r/deathnote

not criminally, but morally or logically (like his logic getting worse as he got closer to a goal.)

Im rewatching it and i noticed that as he got more and more invested in taking L down instead of cleansing the world of criminals, he started doing whatever, wrong or right, to take L down and avoid being caught doing it. He stopped caring what it took.

im curious to see what others think !!

Wouldn't Ryuk know if someone came into Light's room and put cameras? In that episode we see Light come home (alone) not attached to Ryuk for some reason and then when he enters his room, Ryuk greets him, as if he just saw him that day and was hanging out in the room the whole time. Maybe its just something the writers didn't care about or I missed but doesn't Ryuk always trail light? and if not, if he was just hanging out in the room, why didn't he know if the cameras were put there?

So I rewatched DN for the first time since watching it in high school and noticed something. When Rem brings over a piece of the Death Note to restore Misa’s memory of it in that restroom scene, it’s like she has to share everythingggg that happened to Misa before she relinquished ownership of it.

But when Light gets ahold of Rem’s Death Note in ep24 after Higuchi is captured on the highway, all of his memories are completely restored automatically.

Why the difference? Are there different rules just because it’s not his Death Note?

I think Light definitely led a couple trails to him but I'm not a big enough fan of the series to remember them however this is the subreddit for the series so if there were any you guys would be the place to ask.

Yotsuba Light is Light under specific circumstances, when he has actually a goal, when he has to be on his best behavior since he is under heavy monitoring and not free, when he has to fight to get his life back on track and reclaim his freedom. He is the real Light, but Light being bored and apathetic at the beginning of the story is also the true Light, as Light being Kira is again the true Light, but the true Light who had committed murders and committed to a new god-identity. His core personality does not change, only his motivations, because circumstances/constraints around him change.

If Near had been the one investigating Kira from the very beginning, while L entered later in the story instead, do you think Light’s journey plays out differently? Or was Kira always eventually going to lose no matter who opposed him?

I’ve searched this sub before, but most recommendations feel vague. Do people mean paranormal elements, intellectual battles, or just dark themes?

L is my favorite fictional character ever (excluding video games). I know he’s basically Sherlock Holmes mixed with Bruce Wayne, but even the show Sherlock doesn’t capture what makes Death Note so addictive. I can rewatch it endlessly.

I’ve tried Monster. Great anime, but I don’t get the comparison to Death Note. It’s a slow-burn thriller with strong twists and atmosphere, but it lacks the intellectual cat-and-mouse dynamic.

I’ve heard Code Geass is the closest match, but I can’t watch it yet. In the meantime, I’m looking for movies, shows, or anime centered around two geniuses constantly outmaneuvering each other. The closest I’ve found so far is Columbo at its best.

Hey guys, I've been thinking about a "What If" scenario. What if L never died and had to investigate the Death Note auction instead of Near? Personally, I think L would actually catch Minoru, and his whole strategy would be based on reading Ryuk.

Hear me out. When the auction is announced on TV, L wouldn't just blindly look at Japan. He would think there’s a high percentage that the Japan announcement is just a distraction to make the police look there while the actual user is abroad. But L knows Ryuk's personality. Ryuk is addicted to entertainment and wants to replicate what he had with Light. L would also look back at C-Kira (the one who only killed old people and gave up) and deduce that Ryuk learned his lesson. This time, Ryuk would look for a young, smart student, because his previous attempt failed.

L would target students because young people don't have a formed ideology yet. They are audacious and want to challenge the system, just like Light did and just like Minoru does when he promises Ryuk a perfect plan in 2 years. An older person would either follow Kira's old ideals or act out of fear. They wouldn't have the guts of a student.

To find him, L would order his agents to filter school grades for hidden geniuses. Minoru has terrible grades, which is a great camouflage, but L wouldn't stop there. If L heard local rumors about a student with crazy high intelligence who underperforms in school, he would immediately suspect him.

Minoru tells Ryuk to move underground during transmissions, but L still has the Task Force agents (Matsuda, Aizawa, Mogi) who can see Ryuk. L would deploy them secretly around suspected students. If Ryuk disobeyed Minoru’s orders even once because he likes to show off, the Task Force would spot him.

Meanwhile, Minoru would notice that L is completely silent. Since Ryuk told him how dangerous L is, this silence would make Minoru paranoid, thinking L is already close to his door.

To break Minoru's caution, L makes a multi-billion dollar bid to buy the notebook. Minoru relaxes, thinking: "L couldn't find me, so he is forced to play by my rules and buy it." Because he lowers his guard, Minoru allows Ryuk more freedom, leading to the Task Force spotting the Shinigami right over Minoru's classroom.

L would then confront Minoru casually, sitting in his classic posture. Minoru is just a pragmatic kid, he doesn't have Light's God-complex, so he would feel a terrifying intellectual gap and think: "So this is the monster that Light Yagami had to duel against!!"

But L wouldn't actually arrest him. Instead, he would show his intellectual superiority and offer the boy a deal. L would say something like: "Look, I'm not here to put you in jail. But this notebook is too dangerous for the world." Then, L would offer to buy the Death Note from Minoru privately using his own massive international funds, making a secret deal just between the two of them so Minoru could get his money safely without anyone else getting hurt.

Thank you for reading, and of course I might be wrong in my hypothesis, so feel free to correct me.

When L suggested that Light could actually be fitting to be his successor, it may be a lie. However, I also thought it's an undeniable fact that Light's reasoning is as close as his. But oh well, I have no idea if they'd be able to meet without Death Note LOL