デスノート ・ Death Note 📓 Vol. 5

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Volume 5 白(はく)紙(し) Discussion Thread

Start Date: October 22, Sat
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デスノート ・ Death Note Vocabulary

Please read the editing guidelines in the first sheet before adding any words! There might not be many new vocabularies later on, so feel free to see former chapters’ vocabularies.

Reading Schedule

Chapter	Start Date	Page Number
35 - 白(はく)紙(し)	22 Oct	7
36 - 親(おや)子(こ)	29 Oct	27
37 - 八人(はちにん)	5 Nov	47
38 - 打(だ)撃(げき)	12 Nov	71
39 - 離(り)別(べつ)	19 Nov	93
40 - 仲(なか)間(ま)	26 Nov	113
41 - 松(まつ)田(だ)	3 Dec	133
42 - 天国(てんごく)	10 Dec	153
43 - 黒(くろ)	17 Dec	177

We are going at the pace of 1 week per chapter. Each week starts on Saturday. There are roughly 20 pages per chapter.

Discussion Guidelines

• Please blur out major events in the current week’s pages, and any content from later in the book/series, like this: texthere
• When asking for help, please mention the page number (or % for eBooks).
  • As for this volume in eBook version (Bookwalker monochrome), subtract 1 from eBook page number
• To you lurkers out there: join the conversation, it’s fun!

Participants

The volume’s participation poll is here. Note that you can always change your choice. Marking participation behind the schedule is OK, too.

• I am reading along
• I am reading ahead
• Joining soon
• I am no longer reading this series

There will also be participation polls throughout this discussion thread as we reach each chapter

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35 - 白紙(はくし)

• I am reading along
• Joining soon
• Not yet

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Not going to promise anything, but maybe I’ll catch up! I’ve been thinking about it. So, just maybe. Not promises though. I do think this is a series worth revisiting for sure!

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New Volume, New Comments

Is that cantaloupe with prosciutto?

Even matsuda and Aizawa are disgusted

The most confused we’ve seen L so far

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@fyrember

cantaloupe with prosciutto

I don’t know that one, also I don’t have color, although I guessed – salmon. I was a little wrong, though.

He didn't eat

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this chapter's Light

Light’s innocent eye

In any case, that’s author’s penmanship of some very specific memory loss.

[fyrember]

Prosciutto

Oh look, it’s even in that wikipedia link!
And yeah, it seems like he just ate the melon, which makes sense for L honestly. I don’t know why he got that plate in the first place tho, maybe it is Watari trying to give him food that is not as sweet haha.

Yeah, the change in Lights attitude is pretty stark and even L is confused. Now that the killings have resumed let’s see what their plan is

[fyrember]

I got covid and I’ve had some extra time this week so I read ahead a bit!

Chapter 36 comments

Now I see where Light got his luscious locks from

Yes L! Let’s go catch myself!!

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36 - 親子(おやこ)

• I am reading along
• Joining soon
• Not yet

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37 - 八人(はちにん)

Chance, L?

• I am reading along
• Joining soon
• Not yet

[fyrember]

Story comments

God it’s so weird to see this good guy moral abiding Light now, It’s truly like the death note turned him into an absolutely different person

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38 - 打撃(だげき)

一回は。。。next chapter

• I am reading along
• Joining soon
• Not yet

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Story comments

It’s funny how this is played a as a joke but that is what airport security has eventually devolved to haha

Something about L gulping down that strawberry while saying they shouldn’t mind him is really funny

Cursed misa

God what is up with the faces on this chapter

I had forgotten this happened, wild

God these panels are pure gold

They know matsuda, they just dont care

Really fun chapter this week

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39 - 離別(りべつ)

• I am reading along
• Joining soon
• Not yet

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Comments

Poor Matsuda, noone pays attention to him, and then he tried to take credit for the yotsuba find haha

Also,

Misa playing snake in the background

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40 - 仲間(なかま)

MISAMISA

• I am reading along
• Joining soon
• Not yet

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Comments

How is he talking while tying cherry stems with his tongue hahaha

I love this expression, as if the thought og not being in the police force anymore cleared his mind and soul (and with good reason)

Everyone tense, meanwhile Misa chatting with friends

I gotta say, I am still intimidated by these walls of text Light and L generate haha

I G N O R E D

Talk about redemption

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41 - 松田(まつだ)

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• I am reading along
• Joining soon
• Not yet

[fyrember]

Light trying to figure out if he’s Kira or not without his memories is a nice addition to the plot

L is pissed

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42 - 天国(てんごく)

• I am reading along
• Joining soon
• Not yet

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Summary

Matsuda used confusion, it is highly effective!
If he came up with that on the spot that’s amazing