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 was hardcover with a dust jacket and featured color art and a larger trim size.

Viz Media released a limited edition version of this volume at Anime Expo 2023 to commemorate the manga's 20th anniversary. The volume was sold at booth #2611, and the cover features Light Yagami and Ryuk.

Contents

 * 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)

The volume also includes a one-page Christmas-themed yonkoma featuring Light and Ryuk.

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