Reviews

Death Note 03: Hetzjagd by Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I can see why this series is so popular, I’m totally hooked by the cat and mouse style and the introduction of this new character…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

anacbasis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

ainareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

aleena_batth06's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

harlando's review against another edition

3.0

I didn’t like this nearly as much as I liked the first two. I think the plot is getting a little old. I also think the translation went downhill in this volume. The conversations are just a bit stiff and awkward. The quality of the art is consistent and this is still a good series, but I’m a little tired of the intellectual showdown between Light and L. A new character and a new notebook are introduced at the very end, so I will probably pick up volume 4 to see if things turn around.

barbarazs's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

thebookberrie's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing, spectacular, showstopper.

I've seen that dude's feet more than I've seen my own family this week though. Like put those grippers away!!!

liberty_bojangles's review against another edition

4.0

Light is admitted to University, where he meets L, who reveals his identity, but also says he believes that Light is Kira. Light needs to team up with L to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, there is a broadcast on television with someone pretending to be Kira. Light becomes aware that he has an unknown ally who has sacrificed their lifespan to acquire shinigami eyes, granting the ability to see people’s true names and lifespans. L then invites Light to collaborate with them to thwart the second Kira.

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suvina_patel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It'd been a while since I read the first two volumes in this series but there was a nice recap at the beginning and past events are mentioned throughout the story in a way that fitted into the story and also rejogged my memory. 

This was another fun, fast paced instalment. While I enjoyed some of the plot points and characterisations in this volume more than in the last, there was a lot of repetitiveness that I hadn't noticed previously, which dulled my enjoyment a bit. This came in the form of over-explanations of the characters' rationale and deductive reasoning, which was not necessary and made it seem like the reader was not clever enough to understand one explanation.

Overall, this was a fast, enjoyable read and I look forward to the next volume.

frouke_079's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0