{"id":881,"date":"2016-02-06T11:18:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T16:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/TheStrip\/?p=881"},"modified":"2016-02-06T11:49:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T16:49:30","slug":"otaku-corner-death-note-vol-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/TheStrip\/2016\/02\/06\/otaku-corner-death-note-vol-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Otaku Corner: Death Note Vol. 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

L continues to inspire justice in Death Note Volume 8<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Brandon-2012-cutout\"<\/a>Four years after his death, the world\u2019s greatest detective L continues to challenge Light Yagami in the most intense\u00a0 game of cat and mouse via his successors. Will L and company triumph or will Light have the last laugh? The answer to these questions awaits in Death Note Volume 8: Target.
\nWritten by Tsugumi Ohba, drawn by Takeshi Obata and published by Viz Media, Death Note Volume 8 lives up to its subtitle. At the end of Vol. 7, we left Light (Kira\/the second L) \u2014 the newest member of the NPA\u2019s intelligence bureau \u2014 unchallenged in making his idea of a crime-free world come to fruition. However, he was unprepared for a two-pronged attack from Mello and Near, L\u2019s true successors. Mello joins with an organized crime group to kidnap Light\u2019s sister, Sayu, while Near gains the support of the president of the United States to form the SPK (Special Provision for Kira). Both parties\u2019 main objective is to capture Kira and the Death Note.
\nFor a brief period, Light and Near cooperate to rescue Sayu while Light\u2019s father, Soichiro, leaves for Los Angeles to deliver their Death Note to Mello\u2019s henchmen. Although Sayu was safely recovered, the notebook fell into the hands of Mello, allowing him and the gang\u2019s boss, Rod Ross, to eliminate individuals who sold various illegal goods without Ross\u2019 permission as well as three senior members of the SPK.
\nAs the psychological warfare continues, U.S. President David Hoope gets thrown into the fray via Mello, who\"Death<\/a> states that his group would give the U.S. Kira\u2019s notebook in exchange for funding, weapons and shared use of the SPK\u2019s satellites. Facing a potential global crisis, President Hoope briefly complies with Mello\u2019s requests but also notifies Light. Light promised to protect the president but also requests use of special forces soldiers to combat Mello and his group. Unfortunately, Mello was able to use the shinigami Sidoh to eliminate the soldiers at the same time President Hoope was eliminated, possibly by Kira (aka Light).
\nVolume 8 continues the tried-and-true formula that made Death Note a smash success: A great storyline that combines action and mystery with elements of supernatural horror. I still can\u2019t keep my jaw from dropping to the floor when I read about Light and his plans to keep him steps ahead of the task force, Mello and Near while acting as L and Kira. As Death Note continues, you will form a view of Light Yagami: On one side, you admire Light\u2019s intelligence and his just goal to make the world a better place, while on the other side you despise him and root for his downfall.
\nThe art by Obata-san is flat-out awesome, from character design to the locations in America. You will have to give Mello and Near credit; they\u2019ve made some game-changing moves of their own such as Near letting Light take the lead while he still has authority over U.S. law enforcement, while Mello uses the mafia and resources to force the U.S. president to give him money and other support to slow down Kira and Near to stay on top. Viz media, again, did an excellent job of adapting and translating, this time entrusting both tasks to Tetsuichiro Miyaki.
\nVolume 8 continues the nonstop battle of good vs. evil with the victor claiming the\u00a0 weapon to END all weapons. While reading, I felt like I got a front-row seat to a three-way battle of devious minds that are determined to be triumphant. Who will prevail?<\/p>\n

Brandon Beatty is editor-at-large of Gaming Insurrection. He can be reached via email at brandonb@gaminginsurrection.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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