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Death Note, Vol. 13: How to Read Paperback – February 19, 2008

by Tsugumi Ohba (Author), Andrew McKeon (Compiler), Eric Searleman (Editor),
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 624 ratings
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A Death Note Encyclopedia

An encyclopedic guide to the Death Note manga series, including character bios, storyline summaries, interviews with creators Tsugumi Oba and Takeshi Obata, production notes and commentaries, and bonus manga pages.

The Ultimate Death Note Encyclopedia!

Here, in one authoritative volume: everything you need to know about Death Note, the best-selling manga series. Featuring complete character biographies, detailed storyline summaries, production notes, and behind-the-scenes commentaries. Death Note 13: How to Read also includes exclusive interviews with creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata and a bonus manga chapter of never-before-translated material. Unless you own your very own death note, it doesn't get any better than this!
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Born in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series Death Note, Bakuman and Platinum End..

Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei “New Hope” Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit Death Note as well as the hugely successful manga Bakuman, All You Need Is Kill, and Platinum End.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1421518880
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ VIZ Media, LLC; English Ed edition (February 19, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781421518886
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1421518886
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.19 x 0.7 x 8.13 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Born in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series Death Note. His current series Bakuman。is serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.

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cory
5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just for Fanboys
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2010
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Death Note is an amazing comic. Not only that, but unique, fresh. Before I recommend this "volume 13" to anybody, I recommend the actual comic, 12 volumes of Death Note.

Now, if you are a fan, if you've read all 12 volumes, if you care about the authors: this book is for you. If you haven even heard about this series, are a creative mind, an artist or writer: you will highly value this book. This book is two things in one.

When v13 was first released I saw it in bookstores and immediately pulled it off and scanned through it. What is this?! To my ignorance, I put it back thinking it was just a bunch of random "death note" facts and fanservice tossed into a book to rake in the money off of the fanboys and girls. And this is true, this is one of the two things this book is: a product to make money off of the fans. This book includes all sorts of "facts" and character bios, in depth ideas and surface analyzing of the twists. All of which are not written by either of the authors. If this is what you want, go ahead, waste your money on this book.

Now, for the rest of you, for the comic-artist, the writer, the creative, or the curious, buy this book. The second thing this book is, is a... bible almost, a box of knowledge and intrigue.

This book is literally divided in two. If you look at the book from the side you can see that there are alternating patches of black and white pages. Everything black is part of the first thing, fanservice, pointless analizations. Everything from the white part is the gold. It's the raw stuff, straight from the authors. The toro of tuna guys. I can not tell you how much this book is valued to me as a comic artist. There are interviews with both of the authors, and each. There are "questionnaires" which I believe the questions may have come from fans, but are still greatly interesting. The last section includes the "pilot" chapter of Death Note. One part has Ohba explaining each character, why he choose them and the issues regarding their creation and/or death. This book, the second part of it pays for the first part, maybe a few times over. You will learn about how each author thinks, insight into the Japanese style of publication and serialization, how the authors interacted throughout, what surprised the authors, what they cared about, and more. Rarely do we have such raw data right from such amazing artists and writers all in one spot. This is the case with Death Note Volume 13 "how to read". Check it out.
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came in great condition, even included the name card ! perfect for any Death Note fan !!
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it !!
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
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Comes with the L true name card and a lot of fun facts, trivia, and even a character quiz. Super fun to read through and great for any Dearh Note fan !!
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Chelsy
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for Dedicated Fans
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2021
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I'd finally completed my collection of the Death Note manga when I stumbled across this - the "Volume 13" that was essentially a fanbook. I told myself I needed to get it, as any other obsessed fan would, and here we are!
Warning: the content in here gets dense, like really dense at times. It's a bit hard to read at points due to that but fun nonetheless. There is such an excess of content in here, interviews of the authors, four-koma comics, the very first, original pilot for the manga, even complete timelines on the series, basically everything you could possibly want. It was quite fun to read through and get to hear the authors' thoughts on various parts of the manga and its story.
When I opened the book up, I was very pleasantly surprised to see a very pretty collectible card featuring L, and his real name. The gold foil is such a nice touch and I think it was a super nice addition.
In conclusion, if you fancy yourself a Death Note fan, I recommend you to get this and complete your collection.
Take note that if you think you might be bored by the content and don't see yourself needing it for collection sakes, I don't recommend you purchase this!
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Mister Myst
5.0 out of 5 stars The Official Death Note Companion Would Have Been a More Obvious Title
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2008
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Officially, this is considered the final book in the Death Note series. However, it's really more of a companion book than anything else. Not that that's a bad thing at all. In fact, it's nothing short of awesome.

