Death Note: where to start reading
Adapts Death Note (manga) by Tsugumi Ohba (art by Takeshi Obata). Say how far you watched, and pick the book up exactly there.
The anime adapts the entire 12-volume, 108-chapter manga through to its ending. If you finished the anime you have seen the whole story. There is nothing after it to read; the manga is worth reading for extra character backstory and a slightly different final-scene staging.
Start reading at Read the manga from Chapter 1 (it covers the same story the anime does, to the same ending)- ChangedThe anime tells the complete story to the same ending, but restages the final scene in a warmer, quieter mood.
- CutA few minor manga side-moments are trimmed; the run has no filler.
The 37-episode anime adapts the complete manga to the same ending. There is no manga content past the anime. The only notable change is a small staging difference in the very final scene (how the climax plays out), not a different outcome.
Spoiler-safe ratings are coming. You will rate and read reviews only up to your place in the story, never a hint of what is ahead.
