SPOILER ALERT:
some interesting twists in the series. I'm not sure how they will pan out. I'd like to have seen a little introspection and maybe some clue if by merely holding the death note a person's personality can change. Or at least seen some personal examination as Light memories leave and come back. ( )

So, it all swung 'round. With the knot getting tighter the Kiras with - ironically - Light and L getting closer, the NPA bungled and a major change as a Japanese corporation is warped into this story, the story concentrates and turns into something quite different. When you've read this volume things will definitely have changed a lot! ( )

I got the feeling some bad stuff is about to go down! If you haven't read the previous volumes of Death Note, there's spoilers ahead...

The third Kira. Higuchi, has been tracked down and this volume opens with him surrounded by police, including L and Light. When he reveals the secrets of the Death Note, police confiscate it and are suddenly able to see the shinigami, Rem. Light also comes into contact with the Death Note and all of his memories return, revealing an elaborate plot that started several volumes back. Without letting go of the Death Note, Light must kill Higuchi or risk losing all his memories again. As this volume goes on, there's a huge plot twist that leads to Light's biggest victory yet...

Unlike many other Death Note volumes, this one plunges into the action with the tense standoff between Higuchi and the police. The task force must grapple with the fact that they're dealing with a supernatural being, but they seem to accept Rem and the Death Note's properties fairly quickly. If you were ever on the fence with liking Light or not, this volume will probably push you over the edge... before it's finished, a few major characters will be gone and the story will have advanced to the year 2009. We learn more about L and Watari's background and meet two of L's protegies. This is a major turning point in the series! ( )

It appears that Light all along has been running a complicated scheme involving loss of memory and the peculiar rules and powers surrounding both the Death Notes and their users, despite working with L and the police.

Not a dumb boy, this one, it seems. Getting back the abilities he wants, he bumps off L, the Yotsuba guys, and basically goes back to the criminal killing spree, as well as getting rid of L's non-police agents.

However, L's breeding ground may provide some new opposition it appears.

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