Shūsuke Kaneko, director of the films, said that L's role was the most difficult to cast; as the starting date of the shooting schedule drew near, many of the "big name" actors had other projects. Kaneko decided to offer the role to Ken'ichi Matsuyama, "very much a newcomer." When Matsuyama spoke to him of his intention to "live as L," the young actor had "clinched it," declares Kaneko. In spite of his sleepy and weary look, L is very lively and active, indeed he showed us that he was able to defend himself and even play tennis at a national level. His main asset is his intelligence and ingenuity. Ohba created L as a "force of justice" and a "super detective" who stands between Light and Light's goals and advances the story. Ohba believed that the story would not hold much interest if L was significantly older than Light, so Ohba created L as a young adult. Ohba said that for L's name he wanted to use a single letter with a lot of significance; according to Ohba, he considered "I" and "J" but decided that they did not "feel as good" as "L" and settled on it "after careful consideration." Ohba mentions having given L the alias "Ryuzaki" because L is pronounced like R in Japanese. If you want to become a famous detective god and stop the most ingenious criminals, then get the famous Detective L figure and turn your room into a real Shonen universe.

The storyline aside, the character profiles were just so profoundly topnotch. And what’s crazier is the fact that fans of the Death Note franchise even love the antagonist, L, more than the main character, Light Yagami (often reminds me of Kuroko from Kuroko no Basuke). Obata has stated his belief that traits exhibited by L are best revealed "gradually." He is convinced that if he drew L eating "mountains of sweets" prior to revealing L's face, the character would not have "much credibility as a super detective," and people would question whether L was "crazy." It cannot be denied that L is both an inversion and mirror of Light Yagami, the immovable object to his irresistible force. With this perspective, it’s clear that the conclusion to Death Note could not have been different.

I just can't sit any other way than this. If I sit the way other people do, my reasoning ability drops by 40%.” ( Chapter 21)

American actor Keith Stanfield portrays an American version of L in the 2017 Netflix adaptation of Death Note. Also, in the novel, L for the first time completely loses his composure and calm attitude: when Maki is kidnapped by Blue Ship, L breaks down and screams toward the sky after realizing that this was what Light meant about feeling helpless to protect the people he cares about. L also states at one point that "his heart hurts." His feelings about Light are also revealed, and it is described that L did consider Light to be his friend, going as far as holding on to Light's broken watch as a memento and saying, "Light, I'll see you on the other side. Let us explore the world of nothingness together." Not satisfied unless you're Kira…? Yes, that may be true… I have just realized something… I wanted you to be Kira…" ( Chapter 38) We invite you to discover our complete collection of Death Note POP figureswhich will make you the most Otaku hero in america. For any other anime figure or accessory, take a look at our anime figure and goodies range. ⛩ In the anime, certain characters take on stylized hair colors while the viewer hears their thoughts; L's color is blue.When asked about L's ethnicity, creator of the series Tsugumi Ohba responded, "I think of him as a quarter Japanese, a quarter English, a quarter Russian, a quarter French or Italian, like that." Ohba said that L is the most intelligent character in the entire Death Note series because "the plot requires it." He added that he personally views L as "slightly evil." Matsuyama admits having experienced some difficulty in trying to portray L, and he worried about his performance. In the end, he decided to interpret L as an individual who does not "quite understand other people on an emotional level"—the actor reasoned that L rarely interacted with others, and as a consequence, his social skills and emotional expressiveness may not be those of a socially active person. Matsuyama, describing himself as "not very flexible physically," encountered difficulty in emulating L's postures. The actor also ate sweets that L would eat, and carefully considered the details of L's signature gestures. L Lawliet, is a world renowned detective who takes on the challenge of catching the serial killer known as Kira. But let’s not forget the one time that L said he couldn’t have any friends. He most probably said that after looking deeper into humans and their proclaimed humanity, and seen how false it is. And also, despite how much he and Light weren’t exactly friends, there seemed to be some chemistry between them, at least there existed some shortly before L’s death. In addition, he has a few peculiar habits, such as the fact that he prefers to squat rather than sit, that he prefers only sweet foods (such as sweets, candies, and fruits), and that he holds things with his thumb and index finger. Additionally, he sits in an unorthodox manner, with both feet on the chair at the same time.

In the Death Note DVD Behind the Scenes, L's voice actor, Alessandro Juliani, describes L as an "enigma, and someone, that if you sat next to on the subway with you would probably move to the other side." This was demonstrated when he went to Light Yagami’s school and was observed sitting on a seat barefoot, delaying the act of putting on his shoes until he got up to go about the school grounds. When L walks, she frequently walks with a hunched over posture. L's Personality Now here is where the main and full gist about L would actually come in, as his Personality is going to contain more than just his mannerisms, but also a bit of fan’s inputs on his actions and thought processes.

Death Note Character Analysis of L (Lawliet): Conclusion

I think I’ve said quite a lot about L that I’m almost at a loss on what’s missing from this blog. But of course, I’ll love to see to see your comments and suggestions on anything I might’ve missed, or your opinions about this blog. It is revealed that, prior to the series, L once told Mello three stories regarding his previous solved cases—the Los Angeles BB Murder Cases, detective wars against the real Eraldo Coil and Deneuve, and the story of how L met Watari. [6] L: Change the WorLd While designing color book covers, Obata assigned colors to characters to "get the atmosphere right." The color he assigned to L was gold.

L installs surveillance cameras and wiretaps in the Yagami household as well as Kitamura's house. However, L places 64 in the room of Light Yagami, Soichiro's son, whom L observes the closest. After seeing Light's alibi (which was that he writes a name in a blind spot whilst studying), L senses something is very off about Light, deeming him "too perfect." L is consistently seen in the series with a pair of blue pants and a white shirt with long sleeves. Even when he is out in public, he practically never wears anything to protect his feet since he prefers to walk about barefoot. And you would always see L slouching, hence, never truly revealing his true height. Like Light, he is extremely proud of his position as the world’s greatest detective, and his fear of being proven wrong in his deductions and theories leads him to take extreme measures (mistreating Misa and confining Light for an unnecessary amount of time) and act listlessly at some time.

L's Personality

L maintains a high level of athletic ability despite his sedentary lifestyle. During his five years in the country, L won the England Junior Cup in tennis twice. He also has some martial arts skills, as seen by his brief encounter with Light. L explains in chapter 38 of the manga that even if he consumes nothing but sweets, he continues to be underweight since the brain consumes the most calories of any of the body’s organs. In the novel, L takes a few capoeira lessons from Suruga. This is most likely a homage to the on-going fan speculation of L's capoeira like fighting style in the Death Note manga and anime. Obata described the thumbnail pictures of L created by Ohba as having a "plain face with no expression," and no "bags" under his eyes. According to Obata, the thumbnail design was "great, and I wish I could have used it as is." Obata drew L as an "attractive young man" until Chapter 11, when the character appeared in person. After Chapter 11 Obata decided to contrast L's appearance with that of Light's; Obata claims that both he and Ohba held this idea. In Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid episode 6, a character resembling L was briefly seen riding a bike. Although following closely the storyline of its film counterpart—with the exception of a few creative changes—the novelization reveals various attributes of L. It is revealed in the novel that the initial "L" has two meanings: L stands for "Last One," meaning no one could surpass or match him, but also for "Lost One," meaning a gifted entity who has dropped down, or was cast out from heaven.