Yonkoma

Yonkoma (4コマ, lit: "four-cell") is a short comic consisting of four panels. They are generally gag comic strips.

The Death Note manga series had several yonkoma. They were originally included in Weekly Shonen Jump 2004 #4/5 as a Christmas bonus, then appeared later in Akamaru Jump and we later reprinted in Death Note: How To Read 13.

In Death Note: How To Read 13, pgs. 216-224 cover all of the four-panel comics.
 * Pages 216-217 show the yonkoma that were published in Akamaru Jump 2004 Spring.
 * Pages 218-219 show the yonkoma that were published in Akamaru Jump 2004 Summer.
 * Pages 220-221 show the yonkoma that were published in Akamaru Jump 2005 Winter.
 * Pages 222-223 show the yonkoma that were published in Akamaru Jump 2005 Spring.
 * Page 224 has the Shonen Jump Gag Special 2005.

Characters
The characters are given an introduction in Death Note: How To Read 13 because they are slightly different from their counterparts in the series. Since the yonkoma are for comical reasons, even their introductions are semi-humorous.


 * Light: "The chosen brainiac with a knack for funny comments. His serious demeanor makes him the butt of jokes."
 * L: "Holder of the world's greatest mind and the powerful ability to act like a fool. It's like he was born to be mocked."
 * Misa: "Along with Sayu, one of the two heroines of our story. Check out her sexiness, which has received a power boost compared to the main series."
 * Ryuk: "A weird guy with a passion for apples. He may be the character that's least different from his series version."