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Death Note [デスノート] Series

12 primary works • 21 total works
Status in Country of Origin: 12 Volumes (Complete)

Death Note is a manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. It has been adapted in live-action movies, an animated television show, video games, and novels.

See also:
* Death Note: Official Movie Guides
* Death Note: Konami Guides

Book 1

Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom
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4.47 · 357744 Ratings · 5831 Reviews · published 2004 · 64 editions
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospect…

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    Book 2

    Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence
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    4.48     · 56219 Ratings · 2085 Reviews · published 2004 · 53 editions
    Light thinks he's put an end to his troubles with …

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    Book 3

    Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run
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    4.46     · 41696 Ratings · 1651 Reviews · published 2004 · 48 editions
    Light is chafing under L's extreme surveillance, b…

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    Book 4

    Death Note, Vol. 4: Love
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    4.42     · 41795 Ratings · 1483 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
    With two Kiras on the loose, L asks Light to join …

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    Book 5

    Death Note, Vol. 5: Whiteout
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    4.31     · 32344 Ratings · 1280 Reviews · published 2005 · 1 edition
    After a week locked up with no one but Ryuk for co…

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    Book 6

    Death Note, Vol. 6: Give-and-Take
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    4.39     · 29857 Ratings · 1118 Reviews · published 2005 · 4 editions
    Although they've collected plenty of evidence tyin…

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    Book 7

    Death Note, Vol. 7: Zero
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    4.44     · 30238 Ratings · 1289 Reviews · published 2005 · 1 edition
    After a high-speed chase, Light and the task force…

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    Book 8

    Death Note, Vol. 8: Target
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    4.22     · 26506 Ratings · 962 Reviews · published 2005 · 41 editions
    Light - working as Kira, the newest member of the …

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    Book 9

    Death Note, Vol. 9: Contact
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    4.19     · 21939 Ratings · 819 Reviews · published 2005 · 37 editions
    Light has always been confident in his ability to …

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    Book 10

    Death Note, Vol. 10: Deletion
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    4.21     · 20618 Ratings · 766 Reviews · published 2006 · 48 editions
    With Near openly suspecting the new L of being Kir…

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    Book 11

    Death Note, Vol. 11: Kindred Spirits
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    4.20     · 19858 Ratings · 682 Reviews · published 2006 · 42 editions
    Light's latest machinations are putting a strain o…

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    Book 12

    Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis
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    4.39     · 21638 Ratings · 1388 Reviews · published 2006 · 42 editions
    The battle ends here!

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    Book 13

    Death Note, Vol. 13: How to Read
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    4.27     · 9684 Ratings · 306 Reviews · published 2006 · 33 editions
    The Ultimate Death Note Encyclopedia!

    Here, in one …

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    Book 1-2

    Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1
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    4.49     · 24179 Ratings · 2194 Reviews · published 2003 · 18 editions
    Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospect…

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    Book 3-4

    Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 2
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    4.49     · 12936 Ratings · 1006 Reviews · published 2003 · 2 editions
    Intégrale regroupant les tomes 3 et 4Tome 3 :La ré…

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    Book 5-6

    Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 3
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    4.32     · 10013 Ratings · 766 Reviews · published 2003 · 12 editions
    NB: This is the German Edition.No German language …

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    Book 7-8

    Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 4
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    4.30     · 7839 Ratings · 564 Reviews · published 2003 · 13 editions
    Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audience T+. Co…

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    Book 9-10

    Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 5
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    4.21     · 6495 Ratings · 436 Reviews · published 2003 · 13 editions
    Ormai fra Near e Light è guerra aperta. I dubbi di…

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    Book 11-12

    Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 6
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    4.41     · 6439 Ratings · 574 Reviews · published 2003 · 16 editions

    Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Final Volume--Conta…

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    Book 1-13

    Death Note Box Set
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    4.53     · 5966 Ratings · 536 Reviews · published 2006 · 10 editions
    When Light Yagami finds a notebook giving him powe…

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    Book 1-13

    Death Note. Complete edition
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    4.54     · 681 Ratings · 68 Reviews · 6 editions
    Please Note That The Following Individual Books As…

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