Death Note (デスノート, Desu Nōto?) is a Japanese 망가 series created 의해 writer Tsugumi Ohba and 망가 artist Takeshi Obata. The series centers on Light Yagami, a 대학 student who discovers a 수퍼내츄럴 notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth 의해 a shinigami (death god) named Ryuk. The Death Note grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose face they have seen, 의해 글쓰기 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 의해 Shueisha in the Japanese 망가 magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2003 to May 2006. The series was also published in tankōbon format in 일본 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 일본 on June 17, 2006, on November 3, 2006, and on February 2, 2008. The 아니메 series aired in 일본 from October 3, 2006, to June 26, 2007. Composed of 37 episodes, the 아니메 was developed 의해 Madhouse and directed 의해 Tetsuro Araki. A light novel based on the series, written 의해 Nisio Isin, was released in Japan. Additionally, various video games have been published 의해 Konami for 닌텐도 DS.
Viz Media licensed the Death Note 망가 in North America and has published all the twelve volumes from the series as well as the light novel. The episodes from the 아니메 first appeared in North America as downloadable 의해 IGN. Viz later licensed the 아니메 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, 아니메 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 의해 Shueisha in the Japanese 망가 magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2003 to May 2006. The series was also published in tankōbon format in 일본 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 일본 on June 17, 2006, on November 3, 2006, and on February 2, 2008. The 아니메 series aired in 일본 from October 3, 2006, to June 26, 2007. Composed of 37 episodes, the 아니메 was developed 의해 Madhouse and directed 의해 Tetsuro Araki. A light novel based on the series, written 의해 Nisio Isin, was released in Japan. Additionally, various video games have been published 의해 Konami for 닌텐도 DS.
Viz Media licensed the Death Note 망가 in North America and has published all the twelve volumes from the series as well as the light novel. The episodes from the 아니메 first appeared in North America as downloadable 의해 IGN. Viz later licensed the 아니메 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, 아니메 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.
