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Anti-Hero
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Full Furigana
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Gods
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Male Protagonist
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Murder
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Police
100%
Urban Fantasy
100%
Espionage
76%
Crime
75%
Philosophy
75%
Shounen
65%
Politics
51%
Demons
50%
Foreign
36%
Religion
25%
School
25%

Series Blurb
Introduction to Volume 1: "The human whose name is written in this notebook will die..." DEATH NOTE, a notebook dropped in the human world by the bored shinigami, Ryuk. From here, the epic battle between the two chosen humans, "Yagami Light" and "L", begins! Unprecedented thrill and suspense!
(Translator: tai)
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Page Count:
200
ISBN:
4088736311
ISBN13:
9784088736310
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(4.08/5)13 ratings1 review
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Language learning(4/5)
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Genres
Content Tags
Anti-Hero
100%
Detective
100%
Full Furigana
100%
Gods
100%
Male Protagonist
100%
Murder
100%
Police
100%
Urban Fantasy
100%
Espionage
76%
Crime
75%
Philosophy
75%
Shounen
65%
Politics
51%
Demons
50%
Foreign
36%
Religion
25%
School
25%


Bit of a meh volume compared to the first one
Story: Continuing from the last volume, this is the manga that fully introduces L, and for the anime fans, has the entirety of Naomi's plotline. Other than that, not too much happens, which is fine, just a bit slow and can be a bit meh to finish. Not exactly a page turner.
Language Learning: This series WILL drive detective/mystery lingo into your head. I am around an N3 level and I have watched the TV show in the past (with JP audio+subs) so I was able to comprehend most of