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Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects - and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal...or his life? Although they've collected plenty of evidence tying the seven Yotsuba members to the newest Kira, Light, L and the rest of the taskforce are no closer to discovering which one actually possesses the Death Note. Desperate for some headway, L recruits Misa to infiltrate the group and feed them information calculated to bring Kira into the open. But the Shinigami Rem reveals to Misa who the Kiras really are, and, armed with this knowledge, Misa will do anything to help Light. But what will that mean for L...?
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Born in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series Death Note. His current series Bakuman is serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and is the artist of Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Shinsei New Hope award and the Shogakukan Manga award. Obata is also the artist of Arabian Majin Bokentan Lamp Lamp, Ayatsuri Sakon, Cyborg Jichan G., and the smash hit manga Death Note.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Death Note volume 5 left us seeing the power of Kira being used (or rather abused) by a large finance company 'Yotsuba', and with both Light and Misa convinced of their innocence as they have no recollection of ever being Kira themselves.
Frustratingly the team have no idea who in the company is Kira, but they hope to get more clues after installing surveillance cameras in the board room. They are shocked when they secretly watch a meeting where the directors casually decide who is next to die in order to benefit the company. This seems like a new level of evil, when Light was Kira you were able to relate or at least understand that he considered the killings necessary in order to fulfil his idealistic vision of a better society, but things have changed and the are killings are now purely for financial gain.
The moral questioning which has been a strength of the Death Note series is evident in this volume. Should the team let the board members kill in order to aid the investigation? Or should they intervene? Interestingly, it's Light who is most vocal in taking the higher moral and is very clear about his belief that human life is of paramount importance. The previous book seemed to lack the spark of the first four but once again we are treated to great interaction between Light and L. Light demonstrates incredible analytical skills and speed of thought, he even makes some deductions before L. This leads to L making the startling claim that Light should be his natural successor should L die during the investigation. But L always seems to be playing games, things are never as they seem between these two 'friends' - and suspicions still exist with Light offended that anyone could still think he was Kira. Tensions resurface and the two do battle again.
There's a sense of urgency about the case after quick thinking from the investigation team leads to a temporary delay in the killings, they have a month to find Kira and a new recruit to help them - Misa Amane. Although present in the books for a while now she finally gets to have some meaty sub-plots of her own and the progress of any new findings are pivotal on her actions.
There are no colour pages in this volume, but I tend to see those as more of a bonus rather than something I expect in Death Note. The artwork remains at a high level and there are some excellent double page images between chapters. There was a glaring spelling mistake at one point (a car is referred to as having "tinted widows"!) but it's a rare error in a series of books which don't tend to suffer from poor translation.
In a nutshell: An interesting volume where L's friend tally increases to 2! There's also some pseudo-religious debate where L dismisses the idea of a God (it's good to see such an exploration in a series which involves Shinigami), and speaking of Shinigami - we get to see more Rem after a bit of a Shinigami absence. This book sees a return of some of the battle of wits between Light and L and the book culminates in an intense and frantic ending.
Frustratingly the team have no idea who in the company is Kira, but they hope to get more clues after installing surveillance cameras in the board room. They are shocked when they secretly watch a meeting where the directors casually decide who is next to die in order to benefit the company. This seems like a new level of evil, when Light was Kira you were able to relate or at least understand that he considered the killings necessary in order to fulfil his idealistic vision of a better society, but things have changed and the are killings are now purely for financial gain.
The moral questioning which has been a strength of the Death Note series is evident in this volume. Should the team let the board members kill in order to aid the investigation? Or should they intervene? Interestingly, it's Light who is most vocal in taking the higher moral and is very clear about his belief that human life is of paramount importance. The previous book seemed to lack the spark of the first four but once again we are treated to great interaction between Light and L. Light demonstrates incredible analytical skills and speed of thought, he even makes some deductions before L. This leads to L making the startling claim that Light should be his natural successor should L die during the investigation. But L always seems to be playing games, things are never as they seem between these two 'friends' - and suspicions still exist with Light offended that anyone could still think he was Kira. Tensions resurface and the two do battle again.
There's a sense of urgency about the case after quick thinking from the investigation team leads to a temporary delay in the killings, they have a month to find Kira and a new recruit to help them - Misa Amane. Although present in the books for a while now she finally gets to have some meaty sub-plots of her own and the progress of any new findings are pivotal on her actions.
There are no colour pages in this volume, but I tend to see those as more of a bonus rather than something I expect in Death Note. The artwork remains at a high level and there are some excellent double page images between chapters. There was a glaring spelling mistake at one point (a car is referred to as having "tinted widows"!) but it's a rare error in a series of books which don't tend to suffer from poor translation.
In a nutshell: An interesting volume where L's friend tally increases to 2! There's also some pseudo-religious debate where L dismisses the idea of a God (it's good to see such an exploration in a series which involves Shinigami), and speaking of Shinigami - we get to see more Rem after a bit of a Shinigami absence. This book sees a return of some of the battle of wits between Light and L and the book culminates in an intense and frantic ending.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I have only just come to this series, a little later than most anime and manga fans and I'm so glad I did. This story is amazing and well worth a read for any fan. This volume is in the middle and therefore an important part of the storyline. Fully recomended buy.
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Although still a marvellous read the previous volume of Death Note had something of a filler feel to it but thankfully this sixth volume sees this excellent manga series back on top form. Having identified that the new Kira is among seven individuals working for Yotsuba Light, L and the rest of the taskforce must find a way to get the evidence of how Kira kills his victims before the move in on the seven. When Misa is sent to get close to the seven the Shinigami Rem complicates things by revealing itself to her and Misa comes up with a plan of her own.
This volume is probably one of my favourite to date with some great action and some nice plot twists. It is also good seeing the Shinigami again after there brief hiatus in the last volume, and we also learn some more about the Gods of Death themselves. Although not really much of a cliff-hanger, the ending of this volume leaves the story in an interesting place and it will be interesting to see where Death Note goes from here but with the story only at the halfway point I am worried that it could be starched out too much in the later volumes.
This volume is probably one of my favourite to date with some great action and some nice plot twists. It is also good seeing the Shinigami again after there brief hiatus in the last volume, and we also learn some more about the Gods of Death themselves. Although not really much of a cliff-hanger, the ending of this volume leaves the story in an interesting place and it will be interesting to see where Death Note goes from here but with the story only at the halfway point I am worried that it could be starched out too much in the later volumes.
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Fantastic
Absolutely fantastic. Came quickly, was well packaged and is a must have for any manga/animé fan. Read more
Published 4 months ago by AlannahClarke1039
Back to the greatness of deathnote!
As i said in my review of volume 5, i felt it lacking greatly in story and was dissapointed with it, but this has picked up and is once again a fantastic volume of deathnote. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lizy.B
All out Kira war!
Number six in the death note series is a fantastic read and now because Kira III is here and Light and L doing what they do best this volume is.
Fantastic. Read more
Fantastic. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2008 by J. Gradwell
Another addition to a great series, although dragging it's feet a tad.
heres another volume of the exiting and thrilling death note series, as always packed full of twisting plots and ingenious plans. Read more
Published on 18 July 2007 by Niall O'D
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