008,[89] and Obata was nominated for Best Penciller/Inker at the 2008 Eisner Awards.[90] In 2007, the first three volumes of Death Note were on the American Library Association's 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten list.[91] On ICv2's 'Top 10 Shonen Properties Q2 2009', Death Note was the third best manga property from North America.[92] Douglas Wolk of Salon said that a rumor circulated stating that the creators intended to create Death Note to last half as long as its actual run and Ohba and Obata had been persuaded to lengthen the storyline when Death Note's popularity increased, noting that the rumor 'makes sense, since about halfway through the series, there's a point that seems like a natural ending'. In addition, he said that fans wrote 'thousands' of Death Notefan fiction stories and posted them on the internet.[93] In 2006, Japanese fans pointed out the similarities between Death Note and the 1973 one-shot 'The Miraculous Notebook' (不思議な手帖) by Shigeru Mizuki. Comipress reported that the only difference between the story and Death Note is that there are no Shinigamis.[94]
Anime News Network (ANN) writer Zac Bertschy called Death Note a 'surprisingly gripping and original suspense tale that raises a handful of interesting questions about morality'. He noted that the difference between the series and other manga from the same demographic was very big due to the murders the main character commits as well as how he hides his identity of Kira. Although Bertschy mentioned some shōnen manga readers will be surprised with the dark themes of Death Note, he praised the series for its 'great art, great story, [and] compelling characters'.[95] Julie Rosato from Mania Entertainment found the story to be very entertaining, having liked Light's development in the story and L's introduction as well as how the latter starts suspecting the former's identity. Additionally, she praised the story as it is 'building a climax' with each detail introduced in the first chapter, making the reader look forward to upcoming chapters.[96] Briana Lawrence from ANN stated that what makes Death Note so interesting is that there is no villain, 'instead it had two opposing sides that both believe in the same thing: justice'. She felt that while the series' second half was not as good, with Light seeming less intelligent and once vital characters fading into the background, the ending brings back what the fans loved about the first volume and the supporting cast are 'given a chance to shine'. However, she did not like how the epilogue made no mention of what happens with Misa Amane and how Near and Mello were still treated like parts of L.[97] Jacob Hope Chapman from ANN praised Teru Mikami's role as bloody and flashy as ever better than that of Near, Mello, and Misa.[98] Jolyon Baraka Thomas, in a Japanese Journal of Religious Studies article, describes the manga as having a 'somber narrative' with a 'dark cast'. Obata's art is '[rendered] in stark strokes characterized---fittingly---by a complex interplay of light and shadow'.[13]
The Death Note anime was one of the series to win Best TV Anime at the 2007 Tokyo International Anime Fair.[99] The anime was commended with Tom S. Pepirium of IGN saying that Death Note's 'heavy serialized nature' is what 'makes the show so engaging and discussion worthy'.[100] Pepirium, saying that translating Death Note is 'no small task', stated that Stephen Hedley created an English dub with 'nothing clunky'. He added that Karl Willems, director of the dub, assembled a 'stunning voice cast of professionals' with a 'solid tone minus some of the cheesy yelling and screaming of other dubs'.[101] On the NPR show Fresh Air, John Powers said that Death Note is 'at least as addictive as a show like Lost'.[102] It was also listed as the 51st best animated show in IGN's Top 100 Animated Series.[103]Hyper wrote:
Running over thirty-seven 20 minutes episodes, the anime sticks much closer to the manga so takes a far more languid approach to storytelling, better fleshing out the fantastic characters of Light and his nemesis, L. Light in particular is one of the most layered characters to appear in anime in a long time.[104]
A.E. Sparrow of IGN reviewed the novel Another Note and gave it a 9.5 out of 10. Sparrow said that the author understood 'what made these characters click so well' and 'captures everything that made the manga the compelling read that it is'. Sparrow said that fans of Death Note who read Another Note will 'find a welcome home' in Nisio Isin's work that 'adds a few more fun layers' to the Death Note franchise.[105] The novelization L: Change the World became the second top-selling light novel in Japan during 2008.[106]
Legacy[edit]
The series' release outside Japan was met with a wave of copycat crimes. According to Wired magazine, Death Note '[turned] Japan's most-popular print medium into an internationally controversial topic that has parents wondering whether they should prohibit their kids from reading manga entirely'. Live-action director Shusuke Kaneko commented in response, 'If preventing them from seeing this movie is going to make kids better, then why not prevent them from watching all bad news?'[10]
Bans and attempted bans[edit]
Early in 2005, school officials in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning (People's Republic of China), banned Death Note.[107] The immediate cause was that students had been altering notebooks to resemble Death Notes and then writing the names of acquaintances, enemies, and teachers in the books.[108][109] The ban was designed to protect the 'physical and mental health'[110] of students from horror material that 'misleads innocent children and distorts their mind and spirit'.[111]Jonathan Clements has suggested that the Chinese authorities acted partly against 'superstition', but also against illegal, pirate publishers of Death Note.[112] The ban has been extended to other Chinese cities including Beijing,[113][114] Shanghai and Lanzhou in Gansu Province.[115] Legally published Chinese-language versions of Death Note are published in Hong Kong.[112] On June 12, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture listed Death Note among 38 anime and manga titles banned in China.[116]
In 2007, the education bureau in Pingtung County, Taiwan asked teachers to heed any negative influence on elementary school students reading the manga.[117]
The Albuquerque Public Schools in New Mexico, U.S. held a hearing in May 2010 to ban the Death Note manga from their district's schools; it was unanimously voted down.[118]
