Death Note, Vol. 5 by Tsugumi Ohba

Death Note, Vol. 5

Tsugumi Ohba

VIZ Media LLC · Paperback · May 2, 2006

Death Note, Vol.

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Who it’s for
A lethal notebook turns questions of justice into a tense contest of motives and pursuit.
Themes
Power and morality, Justice and vigilantism, Crime and corporate greed
Genres
Crime & Mystery Comics, General Manga, Occult & Supernatural Comics

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When Light Yagami finds a notebook giving him power over death, will he use it for good—or evil? 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.

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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? After a week locked up with no one but Ryuk for company, Light is ready to give up his Death Note and all memories of it. Freed from his past actions, Light is convinced he's innocent. But L is ready to keep Light under lock and key forever, especially since the killings stopped once Light was incarcerated. Then a new wave of Kira crimes hits Japan. Someone else has gotten their hands on a Death Note, and these new deaths aren't focused on making the world a better place, they're focused on making money. Big business can be murder, and Kira has gone corporate!

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A lethal notebook turns questions of justice into a tense contest of motives and pursuit.

Come here for

  • Moral questions sharpened by power over death
  • A cat-and-mouse clash where justice meets money

Expect

  • Tension between suspicion and shifting motives
  • A darker turn as the killings become profit-driven

Where it sits

General Manga59%
Occult & Supernatural Comics51%
Crime & Mystery Comics49%

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Publisher categories

  • Crime & Mystery Comics
  • General Manga
  • Occult & Supernatural Comics
Authors
Tsugumi Ohba
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Published
May 2, 2006
Format
Paperback
Theme
Power and morality · Justice and vigilantism · Crime and corporate greed
Reading lane
Crime & Mystery Comics