**\[[AnimeNewsNetwork](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4354)\] \[[Manga Updates](http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=41)\] \[[MyAnimeList](http://myanimelist.net/manga/21/)\]** **Info:** **Synopsis:** Light Yagami is a brilliant 17-year-old student, one of the top scorers on his exams in all of Japan. One day as he leaves school, he finds a mysterious black notebook on the ground with "Death Note" written on it. The first thing written inside: "The human whose name is written in the notebook shall die." Light decides to use this to cleanse the world of evil by killing all the criminals. On the scene comes L, ace detective, who's determined to find Light—who the world now calls "Kira"—and track him down, thus bringing us an epic psychological thrill ride. **Japanese title:** デスノート **Type:** Manga **Volumes:** 12 + 1 **Chapters:** 108 + 1 **Status:** Finished **Published:** Dec 1, 2003 to May 15, 2006 **Genres:** Mystery, Drama, Shounen, Supernatural, Psychological **Authors:** Obata, Takeshi (Art), Ohba, Tsugumi (Story) **Serialization:** Shounen Jump (Weekly) **Format:** PDF **Info Source:** MyAnimeList **Download Source:** BakaBT **Scanlating Groups:** Binktopia, OrangeTangerine, The Ones Who Never Lie, mD-xD Chapters' bookmarks included. This release includes the Vol. 13 which is the manga guidebook. It also includes a one-shot story special, that is set two years after the original story's epilogue.