Enter Ryuk, visible only to Light as the Death Note’s new owner Ryuk is the Death Note’s shinigami – a death god (the word shinigami is also a homonym for ‘death paper,’ or ‘death note’).īeing a genius, Light sees all sorts of endless possibilities, most obviously purging the world of evil. Choosing a violent criminal as his initial test case, Light writes the criminal’s name while visualizing his face eerily, the notebook claims its first victim. When he finds a mysterious how-to-notebook-of-sorts, he’s not quite certain that the contents are real … until he follows the directions and realizes he can control death. With such a perfect life, he’s also getting rather bored. He’s got perfect grades, is popular at school, and well-loved at home. Here’s the premise: high schooler Light Yagami is pretty close to perfect (that in itself is fantasy, some parents might argue). Available in English in 12 volumes, the series has also spawned a virtual enterprise of anime, live-action films, video games, and on and on … who knew death could be so addictive? The original announcement came with a free download of the opening volume of the phenomenally successful Death Note series – in case you had any doubt, the graphics are eye-poppingly stunning. As my children get more tech-savvy which means I become more of a Luddite, their favorite exasperated phrase seems to be “Maaaah-ahm, you just do this!” So in one of my son’s ‘ just‘ moments, I got him to download Viz Media’s free iPad app for reading manga.
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