Customer Reviews
Death Note 13 - Good but not for the shelf.. lol - By: Tonyo, 25 Sep 2008 
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Great - By: J. Clarke, 25 Sep 2008 Great for anybody that likes death note, If you don't have it & like the manga you need to buy it.
Ambiguity - By: Mr. RB FORTUNE-WOOD, 17 Mar 2008 Like many of these encyclopaedias for fictions this contains a lot of completely uninteresting information. However, there are a few really fascinating bits of info - that Ohba regards both L & Light as evil, that neither of the creators liked Near, that Ohba is inspired by the works of artist Jean Jansem. Most interestingly is the fact that both Ohba & Obata emphasised the philosophical ambiguity & the absence of any pretentious, didactic message; for me this is what makes Death Note so fascinating & so open to meandering & entertaining speculation. Death Note 13 also increased my respect for the artwork & the complexity & skill invested into this side of the manga.
The best feature of this bonus instalment was the inclusion of the Death Note pilot. This gives the reader real insight into how the idea developed from an interesting semi-philosophical (meta-ethical) thought experiment into one of the greatest fiction thrillers ever conceived. The flawsin the pilot have been aptly removed from the series, leaving only what makes Death Note the classic manga that it is.
