Death Note 1: Boredome

Pros: Fine manga fiction for a mature audience interested in psychological thrillers and mild, supernatural horror.
Cons: Grotesque images, deathly issues may disturb some. Rated T for Older Teen re: fantasy violence.

A popular saying goes that "only boring people get bored," but when a disinterested high school student named Light Yagami comes to possess a notebook with the ominous title, "Death Note," he becomes the catalyst for a riveting series of ...

Pros: Very interesting main characters, thought provoking themes, well written, very good artwork, suspenseful
Cons: The reading experience is not as great as watching it, cliffhanger ending

Completely bored with his everyday life. Straight A high school student Light Yagumi is about to experience excitement he's never dreamed of. After class, Light comes upon a black book on the ground titled "Death Note". The user instructions describe if ...

Pros: Great story, great drawings, great characters. Pretty much everything.
Cons: There are none.

Death Note has been a manga that I have been wanting to read for some time now. I’m sure fans of manga and Shonen Jump (Manga magazine/manga company) fans have read this amazing manga title. Everything from the plot to the art was very enjoyable. In ...

Pros: Suspenseful, attractive art, wonderful character development, fun dark humor.
Cons: Maybe a little bit too involved for some people. Not a relaxing watch

As with all good stories this one is primarily about character. It is a long careful look into the mind of a complete sociopath. The crux of the action in this series focuses on the mental battle between Light and L. Light finds a notebook with ...