Death Note Short Stories manga by Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata

Category:Manga/Mystery/Thriller

Rating:4.04/5 

Pages:226 

About the book:

Death Note Short Stories brings together additional stories from the acclaimed Death Note manga series, written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The collection continues the dark, intelligent, and supernatural world established in the original series while offering readers new perspectives on the Death Note, Kira, Ryuk, and L. Ohba is known for creating the story of Death Note and Bakuman?, while Obata’s distinctive artwork has become closely associated with the series. This collection is particularly appealing to Death Note fans because it gathers several previously published short stories and special chapters into one volume, expanding the series beyond the main storyline.

The collection includes C-Kira, which takes place after Light Yagami’s death, and a-Kira, in which a new teenager named Minoru Tanaka encounters Ryuk and approaches the Death Note in a very different way. It also contains the original Death Note pilot chapter featuring Taro Kagami, short stories exploring L’s daily life and past, and additional humorous material. Rather than following one continuous plot, the book presents multiple connected stories that explore new users of the Death Note, the continuing influence of Kira, L’s character, and the moral and psychological consequences of possessing such power.