Death Note Manga Volume 2

Born in tokyo tsugumi ohba is the author of the hit series death note bakuman and platinum end.

Death note manga volume 2. Death note black edition vol. Death note has been compiled into twelve tankōbon in japan with the first being released on february 2 2004 and the twelfth on july 4 2006. This is the second volume in the death note series and continues following the story of teenager light yagami who is the current owner of the death note a magical notebook that can be used to kill all those whose names are written within the pages. He also inherits a shinigami death god as his accomplice unt.

Takeshi obata was born in 1969 in niigata japan and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular shonen jump title hikaru no go which won the 2003 tezuka osamu cultural prize. The 108 chapters were collected and published into 12 tankōbon volumes between april 2004 and july 2006. Death note s twelve tankōbon volumes had sold over 30 million copies. On icv2 s top 10 shonen properties q2 2009 death note was the third best selling manga property in north america.

With access to his father s files light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. Luckily light s father is the head of the japanese national police agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. See all if you like death note viz editors recommend. Volume 2 shonen jump advanced graphic novel ed by tsugumi ohba takeshi obata isbn.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Shinsei new hope award and the 2000 shogakukan manga award. Death note has been adapted into an anime with thirty seven episodes produced by nippon television and has three live action films. The death note which belonged to the shinigami ryuk and grants the user the supernatural ability to kill anyone whose name is written in its pages.

Death note was first serialized in shueisha s manga magazine weekly shōnen jump from december 2003 to may 2006. In addition to these a guidebook for the manga death note 13. The series won the 2008 eagle award for favourite manga as voted by uk fans. But who is the strange man following him and how can light guard against.

The story follows light yagami a teen genius who stumbles across a mysterious otherworldly notebook. How to read was also published on october 13 2006 the guidebook has information about the series with character profiles creator interviews and the pilot chapter that. Light tests the boundaries of the death note s powers as l and the police begin to close in. The death note manga is licensed by viz media for north american distribution under their shonen jump advanced imprint.

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