Ah! The one of a kind manga. Think about a rare breed of manga...and Deathnote is the first you can come across. After reading the first volume...um...I can't find a better word...you're simply addicted to the story. You don't feel like putting the manga down. It simply awesome! The mind bending scenes and mind twisting thoughts the protagonist and antagonist have...its, in short, WOW!

Of course, now WHO the protagonist is, and WHO the antagonist is.....THAT depends on personal flavour. Entirely relative.

Light Yagami is an extremely intelligent young man who resents what appears to be a relentless increase of crime and corruption in the world around him. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note," lying on the ground. The Death Note's instructions claim that if a human's name is written within it, that person shall die. Light is initially skeptical of the notebook's authenticity, but after experimenting with it, he realizes that the Death Note is real. After meeting with the previous owner of the Death Note, a shinigami named Ryuk, Light seeks to become "the God of the New World" by passing his keen judgment on those he deems to be evil or who get in his way.

Soon, the number of inexplicable deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization and a mysterious detective known only as "L". L quickly learns that the serial killer, dubbed by the public as "Kira" derived from the typical Japanese pronunciation of the English word "killer"), is located in Japan. He also concludes that Kira can kill people without laying a finger on them. Light realizes that L will be his greatest nemesis, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.

My fav character: RYUK! He rocks!

L for me... cant believe this thread has not seen more traffic...

well obviously its L
the topics dead as many discussions are done and the craze is fadin!
though see the movie

SO many L fans? :O
I've been on Light's side from the beginning! He is pure genius, and I've read like 8 volumes, filled with his brilliance!
If you've read until the part L dies(Mwuhahaha) then, you either hate Light more, or love him more!!!
Light Yagami--->Genius
L--->Genius, but not my type of genius.

L for me! i love L! hes awesome, brilliant, and beyond beatable.

Nah, Light all the way. Jeez, where are the other Light fans? (Where is everybody?)

You've onl got Dylan on your side...and maybe DS

Dammit. By the way, Ryu, get the first three or so Death Notes next time we meet, i wanna read all of em again!

wokay...will do just the first three?

YIPPEEE! Completed my Death Note collection! *bows bows*



NYAAA!

I like Misa the best Honestly she's sooo sweet and Light's gay like when red and i were talking he said that Lights gay he has completly HAWT girl banging on his door and all he cares about is L L L!! UGH !! So Gay!!!

L is one intresting dude the only reason i kept reading was because of L After he died i kinda read for a bit then read the last 4 chaps = P