Dalam penyelidikan rahasianya, Near mendapatkan bukti bahwa Kira = Light! Sementara itu, Mello menculik Takada, Sang Juru Bicara Kira. Kejadian tak terduga ini mempercepat cerita ke akhir yang tak terduga!
Pertarungan epik antara Kira dan Near untuk memperebutkan "Death Note" yang telah mengguncang dunia akhirnya sampai pada sebuah kesimpulan. Penghakiman terakhir akan dibuat, siapakah yang akan berdiri di puncak?
Tsugumi Ōba (Profile in Japanese: 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.
Volume ini jadi lebih banyak adegan action nya. Kerumitan terus berlanjut sampai bagian akhir manga ini. Light yg biasa tenang berubah panik. Semua orang yg biasa panik malah tenang.