Thriller
Death Note, Vol. 1
2005·200 pages
A brilliant, bored student finds a supernatural notebook that kills anyone named in it, igniting a dark battle of wits with a master detective.
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A brilliant, bored student finds a supernatural notebook that kills anyone named in it, igniting a dark battle of wits with a master detective.
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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, a 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 nob...
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Sexual content
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Brief mild sexual content and a sexual harassment incident; no explicit scenes
Violence & gore
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Frequent deaths central to plot; murder, some violent confrontations and injury detail
Profanity
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Occasional strong language throughout
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Shinigami as death gods; protagonist seeks godlike moral authority
Magic & witchcraft
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Supernatural death notebook and shinigami powers are the core premise
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content present
Political content
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Central themes of vigilante justice, crime, punishment, and moral authority
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Sexual harassment incident; cruelty toward criminals as a theme
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