Death Note is a manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. This manga has spawned off live action movies and an anime. It is definitely my favourite manga of all times.
Introduction
Light Yagami is the top high school student of Japan who has until recently led a boring and uneventful life. That changed very quickly when he found a mysterious notebook with the title “Death Note” on it, lying on the ground one day in the year 2003. Although initially skeptical, after realizing that the “Death Note” is a Shinigami’s tool with the power to kill anyone whose name is written on its pages, Light decided to use it to “cleanse” the world of evil.
Soon the many unexplainable deaths of reported criminals was noticed, and Light becomes hunted by the Japanese police force and a mysterious detective known as “L”. L quickly discovers that the murderer, that they decide to name “Kira”, is located in Japan, and that he can kill just by knowing someone’s face and name. Light realizes that L is just as cunning, if not more intelligent than himself, and begins a cat and mouse chase with L to see who will be the first to have their identities exposed.
Review
Death Note will probably remain as one of my favourite manga of all times. The intelligent plot twists and interesting characters is pretty much not seen in most mangas. Of course, we can’t forget the excellent art which really got me drooling at times. Read more…
Graphics
Obata’s art is great! You can’t read this manga and not notice his great art. Here are some works that I “derived” from his art.
Avatars
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Completed Stuff
Stuff that has been completed.
Vector of the “Death Note” Text
You can get the SVG version here.
Semi-completed Stuff
These are just some stuff that might get continued in the future… might.
Links
Links to some great sites with Death Note Information:
- Wikipedia entry (includes the rules and plot outline)
- DeathGod.org (A nice fan site)
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