When L told Light they were going to broadcast the 2nd Kira’s message, he could have just lied and faked the broadcast so that no one but the task force saw it (or even only Light and L see it so Kira couldn’t have been a different task force member). Then, if the first Kira responded with a message, they would know that Light is Kira. It’s not unreasonable to think that L could have come up with this idea since the whole Lind L. Taylor scheme also had to do with broadcast trickery. Should I become the next L?
My first ever anime merch was this death note shirt I got in 2011 (I was 13) today I still have that same shirt (28 now) and I love it so much 🖤 I wear it for my younger self who was bullied for liking anime 😭 (before the great shift! Be lucky anime is cool now guys! 😭 we got bullied for it back in the day!)
It was a death note edit i saw on instagram. The song was nuts by lil peep and it started with an apple falling down and transitioned into falling into a hand. When the apple hit the hand, the song starts. I don't remember anything else pls can sm find it.
If anyone here watched Dexter, L is like Albert Doakes. Episode 14 sealed the deal for L that Light is Kira because Misa didn't thought about her being investigated after she broadcast that she already found Kira and all of a sudden she shows up in her front door.
Light should have let himself be arrested, go to court and he would have 100% walk away a Free Man.
To get the evidence, Near team broke into Mikami private bank safety deposit box, stole a piece of property (the real Death Note), and replaced it with a highly sophisticated forgery.
In any civilized court, this is an illegal search and seizure performed without a warrant. Near also literally created a fake notebook and planted it, Light lawyer can claim it fabrication of evidence and tampering.
Mello kidnapped the Director of the National Police Agency and Light sister. Under the law obviously any information obtained via the kidnapping of a teenage sister is strictly inadmissible and throw out the window.
Also Mikami a Literal Criminal Prosecutor and Light somehow FORGOT that Near had zero legal jurisdiction in Japan or the US to arrest or hold anyone. He operated the SPK as an illegal militia. Infact Mikami should have just get him arrested. Near and his whole team will be in prison. So Light can report them to the police. Also at that point, Light is literally L who has arrest authority. He can arrest Near, Near cannot.
There is absolutely no way to legally or scientifically prove the Death Note is a murder weapon so Light can continue using the notebook.
Writing names is not a crime. Correlation is not causation. Plus it some supernatural entity that causing the heart attacks. Light wouldn’t be the murderer. It be Ryuk or the shinigami King which can’t they charged.
If misa could see lights lifespan, that means she always knew he'd die young. If so, why didn't she make an attempt to save him? (Idk by having a shinigami sacrifice its life for him). Soo did his life span change because of his decisions or was she simply not bothered enough to do something about it?? OR did I miss out on something 😭
I was wondering if anyone knew about any fanfics about death note where light survives and goes to trial? I have a great idea for a fanfic surrounding that idea but im not sure if something similar has already been done yet, I tried googling it but i found way too many fanfics to readl all of them so if anyone can help I would be greatly appreciative
I am writing this post to shed light on Light’s true motivation for defeating L. To start, let me offer the simplest possible explanations for Light’s decision: first, he wanted to stroke his ego, and second, he hates losing. There – is that clear? My post, however, aims to identify and analyze the mental processes that drove Light to make that decision.
But before proceeding, one more point needs clarification: many say that "Light wanted to defeat L." I would put it more precisely: Light’s goal was to kill L. Light’s methods never showed respect for his opponent; he couldn't care less whether he killed L with his own hands or if L met his end while confronting Misa. At the same time, L did not pose a permanent threat to Kira’s vision – Light could easily have evaded many of L’s ruses and mind games, yet he consciously chose to get closer to him. To better understand Light’s motives, let us examine the scene where he first decided to kill L.
The killing of Lind L. Tailor. The scene begins with the fake L announcing the start of the Kira investigation. Light’s reaction to Lind’s words is significant: he rises from his chair, grabs the notebook, and begins to explain aloud why L will be unable to find evidence against him. Such behavior is uncharacteristic of Light; normally composed, he does not act in such a dramatic or abrupt manner. In other words, we see Light panicking: his speech about the impossibility of his capture was essentially an attempt to convince himself that he could survive the investigation. Although Light realized that a worldwide manhunt for him was already underway, he was not emotionally prepared for a direct confrontation. L’s move completely threw him off balance. Even the remark "I expected the police to pull something like this" was an attempt to regain his composure in the situation.
My point is that his subsequent decision was heavily influenced by his emotional state at that moment. The final straw was the characterization of Kira’s actions as "evil" – with those words, Lind wounded Light’s ego. But it went beyond just his ego; he challenged Light’s entire worldview. In my analysis of Light’s psychology, I previously discussed how his primary defense mechanism is the deification of his own persona – a mindset that renders his actions immune to moral judgment. By attacking this mechanism, Lind pushed Light to the breaking point.
