Death Note, Vol. 5: Whiteout
by:
Tsugumi Ohba (author)
Takeshi Obata (illustrator)
After a week locked up with no one but Ryuk for company, Light is ready to give up his Death Note and all memories of it. Freed from his past actions, Light is convinced he's innocent. But L is ready to keep Light under lock and key forever, especially since the killings stopped once Light was...
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After a week locked up with no one but Ryuk for company, Light is ready to give up his Death Note and all memories of it. Freed from his past actions, Light is convinced he's innocent. But L is ready to keep Light under lock and key forever, especially since the killings stopped once Light was incarcerated. Then a new wave of Kira crimes hits Japan. Someone else has gotten their hands on a Death Note, and these new deaths aren't focused on making the world a better place, they're focused on making money. Big business can be murder, and Kira has gone corporate!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781421506265 (1421506262)
ASIN: 1421506262
Publish date: 2006-05-02
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Pages no: 201
Edition language: English
Series: Death Note (#5)
I liked this part less compared to the previous ones. Without spoiling I can only say that it takes rather a big turn from the rest of the series so far, and it's not the most interesting part of Death Note. However, it does fit in the bigger scheme and it not like it is not nice to read.
A bunch of new characters, a total change of situation. I was not thrilled about this. Especially since a lot of pages bored me. I also didn't really liked the "comeic" ambiance.
ACTUAL RATING 2.5 STARSMost of this volume was pretty boring and there was a lot of dialogue crammed in to small-ish panels.
Still enjoying the series, this volume had some new characters and developments, so I'll be interested to see where it leads in book 6.
It was way better than Vol. 4 but it was not as great as the first 3 volumes. So it is actually a 3 star and a half rating. What I love about this volume is that L likes Light but even so, he is certain Light is Kira. So certain that he does want Light by his side 24/7, with handcuffs! There are no ...
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