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Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1

Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba

4.38 AVERAGE

imkaytie's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lina_petrina's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

molliundera_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

deadearbuds's review against another edition

5.0

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some of my favorite art in manga

sarassotes's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bl00ming's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

cameron_g's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

dkmons's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense medium-paced

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This edition is gorgeous, and the concept of this story is really cool. I thought it dragged in the middle, but I bet the anime would be awesome. 

everybookadoorway's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense

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the death note anime had me in a chokehold when i was a teenager, so its only right that i finally read the manga. this volume was great, everything was exactly how i remembered it

billiep65's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Light is a piss baby

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide