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Death Note Black Edition Vol (1 - 6) Collection 6 Books Set By Tsugumi

DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 01:

Contains Volumes 1 and 2 of Death Note! Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god.

DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 02:
Contains Volumes 3 and 4 of Death Note! Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god.

DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 03:
Contains Volumes 5 and 6 of Death Note! Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god.

DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 04:
Contains Volumes 7 and 8 of Death Note! Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god.

DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 05:
Contains Volumes 9 and 10 of Death Note! Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god.

DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 06:
Final Volume--Contains Volumes 11 and 12 of Death Note! Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god.

2400 pages, Paperback

Published July 29, 2021

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Tsugumi Ohba

364 books2,845 followers
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.

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1,175 reviews797 followers
January 29, 2019
Death Note: Black Edition I
(ISBN 9781421539645)

--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 1
--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 2

2 Four-Panel Cartoons

Death Note: Black Edition II
(ISBN 9781421539652)

--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 3
--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 4

Death Note Cover Gallery: Original Japanese Covers, Volumes 1-4

Death Note: Black Edition III
(ISBN 9781421539669)

--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 5
--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 6

Death Note: Black Edition IV
(ISBN 9781421539676)

--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 7
--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 8

Death Note Cover Gallery: Original Japanese Covers, Volumes 5-8

Death Note: Black Edition V
(ISBN 9781421539683)

--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 9
--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 10

Death Note Cover Gallery: Original Japanese Covers, Volumes 9-12

Death Note: Black Edition VI
(ISBN 9781421539690)

--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 11
--Original Graphic Novel Edition, Volume 12
Profile Image for Ale N.
154 reviews9 followers
December 18, 2022
Why was it this good? I wasn't expecting to like it this much to be honest.
I'm so glad it ended the way it did. What happened to Kira was the best thing. I just hope that his followers will come to their senses, but I doubt it. It shows how weak people can be.
Profile Image for Alice Bertolotti.
22 reviews2 followers
August 30, 2024
Bella regaz ho finito questo tomo da 2355 pagine 🥳
Se si potessero dare i mezzi come punteggio avrei scelto 3 stelle emmezzo piuttosto che 4. Detto ciò è il primo manga che leggo (regalato da mio fratello alla laurea) e direi che ho cominciato col botto. Molto bella l’idea e come è stata sviluppata (molta stima per gli autori); porta a riflettere su temi esistenziali e non, l’intreccio di tutta la storia solletica piacevolmente la logica. Graficamente molto bello, direi quasi ineccepibile. Ho inoltre apprezzato molto l’essere condotta all’interno del pensiero giapponese, il libro infatti ti permette di entrare a gamba tesa negli aspetti più sfaccettati della loro cultura (che per molti aspetti è distante dalla nostra).
Motivo per cui non darei il massimo di stelle: da un certo punto in poi per i miei gusti si allunga troppo il brodo, diventa un po’ prolisso + devo ancora capire se questo genere è il mio o meno, sicuramente mi ha messo la curiosità di capirlo attraverso la lettura di altri manga (il che è senz’altro positivo)!
Profile Image for Brenden Rosario.
45 reviews
January 29, 2023
This is my favorite manga of all time. 2,300+ pages later. Walking around with the all in one edition was like holding a bible. You could kill someone with this thing…
Profile Image for LaCitty.
1,040 reviews185 followers
January 28, 2025
Da molto tempo desideravo cimentarmi con questo manga. Avevo aspettative relativamente basse, temevo qualcosa di più splatter, invece mi sono trovata davanti a qualcosa di più simile ad un thriller con la polizia a caccia di un killer senza volto che si atteggia prima a giustiziere di criminali e ben presto a dio, grazie al quaderno ricevuto da un dio della morte (il death note del titolo).
Per essere un manga, è estremamente denso a livello testuale con balloon fitti dei pensieri e delle riflessioni dei vari personaggi, con i ragionamenti del killer, Kira, messi a confronto di quelli dei suoi inseguitori. Questa narrazione a specchio, il continuo passaggio dal punto di vista e soprattutto dalle macchinazioni dell'uno e degli altri può a volte risultare un po' faticoso, ma a livello narrativo per me è stato un plusvalore.
Ho trovato interessante vedere il diverso atteggiamento di Kira in possesso o privo del desth note, quasi due personalità completamente diverse. Sicuramente una scelta voluta per sottolineare l'aspetto "corruttore" del quaderno e, fuori di metafora, quello del potere: l'autore sembra dirci in modo molto chiaro che un potere così assoluto può trasformare un individuo normale, fargli perdere il senso di realtà e della misure e portarlo a compiere anche azioni criminali. Il pensiero corre inevitabilmente ad alcune figure della scena politica internazionale odierna, ma non è mia intenzione polemizzare qui.
Ci sono degli aspetti che non mi hanno completamente convinta come la scelta di , personaggio molto meno incisivo a livello narrativo. I personaggi femminili sono poco più che macchiette: la stessa Misa viene presentata nei primissimi momenti come una giovanissima psicopatica, per poi diventare una idol scioccherella, e infine sparire dalla storia per ricomparire per un cameo nel finale.
Infine le stesse reazioni di Kira nel momento in cui viene finalmente inchiodato alle sue responsabilità mi sono sembrate un pochino esagerate e non completamente in linea con le sue azioni precedenti.
Tutto considerato, però, è un'ottima lettura e qualitativamente superiore rispetto ad altri manga dello stesso periodo.
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1,964 reviews29 followers
June 4, 2022
Love the series but the all in one book is heavy and bulky and pages stick together
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23 reviews
June 4, 2022
It got my brain working, trying to figure out the next move of people, who's who, and all that. I also got it for an amazing deal since this is the entire series in one giant book. All in all I recommend it to all fans of psychological thrillers.
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Author 12 books101 followers
May 30, 2024
Obata's art is cool, and L is a very fun character.
Profile Image for Kara.
11 reviews
March 21, 2024
I was robbed of an amazing ending and now im sad
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11 reviews
January 28, 2024
First manga I have read and was better than expected, have seen 1 of the films before so knew the basis of the story. Now going to start the anime programs see how similar they are.
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19 reviews
February 21, 2023
This was my first experience reading manga ever. *This is a review on the 12 tomes as a whole* Truly loved the concept and plot of Death Note. It was immersive, creative and full of surprises. One of my favorite aspect of the story is the idea of doing something bad for the greater good. The main character plays around with this throughout the whole thing and is fun to see the multiple perspectives on the Death Note and the power that comes with it. You can see the main character's progression from innocent to flirting with evil. Also appreciated the multiple phases of the two sides trying to outbrain and outplain the opposition. Written in an intelligent way. The layer of fantasy with the Shinigamis and the powers isn't cringy and too much, makes sense in the context. All the animations are very details and pretty - all in black & white. I see now why this is a classic.


