1. Volume list

2. References

This is a list of the chapters of the Japanese manga series Death Note, written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The individual chapters were originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, from December 2003 to May 2006, with 108 chapters in all.^[1] The series primarily focuses on high school student Light Yagami who decides to use a supernatural notebook called the "Death Note", which kills anyone whose name is written in it, to rid the world of evil.

Death Note has been compiled into twelve tankōbon in Japan, with the first being released on April 2, 2004, and the twelfth on July 4, 2006.^[2][3] In addition to these, a guidebook for the manga, Death Note 13: How to Read, was also published on October 13, 2006. The guidebook has information about the series, with character profiles, creator interviews, and the pilot chapter that preceded Death Note.^[2] A one-shot story special of Death Note was also released in February 2008, and is set two years after the original story's epilogue.^[3] Death Note has been adapted into an anime with thirty-seven episodes produced by Nippon Television, and has three live action films.

The Death Note manga is licensed by Viz Media for North American distribution under their "Shonen Jump Advanced" imprint. Viz published the first volume on October 10, 2005, and the last on July 3, 2007.^[6][7] A hardcover version of volume 1 was also released by Viz on September 16, 2008.^[4] Viz published Death Note 13: How to Read on February 19, 2008,^[5] and collected the Death Note volumes along with Death Note 13: How to Read into a box set on October 7, 2008.^[6] On October 4, 2016, all 12 original manga volumes and the February 2008 one-shot were released in a single All-in-One Edition, consisting of 2,400 pages in a single book.^[7] The All-in-One Edition was released in English on September 6, 2017, resulting in the February 2008 one-shot being released in English for the first time.^[8]

Volume list

Tsugumi Ohba stated that most of the chapter titles for Death Note were selected during the development of the thumbnails. He added that sometimes he created several choices and consulted his editor for the final selections. He and his editor often selected the final name of the following chapter while he made corrections to the one that he was currently working on. Ohba had selected the names of chapters 107 and 108 before the thumbnail stages of those chapters. After the selection of the name of Chapter 3, Ohba decided to have each chapter name consist of one Japanese word. Ohba said that around the time of the selection of the name of Chapter 4, he began to "have fun" with the chapter names and begin trying to avoid spoiling plot information through the selection of chapter names. Ohba intended for many of his titles, such as the title of Chapter 7, to have many meanings depending on how one approaches the name.^[9] Ohba says that he often discussed titles with his editor when Ohba was unable to create a title that he liked, but that this did not necessarily mean that they would find a better title.^[10]

Ohba decided to end the series at 108 chapters at the time he decided how Death Note would end, and he kept the 108 chapter limit in mind when he created thumbnails. When Kiyomi Takada was reintroduced to the plot, Ohba had already set the plot, chapter numbers, and the Yellow Box warehouse scene; therefore he encountered difficulty in having the series end in exactly 108 chapters.^[11]

• Note: The issues of the original Japanese version of the manga are labeled as "pages" rather than "chapters". The issues are labeled as "chapters" in the English-language Viz manga releases.

Ohba used "Boredom" as the title of chapter 1 as that was the reason why Ryuk dropped his notebook and why Light picked it up. He had no hesitation in choosing "boredom" even though Light's motivation was not purely boredom. Ohba selected "L" for the second chapter because he wanted to establish L as the second main character; in addition the chapter was about L. Ohba added that this is the only chapter name consisting of a single romanized letter, "perhaps" stemming from a respect for L. "Family" was chosen because of the introductions of Soichiro and Sayu, Light's father and sister, respectively; the chapter reveals that the main Kira investigator is Soichiro. In addition "Family" was chosen because Light stated that he was willing to kill his family if he needed to. When selecting the name of Chapter 4, which is about the hiding of the Death Note, Ohba considered "Current", "Destruction", and "False Bottom". He believed "Current" was the best choice. Chapter 5, "Eyeballs", is about the Shinigami eye trade. Ohba believed that "Eyes" and "Trade" solely were not interesting names, and that "Eyeballs" "sounded cooler".^[9] The name of Chapter 6, "Manipulation", originates from Light's experiments on the manipulation of Death Note victims. Sōsa written with different kanji means "investigation". Ohba had considered that name, but he believed that the name of the chapter needed to be focused on Light's actions, as the chapter had few scenes with investigators. Chapter 7 was named "Target" since Kiichiro Osoreda attempted to shoot Ryuk with a gun, and because Light was trying to uncover Raye Penber's real name.^[9]

