Status
Available
Series
Collection
Publication
VIZ Media LLC (2007), Edition: 1, 216 pages
Description
"The human whose name is written in this note shall die" ... Light Yagami, a straight-A high school student, picked up this "death note" dropped into the human world and used it to rid the world of criminals. Years have passed, and various forces have tried to gain possession of the note, but the battle stops here.
User reviews
LibraryThing member tiamatq
Oh Death Note - so you do have an ending! Well, sort of. Because, as we all know, there must be spin-offs. I'm not sure that I'll be flocking to those right away. This was such an intriguing story, but I feel bogged down by it after finishing. Normally, when I really enjoy a book or a series, once
So back on to the topic... and yes, of course there are spoilers in this. You'd be foolish to read a review of the last book and expect to come away without them! This is the final showdown between Light and L's heirs, Near and Mello. One of them doesn't make it to the actual face-off, and for that, I was sad. It's an incredibly tense moment, where readers feel somewhat smug about who will win, but not safe enough to crow about it. Unfortunately, all that tension, the moment of the big reveal, once again comes to a screeching stop as the Encyclopedia Brown-style explanation goes on and on and on.
What I really did enjoy was getting to see Light's fall, as he realizes that things have gone wrong for him. He loses his composure, his dignity, his wit... it's all wiped out in the moment of panic, when he's been caught. Finally Matsuda got his head out of his ass and tried to stop Light! And then, we got to see Ryuk in full-Death God mode! I thought that we should've seen more of this throughout the series, that Ryuk was not just a comical figure, but something very dangerous that was always waiting for Light.
The final scenes show the world, returned to the way it was, a little more easily than we expected. Hooray for Aizawa coming out of this whole ordeal! That was a character that grew on me over time. We never found out exactly what happened to Misa. I thought that the girl at the end looked exactly like Misa, but I've read that that is NOT her... oh well, guess I'll see when I read the "How to Read" volume.
Okay, this was a meandering review. Overall, for the entire series, this is worth reading, if only for the moral issues that it raises. The art is incredible, the characters are interesting, though not always likeable. But sometimes the series gets so caught up in explaining the how of its little tricks that it gets distracted.
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I finish with it, I have to do crazy amounts of research on it, find tie-ins, watch and/or read them, and obsess. Not so with Death Note. At least, not right now. So back on to the topic... and yes, of course there are spoilers in this. You'd be foolish to read a review of the last book and expect to come away without them! This is the final showdown between Light and L's heirs, Near and Mello. One of them doesn't make it to the actual face-off, and for that, I was sad. It's an incredibly tense moment, where readers feel somewhat smug about who will win, but not safe enough to crow about it. Unfortunately, all that tension, the moment of the big reveal, once again comes to a screeching stop as the Encyclopedia Brown-style explanation goes on and on and on.
What I really did enjoy was getting to see Light's fall, as he realizes that things have gone wrong for him. He loses his composure, his dignity, his wit... it's all wiped out in the moment of panic, when he's been caught. Finally Matsuda got his head out of his ass and tried to stop Light! And then, we got to see Ryuk in full-Death God mode! I thought that we should've seen more of this throughout the series, that Ryuk was not just a comical figure, but something very dangerous that was always waiting for Light.
The final scenes show the world, returned to the way it was, a little more easily than we expected. Hooray for Aizawa coming out of this whole ordeal! That was a character that grew on me over time. We never found out exactly what happened to Misa. I thought that the girl at the end looked exactly like Misa, but I've read that that is NOT her... oh well, guess I'll see when I read the "How to Read" volume.
Okay, this was a meandering review. Overall, for the entire series, this is worth reading, if only for the moral issues that it raises. The art is incredible, the characters are interesting, though not always likeable. But sometimes the series gets so caught up in explaining the how of its little tricks that it gets distracted.
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LibraryThing member LunaraDawn
I have to say, this is in fact my favorite manga series. I was sad when certain characters died but I know that their deaths were necessary for the plot to move forward. I quite enjoyed the intelligence showed in this series, what with several main characters being geniuses. I also like how the
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author had several different genres, i.e. mystery, horror, fantasy, etc., and made it almost believable. The spin-offs are good as well, though none are as good as the actual series. I hope to see more spin-offs and also more books from this author. Show Less
LibraryThing member Phantasma
I was a little disappointed with the way this series ended. Yet it was quite satisfactorily creepy.
LibraryThing member xoyd78
This ending to the series was a complete mind blower. Completely shocking and incredible.
LibraryThing member BrynDahlquis
...Wow. I think I may faint from the excitement of it all.
What a series. Hooooly crap. Yeah. That's basically all I have to say.
Without giving away any spoilers, let me just say that I'm not entirely sure the right guy won. But still an amazing and spectacular ending to a phenomenal series.
What a series. Hooooly crap. Yeah. That's basically all I have to say.
Without giving away any spoilers, let me just say that I'm not entirely sure the right guy won. But still an amazing and spectacular ending to a phenomenal series.
LibraryThing member Laella
More of a 3.5
Not sure what to think of this last volume. It was good but I'm not completely satisfied with Light's death. It was kind of ridiculous. There's also a load of dialogue filling the pages which made my eyes glaze over. And I'm still not convinced that Mello and Near combined surpass L.
Not sure what to think of this last volume. It was good but I'm not completely satisfied with Light's death. It was kind of ridiculous. There's also a load of dialogue filling the pages which made my eyes glaze over. And I'm still not convinced that Mello and Near combined surpass L.
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L's theories and deductions were more intelligent and made more sense than Near's. Overall, this was actually a good volume, just not completely satisfied with the death. And what was up with that last chapter? I think the anime is better. Show Less
LibraryThing member callmecayce
(Review is for all 12 volumes) I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this manga. It was recommended to me by a friend who wasn't sure I'd like it, but thought I might. She was right! I found it really interesting how effective the manga was at character development and manipulating my
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opinions -- not just with pictures, that's obviously, but with words. A lot of manga I've read have short pieces of dialogue, no internal thoughts of any kind and no exposition. But Death Note has all three of those things, which makes it into a surprisingly richer series than some non-manga I've read. I completely enjoyed this series and I'm very glad my friend recommended it to me. Show Less
LibraryThing member Shahnareads
Love this series.
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2006-07-04
Physical description
7.5 inches
ISBN
9781421513270