Death Note: How to Read v. 13 - Books (Tsugumi Ohba, Paperback)

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Customer Reviews of Death Note: How to Read v. 13

Reviews by Alex (venomtheevil)

15th December 2008

A fans dream.
Okay so you finshed Death Note (12 is the last volume this is a bonus) the amazing manga that it is. If you loved it like everyone I know and got into it get this now. I mean it right now.

This is not a manga as such but a bonus that gives you ALL of the facts you will ever need to know about this manga series. It has interviews with the author and artist, lots of bios (Which were not made by the author of Death Note so facts may or may not be canon) plus tons of other facts and tidbits!

It also has the pilot chapter which Death Note was reworked from which is a great read with all apart from one new cast!

All in all best thing for fans ever of the manga!

----Alexander Gradwell/Venomtheevil----

The one and only!
Worksop, UK
25th September 2008

Death Note 13 - Good but not for the shelf.. lol
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J. Clarke
England
25th September 2008

Great
Great for anybody that likes death note, If you don't have it and like the manga you need to buy it.

Rowan
UK
17th March 2008

Ambiguity
Like many of these encyclopaedias for fictions this contains a lot of completely uninteresting information. However, there are a few really fascinating bits of info - that Ohba regards both L and Light as evil, that neither of the creators liked Near, that Ohba is inspired by the works of artist Jean Jansem. Most interestingly is the fact that both Ohba and Obata emphasised the philosophical ambiguity and the absence of any pretentious, didactic message; for me this is what makes Death Note so fascinating and so open to meandering and entertaining speculation. Death Note 13 also increased my respect for the artwork and the complexity and skill invested into this side of the manga.

The best feature of this bonus instalment was the inclusion of the Death Note pilot. This gives the reader real insight into how the idea developed from an interesting semi-philosophical (meta-ethical) thought experiment into one of the greatest fiction thrillers ever conceived. The flaws in the pilot have been aptly removed from the series, leaving only what makes Death Note the classic manga that it is.