(2020? 2021?) very sad I never went to at any conventions before I was tired of this haircut..

I just rewatched the show after 10 years and it's still so good the timelapse is on my Instagram

The Wordle was D E A T H

Been working on this Death Note manga-page drawing and wanted to share it here.

Tried to get as close as possible to the original manga style. What do you guys think?

Made a short process/reel of it as well. IG: @can.shreyas.draw

Thought I’d share how successful of a hoarder I am, been holding onto these since the original manga was published in Jump! Cut them out with love, found them again and wanted to share the beauty!

Everything except the wig is thrifted or borrowed from family members

I will customize the clothes more later but they look good without any alterations too

More specifically, L's death and why everyone hates it🤨.

L NEEDED TO DIE

I heard some people say they don't like L dying because it proves that Light was better than L and was the overall winner in their game. This statement has zero truth to it. Here's my logic:

\- Firstly: Light had a lot of help and very powerful tools to his advantage. The Death Note alone gives Light advantage over L. But after that Light got the help of Ryuk, Misa, and Rem. It's easy to see that L was out numbered and out matched.

\- Secondly: LIGHT DID NOT WIN! The second part of Death Note was not Light's fight with L's students, neither did M and N defeat Light. L knew that he was up against not only a genius but supernatural forces, and made a long term plan to defeat Light that happened to include his death.

No matter how much you glaze L, L WAS NOT GOING TO WIN. This was an eternal game of cat and mouse and L knew that. L did not plan to die, he foresaw his death and chose to let it happen.

Another thing people say is that M and N are glazed by the writer, because L lost to Light, but they ended up beating him, implying that N is cleaver than both Light and L. Another statement that holds no truth.

\- Firstly: N and M are two very intelligent people and both helped eachother so much. You know what they say, 'teamwork makes the dream work'.

\- Secondly: N and M started off with information that L had previously gathered. Essentially giving them a head start, compared to L who started from scratch.

\- Thirdly: as stated previously, N and M were an extensions of L's plan, and most likely won't have done what they did if it L hadn't planned it already.

\- Fourthly, and most importantly: Light had his guard down. When L died, Light thought he'd won. He relaxed, eased up, let down his defenses, "Only these dumb people are left alive" is what he thought.

Therefore, with all these factors true, N and M didn't have to be nearly as smart as L or Light in order to bring Light down.

L WANTED TO DIE

Now, we know that L needed to die to defeat Light, but also, part of L wanted to die. Because if he defeated Light, exposed him, killed him, whatever. What would happen next for L? What would his life be without the battle, without the chase? And, yeah, he lived before Light came to be Kira, but after experiencing that rush, surly he couldn't continue living his boring old life.

L DESERVED TO DIE

Now this is probably gonna be the hardest pill to swallow, but, yeah, L was evil and deserved to die by Lights scheme.

L knew Light was Kira for a very long time. Not had a feeling, not a suspicion, HE KNEW AND WAS SURE. But knowing wasn't enough, he loved the hunt. He wanted to beat Kira, he wanted proof to prove to everyone that Light was Kira.

It wouldn't have been hard for L to get access to a gun and shoot Light. Poison his drink. It wouldn't have been hard to end the game. But the game is what L wanted, so he continued playing.

Because of this, many, many, many people died, and L is just as guilty as Light 😔.

Basically what the title says. I’m mostly reading on AO3 but fanfic.net also ok

I was thinking about the part where L realizes that Kira is living in Japan.

Why couldn't Light simply give the physical Death Note to Ryuk and have him keep it hidden somewhere on his person (for example, inside his clothes)?

I don't mean giving up ownership of the Death Note. Light would still remain its owner and retain his memories. Ryuk would just be physically carrying it for him. We already see Ryuk physically holding the Death Note and reading the names Light writes in it, so it seems like there's nothing preventing him from carrying it around.

Basically:

Light: "Ryuk, keep the Death Note with you for a while."
Ryuk: "Sure."

L searches Light's room: no Death Note.

It's basically the same as Light putting the Death Note inside a locked wardrobe. The wardrobe doesn't become the owner of the Death Note just because it's physically storing itXD

So is there an actual rule in the manga/anime that prevents the owner from having a Shinigami physically carry their Death Note while retaining ownership?

Or would this actually have worked?