Chapter 8's name refers to Naomi Misora. The middle of the chapter shows pleasant scenes involving Raye and Naomi, and the chapter ends with Naomi crying. Ohba described it as a "feminine" chapter. "Slots" refers to the holes in the envelopes featured in the chapter. In addition it refers to L trying to find weaknesses in Light's plan.^[9] "Confluence" refers to the Japanese investigators and L joining forces. "One" refers to several aspects of the chapter; L has become one of the members of the Japanese investigation team, L is thinking about one clue, and Light is wondering if there is one flaw in his plan as he notices Naomi on her way to the police station to reveal one revelation that she had about the case. "God" refers to Light's favorable outcome resulting from the coincidence that he and Naomi met each other. In the chapter Light discusses his luck, and Ohba had considered the title "Luck". Ohba believed that "I was lucky" was "such a boring phrase" and that the proof that "the other god is on my side" was a "much more fitting" phrase, so he chose "God" as the title. "Countdown" was chosen since Light was counting down the seconds until Naomi would reach the NPA headquarters, and he was counting down the seconds until Naomi's death was triggered. Ohba changed the Japanese spelling for the chapter "Temptation" so the title would not spoil the chapter's contents. Ohba wanted the telephone to be an important element in the chapter "Phone Call". Ohba added the scenes with Ukita answering the telephone because he had chosen the chapter title; in addition he included the telephone call from Naomi's mother to the task force. Ohba said that the chapter title "Handstand" was the one that he had "the most fun coming up with" and one of his three most favorite chapter titles.^[16]

Ohba said that he often struggled while selecting chapter names, but for chapters 15 through 23 he had the titles selected early; he said that he was "on a roll" during that time. The chapter name "Gaze" was chosen because of L's gaze depicted in the last two pages of the chapter. Ohba added that the chapter titles "Gaze" and "Humiliation" needed no explanation. The chapter name "First Move" was selected since, in the scenario depicted in the chapter, the person who makes the first move wins. While Light wins the tennis match and invites L to drink tea, L, in Ohba's words, "makes the first move" as he needs to tell Light something before they drink tea. In the chapter "Duplicity", both sides of the conflict are trying to discover what the other side is really thinking. The chapter title "Misfortune" refers to Ryuk's statement about how humans who use the Death Note always face misfortune; the statement resurfaces on several occasions in Death Note. In addition Light believes that there can be some people who use the Death Note who are fortunate. In regard to "Hard Run", Ohba said "What else could I have used for the chapter?" In regard to "Shield" Ohba chose the title because the scene depicting the police officers blockading the Sakura TV offices "looks so great". When discussing "Fool", Ohba said "Death Note finally gets a heroine in this chapter and she's called a "fool"... How rude. But that's just Death Note for you."^[16]

