{"product_id":"death-note-vol-8-9781421506296","title":"Death Note, Vol. 8","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen Light Yagami finds a notebook giving him power over death, will he use it for good--or evil?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLight Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath Note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath Note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal...or his life? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLight--working as Kira, the newest member of the NPA intelligence bureau, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e L--has nearly succeeded in creating his ideal world. But the years of uncontested victory have made him complacent, and he is unprepared for a new attack close to home. With his younger sister Sayu kidnapped and the NPA's Death Note demanded as ransom, Light must travel across the world and confront two new adversaries, each with a very different agenda. Will Light's quick wits be a match for this new challenge, or will he be forced to choose between Kira's ambitions and his own family's lives?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Tokyo, Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series \u003ci\u003eDeath Note, Bakuman\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Platinum End..\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTakeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title\u003ci\u003e Hikaru no Go\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei \"New Hope\" Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit \u003ci\u003eDeath Note\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the hugely successful manga \u003ci\u003eBakuman, All You Need Is Kill, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlatinum End.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627634594066,"sku":"9781421506296","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3f1ac5e7-5480-482f-a053-9c4a45eda435.jpg?v=1732705918","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-note-vol-8-9781421506296","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}