Death Note (デスノート, Desu Nōto?) is a Japanese マンガ series created によって writer Tsugumi Ohba and マンガ artist Takeshi Obata. The series centers on Light Yagami, a 大学 student who discovers a スーパーナチュラル notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth によって a shinigami (death god) named Ryuk. The Death Note grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose face they have seen, によって 書く the victim's name in the notebook. The story follows Light's attempt to create and rule a world cleansed of evil using the notebook, and the complex conflict between him, his opponents and a mysterious detective known to the world only as L.
Death Note was first serialized in 108 chapters によって Shueisha in the Japanese マンガ magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2003 to May 2006. The series was also published in tankōbon format in 日本 starting in May 2004 and ending in October 2006 with a total of twelve volumes. The series was adapted into live-action films released in 日本 on June 17, 2006, on November 3, 2006, and on February 2, 2008. The アニメ series aired in 日本 from October 3, 2006, to June 26, 2007. Composed of 37 episodes, the アニメ was developed によって Madhouse and directed によって Tetsuro Araki. A light novel based on the series, written によって Nisio Isin, was released in Japan. Additionally, various video games have been published によって Konami for 任天堂 DS.
Viz Media licensed the Death Note マンガ in North America and has published all the twelve volumes from the series as well as the light novel. The episodes from the アニメ first appeared in North America as downloadable によって IGN. Viz later licensed the アニメ series and it aired on Bionix. The live-actions briefly played in certain North American theaters since 2008. However, none of the video games titles have thus far been published in North America.
Several publications for manga, アニメ and other media have added praise and criticism on the Death Note series. The plot and violence from the story have been praised, noting it to be very entertaining. However, the series was banned in China due to various problems people had with children altering their notebooks to resemble a Death Note.
Death Note was first serialized in 108 chapters によって Shueisha in the Japanese マンガ magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2003 to May 2006. The series was also published in tankōbon format in 日本 starting in May 2004 and ending in October 2006 with a total of twelve volumes. The series was adapted into live-action films released in 日本 on June 17, 2006, on November 3, 2006, and on February 2, 2008. The アニメ series aired in 日本 from October 3, 2006, to June 26, 2007. Composed of 37 episodes, the アニメ was developed によって Madhouse and directed によって Tetsuro Araki. A light novel based on the series, written によって Nisio Isin, was released in Japan. Additionally, various video games have been published によって Konami for 任天堂 DS.
Viz Media licensed the Death Note マンガ in North America and has published all the twelve volumes from the series as well as the light novel. The episodes from the アニメ first appeared in North America as downloadable によって IGN. Viz later licensed the アニメ series and it aired on Bionix. The live-actions briefly played in certain North American theaters since 2008. However, none of the video games titles have thus far been published in North America.
Several publications for manga, アニメ and other media have added praise and criticism on the Death Note series. The plot and violence from the story have been praised, noting it to be very entertaining. However, the series was banned in China due to various problems people had with children altering their notebooks to resemble a Death Note.