After volumes of Death Note were found at the February 2013 suicide of a 15-year-old girl in Yekaterinburg, Russia, a local parents' group began campaigning to regulate all media based on the series, saying that it had an adverse effect on the minds of children.[119] In March 2014, investigators concluded that the manga did not cause the girl to commit suicide.[120]
Copycat crimes and imitations[edit]
There have been various copycat crimes around the world which were based on Death Note.[clarification needed (see talk)] On September 28, 2007, two notes written with Latin characters stating 'Watashi wa Kira dess' [sic], a mis-transliteration of 'I am Kira' (私はキラですWatashi wa Kira desu),[121] were found near the partial remains of a Caucasian male in Belgium. The case has been called the 'Mangamoord' (Dutch for Manga Murder) in Belgian media.[122] It was not until 2010 that four people were arrested in connection to the murder.[123]
A senior at the Franklin Military Academy in Richmond, Virginia, United States was suspended in 2007 after being caught possessing a replica 'Death Note' notebook with the names of fellow students. The school's principal wrote a letter to the student's parents linking to an unofficial website where visitors can write names and circumstances of death for people they want to die.[124]
In South Carolina in March 2008, school officials seized a 'Death Note' notebook from a Hartsville Middle School student. District officials linked the notebook to the anime/manga. The notebook listed seven students' names. The school planned a disciplinary hearing and contacted the seven students' parents.[125] In Gadsden, Alabama in April 2008, two sixth-grade boys were arrested for possession of a 'Death Note' that listed names of several staff members and fellow students. According to Etowah County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Lanny Handy, the notebook was discovered the previous afternoon by a staffer. The students were suspended from the county's schools, pending a juvenile court hearing. The students, their parents, and school officials had met with Handy and a junior probation officer.[126] In Gig Harbor, Washington, one middle school student was expelled and three were suspended on May 14, 2008, for having 50 names in their own 'Death Note' book, including President George W. Bush.[127]
It was reported in September 2009, that a Year Eight boy in Sydney, Australia, created a 'Death Note' that along with names contained a 'battle plan' detailing where bombs could be placed inside his school.[128] In December 2009, two students at an elementary school in Oklahoma were disciplined for a 'Death Note' with the names and descriptions of deaths of two girls that had angered them.[129] A Michigan middle school student was suspended indefinitely in March 2010 for a 'Death Note'.[130] In May 2010, a middle school student in Avonworth School District in Pennsylvania was suspended for a 'Death Note' with names of fellow students and pop singer Justin Bieber.[118] In February 2015, a fifth-grade student of an elementary school near Pittsburgh was suspended for owning a 'Death Note' and writing other students' names in it.[131]
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External links[edit]
- Death Note official website(in Japanese)
- Death Note Netflix Original
- Death Note official television drama website at Nippon TV(in Japanese)
- Death Note (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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This is a list of the chapters of the Japanesemanga series Death Note, written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The individual chapters were originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, from December 2003 to May 2006, with 108 chapters in all.[1] The series primarily focuses on high school student Light Yagami who decides to use a supernaturalnotebook called the 'Death Note', which kills anyone whose name is written in it, to rid the world of evil.
Death Note has been compiled into twelve tankōbon in Japan, with the first being released on April 2, 2004, and the twelfth on July 4, 2006.[2][3] In addition to these, a guidebook for the manga, Death Note 13: How to Read, was also published on October 13, 2006. The guidebook has information about the series, with character profiles, creator interviews, and the pilot chapter that preceded Death Note.[4] A one-shot story special of Death Note was also released in February 2008, and is set two years after the original story's epilogue;[5] a second one-shot was announced to be in development in April 2019.[6][7]Death Note has been adapted into an anime with thirty-seven episodes produced by Nippon Television, and has three live action films.
The Death Note manga is licensed by Viz Media for North American distribution under their 'Shonen Jump Advanced' imprint. Viz published the first volume on October 10, 2005, and the last on July 3, 2007.[8][9] A hardcover version of volume 1 was also released by Viz on September 16, 2008.[10] Viz published Death Note 13: How to Read on February 19, 2008,[11] and collected the Death Note volumes along with Death Note 13: How to Read into a box set on October 7, 2008.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]
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Tsugumi Ohba stated that most of the chapter titles for Death Note were selected during the development of the thumbnails. He added that sometimes he created several choices and consulted his editor for the final selections. He and his editor often selected the final name of the following chapter while he made corrections to the one that he was currently working on. Ohba had selected the names of chapters 107 and 108 before the thumbnail stages of those chapters. After the selection of the name of Chapter 3, Ohba decided to have each chapter name consist of one Japanese word. Ohba said that around the time of the selection of the name of Chapter 4, he began to 'have fun' with the chapter names and begin trying to avoid spoiling plot information through the selection of chapter names. Ohba intended for many of his titles, such as the title of Chapter 7, to have many meanings depending on how one approaches the name.[15] Ohba says that he often discussed titles with his editor when Ohba was unable to create a title that he liked, but that this did not necessarily mean that they would find a better title.[16] Fuori in 60 secondi download ita gratis.