The chapter title "Reversal" refers to L falling out of his chair; it does not refer to, in Ohba's words, "how the story would turn upside down based on new revelations."^[16] The chapter title "Love" refers to Gelus's feelings towards Misa, Misa's feelings towards Kira, and the stalker's feelings towards Misa. Ohba added that technically the method of forcing a Shinigami to die is not making one infatuated with a human, but Ohba said that he "wanted to express it that way in dialogue."^[16] The title "Judgment" refers to how the two Death Note owners discover one another and how Misa confirms that Kira is Light. In the chapter "Weapon" Light refers to Misa as a "weapon"; Light only sees Misa as a tool, but Misa accepts Light's attitude towards her. In regard to the chapter title "Bomb", Ohba said that keeping Misa around is "like holding on to a bomb" since Misa knows Light's true identity."^[10] In addition Ohba said that Rem's "explosive" declaration that she will kill Light if Light kills Misa "makes Misa's existence even more dangerous."^[10] The title "Easy" refers to the dialog from Light stating "L will die... This easily..." Ohba said that when he wrote the line he thought "What? This easily?!", so the title also refers to Ohba's thoughts.^[10] Ohba added that his favorite moment in the chapter was when Rem declares that she will kill L immediately after L says that Light is his first friend. The title "Gamble" refers to Light's decision to kill Ryuga while Light is not 100% sure that Ryuga is L and L's decision to appear in front of Light at the university. "Movement" refers to the relocation of Misa as she is arrested and imprisoned and the Death Note's movement from Misa to Light. In regard to the title "Imprisonment" Ohba believed that the title did not "fit that well".^[10] Ohba added that he "probably" thought "Well, he's being imprisoned. Should be fine."^[10]

"Whiteout" refers to Light losing his memory. Ohba said retrospectively that it was "a bad title" since it reveals part of the plot.^[10] He added that while "it's not like it's the end of the world" if the title reveals some of the plot, the fact "kind of takes away some of the fun".^[10] "Father and Son" refers to Light and Soichiro. Ohba said that he had trouble creating some of the chapter names for the group of chapters including "Father and Son" in contrast with his ease creating the names of the chapters including Chapter 17. He retrospectively wondered if "perhaps" he did not put enough thought into the chapter names.^[10] "Eight" refers to the eight Yotsuba members. Ohba added that he worked especially hard to try to find a good chapter title since "Eight" was printed with color pages in Weekly Shonen Jump. "Strike" refers to Light and L hitting one another; Ohba wondered who would "imagine" that the title referred to the action and commented "I like these kinds of titles."^[10] "Separation" refers to the end of the effort sharing between the National Police Agency and the Japanese task force. Ohba added that he believed that he had "too much fun" with the previous two titles, so he went "back into serious mode" for Chapter 39.^[10] "Allies" refers to the team gaining Aiber and Wedy as allies and losing Aizawa as an ally; Ohba described the title as "ironic".^[10] "Matsuda" received its name as, in Ohba's words, the chapter featured "Matsuda running around".^[10] Ohba added that when the editor saw the planned title name "Matsuda", the editor laughed and then gave the okay.^[10] In regard to "Heaven" Ohba said that when a person sees the title, he or she assumes that someone is going to die. Ohba added that he was "going for that a little bit" and that the title name also refers to Matsuda's feelings after he survives an incident and how Misa's room is like "heaven". "Black" refers to the question of whether the Yotsuba are guilty and the black suits and ties of the remaining seven members.^[10]

"Successor" refers to L's question to Light regarding whether he will be the successor to L. L already knows that, if Light is Kira, Light will try to kill L and be his successor. "Crazy" refers to how L is, in Ohba's words, "crazy and forceful in this chapter".^[25] "Ill-Suited" refers to Mogi's comment about not being well-suited to his new role. While Ohba had considered making the chapter title a reference to the reunion between Misa and Rem, Ohba instead opted for "Ill-Suited" as he believed it was more humorous. "Impertinence" refers to the fact that Rem reveals some secrets early; Rem knows that Light has a plan, and she tells Misa which Yotsuba member has the Death Note. "Give-and-Take" refers to Higuchi and Misa trading e-mail addresses, Misa and Nori trading clothes, the agreement stating that Misa will marry Higuchi if Higuchi is Kira, and Misa's recording of Higuchi's statements. Ohba said that the title "Potted Plant" was used to "mess with the fans".^[25] Ohba retrospectively wondered why his editor approved the title. Ohba added that he "liked this title".^[25] "Yotsuba" refers to Namikawa's explanation about how a large company such as Yotsuba is to behave. "Misunderstanding" refers to Light and L seeing Higuchi write a name in a notebook and not realizing that it is the method of killing people. "Split-Second" mostly refers to Watari preventing Higuchi from committing suicide, while it also refers to Soichiro jumping in front of Wedy to take Higuchi's bullet.^[25]