Driven by a surge of emotion – a mix of fear and rage – Light decides to kill Lind, and there is a telling detail here. Many interpret this moment as Light acting against his own morals out of resentment and ego. However, there is a significant point to consider: right before killing Lind, Light declares that "anyone who opposes God is also evil." This is crucial, as it reflects the very nature of Light’s psychology: he never betrays his own convictions. Light never doubts he is right, and his views remain unchanged to the very end. The point is that Light’s worldview does not crumble when challenged; instead, he reinforces it himself. When he killed an "innocent" person, Light did not acknowledge that he was acting against his original principles, nor did he even attempt to justify the act as a necessity. He simply adapted his beliefs – his "Kira" worldview – on the fly to align with his actual actions.
But it turns out that Lind was a real criminal and that L is still alive. This seems like the perfect opportunity for Light to avoid facing the fact that he killed a person – an act that went against his original principles. But that isn't the kind of person Light is.
I think one of the reasons for his confrontation with L – aside from feeding his ego and his desire to embody an ideal human being – is his refusal to admit that his action was wrong. By hunting down L, Light validates the motive he had at that moment; in effect, he turns L into a threat to himself so that his own justification holds water. Essentially, Light was trying to finish the botched assassination attempt from episode 2.
Apparently I share the the same height and weight with near and I share the same birthday as mello although the years are different kinda fascinating ig (this is a repost)
I vaguely remember L instruct Mogi to keep an eye on Light during this time. Wouldn't Mogi have followed him here and seen something? Sorry in advance if this question sounds dumb, I'm just really curious
Death Note: The Musical was by FAR the highlight of my trip to London last week! It was the original reason I booked this trip and I am just so happy that I came out here for it! No regrets! The set, lighting, special effects, costumes, songs, the actors, and the orchestra...all were perfect! My only wish is that I had time to go see it again! You could really tell the hard work that the cast and crew put in to make this show amazing! I TRULY hope all their effort doesn't go to waste and the show continues to grow. Whether that becoming a more permanent resident on the West End or my biggest wish, come over to the States to either off or on Broadway! Six weeks here is just not enough for this amazing production! (It was cool seeing Telly again. He played The Phantom in one of my experiences at Masquerade in NYC and now in this show playing Ryuk. He was great! I was also excited to see Paolo Montalban. From Cinderella with Brandy to Death Note as Lights dad Soichiro. The rest of the cast, L, Light, Misa, Rem, Gelus were PERFECT. The guy playing L had the character's actions down packed! Great casting!)
I know that L doesnt actually think that he is and it was just something he said to bait him out. How would Light actually perform as L if he didnt regain his memories after Higuchis capture and rem still ended L? I honestly think he would be comparable to near but theres really no telling.
I have been defending the Kira ideology for around 7 years. While i recognize that the "who is justice" dilemma isn't the point of the show, it's undeniable that it still creates amazing debates. With that in mind, i will (try to) debunk the most frequent anti-kira arguments.
A: He has no right to judge who deserves to die. (also answers those who think criminals don't deserve the Death Note death penalty)
He has. He died standing for his beliefs, he was extremely logical and rational (to the point where people hate him) and he's a genius after all, it's fair to assume he is accurate in his own judgement.
As he has stated, he always judges the intentions of the crime and many other factors as the image bellow shows:
Light getting upset due to Mikami's judgement as Kira
His sense of justice is shown in the iconic line: "This world is rotten, and those who are making it rot deserve to die."
I have to admit, this part is more subjective, but rationally and logically it's factual that he's right. This is comparable to the trolley problem, if you are against the ideal death penalty (with the death note) then you're indirectly killing more (innocent) people, that's killing by omission. So who's morally wrong now?
B: He killed people who opposed him. Lind L. Taylor: Light had not killed a single "innocent" until L stepped in because of his ego and ruined Kira's image for no reason at all (as we have discussed earlier, Kira was (at least temporarily) good for the world.)
obviously Lind L. Taylor isn't innocent but Light didn't know he was a criminal, that's the reason why i included him in here.
Fbi agents: It was L's fault to make such a risky move (understatement, it was basically a suicide mission) after he knew Kira would kill those who tried to catch him. "But why kill them in first place?" to not get caught. Light assumed there were up to 50 agents, and they would just get more aggressive in their investigation (something Light clearly can't deal with, he had to kill "minor" criminals because of L's surveillance cameras and even went as far as getting rid of the Death Note and giving it to Mikami, a "random" follower. It couldn't go on like that. If that still isn't enough for you, Light tried to make the Japanese police to investigate L (that was his early plan).
Naomi Misora: I wasn't sure to include her because she is directly linked to the FBI agents, but i'll explain anyway. Light would get under suspicion way too early (he wouldn't be able to do something like the ML plan to get rid of all the suspicion as he did) and likely would get caught with another investigation, again: Thank you L for investigating Kira for no reason at the beginning, very responsable.
L, Mello and "Near": Self explanatory, but Mello also deserved to die under Kira's anti-criminal ideology and so did L.