Ohba decided to end the series at 108 chapters at the time he decided how Death Note would end, and he kept the 108 chapter limit in mind when he created thumbnails. When Kiyomi Takada was reintroduced to the plot, Ohba had already set the plot, chapter numbers, and the Yellow Box warehouse scene; therefore he encountered difficulty in having the series end in exactly 108 chapters.[17]
- Note: The issues of the original Japanese version of the manga are labeled as 'pages' rather than 'chapters'. The issues are labeled as 'chapters' in the English-language Viz manga releases.
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1 | Boredom Taikutsu (退屈) | April 2, 2004[2] ISBN4-08-873621-4 | October 10, 2005[8] ISBN978-1-4215-0168-0 | ||
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When high school student Light Yagami finds a murder notebook called the 'Death Note', able to kill any persons he recognizes by simply writing their names into it, Light begins mass murdering criminals with heart attacks in hopes to create a world free of evil and to eventually become its god. Light is soon visited by the Death Note's owner, a Shinigami named Ryuk, who allows Light to keep it but must stay near him. After it becomes apparent someone is killing a large number of people, Light anonymously receives the nickname 'Kira'. The Japanese National Police Agency, or 'NPA', along with a mysterious detective known only as 'L', decide to find and arrest him as a murderer. L realizes that Kira needs to know the faces of those he kills, causing a few Japanese investigators to stop aiding the search in fear of their lives. L later requests the FBI's help to investigate all NPA members involved in the Kira Case when he suspects one of them may be related to Kira. One FBI agent follows Soichiro Yagami, Light's father and one of Kira's investigators, and his family. Light discovers his tail, and uses the Death Note elaborately to learn the name of the agent.Ohba used 'Boredom' as the title of chapter 1 as that was the reason why Ryuk dropped his notebook and why Light picked it up. He had no hesitation in choosing 'boredom' even though Light's motivation was not purely boredom. Ohba selected 'L' for the second chapter because he wanted to establish L as the second main character; in addition the chapter was about L. Ohba added that this is the only chapter name consisting of a single romanized letter, 'perhaps' stemming from a respect for L. 'Family' was chosen because of the introductions of Soichiro and Sayu, Light's father and sister, respectively; the chapter reveals that the main Kira investigator is Soichiro. In addition 'Family' was chosen because Light stated that he was willing to kill his family if he needed to. When selecting the name of Chapter 4, which is about the hiding of the Death Note, Ohba considered 'Current', 'Destruction', and 'False Bottom'. He believed 'Current' was the best choice. Chapter 5, 'Eyeballs', is about the Shinigami eye trade. Ohba believed that 'Eyes' and 'Trade' solely were not interesting names, and that 'Eyeballs' 'sounded cooler'.[15] The name of Chapter 6, 'Manipulation', originates from Light's experiments on the manipulation of Death Note victims. Sōsa written with different kanji means 'investigation'. Ohba had considered that name, but he believed that the name of the chapter needed to be focused on Light's actions, as the chapter had few scenes with investigators. Chapter 7 was named 'Target' since Kiichiro Osoreda attempted to shoot Ryuk with a gun, and because Light was trying to uncover Raye Penber's real name.[15] | |||||
2 | Confluence Gōryū (合流) | July 2, 2004[18] ISBN4-08-873631-1 | November 8, 2005[19] ISBN978-1-4215-0169-7 | ||
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Having seen FBI agent Raye Penber's face and learned his name, Light forces him to unknowingly kill every other agent with the Death Note, and he then kills him as well. After the deaths of the FBI agents who were assigned to investigate the NPA become known, only Soichiro Yagami and four other policemen continue working with L in the Kira investigation. L decides to allow them to meet him and collaborate directly, instead of through a computer. While the members of the Task Force meet in a hotel and discuss Kira's actions, Light visits the police station where the Task Force was stationed before. He happens to meet Raye Penber's fiancé, who wants to share what she has learned from Raye's death about the extent of Kira's power. With no policemen currently in the station, Light introduces himself to her, and learns how she discovered that Kira can kill by means other than a heart attack and can also control his victims' actions prior to their death. Light acknowledges her as a threat to Kira, and tricks her into revealing her name, Naomi Misora, to him and makes her commit suicide by writing it on a paper torn out of the Death Note. Around this time, L reviews the FBI agents' actions before their deaths and notices exceptionally odd behavior with Raye Penber. L is soon informed of Naomi's disappearance, and he then suspects the two families Raye investigated, deciding to install cameras and electronic bugs in their houses. Light immediately realizes their existence and convinces Ryuk to look for them all.Chapter 8's name refers to Naomi Misora. The middle of the chapter shows pleasant scenes involving Raye and Naomi, and the chapter ends with Naomi crying. Ohba described it as a 'feminine' chapter. 'Slots' refers to the holes in the envelopes featured in the chapter. In addition it refers to L trying to find weaknesses in Light's plan.[15] 'Confluence' refers to the Japanese investigators and L joining forces. 'One' refers to several aspects of the chapter; L has become one of the members of the Japanese investigation team, L is thinking about one clue, and Light is wondering if there is one flaw in his plan as he notices Naomi on her way to the police station to reveal one revelation that she had about the case. 