Death Note
Viz · 2005–2009 · 12 issues
About the series
Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s psychological thriller follows a high school genius who gains the power to kill anyone whose name he writes in a supernatural notebook. As he sets himself up as a godlike judge of criminals, the world’s greatest detective closes in, sparking a tense, high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Published by Viz from 2005 to 2009, this 12-issue series became a defining work of modern manga, with English adaptations by Alexis Kirsch and Pookie Rolf, and art by Gia Cam Luc alongside Obata. Its gripping moral dilemmas and cat-and-mouse structure made it a landmark in the genre.
