The story begins with Light Yagami, a high school student who stumbles upon a supernatural notebook called the "Death Note." The notebook, dropped by the shinigami (death god) Ryuk, allows the user to kill anyone whose name is written in it, as long as the writer pictures the person's face while writing their name. Light, a genius and idealistic teenager, decides to use the notebook to create a utopian society without crime, becoming a self-appointed vigilante known as Kira.
: The Shinigami who dropped the Death Note into the human world out of sheer boredom en.wikipedia.org Death Note Vol 1 Epub
: As criminals begin dying of heart attacks worldwide, the global police task force enlists the help of "L," a legendary and eccentric detective whose identity is a closely guarded secret en.wikipedia.org Volume Details : Contains the first seven chapters of the series deathnote.fandom.com : Approximately 200 pages www.amazon.com Age Rating The story begins with Light Yagami, a high
Soichiro Yagami’s jaw tightened. “This is not a man. This is a mass executioner. And he is watching us.” “This is not a man
Furthermore, Obata's art in the first volume is more experimental. The Shinigami Realm panels are abstract and terrifying—something the clean, bright anime color palette struggled to replicate.
For the first time in his life, Light Yagami felt something he had never expected.
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