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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I was satisfied with the ending of this great manga series. There was enough tension between Light and Near that kept me turning the pages. The final twist involving the Death Note caught me off by suprise. Great series!” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I am not really into manga but this particular series is really good. Its about a seventeen year old boy who finds a notebook of death that kills anyones whos name is written into it. He decides to use this book to kill violent criminals. The police catch on to what the teen is doing and they try to stop him. It becomes an epic game of cat and mouse. There are twelve books in total. What I enjoyed about it is how there are twists and turns in almost every chapter. I also like how you see both sides (good and evil) tactics in getting the other one back yet you are still shocked at the various outcomes.”
Ashley B wrote this review Friday, October 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“*Cries* This book broke my heart tenfold...the last book in the series...and the war finally ends.”
Hawk L wrote this review Friday, September 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“can't wait to read it”
Lily Anneva O wrote this review Friday, June 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I just love how this story ends!!! This is the best Japanese manga I've read so far. It's full of intelligent deductions and deceptions that keeps getting better. The ending was just the way it was supposed to, having justice for all who participated and used the death note. I felt sorry for Light for his bitter end but I think it's justifiable punishment for taking on a role that was not his in the first place. The power of the death note turned him into a conniving, heartless murderer.”
kris a wrote this review Thursday, February 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I was so disappointed how Light died, he was my favourite character. I was very much rooting for him throughout the entire series. I really wish Tsugumi Ohba would have made Light into a Shinigami, I thought that would have been the perfect ending. It could have cut to him in the land of Nothingness as a Shinigami, overlooking Japan, then going and killing off every single member of the SPK and of his own team. That would have been the best best ending ever! ”
Tash wrote this review Sunday, January 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The final volume! At last, Ryuk gets his money worth and Light comes face-to-face with Near. So, what really happened? Everything is explained in minute detail, which slows down the pace of the entire ending, but at the same time, it is needed for most readers; mind you, Death Note was originally written for Jump Weekly, a children's magazine. It's a complex ordeal, which most of you reading this probably know.
Niklas Pivic wrote this review Sunday, October 26 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I really loved the artwork, especially of Light in his explaining sequence at the end. The writing was very good; Mello did his bit, as did the bystanders.
I'd love to have seen an alternative ending, though.”
“The ending was really good and much better than in the anime. The explanation really did convince me this time and, unlike in the anime, the writer didn't seem to be "helping" Near achieve the desired conclusions.
jack frost wrote this review Monday, October 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I very much liked the Epilogue also, where they delineate the difference between Light and a normal person.
Five stars. One of my favorite series of all time.”1 of 1 members found this review helpful“I was satisfied with the ending of this great manga series. There was enough tension between Light and Near that kept me turning the pages. The final twist involving the Death Note caught me off by suprise. Great series!”
Cullengirl l wrote this review Thursday, August 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A very satisfying conclusion to a manga series that I often found challenging. After the death of a main character I put the series down because I was so ticked-off that I couldn't finish it for another year. When I did pick it up again, I finished the second half of the series in two days. It is a quick read and worth the effort. ”
tmmercury wrote this review Monday, August 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Oh Death Note - so you do have an ending! Well, sort of. Because, as we all know, there must be spin-offs. I'm not sure that I'll be flocking to those right away. This was such an intriguing story, but I feel bogged down by it after finishing. Normally, when I really enjoy a book or a series, once I finish with it, I have to do crazy amounts of research on it, find tie-ins, watch and/or read them, and obsess. Not so with Death Note. At least, not right now.
Bonnie S wrote this review Monday, August 4 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
So back on to the topic... and yes, of course there are spoilers in this. You'd be foolish to read a review of the last book and expect to come away without them! This is the final showdown between Light and L's heirs, Near and Mello. One of them doesn't make it to the actual face-off, and for that, I was sad. It's an incredibly tense moment, where readers feel somewhat smug about who will win, but not safe enough to crow about it. Unfortunately, all that tension, the moment of the big reveal, once again comes to a screeching stop as the Encyclopedia Brown-style explanation goes on and on and on.
What I really did enjoy was getting to see Light's fall, as he realizes that things have gone wrong for him. He loses his composure, his dignity, his wit... it's all wiped out in the moment of panic, when he's been caught. Finally Matsuda got his head out of his ass and tried to stop Light! And then, we got to see Ryuk in full-Death God mode! I thought that we should've seen more of this throughout the series, that Ryuk was not just a comical figure, but something very dangerous that was always waiting for Light.
The final scenes show the world, returned to the way it was, a little more easily than we expected. Hooray for Aizawa coming out of this whole ordeal! That was a character that grew on me over time. We never found out exactly what happened to Misa. I thought that the girl at the end looked exactly like Misa, but I've read that that is NOT her... oh well, guess I'll see when I read the "How to Read" volume.
Okay, this was a meandering review. Overall, for the entire series, this is worth reading, if only for the moral issues that it raises. The art is incredible, the characters are interesting, though not always likeable. But sometimes the series gets so caught up in explaining the how of its little tricks that it gets distracted.”
