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Death Note
When Light Yagami finds a notebook giving him power over death, will he use it for good—or evil?
Created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata | MoreLess about Death Note
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 Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?
Tsugumi Ohba
Born in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series Death Note and Bakuman。
Takeshi Obata
Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei “New Hope” Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit Death Note as well as the hugely successful manga Bakuman。 and All You Need Is Kill.
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Death Note - The Omega Edition
The Omega Edition
Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a Death Note, Light receives power over life and death with the stroke of a pen. Determined to use this dark gift for the best, Light sets out to rid the world of evil… namely, the people he believes to be evil. Should anyone hold such power? The consequences of Light’s actions will set the world ablaze.
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Death Note, Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s suspenseful tale of power, corruption and morality, returns for the first time on Blu-ray, uncut and HD enhanced! This six-disc set includes the complete 37-episode series in five languages, two feature films in three languages and hours of extras!
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Death Note Short Stories
Is Kira’s story truly over, or does his influence linger?
In this complete collection of Death Note short stories penned by the series’ creators, discover tales of lives irrevocably changed by the sinister influence of the Death Note, with surprising and thrilling answers to the question of what it truly takes to use the Death Note…or fight it.
Contains stories “C-Kira,” “a-Kira,” the Death Note pilot chapter, vignettes of L’s life, and more.
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Other Death Note volumes
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Death Note (All-in-One Edition)
Death Note Digital Bundle (Full Series)
blanc et noir: Takeshi Obata Illustrations
Death Note, Vol. 1
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