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Light--working as Kira, the newest member of the NPA intelligence bureau, and L--has nearly succeeded in creating his ideal world. But the years of uncontested victory have made him complacent, and he is unprepared for a new attack close to home. With his younger sister Sayu kidnapped and the NPA's Death Note demanded as ransom, Light must travel across the world and confront two new adversaries, each with a very different agenda. Will Light's quick wits be a match for this new challenge, or will he be forced to choose between Kira's ambitions and his own family's lives?

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #164996 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781421506296
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Artist, Takeshi Obata made his debut in 1989 with Cyborg Ji-Chan

G. The runner-up recipient of the 30th Annual Tezuka Award, Obata's major

works include Chikarabito Densetsu and Mashin Boukentan Lamp-Lamp.

Customer Reviews

The first volume in this series I was not 100% satisfied with...
The first half of volume 8 is a total bore. The tension and suspense that I have come to expect from this series was completely lacking in the front half of the book (as well as in the back half of volume 7, but I won't get into that), despite the stakes for the Yagami family being high from the cliffhanger at the end of the last volume. It just wasn't that gripping to question whether Soichiro was going to hand the book over or not. On top of this was the awful use of a lame plot device about a third of the way in. A missle that can neither be tracked nor shot down?! Come on, Ohba! You can do better than this!

The second half of the volume picks up the pace, though. Once the threat level soars again and a new Shinigami is introduced into the mix, Light finally has a game again where the stakes are actually up to his level of playing. Mello and Near have a ways to go to live up to their predecessor, but the ride from here promises to be exciting.

In all, if you've made it to volume 8, you're already a Death Note junkie, and telling you whether or not to get this volume is pointless. If you are browsing this title for the first time, I have to tell you that this isn't the kind of series you can pick up in the middle. Go back and start from volume 1. I promise it'll be worth the wait to get this far.

A review of Death Note, vol. 8
Ho hum! More Death Note - after awhile, these volumes start to blur together. Either I'm reading them too fast and too close together or they're reiterating the plotting and twists and turns of disguising themselves and their motives. Spoilers again for people who haven't read this far...

So here we are in a world dominated by Kira and his growing numbers of supporters. We ended the last volume with Mello (one of L's heirs) and his gang kidnapping Sayu (Light's sister - remember her?) and holding her ransom for a Death Note. With much hemming and hawing, they do indeed make the trade with the task force (specifically Soichiro). Meanwhile, we learn that Ryuk has not been terribly forthcoming with information. Over the years, he's never once mentioned that he stole one of his Death Notes from another shinigami, Sidoh. Sidoh realizes that he needs to write another human's name in the Death Note if he wants to extend his life, and goes on a search to find the owner. Light must contend with this shinigami interfering with his plans while also trying to outmanuever Mello and Near.

Unlike vol. 7, we're back to the slow-paced opening, overly elaborate plans, and eventual rise in action half-way through. I'm really liking Mello, perhaps because his weakness is that he's overly emotional, unpredictable, and competitive. He contrasts Light, who seems to have grown comfortable in his position as Kira and L. If you feel for anyone in this series, it's for Soichiro and Misa - Misa has been neglected by Light since she first met him and she still sticks by his side. This isn't one of the best volumes out there, but you do get to learn more about Mello and Near, which is a welcome break from Light. I miss L!!!

Oh, and have a chocolate bar handy while you're reading. You'll want so much chocolate!

A Middling Entry of a Great Series
The books is not the greatest and very confusing but I'm hoping it is building up to greater ending. I have become totally infatuated with Death Note but having a bit of a difficult time with the new subplot. Light's sister and father have been kidnapped for the Death Note book and a new Shigami appears but what is happening? Also L is dead but there was an orphanage in America raising more of them? Very confusing and not as exciting as what I've seen in past episodes.