Number of tomes : 12
Reading level : begginer (images and minimla text lmao)
8.1/10
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Profile Image for Sofia Boquist.
628 reviews3 followers
January 18, 2023
"Laws aren’t perfect, because humans who created laws aren’t perfect. It’s impossible to be perfect. However, the laws are evidence of the human struggle to be righteous."


It was okay, I enjoyed the story. The beginning and end especially, but the middle just felt to long. It got boring after some time and I didn’t feel like reading it. But it was worth it, I mean it was interesting to read and so.
3 reviews
April 11, 2022
I don’t normally write reviews on stuff but this an exception. This prob gon be me only review(maybe) so buckle up boys/girls to be electrified for this manga series review bc it was definitely the shit. I liked this book bc it was basically a battle between minds.But I don't think that Light actually "tricks L." L suspects Light almost from the very moment of
finding out who he was. The problem was that L
didn't ever really have "provable evidence" that
Light was indeed Kira. This is not really an
intellectual hit to L, as much as it is that Light
was good at hiding and masking evidence. Sol
believe that " L knew Light was secretly Kira all
along," it's just that he couldn't prove it in a
court of law. On one hand, L had tons of money
and governmental power to fight Light, but Light
did have a Supernatural Advantage -which was
sometimes amplified (and sometimes reduced)
by Misa, Mikami, Takada and so on. If they did
well, it increased his power, if they messed up, it
would diminish his power. The same can "sort
of" be said for L, but only AFTER his death,
since Near & Mello do not get along well and
have their own ego battle taking place -where Mello is a bit of an underclass/criminal madman
who goes off on his own. Near is much more like
L himself, but needs Mello to take him to the
next level. And finally, my fav part was when Light convinced the FBI agent to commit suicide. It really caught me off guard but at the sane time it was beautifully crafted scene that showcases the tragedy of a talented FBI agent that got stabbed right through the heart the moment she decided to break protocol by opening up to Light. This was social engineering
at its finest, and shows the tactics that
charlatans use irl to lower people's guards and
take advantage of the opportunity. This was a really review so if you read to the end, cool! Anyway I do recommend this book to anyone that like a book that’ll make you think about the personification of good vs evil in a way that’ll make u question your own morales at times.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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79 reviews2 followers
July 19, 2023
I would give the first half five stars but the second half is noticeably weaker. The finale wasn’t great in my opinion, and it left a couple loose ends and felt contrived to force an ending.

I was really impressed by how loyal the anime adaptation turned out to be, having seen that first I assumed there would be more differences but its almost a panel by panel recreation. Honestly I would probably recommend most people to just watch the anime because its so fantastic with the colour, animations, voice acting, and especially the music added. But if you really love the anime the manga is basically the same so you’d love it too. I’d say that pretty much 90% of the manga made it into the anime which is pretty awesome but maybe not worth reading the manga for that extra 10% unless you’re a really big fan.