'God' refers to Light's favorable outcome resulting from the coincidence that he and Naomi met each other. In the chapter Light discusses his luck, and Ohba had considered the title 'Luck'. Ohba believed that 'I was lucky' was 'such a boring phrase' and that the proof that 'the other god is on my side' was a 'much more fitting' phrase, so he chose 'God' as the title. 'Countdown' was chosen since Light was counting down the seconds until Naomi would reach the NPA headquarters, and he was counting down the seconds until Naomi's death was triggered. Ohba changed the Japanese spelling for the chapter 'Temptation' so the title would not spoil the chapter's contents. Ohba wanted the telephone to be an important element in the chapter 'Phone Call'. Ohba added the scenes with Ukita answering the telephone because he had chosen the chapter title; in addition he included the telephone call from Naomi's mother to the task force. Ohba said that the chapter title 'Handstand' was the one that he had 'the most fun coming up with' and one of his three most favorite chapter titles.[20] | |||||
3 | Hard Run Gekisō (激走) | September 3, 2004[21] ISBN4-08-873652-4 | January 3, 2006[22] ISBN978-1-4215-0170-3 | ||
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In order to keep working, Light hides a LCD Mini Television in a bag of chips to see criminals while he writes their names acting as if he is studying. L decides to remove the cameras, but remains surprised with Light's acting. Some time later, Light enters into the Toho University, where he meets L, who reveals his own identity in order to study Light's reactions. L reveals to Light that he suspects he is Kira, which forces Light to ally with him to prove he is innocent. Soon the channel Sakura TV airs a video from a person with Kira's powers telling people to stop bothering Kira by killing the anti-Kira commentators. Soichiro manages to enter Sakura TV's building with an armored car without being seen, and stops the broadcast. Light notes that the one who made the tapes is an ally for him and that has obtained the shinigami's eyes, allowing him to see anybody's real name and lifespan. After realizing there is another Kira, L requests Light to join them to stop the second Kira.Ohba said that he often struggled while selecting chapter names, but for chapters 15 through 23 he had the titles selected early; he said that he was 'on a roll' during that time. The chapter name 'Gaze' was chosen because of L's gaze depicted in the last two pages of the chapter. Ohba added that the chapter titles 'Gaze' and 'Humiliation' needed no explanation. The chapter name 'First Move' was selected since, in the scenario depicted in the chapter, the person who makes the first move wins. While Light wins the tennis match and invites L to drink tea, L, in Ohba's words, 'makes the first move' as he needs to tell Light something before they drink tea. In the chapter 'Duplicity', both sides of the conflict are trying to discover what the other side is really thinking. The chapter title 'Misfortune' refers to Ryuk's statement about how humans who use the Death Note always face misfortune; the statement resurfaces on several occasions in Death Note. In addition Light believes that there can be some people who use the Death Note who are fortunate. In regard to 'Hard Run', Ohba said 'What else could I have used for the chapter?' In regard to 'Shield' Ohba chose the title because the scene depicting the police officers blockading the Sakura TV offices 'looks so great'. When discussing 'Fool', Ohba said 'Death Note finally gets a heroine in this chapter and she's called a 'fool'.. How rude. But that's just Death Note for you.'[20] | |||||
4 | Love Koigokoro (恋心) | November 11, 2004[23] ISBN4-08-873671-0 | March 7, 2006[24] ISBN978-1-4215-0331-8 | ||
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Light joins L's investigation in order to find the second Kira before them. L makes Light write a message writing as if he were Kira so as the 2nd will respond. The 2nd Kira, a popular idol named Misa Amane, replies saying that she wants to meet Kira, giving instructions about the place where they can meet. Light and officer Touta Matsuda go to investigate such place, and Misa discovers Light is Kira as the exchanged Shinigami's eyes cannot see the lifespan from Death Notes' owners. Misa finds Light's house and visits him, confessing she is the 2nd Kira, and wants to aid him in his work. As Misa is in love with him, Light accepts her help but tells her to keep their relationship in secret. Some days later, Misa finds L and Light talking in the university, and sees L's real name. Before Light can ask Misa about L's name, Misa is arrested as she is suspected of being the 2nd Kira. Misa's Shinigami, Rem, makes Misa forfeit her ownership from the Death Note causing her to lose her memories concerning the Death Note. As Rem forces Light to save Misa, Light gives him his Death Note and requests L to be imprisoned saying that he is possibly under Kira's control.The chapter title 'Reversal' refers to L falling out of his chair; it does not refer to, in Ohba's words, 'how the story would turn upside down based on new revelations.'[20] The chapter title 'Love' refers to Gelus's feelings towards Misa, Misa's feelings towards Kira, and the stalker's feelings towards Misa. Ohba added that technically the method of forcing a Shinigami to die is not making one infatuated with a human, but Ohba said that he 'wanted to express it that way in dialogue.'[20] The title 'Judgment' refers to how the two Death Note owners discover one another and how Misa confirms that Kira is Light. In the chapter 'Weapon' Light refers to Misa as a 'weapon'; Light only sees Misa as a tool, but Misa accepts Light's attitude towards her. In regard to the chapter title 'Bomb', Ohba said that keeping Misa around is 'like holding on to a bomb' since Misa knows Light's true identity.'