A review by worthy
Death Note, Vol. 8: Target by Tsugumi Ohba

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Death Note has admittedly had some struggle in the last few volumes,

particularly after the death of L,

but Volume 8 certainly picks up the pace and brings some much needed tension back into the series! The art is stunning as always and I love just how frightening Light looks in some of these panels and the contrast of Near’s lack of shading works excellently! I do feel that the first two chapter did take their time to get going but once I got past those, I found that this volume really picked up! I do think this series may have jumped the shark in the last few parts but I felt that volume 8 was a good step in the right direction and I hope that this continues into future volumes.