I couldn’t believe the size of this paperback and was impressed how well the spine works, but damn is it awkward reading from such a large book! I ended up doing some stretching of the book to break in the spine and that made it much more readable but its still a pretty heavy book, you could potentially really kill a man with this death note lol!
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536 reviews6 followers
October 9, 2023
4.5 ✨

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Ciao sognatori,

Per me questo manga è stata una grande scoperta
Diciamo come tematica un po’ fuori dalla mia zona di confort però ha saputo appassionarmi e coinvolgermi molto durante l’intera storia.
Si son sincera ho amato molto della prima parte fino a quando light e Elle iniziano a collaborare
Ma nel momento in cui succede a Elle la cosa più brutta ho versato molte lacrime e da lì per me non è stato più la stessa lettura infatti mi ero molto staccata ed era come se per me il manga fosse finito lì ; però poi sono andata avanti perché era giusto sapere Light che cos’avrebbe fatto e come si sarebbe comportato.
Quindi ho continuato a leggere per arrivare a un finale che mi ha totalmente distrutto due volte e mi ha fatto versare ancora più lacrime però alla fine devo dire che come lettura mi è piaciuta parecchio e sono rimasta molto soddisfatta.
Sopratutto di averla fatta in questo periodo dell’anno.

Spero che anche voi possiate leggerlo e appassionarvi a questo manga
Buona lettura
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16 reviews2 followers
January 29, 2024
Talvez uma das bizarrices que gosto mais da minha coleção de mangá. Apesar de não ser prático, adorei a ideia de meterem 2400 páginas num livro só.
Para um amante de policiais, Death Note foi uma história que me absorveu por completo, fazendo com que não fosse capaz de fazer mais nada até terminar.
As batalhas psicológicas entre Light Yagami e L e mais tarde Mello e Near são os pontos altos do anime. A perda do L a meio do mangá faz a história perder o nível de excelência naquilo que mais se destaca (estás batalhas), no entanto é nos apresentada uma perspetiva diferente que consegue manter a história interessante: Uma sociedade onde o Kira venceu e onde Light se encontra por cima de seus rivais em vez de o contrário. É interessante entender como o mundo se altera a nível social e político ao longo da história.
O anime termina com a morte fatal de Light, morto pelo próprio Deus da morte que lhe deus os poderes, no entanto deixando a pergunta em aberto: Será que o Kira perdeu mesmo?
2 reviews
September 8, 2022
I’ve bought a copy off of Amazon and as soon as I read the first chapter, I knew this was the perfect book to keep me up and going all summer.
This book has some sad plots, but most of them are well deserved. If you love mystery and action this is book is the right fit for you. It contains death and no gore at all in the photos if any of those trigger you. It’s about a boy who comes across a “Death Note” and has the ability to murder anyone who’s name is placed on the book, including how they die and the time they die. It is really entertaining and keeps me hooked so I recommend buying it if you are into that.
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153 reviews
May 29, 2025
……….so how deranged would i be for rating each individual way of reading death note.

anyways this is very good book, sturdier than expected & also very cost-efficient if you don’t know you’re about to get VERY deep into the series. 10/10 just wish the pages wouldn’t get friction’d together and stick sometimes

oh yeah, also the series is good too. can’t forget that one. but yeah why are the black editions listed seperately??? and this one????? insane behavior truly

can’t wait to rebind this for the actors to sign <3
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683 reviews4 followers
March 10, 2025
Thriller-Misterio-Crimen-Sobrenatural. Se puede considerar más shōnen que seinen, porque aunque trate temas adultos, su escritura está claramente enfocada a un público más juvenil. Recurre a muchísimos Deus ex machina, y le da muchísimas vueltas a las cosas. El texto puede llegar a agobiar por su recarga de vueltas y vueltas constantes. Aún así, es una gran obra manga, de lo mejorcito dentro de su género (misterio sobrenatural). Manga muy recomendable.
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56 reviews
July 10, 2025
I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED THIS MANGA AFTER THREE MONTHS, AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH.

anyways, death note is peak. everyone should watch and read this anime / manga.
the ending in the manga was done much better than in the anime and i loved how matt had much more pages here in comparison to his screentime, lmao.

like the anime, the first 'half' is much more enjoble to read than the second half but it's still enjoyable either way.

i love my babies L and mello 🖤🖤
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4 reviews1 follower
December 4, 2023
sooo i watched the anime and bought the all in one book, and let me tell you.. death note is FREAKING AWESOME. it can be overrated at times, but the art, the story, the overall uniqueness of it all really just brought it together. i liked this a lot, and will be looking forward to reading something similar.

L, Ryuk, and Teru kinnie here. 👋👋
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54 reviews
January 24, 2024
Great story!
It’s Death Note! Amazing!

However!
God damn is this thing a brick. I add it to my collection because why not? I’m however convinced I can build a house with a couple of these things stacked together lol.
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107 reviews
July 10, 2024
It may have took me a year to finish but god was I not disappointed. This has as many twist and turns that it made an F1 course look like a damn roundabout. Would highly recommend reading this book all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to finishing it
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41 reviews
April 9, 2025
Absolutely phenomenal, from beginning to end, and an interesting in-depth look at the mind of a psychopath. Light and L's constant head-to-head is both incredibly well written and has excellent pacing. One story I will not soon forget!
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4 reviews
August 10, 2025
i love death note but the complete edition is kinda hard to read... its so thick and im always scared to damage the spine. i recommend buying the black editon instead . tho the story is absolutely amazing.
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