Death Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi Ohba

Death Note, Vol. 1

Death Note #1

Tsugumi Ohba

200 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror manga dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Description

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. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now...

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Community Reviews Summary of 10,470 reviews

Moods

dark 92%
mysterious 68%
tense 57%
adventurous 32%
funny 13%
challenging 12%
reflective 8%
emotional 3%
sad 2%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

fast 76%
medium 21%
slow 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Plot: 27% | Character: 19%

Strong character development?

Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 27% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 52% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%

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4.3

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