Within these 200-odd pages, you'll be treated to all kinds of goodies. For starters, all the unresolved plotlines (especially the fate of Misa) are addressed. You also get every single piece of Death Note trivia that you would possibly want to know. So not only do we finally learn L's real name, we learn everything he ever ate during the course of the seires (Oh boundless joy!). Also, perhaps to give us a break from how serious the series has been, many of the characters pop up occasionally and break the fourth wall by providing some amusing commentary of their own. At least one even comments on their own in-series death.

However, as good as all this is, there are two places where this book really shines.

First, a lot of this book goes behind the scenes as Ohba and Obata give us a satisfying peak at their creative processes. My favorite part was where Ohba talks about where he got the idea for EACH chapter title. Man, this guy gives a whole new meaning to the term "detail-oriented".

Second, this volume wraps up with the series' pilot chapter, aka the FIRST Death Note manga ever written. It has the same basic concept as the series (a deadly notebook), but takes it in a more "Stephen King-ish" direction. Also, other than Ryuuk, it stars a completely different cast of characters. That said, one of these "newbies" bears a striking physical resemblance to a certain, insane prosecutor-turned-Kira-worshipper. If you're a fan of the seires, you probably know who I mean. Like the series, the pilot was a great read. In fact, I think it would make a great movie (much easier to adapt than the series, I'd think).

The only negative thing about this book was 1 or 2 pages toward the end. I've never cared for any of the fan service revolving around Misa, but on those 2 pages, she was even more exposed than usual (similar to how Obata showed too much of Halle during her shower scene a few volumes prior). I wasn't quite expecting this and it made me feel somewhat uncomfortable. However, this really isn't enough to cost it a star. It's just a few pages; easy to skip over.

This is highly recommended for Death Note fans who know when to stop taking things too seriously.

Also somewhat recommended for Stephen King fans or Horror fans in general (due to the aforementioned pilot chapter).
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Gustavo
5.0 out of 5 stars Libro
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2023
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Cover was a tad bit worn out but overall great buy. The card was really cool to look at.
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Lisa mendez
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book for fans of Death Note!
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023
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You can't go wrong with this purchase. It's got plenty, and I mean PLENTY to keep you busy. Great buy. Only problem is that the first 10 or so pages have a tendency to fall out with is disappointing, it's happening on both of my copies so seems like a defect don't know if I'm just unlucky though.
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Chris N.
5.0 out of 5 stars Shockingly in-depth guide
Reviewed in Canada on December 26, 2023
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Really went above and beyond for this one, it’s the last death note guide you’ll need
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cool
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2023
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The first time you were able and I didn’t have a chance I just had to get it done I don’t think it would be 🤓
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bèr
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect
Reviewed in Spain on January 19, 2023
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absolutely perfect service!
thank you!! hoppipollabooks
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PianoLoverxx
5.0 out of 5 stars Gut
Reviewed in Germany on April 12, 2021
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... für Death Note Fans, die sich einige Extra-Infos wünschen und diese interessant finden. Handlungsstränge und Charaktere sowie zusätzliche Informationen, die im Manga nicht erwähnt werden, werden bis ins kleinste Detail erklärt. Für den einen oder anderen vielleicht langweilig, für große Fans eine Bereicherung :D
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Marta
5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC!
Reviewed in Italy on December 18, 2020
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I've bought this book from Italy, first i've asked some questions to the staff, they were very friendly, and the pack arrived some days before the date planned and i've appreciate it. I'm totally in love with this book, if you are a death note fan i suggest you to buy this item because it contains some part that aren't explained on death note mangas, some extras and a true name card with L's real name.
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