Death Note, Vol. 1
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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?
Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know?
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As always I came from the Anime and loved it so much, that I started the Manga. So where to start..? I still love this series and plan to finish it. Death Note was my first Manga and it was easy to understand and follow the storyline. From the first page on I couldn't lay it down and I want to read more of it. The characters were so well-written and so interesting and intelligent! The art style and the facial expression were amazing, espacially the main characters Light and L were amazing!
I am way behind on the hype for this manga, but I finally started the series! I really loved this first volume. This story is full of twists and turns, and it's so entertaining. Knowing both sides of the story keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time, which is fantastic. I plan on watching the anime too after reading the manga, and after I enjoyed this so much I am really excited about it! Although it's kinda dark, I'd definitely recommend this manga to everyone!
I've always been really intrigued by Japanese culture and media. I watch the occasional anime, and like to play Japanese video games. For my next dive into this world, I thought why not try to get into mangas? So I purchased a few that I had either heard from, or that sounded interesting. Death Note, being pretty popular was one I heard about. What did I like? The art. Most of the time. I love when animes are beautiful drawn. They can really spread some comfy feelings for me. Death Note had some of this. Scenes inside a classroom, in the city, or inside Lights bedroom were quite comfortable. Ryuk, the god of death, is perfectly drawn with his dead eyes and evil grin. What else did I like? The overall story. But only nearing the end of Vol. 1. There are a few "twists" and elements getting thrown in at the end that could make it pretty interesting later on. What I hated? The writing. Good god the writing is so bad. I understand that this is probably the fault of the translation (I hope), but this is really cringe worthy. Light is such a weird character and his dialogues with Ryuk are really feeling forced. I purchased Vol. 2 at the same time and will of course give it a go. But if there aren't some new awesome and engaging story elements that will hook me, I don't think I will continue this series. Especially if the writing keeps being so bad.
"Light geht in die High School und steht kurz vor den schwierigen Aufnahmeprüfungen für Japans Elite-Universitäten. Doch das ist für Light keine große Herausforderung. Schließlich ist er mit so überdurchschnittlicher Intelligenz gesegnet, dass er alle Prüfungen stets mit Bravour besteht, und außerdem ist er fleißig und gewissenhaft. Doch eines Tages findet er auf dem Schulhof ein rätselhaftes Notizbuch. Es handelt sich um ein so genanntes „Death Note“. Wenn man den Namen eines Menschen in das Buch schreibt, stirbt dieser Mensch. Light findet nicht nur Genaueres über die genaue Vorgehensweise heraus, sondern trifft auch bald auf den ursprünglichen Besitzer des Buches: einen Todesgott." Nachdem der Manga jetzt seit knapp 8 Monaten auf meinem SuB gelegen hat, wurde es auch Zeit ihn zu lesen. Ich kenne ein zwei Folgen vom Anime, aber ansonsten habe ich keine Ahnung was da so abgeht. Ich bin positiv überrascht, denn mal abgesehen von den tollen Zeichnungen, ist die Geschichte mega spannend und interessant. Es gab die eine oder andere Überraschung bzw Twist und die Geschichte ist schlau gemacht. Was mich besonders fasziniert hat, war wie Light ohne Skrupel einfach direkt Namen in das Notizbuch geschrieben hat und Verbrecher somit ausgeschaltet hat. Obwohl einige vielleicht zu recht sterben mussten, hat mich das Ganze zum Nachdenken angeregt inwiefern dies moralisch zu vertreten ist und wie Light mit der Bürde und der Verantwortung umgehen wird. Die Gespräche zwischen Light und dem Todesgott waren teilweise echt amüsant und nach meinem Geschmack. Insgesamt ein richtig toller Manga der weiterverfolgt wird.
Description
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?
Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know?
Book Information
Posts
As always I came from the Anime and loved it so much, that I started the Manga. So where to start..? I still love this series and plan to finish it. Death Note was my first Manga and it was easy to understand and follow the storyline. From the first page on I couldn't lay it down and I want to read more of it. The characters were so well-written and so interesting and intelligent! The art style and the facial expression were amazing, espacially the main characters Light and L were amazing!
I am way behind on the hype for this manga, but I finally started the series! I really loved this first volume. This story is full of twists and turns, and it's so entertaining. Knowing both sides of the story keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time, which is fantastic. I plan on watching the anime too after reading the manga, and after I enjoyed this so much I am really excited about it! Although it's kinda dark, I'd definitely recommend this manga to everyone!
I've always been really intrigued by Japanese culture and media. I watch the occasional anime, and like to play Japanese video games. For my next dive into this world, I thought why not try to get into mangas? So I purchased a few that I had either heard from, or that sounded interesting. Death Note, being pretty popular was one I heard about. What did I like? The art. Most of the time. I love when animes are beautiful drawn. They can really spread some comfy feelings for me. Death Note had some of this. Scenes inside a classroom, in the city, or inside Lights bedroom were quite comfortable. Ryuk, the god of death, is perfectly drawn with his dead eyes and evil grin. What else did I like? The overall story. But only nearing the end of Vol. 1. There are a few "twists" and elements getting thrown in at the end that could make it pretty interesting later on. What I hated? The writing. Good god the writing is so bad. I understand that this is probably the fault of the translation (I hope), but this is really cringe worthy. Light is such a weird character and his dialogues with Ryuk are really feeling forced. I purchased Vol. 2 at the same time and will of course give it a go. But if there aren't some new awesome and engaging story elements that will hook me, I don't think I will continue this series. Especially if the writing keeps being so bad.
"Light geht in die High School und steht kurz vor den schwierigen Aufnahmeprüfungen für Japans Elite-Universitäten. Doch das ist für Light keine große Herausforderung. Schließlich ist er mit so überdurchschnittlicher Intelligenz gesegnet, dass er alle Prüfungen stets mit Bravour besteht, und außerdem ist er fleißig und gewissenhaft. Doch eines Tages findet er auf dem Schulhof ein rätselhaftes Notizbuch. Es handelt sich um ein so genanntes „Death Note“. Wenn man den Namen eines Menschen in das Buch schreibt, stirbt dieser Mensch. Light findet nicht nur Genaueres über die genaue Vorgehensweise heraus, sondern trifft auch bald auf den ursprünglichen Besitzer des Buches: einen Todesgott." Nachdem der Manga jetzt seit knapp 8 Monaten auf meinem SuB gelegen hat, wurde es auch Zeit ihn zu lesen. Ich kenne ein zwei Folgen vom Anime, aber ansonsten habe ich keine Ahnung was da so abgeht. Ich bin positiv überrascht, denn mal abgesehen von den tollen Zeichnungen, ist die Geschichte mega spannend und interessant. Es gab die eine oder andere Überraschung bzw Twist und die Geschichte ist schlau gemacht. Was mich besonders fasziniert hat, war wie Light ohne Skrupel einfach direkt Namen in das Notizbuch geschrieben hat und Verbrecher somit ausgeschaltet hat. Obwohl einige vielleicht zu recht sterben mussten, hat mich das Ganze zum Nachdenken angeregt inwiefern dies moralisch zu vertreten ist und wie Light mit der Bürde und der Verantwortung umgehen wird. Die Gespräche zwischen Light und dem Todesgott waren teilweise echt amüsant und nach meinem Geschmack. Insgesamt ein richtig toller Manga der weiterverfolgt wird.