L asks Light, though he is still under suspicion, to join the taskforce and help locate the second Kira. Light agrees so he can access the taskforce resources, but when he finally meets the new Kira, she's not at all what he expects.

The battle between Light and Near ends here.

A guide to the manga series Death Note, providing character profiles, interviews with the author and artist, plotlines, commentary on the design process, trivia, and the original pilot chapter as well as a set of 4-panel comics not published in the original.

Despite the evidence tying seven members of the Yotsuba Corporation to the newest Kira, Light and L are no closer to determining which of them actually possesses the Death Note. L recruits Misa to infiltrate the group and feed them information calculated to bring Kira out into the open. But the shinigami Rem reveals to her who the two Kiras are, leaving Misa more determined to help Light than ever and L in one dangerous situation.

"Light's latest machinations are putting a strain on even his formidable intellect as Near flies to Japan to beard Kira in his den. Near is sure that Light is Kira, but his sense of honor as L's heir will allow no doubts. He doesn't want to just stop the Kira murders, he wants to expose Light as the Death Note killer. Light thinks he's up to the challenge, but will the pressures of his fiancée, his new flame, and his acolyte prove to be fatal distractions?"--...

Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know?

When high school student Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a Shinigami death god, he discovers that any person whose name is written in it dies, so Light decides to use the notebook to rid the world of evil.

"It's white arrow vs. red arrow as Mirai faces off against Metropoliman in a shootout to decide the next god. As each god candidate fires their arrows, the conclusion to their battle draws closer. But what sinister secrets lurk behind Metropoliman's motives?"--Page [4] of cover.

As his classmates celebrate their middle school graduation, troubled Mirai is mired in darkness. But his battle is just beginning when he receives some salvation from above in the form of an angel. Now Mirai is pitted against 12 other chosen humans in a battle in which the winner becomes the next god of the world. Mirai has an angel in his corner, but he may need to become a devil to survive. Mirai is suddenly pierced by a red arrow from a god candidate...