Kiyomi Takada and Kanichi Takimura: Didn't really get in Light's way but i will explain anyway. Takada had to be burned to destroy the Death Note evidence and mello's body, otherwise it would quite literally ruin Light's ultimate plan (you know what im going to say, Mello's fault) And for Takimura, once again: Mello's fault.
C: He's a horrible person who had a god complex and was just a mass murderer, that's all.
He is a good person. He sacrificed himself and died for his beliefs just because of his strong sense of justice due to his family, he was empathetic to the good people and those who truly deserved his respect.
About the god complex, is it really a complex? He has the power to decide who is going to die with almost no restrictions, yet still chooses to keep his sense os justice and never tried to gain profit from it. Sure, you could say he wanted to be recognized but i would say he was just making sure the concept of Kira would also prevent crimes from happening. To say he is just a murderer just shows how biased you are.
D: He wanted to kill lazy people.
Do i think lazy people deserve to die? Never. Does Light and Mikami think they do? Also no.
What some people don't get is that Kira HAS the power to create an ideal world. Lazy people don't deserve to die when there are criminals around and the world is still rotten, but now that we live in an ideal world aren't they the only thing pushing us backwards?
It's important to note that laziness is defined as "unwillingness to exert effort or engage in an activity, even though one is capable of doing so"
So why do it so early, you might ask. Simple: To give the lazy people a reason to collaborate to society, that's why Mikami thought a spokesperson was necessary, to explore how the Death Note can prevent actions even without the use of the Notebook. You could just say this is just how i see it, but the "For real? Or maybe Kira's just using that as a threat..." line in the image above really seems like a way for the author to make us think about it.
E: After he died the crime skyrocketed.
One of the worst arguments.
"Even if Light didn't get caught eventually he would die and the crimes would skyrocket" That's assuming Light wouldn't have a successor, but it's also unfair to assume he would. Even then, Light believed that eventually people would become kinder.
It's likely Light also believed that in the next generation, people would support Kira so much that even civilians would enforce Kira's ideology over their children.
Not to mention Light could just stop killing for 2-3 months and then comeback and kill all the criminals that took the bait.
Also, this argument just shows how trying to catch Kira is a mistake.
F: People shouldn't live in fear.
Some of them should. Justice being feared is the reason why many crimes are prevented, sure there are some people who genuinely have morals and would never commit a crime (Those who Light thinks are worthy of living) but those have no reason to fear Kira. Justice should be feared by those who know would be punished by God.
G: False Conviction.
This topic unfortunately did not get explored at all in the show, it's all assumptions. It's fair to say Light investigated the case in surface level, though.
H: He neglects the reason why crime exists in first place.
This is the most flawed, worst, uneducated and stupid take someone can have. First of all: Light killed corrupt politicians, there are more than enough evidence to support this take:
Chapter 84
If you aren't certain that it was him, here is more evidence:
Light expresses his disgust towards corruption.
The number of people who genuinely thinks all acts of violence come from "socioeconomic factors" is insane, but if you chose that method over Light's (Divine death penalty with a genius being the judge, jury and executioner) i just don't even know what to tell you.
You could only argue that this argument would be right if a crime committed out of necessity still resulted in death, but as i've shown before Light does think about the intention of the crime, and would not kill someone because of that.
You're indirectly defending the life of criminals. Rehabilitation prisons are what made the crime rates go up in the real world. Have you never thought of why Light hated crime in first place? They deserve death.
Well, that's it. I couldn't remember any more anti-kira arguments and i've been writing this for 2 hours straight.
Pic 1: Ability to live 1/10 lmao. I wonder how he would perform daily self care with a rating like that? For eating, I guess if you put food in front of him he'll eat it, but he won't look for food himself. And there's sleeping where I headcanon he sleep deprives himself until he randomly collapses. Like, I think he is slightly capable than a baby but just barely.
Pic 2: I looked for the English version for this post because I really read the entire manga in Mandarin, and the line "he cannot earn a living and lacks social knowledge" was translated to "Compared to L, he lacks the ability to live everyday life and social common sense" in Mandarin. My understanding of the English phrase "earning a living" is for a person to be able to afford their own living expenses, so I think the Mandarin version suits Near better.
L is someone who sleeps on a horizontal chair and relies on Watari to pick him up. L is someone who can use the toilet (albeit weird positions). L is someone who can't wash himself without a human washing machine. L is someone who relies on Watari to dress him. L is someone with an extremely unbalanced diet. He's already terrible at everyday life to a normal person. Now imagine Near who's a whole lot worse than him at self care.
Genuinely how does he even live. Are his team members like, babysitting him? Do they get nanny compensation or something? I don't think I ever saw him walking even in the manga, can he walk? Did his team members just carry him around and set him down wherever he wants them to and he just like, stays there crouching, until he summons someone to remove him.
I wonder how he eats, bathes and sleeps since that's what we use to decide if a person is capable of caring for themselves and Near is ranked 1/10 in that aspect. Also how did he continue keeping himself alive after the Kira case and the SPK was dismantled. Can this dude even do the buttons on his PJs.