[16] In addition Ohba said that Rem's 'explosive' declaration that she will kill Light if Light kills Misa 'makes Misa's existence even more dangerous.'[16] The title 'Easy' refers to the dialog from Light stating 'L will die.. This easily..' Ohba said that when he wrote the line he thought 'What? This easily?!', so the title also refers to Ohba's thoughts.[16] Ohba added that his favorite moment in the chapter was when Rem declares that she will kill L immediately after L says that Light is his first friend. The title 'Gamble' refers to Light's decision to kill Ryuga while Light is not 100% sure that Ryuga is L and L's decision to appear in front of Light at the university. 'Movement' refers to the relocation of Misa as she is arrested and imprisoned and the Death Note's movement from Misa to Light. In regard to the title 'Imprisonment' Ohba believed that the title did not 'fit that well'.[16] Ohba added that he 'probably' thought 'Well, he's being imprisoned. Should be fine.'[16] | |||||
5 | Whiteout Hakushi (白紙) | February 4, 2005[25] ISBN4-08-873774-1 | May 2, 2006[26] ISBN978-1-4215-0626-5 | ||
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After a week in prison Light forfeits his ownership from the Death Note to lose his memories. As the press announces that Kira is still killing people, L decides to free Light and Misa, but keeps Light handcuffed. While working with L, Light discovers that the new Kira is from Yotsuba Corporations, with one of their members possessing the Death Note and being along with Rem. Matsuda spies a meeting from them, but when he hears that one of them is Kira, he is discovered by them. Matsuda acts as Misa's manager and tells the Yotsuba members that he just wants them to feature Misa in their adverts. They believe him and during a party to celebrate such assignment, a drunk Matsuda jumps from Yotsuba's building to fake his death with the other officers' help. Allied with L, a professional burglar known as Wedy installs cameras in Yotsuba's building while a con man, Aiber, contacts the Yotsuba members acting as their ally to know more about them.'Whiteout' refers to Light losing his memory. Ohba said retrospectively that it was 'a bad title' since it reveals part of the plot.[16] He added that while 'it's not like it's the end of the world' if the title reveals some of the plot, the fact 'kind of takes away some of the fun'.[16] 'Father and Son' refers to Light and Soichiro. Ohba said that he had trouble creating some of the chapter names for the group of chapters including 'Father and Son' in contrast with his ease creating the names of the chapters including Chapter 17. He retrospectively wondered if 'perhaps' he did not put enough thought into the chapter names.[16] 'Eight' refers to the eight Yotsuba members. Ohba added that he worked especially hard to try to find a good chapter title since 'Eight' was printed with color pages in Weekly Shonen Jump. 'Strike' refers to Light and L hitting one another; Ohba wondered who would 'imagine' that the title referred to the action and commented 'I like these kinds of titles.'[16] 'Separation' refers to the end of the effort sharing between the National Police Agency and the Japanese task force. Ohba added that he believed that he had 'too much fun' with the previous two titles, so he went 'back into serious mode' for Chapter 39.[16] 'Allies' refers to the team gaining Aiber and Wedy as allies and losing Aizawa as an ally; Ohba described the title as 'ironic'.[16] 'Matsuda' received its name as, in Ohba's words, the chapter featured 'Matsuda running around'.[16] Ohba added that when the editor saw the planned title name 'Matsuda', the editor laughed and then gave the okay.[16] In regard to 'Heaven' Ohba said that when a person sees the title, he or she assumes that someone is going to die. Ohba added that he was 'going for that a little bit' and that the title name also refers to Matsuda's feelings after he survives an incident and how Misa's room is like 'heaven'. 'Black' refers to the question of whether the Yotsuba are guilty and the black suits and ties of the remaining seven members.[16] | |||||
6 | Give-and-Take Kōkan (交換) | April 4, 2005[27] ISBN4-08-873795-4 | July 5, 2006[28] ISBN978-1-4215-0627-2 | ||
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With the evidence presented by Aiber and Wedy, the Kira Investigation Team discovers that one of the seven members from Yotsuba is the new Kira. L convinces the team to avoid arresting them until discovering their powers, and requests Misa to go their building to investigate who is Kira. Rem tells Misa about her and Light's previous identities as Kira and helps her to make Yotsuba's Kyosuke Higuchi confess he is the new one. Allied with other Yotsuba members, Light designs a plan to make Higuchi watch a TV program in which Matsuda is supposed to reveal Kira's identity. When Higuchi goes to kill Matsuda, the Investigation Team is able to ambush and arrest him.'Successor' refers to L's question to Light regarding whether he will be the successor to L. L already knows that, if Light is Kira, Light will try to kill L and be his successor. 'Crazy' refers to how L is, in Ohba's words, 'crazy and forceful in this chapter'.[29] 'Ill-Suited' refers to Mogi's comment about not being well-suited to his new role. While Ohba had considered making the chapter title a reference to the reunion between Misa and Rem, Ohba instead opted for 'Ill-Suited' as he believed it was more humorous. 'Impertinence' refers to the fact that Rem reveals some secrets early; Rem knows that Light has a plan, and she tells Misa which Yotsuba member has the Death Note. 'Give-and-Take' refers to Higuchi and Misa trading e-mail addresses, Misa and Nori trading clothes, the agreement stating that Misa will marry Higuchi if Higuchi is Kira, and Misa's recording of Higuchi's statements. Ohba said that the title 'Potted Plant' was used to 'mess with the fans'.[29] Ohba retrospectively wondered why his editor approved the title. Ohba added that he 'liked this title'.[29] 'Yotsuba' refers to Namikawa's explanation about how a large company such as Yotsuba is to behave. 'Misunderstanding' refers to Light and L seeing Higuchi write a name in a notebook and not realizing that it is the method of killing people. 'Split-Second' mostly refers to Watari preventing Higuchi from committing suicide, while it also refers to Soichiro jumping in front of Wedy to take Higuchi's bullet.[29] | |||||
