On May 10, Viz Media is releasing Death Note Short Stories under its Shonen Jump imprint. This manga collects a few stories from the Death Note world as well as the infamous one from February 2020 about former US President Donald Trump’s goal to buy the Death Note.
Available for pre-order now through various retailers on Viz Media, the 226 page manga will cost $15, and it is written by Tsugumi Ohba, with art by Takeshi Obata. You can check out a few images from the manga below, which includes some of the story “a-Kira,” the aforementioned Trump tale.
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Death Note originally ran from 2004-06 in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. The story originally follows Light Yagami, a teenager who finds the Death Note. This Death Note book gives the user the ability to kill people–and Light becomes a potato-eating vigilante, extracting justice on those he deems worthy. He meets Ryuk, the book’s former owner, who also happens to be a Shinigami, a supernatural spirit–or death god, if you’re looking for a direct translation.
While it’s been 16 years since the main Death Note story came out, there’s been a sprinkle of new content here and there. The anime series of the same name came out in late 2006 and ran until 2008–with two TV specials airing in 2009. There was a live-action mini series in Japan in 2015, which is highly rated. And then, there’s the infamous Netflix movie from 2017 starring Nat Wolff (The Stand) as Light, LeKeith Stanfield (Atlanta) as L, and Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man) as the voice of Ryuk.
