File:Death Note Ryuk.jpg

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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Ryuk (Death Note)
Description	Ryuk from the manga series Death Note, as drawn by Takeshi Obata.
Source	Death Note chapter 1 title page
Article	Ryuk (Death Note)
Portion used	cropped to show just Ryuk's head
Low resolution?	yes
Purpose of use	Infobox at Ryuk's own article, to provide a colored photo by original artist
Replaceable?	As a copyrighted work no free image is available.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Ryuk (Death Note)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Death_Note_Ryuk.jpgtrue

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