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The Manga Murder is a solved Belgian murder case possibly involving a serial killer, referred to as the Manga Killer. The name of the case was coined by the Belgian media and has to do with the notes that were found near the victim. The notes carried a sentence in capital letters and in different colours, referring to the manga series Death Note: "Watashi wa Kira dess" , a mis-transliteration of "I am Kira". Light Yagami, also known as Kira, is the protagonist and anti hero of the series. The line is a reference to Kira from the Death Note series, who is a god-like figure who murders criminals by using a Shinigami's notebook called a Death Note. Light Yagami, who is Kira, speaks this line as a confession near the end of the series. In the series, Kira goes on a killing spree assisted by his supernatural notebook, trying to cleanse the world of criminals and create a new world full of good people.
The case received much attention from the Japanese media.