Boredom (volume)

Boredom  (退屈, Taikutsu) is the first volume of the Death Note manga series. It contains seven chapters.

Viz Media released a special Collector's Edition in English in 2008. It featured color art, a larger trim size, and hardcover with dust jacket.

Chapters

 * 001. Boredom (退屈, Taikutsu)
 * 002. L
 * 003. Family (家族, Kazoku)
 * 004. Current (電流, Denryū)
 * 005. Eyeballs (眼球, Gankyū)
 * 006. Manipulation (操作, Sōsa)
 * 007. Target (標的, Hyōteki)

Synopsis
Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know?

Character debuts

 * Ryuk
 * Deridovely
 * Coadjuvant Shinigami 1
 * Gook
 * Light Yagami
 * English teacher
 * Sachiko Yagami
 * Kurou Otoharada
 * Takuo Shibuimaru
 * Sudou
 * L
 * Soichiro Yagami
 * Touta Matsuda
 * Watari
 * Lind L. Tailor
 * Hirokazu Ukita
 * Coadjuvant Shinigami 4
 * Armonia Justin Beyondormason
 * Sayu Yagami
 * Kanzo Mogi
 * Steve Mason
 * Raye Penber
 * Matsushiro Nakaokaji
 * Kiichiro Osoreda
 * Yuri
 * Sasaki

Manga guide
Ikävystyminen (albumi) Tédio (volume) Nuda (Tom)