A high schooler named Light stumbles upon a Death Note dropped by a shinigami (death god); the Death Note has the power to kill anyone whose name is written in it. Seeing that the world is unfit to continue as is, Light takes it upon himself to rid the world of all those he deems to be criminals and begins killing them off one by one. As panic spreads throughout the police force and world organizations, the top detective is called in to investigate the case. He goes by the name "L".
I really enjoyed the Death Note manga series, despite the fact that I don't like scary anything. The suspense has a similar feeling to Code Geass, where it's kind of a cat and mouse game, and you don't know which side to root for. And who can deny the artistic talent of Takeshi Obata? At 12 volumes, the series is just the right length!
My Rating: 5 of 5 books
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