7 | Zero Zero (零) | July 4, 2005 [30] ISBN4-08-873830-6 | September 5, 2006[31] ISBN978-1-4215-0628-9 | ||
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'Scream' refers to the screams from Light, Mogi, and Soichiro. Light's reason for screaming is different from the reasons of the other two, since he regains his memories from the Death Note. The main aspect that the chapter 'Inside' refers to is the piece of the Death Note inside of Light's watch. In addition 'Inside' refers to a Death Note being underground, a letter being inside that Death Note, and the fake rules being inside the other notebook; the reader is not supposed to be aware of those aspects when he or she starts reading the chapter. 'Creation' refers to a piece of dialog from Light that states 'The god of the world creates the rules.' 'Embrace' refers to Misa hugging the notebook, Ryuk, and then Light in that order. Ryuk says 'all this girl does is hug things..' The chapter 'Two Choices' refers to Rem's decision of whether to save Misa and die or let Misa be captured and put to death. 'Feelings Within' mostly refers to L's last internal monologue, while it also refers to Light's emotions. Ohba stated that people often asked him what L was trying to say, and that Ohba refused to answer the question and responded by saying that Death Note is about readers discovering their own conclusions about the work. Ohba believed that some things feel more exciting if one does not definitively know every aspect of them. 'Zero' refers to the timer reaching zero and confirming L's death. It also refers to Ohba's intention to let the readers and himself understand that the Mello and Near arc is, in Ohba's words, 'starting from zero'.[29] 'Kidnapping' refers to the kidnappings of Kanichi Takimura and Sayu Yagami. Ohba said that he planned to 'play it straight' as this was the first chapter of the Mello and Near arc.[32] 'Number Two' refers to the chapter being the second Mello and Near arc chapter and the fact that Mello is in second place, with Near ahead of him.[32] | |||||
8 | Target Mato (的) | September 2, 2005[33] ISBN4-08-873852-7 | November 7, 2006[34] ISBN978-1-4215-0629-6 | ||
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'Decision' refers to Soichiro's decision to go to Los Angeles, his announcement stating that he will make all of the decisions, and his intention to take responsibility for his decisions. 'Target' refers to Mello's intentions to take possession of the notebook, the aircraft going off course, and Near playing with darts. 'Right Angle' refers to the fact that the door used to make the trade for the book in exchange for the hostage turns ninety degrees. Ohba added that he was 'messing with the readers a little bit'. 'Responsibility' refers to Soichiro taking responsibility for the loss of the Death Note, the irresponsibility of Sidoh losing his notebook, and Ryuk's responsibility for stealing the notebook that Sidoh owned. The chapter name also refers to the line at the end 'That's so irresponsible.' 'Death' refers to the discussion of Rem's death at the beginning of the chapter and the deaths of the SPK members. 'Button' refers to the button on the mobile phone that Soichiro presses in the beginning of the chapter, the keyboard keys that Matsuda presses, and the button to launch a nuclear weapon. Ohba added that he did not know that there was a kanji character that meant 'button'. 'Discovery' refers to the revealing of the identity of the owner of the Death Note. 'Flight' refers to the helmets flying around in the chapter; Ohba added that he 'got readers all excited with this title' as the readers did not realize that the only items flying around were helmets.[32] 'Tremble' refers to two the instances where Sidoh trembles; one was when he feels frightened by Mello, and one when he feels frightened by the prospect of Shinigami world punishments.[32] | |||||
9 | Contact Sesshoku (接触) | December 2, 2005[35] ISBN4-08-873887-X | January 2, 2007[36] ISBN978-1-4215-0630-2 | ||
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'Contact' refers to Light and Ryuk's contact with the members of the task force and Sayu's contact with sunlight. 'Verification' refers to the checking and verification of battle plans; the title's name mainly applies to the last two pages. 'Cornered' refers to the positions that Mello and Soichiro are in. Ohba added that if there was a kanji character that meant 'mano a mano', he would have used that character. In regard to 'A Fine Performance' Ohba refused to say whether the title refers to Jose pretending to be dead or Light crying at his father's deathbed. Ohba added that if Light's crying was an act, he does not believe that it is 'one hundred percent acting.'[32] 'Acknowledgement' refers to the United States Government accepting Kira and Light's acknowledgment that he knows that killing people is morally wrong. Ohba added that the U.S. Government's act is 'probably more like 'recognizing' than 'accepting.' 'Greetings' refers to a line by Near that states 'Welcome, Mello.' Ohba said that he did not remember the development process regarding the line well, but that he believed that the line originally was 'Welcome Home, Mello.'