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Death Note, Volume 9 (v. 9)
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List Price: $7.99
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Manufacturer: VIZ Media LLC
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5952
EAN: 9781421506302
ISBN: 1421506300
Label: VIZ Media LLC
Manufacturer: VIZ Media LLC
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 2007-01-02
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Studio: VIZ Media LLC
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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?
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Summary: *Yawn*
Comment: Is it just me or is Deathnote getting more and more dull? Maybe it is just me but I tried reading this volume and I couldn't finish it. I was literally yawning as I turned the page. It seems like after the death of L that theres not point anymore. L was such a cool character that Near and Mello can't even begin to replace him.
I'll try to read this again, after seeing all these great reviews, but I don't think I'll be able to finish it.
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Summary: More and More Exciting!
Comment: Death Note is getting more and more exciting. In this volume, Near ups the ante on Light and makes it apparent that he believes that Light is Kira. Light is determined to win and struggles with the fact he must maintain his cool and appear innocent while plotting the demise of Near and Mellow.
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Summary: A review of Death Note, vol. 9
Comment: Bravely 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.
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Summary: Graphic SF Reader
Comment: Things get crazier still.
Light, running a fake investigation into himself has to deal with both Near and Mello, as well as the US government and the criminal overlords. Not to mention a not too bright Shinigami. Again, not everyone will get out of this one alive. This series continues to entertain as the more they find out, the more complex it seems to get.
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Summary: Series stays solid.
Comment: Tsugumi Ohba, Death Note: Contact (ViZ, 2003)
Death Note continues on, with Light and company involved in their complex dance with Near and Mello, with everyone trying to figure out who's working with whom. I love this plotline, which continues to be compelling, but I'm starting to get bugged by Misa, who seems to have been just kind of wandering through the books recently without really doing much. Misa and Light's relationship with a critical point in past volumes, but it's starting to seem as if Ohba simply doesn't know what to do with her any more, and just keeps her around as a convenient accomplice for Light. Other than that, though, Death Note continues to roll on wonderfully. *** ½
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