{"product_id":"death-note-vol-01","title":"Death Note - Vol 01","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\"First published in Japan in 2003 by Shueisha, Inc., Tokyo\"--P. facing t.p.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath Note, Bakuman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlatinum End..\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTakeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHikaru no Go\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath Note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as well as the hugely successful manga \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBakuman, All You Need Is Kill,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlatinum End.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Light Yagami finds a notebook giving him power over death, will he use it for good--or evil?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath Note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath Note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight 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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/01\/2005 pg. 108 (EAN 9781421501680, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKliatt\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 31 (EAN 9781421501680, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 32 (EAN 9781421501680, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Graphic Novels Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9781421501680, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eObata, Takeshi\u003cbr\u003eTakeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHikaru no Go\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath Note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas well as the hugely successful manga\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBakuman\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll You Need Is Kill.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44236734300450,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/6032\/6744\/products\/51SkSDhUidL._AC_SY780__1.jpg?v=1672344335","url":"https:\/\/www.heroicgoodsandgames.com\/products\/death-note-vol-01","provider":"Heroic Goods and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}