Brief Description:
"First published in Japan in 2003 by Shueisha, Inc., Tokyo"--P. facing t.p.
Biographical Note:
Born in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series Death Note, Bakuman and Platinum End..
Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei "New Hope" Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit Death Note as well as the hugely successful manga Bakuman, All You Need Is Kill, and Platinum End.
Marc Notes:
First published in Japan in 2003 by Shueisha, Inc., Tokyo--T.p. recto.; Parental advisory ... recommended for ages 16 and up ... contains scenes of violence.--T.p. recto.; Reads from right to left.; Light Yagumi is a bored student who comes across a death note dropped by a Shinigami death god. If a human's name is written in the notebook, they die. Light vows to use this power to rid the world of evil, but when criminals start dropping dead, the great detective L is sent to track down the killer.; 8; Rated T+ for older teen.; Translated from the Japanese.
Publisher Marketing:
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. 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?
Review Citations:
- Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 108 (EAN 9781421501680, Paperback)
- Kliatt 03/01/2006 pg. 31 (EAN 9781421501680, Paperback)
- ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 03/01/2006 pg. 32 (EAN 9781421501680, Paperback)
- Wilson Graphic Novels Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9781421501680, Paperback)
Contributor Bio:Obata, Takeshi
Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei "New Hope" Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit Death Note as well as the hugely successful manga Bakuman and All You Need Is Kill.