Takeshi Obata

Conscripted by alien invaders and forced to die on the battlefield, Keiji Kiriya is astonished to find himself alive the next morning and sent out to die again, a cycle he is forced to repeat unendingly before he learns of the existence of a woman soldier who may enable his escape.

Features complete character biographies, detailed storyline summaries, production notes, and behind-the-scenes commentaries. Also includes exclusive interviews with creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, and a bonus manga chapter of never-before-translated material.

"Light thinks he's put an end to his troubles with the FBI--by using the Death Note to kill off the FBI agents working the case in Japan! But one of the agents has a fiancée who used to work in the Bureau, and now she's uncovered information that could lead to Light's capture. To make matters worse, L has emerged from the shadows to work directly with the task force headed by Light's father. With people pursuing him from every direction, will Light...

With Near openly suspecting the new L of being Kira and sowing doubt in the hearts of taskforce members, Light is once again forced to pass the Death Note on to another to take the heat of himself.

Moritaka and Akito will need to come up with an amazing new manga idea if they ever hope to get back into Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, and they only have six months to do it! But with Hattori, their former editor, helping behind the scenes, the duo might have everything in place to create the perfect story.

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.

Ten years after starting out, Akito and Moritaka now sit atop the manga world and look to fulfill the promise they made so long ago.

"With two Kiras on the loose, L asks Light to join the task force and pose as the real Kira in order to catch the copycat. L still suspects Light and figures that this is the perfect excuse to get closer to his quarry. Light agrees to the plan in order to have free access to the task force resources. But when Light manages to contact the new Kira, he discovers that his rival is anything but as expected. Will Light escape from love unscathed?"--Publisher's...

When a group of veteran artists get their work published in Weekly Shonen Jump, some of the editors become suspicious of their sudden success. Eventually, Moritaka and Akito learn the truth: that the artists are simply using storyboards being created by the nefarious Nanamine in a bid to finally achieve a top ranking.