Death Note

Death Note is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The story follows Light Yagami, a teen genius who stumbles across a mysterious notebook, the “Death Note”, which belonged to the Shinigami Ryuk and grants the user the ability to kill anyone whose name is written in its pages. Using the alias “Kira”, Light attempts to use the Death Note to carry out a worldwide massacre of individuals whom he deems morally unworthy.

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