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Sword Art Online (ソードアート・オンライン Sōdo Āto Onrain) is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the near-future and focuses on various virtual reality MMORPG worlds. The light novels began publication on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko label from April 10, 2009, with a spin-off series launching in October 2012, and are licensed in North America by Yen Press.The series has spawned five manga adaptations. A television anime series produced by A-1 Pictures aired in Japan between July and December 2012. The anime has been licensed in North America by Aniplex of America and an English-language version began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on July 27, 2013. A video game based on the series was released on PlayStation Portable in March 2013.The novels and two of the manga adaptations have been licensed for release by Yen Press.
Death Note (デスノート
Desu Nōto?) is a Japanese manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga
artist Takeshi Obata. It centers around Light Yagami, a high school student who
discovers a supernatural notebook, the titular "Death Note". This
notebook grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose name and face they
know. The plot follows Light's subsequent efforts to create a criminal-free
utopia using the notebook, and the attempts of the detective L to stop him.
Death Note was first serialized in 108 chapters by Shueisha in the Japanese
manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2003 to May 2006. The series
was also published in tankōbon format in Japan
starting in May 2004 and ending in October 2006 with a total of twelve volumes.
The anime series aired in Japan
from October 3, 2006, to June 26, 2007. Composed of 37 episodes, the anime was
developed by Madhouse and directed by Tetsuro Araki. A light novel based on the
series, written by Nisio Isin, was released in Japan.
Additionally, various video games have been published by Konami for Nintendo
DS. The series was adapted into live-action films released in Japan
on June 17, 2006, November 3, 2006, and February 2, 2008.Viz Media licensed the Death Note manga in North America and has published all the twelve volumes from the series, a 13th volume which serves as a "reader's guide", as well as the light novels. The episodes from the anime first appeared in North America as downloadable by IGN. Viz later licensed the anime series and it aired on Bionix in Canada and on Cartoon Network in the United States, and was released on DVD in North America. The live-action films briefly played in certain North American theaters since 2008. However, none of the video games have thus far been published in North America or Europe.
Death Note is one of Weekly Shōnen Jump's best-selling manga series of all time, with sales over 26.5 million copies