[32] 'Use' may refer to the question of whether Near is using Mello, whether Light is using the investigation team as bait for Mello and Near, whether Demegawa is using Sakura TV to shift public opinion in favor of supporting Kira, or all of the above. 'Prediction' refers to predictions made by Light and Near. Light predicts that Mello will try to contact one of the task force members. Near predicts that the 13-day rule is false and that the original task force members have met the original L. Ohba said that he made many of the predictions correct in order to make the plot move forward; Ohba reasoned that the story would not 'work as well' if the predictions were wrong.[37] 'Lies' refers to the first time that a character acknowledges verbally that Light is lying. In the chapter, in their conversations Light and Near are both trying to uncover the truth about one another.[37] | |||||
10 | Deletion Sakujo (削除) | February 3, 2006[38] ISBN4-08-874018-1 | March 6, 2007[39] ISBN978-1-4215-1155-9 | ||
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'Clean-Up' refers to the cleanup of the money distributed to the Kira worshipers and the cleanup of the Kira worshipers. 'Warning' alludes to the contact from Aizawa to Near, from Light to Misa, from Misa to Mikami, and other contacts. 'Himself' refers to Near learning about Soichiro's plans to kill Kira and himself and to Aizawa acting on his own. 'Delete' refers to the word 'delete', which Mikami uses a lot. Ohba said that the word 'reveals what kind of character Mikami is.'[37] 'Coincidence' is the chapter about Mikami's past. Ohba explained that so many coincidences happened to Mikami that he refused to believe that they were simply coincidences. Ohba said 'To put it coldly, he misunderstands everything.'[37] 'Election' refers to the selection of Takada as Demegawa's replacement. Ohba added that if one wanted to 'force' another meaning to the title, 'Election' could refer to Misa's approval of Mogi as her cook.[37] 'Japan' refers to the fact that the remaining characters who are outside Japan are traveling to Japan to battle each other there. Ohba believed that, at the time, 'it seems like I stopped messing around with the title choices at this point and just went with the obvious.'[37] Ohba said that 'Tomorrow' has no 'deep meaning' and that it simply refers to the scene in the chapter's final page, when Light asks Takada if she can see him the following day.[37] 'Conversation' refers to the first conversation between Light and Mikami. Ohba added 'I just thought it was great' how Light and Mikami were able to communicate with one another during the secret meeting with Takada, even though the task force was monitoring the meeting.[37] Ohba added that the Death Note series has a lot of conversation.[37] | |||||
11 | Kindred Spirits Dōshin (同心) | May 2, 2006[40] ISBN4-08-874041-6 | May 1, 2007[41] ISBN978-1-4215-1178-8 | ||
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Ohba said that the title 'Kindred Spirits' represents how Light and Near want to fight to see who is the best and to settle the conflict once and for all.[37] 'Preview' refers to Near's plan; Near does not intend to kill L-Kira and X-Kira and see if people stop dying, as he plans to instead trick Kira into writing into a false notebook and arrest Kira. 'Standstill' refers to Mogi preventing Misa from saying something that could result in her death, Lidner preventing Misa from attacking Takada, and Near pausing footage of Mikami on his display monitors. In regard to the title 'Night', Ohba debated whether the chapter title would refer to Mikami being on the train or to Misa and Takada's dinner. Since he believed that the dinner scenes were 'more interesting', Ohba had the title refer to the dinner. In regard to the dinner scene he created some other title choices such as 'Battle', 'Cat Fight', Easy Win', and 'Rivals in Love'. Ohba believed that these titles were 'too obvious', so he selected 'Night' as the dinner scene takes place at night.[37] 'Decision' refers to Near's group deciding that Mikami is X-Kira after seeing him use a Death Note and talking about Shinigami. In addition they decide that Light is very popular with women. 'Outside' refers to Near's statement to Aizawa saying that Aizawa is not a part of the battle, but instead looking from the outside. In addition the statement is relayed over a public telephone, which is on the outside. The title name 'Convinced' refers to how both sides are going forward with their plans and are convinced that they are taking the morally correct choices. The word 'convinced' appears on the first page of the chapter. The title 'Meanwhile' refers to Gevanni's actions. Ohba stated that the title meant 'Meanwhile, Gevanni was..'[42] Eight pages in 'Miscellaneous' have no dialog. The development of the pages, which took place from January 7 to January 22, was, as stated by Ohba, 'something very rare in Death Note.'[42] Ohba added that he believed that readers 'were grateful' of the lack of dialog; Ohba added that all of the characters featured in the pages 'are very busy' during that time.[42] 'Everybody' refers to the fact that all of the key characters have been assembled for the final conflict. One of the conditions of the planned meeting between two of the factions is that all of the members of both sides have to appear. In addition Mello re-appears, so all of the key characters have been assembled.[42] | |||||
12 | Finis Kan (完) | July 4, 2006[3] ISBN4-08-874131-5 | July 3, 2007[9] ISBN978-1-4215-1327-0 | ||
