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Death Note, Vol. 9 Paperback – January 2, 2007
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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 Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal...or his life?
Light has always been confident in his ability to outthink everyone, but L's protégés are proving to be more of a challenge than he anticipated. The more Light mentally maneuvers, the tighter the net around him becomes. And now Near and Mello are working to break the task force apart and expose Kira from within! Light has always held up under pressure in the past, but will the stress of this new line of attack and the strain of maintaining three different personalities be the beginning of his end?
- Print length208 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherVIZ Media LLC
- Publication dateJanuary 2, 2007
- Dimensions0.63 x 5.04 x 7.44 inches
- ISBN-101421506300
- ISBN-13978-1421506302
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Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei “New Hope” Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit Death Note as well as the hugely successful manga Bakuman, All You Need Is Kill, and Platinum End.
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- Publisher : VIZ Media LLC (January 2, 2007)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1421506300
- ISBN-13 : 978-1421506302
- Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 0.63 x 5.04 x 7.44 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #138,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #411 in Mystery, Thriller & Crime Manga
- #698 in Horror Manga (Books)
- #2,359 in Fantasy Manga (Books)
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Born in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series Death Note. His current series Bakuman。is serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2022Exactly what I wanted! Can't find these volumes in stores anymore so I was hoping this book would come in good shape and it did. All the pages are there, little yellowed but what do you expect out of an older book. Only thing some people might not like is that it had a folded corner on the back cover but that doesn't bother me any.
Exactly what I wanted! Can't find these volumes in stores anymore so I was hoping this book would come in good shape and it did. All the pages are there, little yellowed but what do you expect out of an older book. Only thing some people might not like is that it had a folded corner on the back cover but that doesn't bother me any.
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021manga came in perfect condition
- Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2013I am not a manga fan. However, there this series sits on my bookshelf LOL It's well written, the characters are engaging and the artwork is very satisfying - I read every volume front-to-back in one go because I enjoyed it so much!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2016The plot is infinitely complex and forever involving. The ending of each entry will have the reader salivating for the next encounter with Kira!
- Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2008Bravely marching forward towards the end of the series... but not there yet! Spoilers for those who haven't read this far, of course, blah blah blah...
Another major turning point, not just for Light, but for Kira, Near, Mello, and the Japanese task force. The task force's last attempt to storm Mello and his mafia gang's hideout failed miserably, thanks to interference from shinigami Sidoh. But when Light's father, Soichiro, unexpectedly makes the deal with Ryuk for shinigami eyes, they're able to break into the hideout and corner Mello. But he isn't L's heir just because of his scary looks... Mello manages to escape, taking Soichiro out in the process. We discover that there's a spy for Mello in the SPK's midst (Near seems well aware of who it is). Mello and Near form a shaky partnership by sharing information and then separate to see who can catch Kira first and avenge L's death. The U.S. decides to take no action against Kira. Good old Demegawa of Sakura TV is proclaimed the spokesman of Kira, driving crowds into a frenzy as they hunt down those who would go against Kira (watch out SPK!). And Near sows seeds of mistrust (doesn't that sound fancy?) in the Japanese task force. WHEW!
This was actually a pretty cool volume. Like I said in my last review, I really enjoy watching Mello because he seems best at catching Light off-guard. It's nice to have some emotion register for these characters - and it was sad to see Soichiro pass on. Watching Light at his father's side as he dies, you really understand the depths he's sunk to as Kira. Soichiro's last moments are spent being pressured by Light to write Mello's name in the Death Note, and he refuses. We also see that Kira has been accepted by several world powers and is becoming more and more revered by the people. You have to wonder, though, if a man like Demegawa has been chosen to be the voice of Kira, what sort of corruption will he bring to Light's ideals.
Are there other people out there who feel like Matsuda needs to be slapped a few times? He's so trusting, it would be sad if it weren't so annoying.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2014No scratches or marks Good condition Nice cover Great book I liked it a lot pretty good book that I read
- Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2014Great series. Very interesting and compelling story.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2015Thank you. Perfect condition
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- Akshay KReviewed in India on September 29, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Original and no damage
This is the best seller. I have brought all 9 volume from this man. And all bools vere original and good
- MariahReviewed in Canada on July 25, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Death note is one of my favourite anime and I have finally completed the set. Book came in great shape
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FrankReviewed in Germany on October 25, 2013
4.0 out of 5 stars Gut
Meine Tochter hat den Mango gekauft und es hatte sie auch – vor langer Zeit – begeistert.
Insgesamt hat sie gerne darin gelesen.
- T. AlexanderReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2008
5.0 out of 5 stars Light closes in on Mello
In this ninth volume of the excellent Death Note series, Light Yagami conceives a plan that could potentially halve his opposition at a stroke and bring his perfect world one step closer. He moves against Mello but not everything goes as planned and Light discovers that Near may be closer to the truth than is comfortable. Despite this Kira is making progress with the general public and this opens new possibilities for Light to manipulate.
Death Note continues to weave plans within plans, with all three of the main characters trying to out do each other in cunning. This volume does see some good twists and some surprising losses that could shake things up slightly. Overall Death Note remains a very well written and carefully plotted series that is a cut above some others that I have read but this second half of the series does seem rather less than it could be.
- pawan s.Reviewed in India on March 10, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome story
In this volume, near figures out that there is a fake rule in the notebook.
Also near makes an assumption like "light yagimi is kita" It was really fun reading it . For beginners volume 9 doesn't mean episode 9!