Death Note, Vol. 13: How to Read by Tsugumi Ohba
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Book Reviews of Death Note, Vol. 13: How to Read
Book Review: Great series, dissappointing extras. Good stuff at the end
Summary: 3 Stars
Honestly, I didn't know what to expect from this, having read all twelve volumes of Death Note and being disappointed with the last few.
I've loved the series as a whole, and was very excited to see this released. However, it is definitely a disappointment as a whole.
Basically, it tells you everything you already knew about Death Note if you've read all the way through, but it is no substitute for the real thing.
Pretty much the only parts of it worth reading are towards the end, where they have some nice interviews and a few pages of bonus manga tangentially connected to the main story (yonkoma and a oneshot). That, and the fact that there is a shiny, shiny card with L's real name on it right after the front cover are the only real reasons to buy it.
Most of the stuff comes off as unnecessary or overly cheesy (towards the middle), and really is not worth a purchase except for the diehards.
Book Review: Death Note 13
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is read like the manga, back to front. It's packed with information, interviews with the creators, timelines, character profiles, etc. Unfortunately, if you've followed the whole series closely, there's not a LOT of new information, but there are quite a few interesting bits. The interviews with the writer and the artist were really cool. I really liked where they show how the art went from the writer's quick stick figure drawings to the artists interpretations.
Probably the best thing in this book is the original "pilot" of Death Note. The story and the basic rules of the Death Note changed a lot from that original story.
I gave it 3 stars because a) a lot of the information is stuff that big fans of the manga and anime probably already know, and b) a lot of the print is very small and the pages are kind of cluttered and can be hard to read.