Without L, life seems to lose a certain charm and significance.
The real L is like a guiding star in the vast universe, shining brightly and leading us forward.
It's just not the same when L is absent. The colors of the world fade, and the sounds become dull.
We long for the presence of L, for it brings excitement, passion, and a sense of fulfillment. It enriches our experiences and makes our lives truly worth living. Whether it's a person, a place, an idea, or a feeling, L has the power to transform our world and make it a more beautiful and meaningful place.
⭐⭐⭐⭐½
I have read another volume of "Death Note", this time from chapters 71 to 79.
After a direct confrontation between the gangster Mello and Soichiro Yagami, the chief of the Japanese police, something will change forever in the lives of our protagonists...
Meanwhile, Near continues his investigations in an attempt to catch the serial killer Kira. Taking advantage of Mogi and Aizawa's suspicions about Light Yagami, N decides to focus on the new L as the main suspect.
As the governments of various countries decide not to interfere anymore in Kira's decisions, the world is divided between those who are afraid of being punished by the serial killer who can kill them just by writing their names in a death notebook and those who see him as a great vigilante, being a God of this new utopian society.
After a medium volume like the eighth one, the ninth one came and surprised me positively. Ohba still hasn't been able to reproduce 100% the dynamic that Light and the old L had with what he has with Mello and Near, but he is able to rescue issues that are an intrinsic part of the plot, which is the role that society plays in this story - the people, the followers of Kira, the media and the so-called vigilantes are crucial for Light to achieve his goal through genocide (life imitates art?). Besides philosophizing about society, the author also shows, again, how Light is a cold, calculating and terrible guy, remembering, in the middle of chaos and polarization, that the great villain has always been Yagami.
The illustrations by Obata continue to impress me, bringing fluidity to the plot mainly in moments of tension and action. More than that, it's amazing how he puts everything that Near is thinking and reflecting in the boy's toys - which, at the same time, reminds us of the age of the little genius, also serves to mirror what is happening in the story and how he is translating his deductions in his interactions with his action figures.
The siege is closing in and Light's confidence in having so many followers may be his downfall soon... And I can hardly wait!
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