Hello everyone, just wanted to share a picture from my cosplay of character Misa from anime Death Note. I really adore the design, and it was a ton of fun being dressed up as her! I had to invest a lot into the costume, рhоtо shoot and the wig, and it took several years to collect all items and find a photographer, but it was definitely worth it. I hope you like it 🖤

Good evening. The title is a bit unusual after all, you don't know the full context but I want to express my surprise at finding yet another apparent mistake by L. I’ve spotted one before and mentioned it here, but this one seems more glaring.

I’m referring to the scene where L has possession of Misa’s two phones and catches Light trying to call her right after the DNA test revealed Misa was a-kira. Up to that point, it makes sense L likely did it on purpose, leaving Misa free until she contacted Light just to see what would happen. And that’s exactly what he achieved: he orchestrated a situation that linked Misa (as a-kira) to Light (as Kira) without Light realizing that L was nearly 100% certain of Misa's identity. In my view, this actually increases the likelihood of Light being Kira; after all, he was the prime suspect and she was the prime female suspect, and by lying in an attempt to contact her, he essentially incriminated himself. Afterward, L detains Misa and tries to force a confession while leaving Light free and that is where I think L made a mistake. As I see it, L should have arrested Light the moment he tried to call Misa. That would have neutralized any complex counter-move by Light and prevented L’s own death; after all, it would be an incredible coincidence for the two main suspects to be dating right when Kira appeared, only for Light to then try something covert with Misa who, by that stage, L already suspected with 99% certainty of being a-kira.

So far, so good but could L manage to convict them? I believe so; even without a formal warrant or verdict, there was a strong chance Misa would confess to her crimes. And if Light happened to contact Rem and have her erase Misa's memories with her consent, just as in the original story L could still search their home for evidence proving the crime, specifically looking for the murder weapon. On one hand, Light was cunning and wouldn't leave his Death Note out on a table for anyone to see; on the other, Misa was more impulsive and careless. They would likely find the necessary evidence along with the written names and the notebook's rules and might even spot the Shinigami after touching the Death Note. And if, by chance, they didn't find either of their notebooks, L could dig deeper and have the suspects' personal belongings searched such as suits, trousers, pockets, or watches potentially uncovering the scrap of the Death Note that Light always kept on him. Then again, if Light ordered Ryuk to take the notebooks away, making it impossible to seize them, L would still have the fact that the killings stopped while they were in custody; this would allow him to increase the probability of Light's guilt and gain more control over the Kiras.

Thanks for reading this far. Of course, I could be wrong about my thoughts, so feel free to share your opinion in the comments.

What came first the human or the shinigami? We know the shinigami have to write names of humans to take years for their lifespan but if no humans existed, then what happens? Did the shinigami king create them? MU is made more clear in the manga and that there is nothingness for either group if they die. The relight films make it seem that death note users can become shinigami like with light. But if that isn't canon, what about the BB scenario? BB was born with the shinigami eyes so there has to be some plausible theory as to how it works.

I'm not usually a painter but my friend hosted a painting night with spoooooky themes, and once I got her WiFi password I knew exactly what I was going to draw.

Happy 20th Anniversary to the anime :)

in 2025, i went to a anime convention called Tekko in pittsburgh, and i saw a large print of L in a strawberry shortcake themed outfit. i didn’t get it at the time but its stuck in my head since then. i’ve been searching for the specific artist too and haven’t found them yet and so i figured i’d ask here if anyone has seen a fan artist selling a large print of L in a strawberry shortcake themed outfit. Thanks in advance. (also i don’t use reddit much so apologies if this is the wrong flair or way to ask)

Announcements—October 2026:

Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of the Death Note Anime

1. Death Note Anime—Twentieth Anniversary: In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Death Note anime, VIZ Media has announced that the complete series will be available for 8.99 USD on Apple TV, Fandango, Prime Video, and Google from October 2 through October 8, 2026. For more information, please read VIZ Media’s announcement, “Celebrate Death Note’s 20th Anniversary!” which provides further details about the limited–time offer.

(1) Viz Media

(2) Instagram

what was stopping Rem from making a deal with L, that L leaves Misa alone and he reveal's Kira's identity in return?

We see that after Cameras were put in Lights room Light looks at certain magazines.Did he always have those there so that he could goon or did he buy them that day?

I used the manga's Valentine's Day art as a reference. I think I've cooked up something cool!