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'Two' refers to the deaths of Mello and Takada. In addition it refers to the fact that Light and Mikami wrote down Takada's name at almost the same time, which is something that the reader does not discover until later. 'Face to Face' refers to the meeting between Light and Near Ohba wanted to use 'Mask', but he did not want to reveal the fact that Near was wearing a mask. At that point Ohba was wondering if readers were trying to guess the plots of the upcoming chapters based on the names of the upcoming chapters in the previews in Weekly Shonen Jump. In 'Inducement', the plans of both sides are trying to induce Mikami into appearing, and they are trying to induce one another to fall for each other's plan. The name 'Patience' refers to Light holding in his laughter and waiting until 35 seconds have passed after the writing down of the names of the Japanese task force and SPK members before declaring victory. In addition Matsuda and other participants are asked not to move while the 40 seconds are passing. In the chapter 'Declaration', Light declares victory and Near declares that Light is Kira. Ohba said that Near's statement 'I owe this to Mello' could also be a declaration. 'Answer' refers to Near's explanation about how he discovered Light's true plan and Light's admission that he is Kira. Ohba said that he understood that Near's rationale is 'very long' and that it is likely that many readers struggled to comprehend it. Ohba added that he believed that 'Answer' was an appropriate title since Light, who previously told himself that he would never admit to being Kira, admits to being Kira with, in Ohba's words, a 'Yeah, I'm Kira. Got a problem with it?' attitude.'[42] 'Impossible' refers to the fact that it is not possible for Light to change the attitudes and feelings of Near and the other people with his speech; Ohba said that Light is trying to buy time with a plan that he knows will not succeed. 'Intent to Kill' refers to Light trying to kill Near, Matsuda trying to kill Light, and Light pleading for someone to kill Near. Regarding 'Curtain', Ohba explained that he was trying to represent a curtain with the final two pages being entirely colored black. Ohba added that the title 'Nothingness' would reveal too much, and that he already used the word 'Black' for Chapter 43. While Ohba also considered the word 'Black Curtain', in Japanese the word refers to a person behind the scenes orchestrating the events, and Ohba felt it would not be good to inadvertently make readers believe that a new character was appearing. In the end Ohba chose 'Curtain' for the title of the second to last chapter.[42] The final chapter was named 'Finis', In regard to the chapter's name, Ohba said 'no explanation needed: the end.'[42] The chapter number, 108, refers to the earthly desires in Buddhism. When creating the plot of the final chapter, Ohba first thought of the idea of Kira worshipers surrounding Kira's grave; Ohba reasoned that a group of Kira worshipers would exist even if Kira died. Ohba believed that having Light's death be definitively known to the world would 'cause problems',[17] and he also recalls discussing how 'distasteful' it would be for the readers to see the Yagami family grave.[17] As Ohba and his editor decided on how to end the series in late 2005, Ohba and his editor developed the concept of the line of Kira worshipers.[17] Ohba said that he made Aizawa the chief of the NPA because he did not want to create a new character for the role, and he decided that Aizawa would be the best choice among the surviving task force members. Ohba added that Aizawa was the best choice since he had connections to the NPA and Near and that Aizawa becoming the chief would have been 'unimaginable' earlier in Death Note. Ohba explained that Mogi would have been too biased to Near.[43] In regard to Matsuda's theories, Ohba said that he did not decide whether they are right or wrong; he asked readers to decide for themselves whether Matsuda's theories were correct. The only definitive statement Ohba made about the theories is that Light ordered Mikami to not take the Death Note out until the end. Ohba explained that Yamamoto, a character who Matsuda teases, was added at the thumbnail stage and has no significance; Ohba added him to show Matsuda 'bossing someone around'. (While there may not be significance in his use, Yamamoto was first seen in volume 1 chapter 2 as Light's best friend. He was seen again in volume 2, when Light suggests he send him a New Years card, but he didn't appear until this chapter). Regarding the Kira worshipers, Ohba said that he would have been fine having Light simply die 'in his pathetic state', but Ohba decided to 'redeem' Light somewhat by illustrating that, despite the fact that Light is dead, he becomes a god for a group of people. Ohba explained that in Death Note Light wants to become a living god and therefore he would not be happy with dying; he added 'So there's a little irony in there too.' Ohba explained that the fact that the scene goes back and forth with the part shows how he loved Light as a character, even though L was Ohba's favorite.[44] Obata recalled hearing from the editor that a scene in the final chapter will feature Kira worshipers surrounding Light's grave. Obata originally believed that the concept was 'a little lacking', but when he saw the thumbnails he believed they looked good, and he felt excited when he drew the art for the chapter.[17] Obata said that he wanted to 'set the mood' for the scene, so he had the Kira worshipers wear hoods. Light's name could have some reference here, as they are worshipping god at night under the light of the moon.[17] Obata selected the apple to use as the object for the cover page of 'Finis', as the apple was used as an important symbol in Death Note and Obata believed that featuring the apple was 'the only way to go'.[43] The final set of chapter covers feature close-ups of objects, and so the cover page of 'Finis' focused on the apple, with the last rule of Death Note being 'Once dead, they can never come back to life.'[43] |
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