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Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata2003–2006

Death Note

デスノート

Light Yagami finds a notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it and sets out to rid the world of criminals, until the detective L picks up his trail.

Its last chapter in Weekly Shōnen Jump ran on May 15, 2006, in No. 24.

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108chapters
12volumes
3years in the Jump
7times it opened the magazine

What it is about

Death Note debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 1 of 2004 on December 1, 2003 (2003-2004 combined issue). With 12 volumes and 108 chapters, Death Note is one of the most critically acclaimed manga ever published. Its debut issue also carried Kochikame, One Piece and Naruto.

ThrillerMysterySupernaturalPsychological

Writer (with Obata) Tsugumi Ohba Also: Bakuman. Creator page → Takeshi Obata Artist (with Ohba) Takeshi Obata Also: Hikaru no Go · Bakuman. Creator page →

Its story in the Jump

2 sagas, from its first issue to its last one in the Weekly

  1. No. 1 On eBay
    Saga 1 · 2003–2005

    Kira vs L

    From issue 1 of 2004 to issue 12 of 2005

    Ch. 1–58 · 59 issues

    Opened the magazine 4 timestap a cover to see them all

  2. No. 13 On eBay
    Saga 2 · 2005–2006

    Kira vs Near

    From issue 13 of 2005 to issue 24 of 2006

    Ch. 59–108 · 59 issues

    Opened the magazine 2 timestap a cover to see them all

  3. On eBay
    Final chapter

    Chapter 108

    WSJ No. 24 · May 15, 2006

Main characters

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  1. December

    1. 13Mihael Keehl
    2. 14Tota Matsuda
    3. 25Misa Amane
    4. 31Raye Penber

  2. February

    1. 1Mail Jeevas
    2. 11Naomi Misora
    3. 18Halle Bullook
    4. 28Light Yagami

  3. May

    1. 1Quillsh Wammy
    2. 11Shuichi Aizawa

  4. June

    1. 7Teru Mikami
    2. 18Sayu Yagami

  5. July

    1. 12Souichiro Yagami
    2. 12Kiyomi Takada

  6. August

    1. 3Reiji Namikawa
    2. 24Nate River

  7. October

    1. 31L Lawliet

  8. November

    1. 2Mary Kenwood

Character data: AniList

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