Death Note, Vol. 6: Give-and-Take

Death Note [デスノート]

by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Alexis Kirsch (Translator)

Although they've collected plenty of evidence tying the seven Yotsuba members to the newest Kira, Light, L and the rest of the task force are no closer to discovering which one actually possesses the Death Note. Desperate for some headway, L recruits Misa to infiltrate the group and feed them information calculated to bring Kira into the open. But the Shinigami Rem reveals to Misa who the Kiras really are, and, armed with this knowledge, Misa will do anything to help Light. But what will that mean for L...?

Genres: Manga, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Comics, Fiction, Mystery, Horror

215 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

About the author

Tsugumi Ōba (大場つぐみ), born in Tokyo, Japan, is a writer best known for the manga Death Note. His/her real identity is a closely guarded secret. As stated by the profile placed at the beginning of each Death Note manga, Ōba collects teacups and develops manga plots while holding his knees on a chair, similar to a habit of L, one of the main characters of the series.

There is speculation that Tsugumi Ōba is a pen name and that he is really Hiroshi Gamō. Pointing out that in Bakuman the main character's uncle was a one-hit wonder manga artist who worked on a gag super hero manga, very similar to Gamō and Tottemo! Luckyman in all aspects. Also that the storyboards drawn by Ōba greatly resemble Tottemo! Luckyman in style.

Reviews

[Khari]

私の楽しい夏目友人帳休憩はもう終わった。これからまたデスノートと一緒に苦労している。字が多い。キャラあまり好きじゃない。ストーリさえあまり好きじゃない。

この巻にライトの大作戦ようやく理解した。その計画はすごかった、認めます。でもさ、ライトの計画はいつも人間の行動の計算に頼りすぎ。人間の行動はそんな簡単に予測可能じゃない。各人はよく知らないなら行動を予測は難しい。まだ会ってない数人の講堂は事実的に無理。人が増えるとその人たちの間の交互作用が複雑になる。

なぜライトがそんなに傲慢なんの？ライトは疑えずに二つの死神と何人が彼の意志にそって行動すると期待した。いや期待て言うか当たり前事の扱い。それはあまり非現実的だ。ライトは神様ではない人間の心を読めない。