The final chapter was named "Finis", In regard to the chapter's name, Ohba said "no explanation needed: the end."^[38] The chapter number, 108, refers to the earthly desires in Buddhism. When creating the plot of the final chapter, Ohba first thought of the idea of Kira worshipers surrounding Kira's grave; Ohba reasoned that a group of Kira worshipers would exist even if Kira died. Ohba believed that having Light's death be definitively known to the world would "cause problems",^[11] and he also recalls discussing how "distasteful" it would be for the readers to see the Yagami family grave.^[11] As Ohba and his editor decided on how to end the series in late 2005, Ohba and his editor developed the concept of the line of Kira worshipers.^[11] Ohba said that he made Aizawa the chief of the NPA because he did not want to create a new character for the role, and he decided that Aizawa would be the best choice among the surviving task force members. Ohba added that Aizawa was the best choice since he had connections to the NPA and Near and that Aizawa becoming the chief would have been "unimaginable" earlier in Death Note. Ohba explained that Mogi would have been too biased to Near.^[41] In regard to Matsuda's theories, Ohba said that he did not decide whether they are right or wrong; he asked readers to decide for themselves whether Matsuda's theories were correct. The only definitive statement Ohba made about the theories is that Light ordered Mikami to not take the Death Note out until the end. Ohba explained that Yamamoto, a character who Matsuda teases, was added at the thumbnail stage and has no significance; Ohba added him to show Matsuda "bossing someone around". (While there may not be significance in his use, Yamamoto was first seen in volume 1 chapter 2 as Light's best friend. He was seen again in volume 2, when Light suggests he send him a New Years card, but he didn't appear until this chapter). Regarding the Kira worshipers, Ohba said that he would have been fine having Light simply die "in his pathetic state", but Ohba decided to "redeem" Light somewhat by illustrating that, despite the fact that Light is dead, he becomes a god for a group of people. Ohba explained that in Death Note Light wants to become a living god and therefore he would not be happy with dying; he added "So there's a little irony in there too." Ohba explained that the fact that the scene goes back and forth with the part shows how he loved Light as a character, even though L was Ohba's favorite.^[42]

Obata recalled hearing from the editor that a scene in the final chapter will feature Kira worshipers surrounding Light's grave. Obata originally believed that the concept was "a little lacking", but when he saw the thumbnails he believed they looked good, and he felt excited when he drew the art for the chapter.^[11] Obata said that he wanted to "set the mood" for the scene, so he had the Kira worshipers wear hoods. Light's name could have some reference here, as they are worshipping god at night under the light of the moon.^[11] Obata selected the apple to use as the object for the cover page of "Finis", as the apple was used as an important symbol in Death Note and Obata believed that featuring the apple was "the only way to go".^[41] The final set of chapter covers feature close-ups of objects, and so the cover page of "Finis" focused on the apple, with the last rule of Death Note being 'Once dead, they can never come back to life.'^[41]

References

• Jacques Amand Deslongchamps
• Jacques Amans
• Jacques Anatole Thibault
• Jacques Ancel
• Jacques and Jean de Lamberville
• Jacques-André Boiffard
• Jacques-ange Gabriel
• Jacques Ange Gabriel
• Jacques antoine
• Jacques Antoine
• Jacques-Antoine-Adrien Delort
• Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse
• Jacques Antoine Clariond
• Jacques-Antoine-Hippolyte de Guibert
• Jacques-Antoine Manuel
• Jacques Antoine Manuel
• Jacques Archadelt
• Jacques Archambault
• Jacques Aubert
• Jacques Aubert le Vieux
• Jacques Audiard
• Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy
• Jacques Augustin
• Jacques Augustin Berque
• Jacques Aurelien Elong Elong