Death Note is active through a London musical production and a fashion collaboration, while a fan art post by Kentaro Yabuki has drawn renewed attention to the series.
The London production of Frank Wildhorn's Death Note the Musical has announced its full cast, with performances scheduled from July 30 to September 12 at the Barbican Centre. The cast includes Xander Pang as Light, Colin Ryan as L, Stephanie Zaharis as Misa Amane, and Telly Leung as Ryuk. The production features a revised script and new songs, and is positioned as a potential launchpad for a Broadway transfer.
In a separate development, WEGO will release a collection of Death Note collaboration goods on June 26. The lineup includes 10 types of printed T-shirts, sheer long-sleeve T-shirts, caps, socks, and a bandana, all featuring art that symbolizes the manga. The items will be available at WEGO stores nationwide.
Manga artist Kentaro Yabuki, known for To LOVE-Ru and Ayakashi Triangle, opened a personal X account on May 28, 2026. In his second post, he shared a fan art of L from Death Note after correcting a typo in his initial post. The post received over 50,000 likes, and fans responded with enthusiasm, encouraging him to draw more characters from the series.
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WEGO will release a collection of Death Note collaboration goods on June 26. The lineup includes 10 types of printed T-shirts, sheer long-sleeve T-shirts, caps, socks, and a bandana, all featuring art that symbolizes the manga. The items will be available at WEGO stores nationwide.
The London production of Frank Wildhorn's Death Note the Musical has announced its full cast, including Xander Pang as Light, Colin Ryan as L, Stephanie Zaharis as Misa Amane, and Telly Leung as Ryuk. The show runs from July 30 to September 12 at the Barbican Centre, with a revised script and new songs, and plans for a Broadway transfer.
Manga artist Kentaro Yabuki, known for "To LOVE-Ru" and "Ayakashi Triangle," opened a personal X account on May 28, 2026. The account, named "Kentaro Yabuki side," is intended for casual personal updates and hobby illustrations, separate from his official Shueisha-affiliated account "Kentaro Yabuki Info." In his first post, he shared an illustration of Lala Satalin Deviluke from "To LOVE-Ru." The post received over 50,000 likes as of May 29. A second illustration followed after Yabuki noticed a typo in his initial post: he had mistakenly written the official account's handle as "@yabukiLinfo" instead of "@yabuki_info." To acknowledge the error, he posted a fan art of L from "Death Note," the series by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. His follower count reached 110,000 shortly after the account went live. Fans responded with enthusiasm, with comments praising the unexpected Death Note artwork and encouraging him to draw more characters from that series.