The number 108 is an important one in Buddhist beliefs, which are prevalent in Japan. Related: Death Note Artist's New Series Rumored to Be a Radical Departure Hitting this mark was very important to Ohba, however, because of the special meaning associated with 108 in Japanese culture. Some chapters of the manga tend to be a bit wordy as a result, and a few chapters were cut out of Death Note's anime adaptation entirely. However, Death Note's writer Tsugumi Ohba had always aimed to end the series at 108 chapters, and attempted to structure the story in such a way that this made sense. The Death Note manga has precisely 108 chapters, which probably seems to most Western fans to be an arbitrary stopping point. In supernatural lore, there's often a special significance associated with particular numbers, and Death Note makes extensive use of these numerological meanings right down to the number of its chapters.
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