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Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1

Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba

4.38 AVERAGE

renes_books's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zoes_human's review against another edition

3.0

dark

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The story and art are extremely well-executed. While there is nothing here that I find particularly original, it is all so well done and such an interesting story that I find myself drawn in nonetheless.

anniken_sj's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

booknerd334's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vegabegadega's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

liv_demarco's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abic14's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

purplesaturday's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

sistaharlem's review against another edition

3.5

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

huichola's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes