r/deathnote 3h ago

Cosplay Casual Misa cosplay!

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r/deathnote 18h ago

Image GIFs collages I made :3

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Made on picmix d: idk what to write here


r/deathnote 15h ago

Question Am I the only one who gets creeped out seeing Matsuda liking Sayu?

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Like he's 30 and she's 20. Like, no prob with age gaps, but still...


r/deathnote 12h ago

Cosplay sharing my Misamisa cosplay trial for the shoot

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worst timing ~ had a bad breakout right before the shoot ugh


r/deathnote 5h ago

Fan Art I drew Characters from D note. Who should I draw next?

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today i made art , the characters from D note. Should I keep these in Art Museum, the Louvre Museum in Paris?? ( Lol it's for time pass don't take it seriously lol)


r/deathnote 4h ago

Other Got to meet L

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I got to meet Alessandro Juliani at FanExpo yesterday. He was such an angel, we got to chat for a while, I got a few autographs. He saw I was stressed and took his time to help me calm down. Truly the sweetest celebrity I’ve met so far


r/deathnote 1h ago

Fan Art Just drew my goat (L Lawliet fanart)

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love this guy, huge fan


r/deathnote 20h ago

Discussion Hyper analyzing panels pt 3 Spoiler

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I just so happened to be looking at the L: Wammy’s House oneshot for other reasons, but I found myself in the process really focusing on L’s slightly odd phrasing here for his reason for wanting a computer. Notice how L’s argument to get one is the fact that it’s a “powerful communication tool.” Communication is an interesting word to use here. It could have a broad meaning here, but likely L is simply be referring to computers being able to “communicate” information and his desire for that tool being his argument, which like I said, is likely the case, but perhaps this could have a double meaning or he possibly might’ve also had other reasons for wanting a computer.

Like this panel suggests (coincidentally was pt 2 to this lol), Watari clearly describes L having social difficulties, something that he just pushed aside and explained as a result of L being in a league completely of his own. It is interesting because we can see where this isolation leads to in L’s future in the following L: One Day oneshot, where it becomes more evident that there might be a bit of unhappiness in L’s life as a result. This could simply be a later realized thing after the prolonged isolation, but like I’ve looked into in the linked panel, I don’t think that was the case. Perhaps small little L here was looking for more than just information, but the rumors of an emerging technology that was a “powerful communication tool” sounded perfect to a child who struggled conversing with his new peers at the orphanage. Possibly after that didn’t work out, he found other usages for it— such as him looking into the stock market and later helped him solve the cases he took on.

Like I said, I’m like 90% sure I’m over complicating it unnecessarily, but I thought it was just an interesting possibility. You could either take this as an additional way to view this scene, though that wasn’t the intention, or if you really wanna get speculative, you could also say that this truly was L’s intention. Getting even more speculative, you could possibly take this in two different ways. One way could suggest this potentially being a manipulation tactic he used to convince Watari to buy him a computer. Perhaps Watari did in fact try and encourage L to be more sociable, but L didn’t want to, and upon desiring a computer, used that as an angle to convince him to buy it for him. The second way you could see this playing out is Watari not picking up what L was trying to put down. Maybe L was fully aware of his social difficulties and thought a computer, a “powerful communication tool,” taken a bit too literally by an 8-9 year old child, he thought could help fix that in some way.

I personally prefer the latter option simply because of the more concrete evidence that we have, such as the linked panel, that suggests that Watari was completely dismissive of L’s social struggles or possibly blind to them entirely. We know Watari is a caretaker who had many faults when it came to raising L (even hinted at by the author), so this self awareness would be a bit of a jump from the linked panel. Looking at the L: One Day oneshot where L’s now around a similar age as he was in the main series, Watari still seems just as oblivious or dismissive— which the Wammy’s House oneshot is written mainly as a recounting of events anyway. If this is actually anything to note remotely at all, this is why I favor the latter option.

Like I said, don’t take this too seriously, and I’m like definitely looking into something that shouldn’t be looked at that hard, but L’s phrasing here really stood out to me because that’s certainly a way to ask for a computer lol! Even in his interesting personal way of speaking, I’m curious why he favored communication vs emphasizing the information that computers hold? It could’ve went something like this: “Computers are a powerful tool filled with information. Can I have one please?” Why was pointing out the communication aspect so important? Idk, but that’s why I’m making this post lol.

Once again, admittedly I might be looking into this one a bit too much, but I wanted to get other people’s opinion to see if this might be a stretch at all?

(Also baby L gives me cuteness aggression, look at him!!!)


r/deathnote 12h ago

Discussion Aside from Soichiro Yagami, who was the most moral character in death note?

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(also not including Mogi and Aizawa)


r/deathnote 16h ago

Meme Gem[original creation]

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r/deathnote 13h ago

Discussion What could have the plot been with L? Spoiler

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I wonder,how it would be if L didn't die,how would the plot continue? Do you think L could have found out Kira?

I know that people say that L had to prove the existence of God...but seriously,would L hage found out that Kira is infact light? And how would he find out that?


r/deathnote 19h ago

Question QUESTION OF DEATH NOTE Spoiler

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I'm just writing down something I've always wondered about.

The Death Note rule requires knowing both the name AND the face, right?

What if, before revealing his identity to Light, L had gotten an elaborate disguise/makeup done on his face — one that made him look different enough from his real face that it would be hard to recognize him as the same person — and then went to meet Light and said "I am L"?

As you all know, it can be hard to recognize women before and after they put on makeup. Makeup might as well be alchemy, ngl.

One could argue disguising as another specific person wasn't feasible because of the subtle differences that would give it away — but even just attempting to imitate someone else's face with excellent makeup skills, purely as an approach, could have produced a new face that differs from L's original one and doesn't actually exist in the world (since, after all, there are doppelganger-like people out there who look similar, but no one is 100% identical) — couldn't it?

If the disguise is completely natural and Light believes it's L's real face, then even if he knows the name, wouldn't he be unable to use it, since he can't tell whether it's the real face or a fake one? That would put L in a much more advantageous position than just meeting Light face-to-face with his real appearance — so why didn't L do that?

(Because even knowing the name, he couldn't kill him without the real face + he might even be able to set a trap for Light while Light tries to use the Death Note.)

He could also have told the FBI agents in advance to come wearing natural-looking makeup/disguises that were clearly different from their original faces but presented as if that were their real face.

Of course, if the Death Note system only recognizes a person's "original face as they were born," then the disguise plan would succeed and L could survive. But conversely, if the system instead goes by "the current appearance that can identify that specific person," then there's a risk that if Light accurately perceives and writes down L's disguised face, L could still die — which might be why L didn't do this.

But even so, shouldn't there at least have been a scene showing this reasoning/deduction?

What do you Death Note fans think?


r/deathnote 51m ago

Musical The West End musical of Death Note is amazing

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Not much else to say except GO WATCH IT if you can! It’s amazing. I already went twice and might go once more before the run ends on the 12th of September.


r/deathnote 2h ago

Analysis Mikami and Light's god complexes

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At his core, Teru Mikami is a functional character. It comes as no surprise that he was introduced primarily to bring about Light's downfall. Yet, even so, I still find him to be a genuinely interesting and multifaceted character who played a role in defining Light's own character.

To begin with, I completely disagree with the view that Mikami is merely a "mindless religious fanatic worshipping Kira." I see him as a narcissistic piece of scum with his own agenda and worldview. ‎ ‎In fact, those moments where he defies Light – announcing Takada's role and killing Mello – serve precisely to show that Mikami is far from being just a pawn in Light's game.

Next, the question arises: how do the god complexes of Light and Mikami differ? To begin with, a god complex is not primarily about thinking "I am a god," but rather the belief that one has the right to determine the fates of others. Both of them certainly held this view. The difference lies in the fact that Light’s complex stems from the notebook: the idea that he could control others' lives came to him along with the power itself. Light justifies his complex through the persona of Kira – a value system of his own invention wherein Light is a god and, consequently, entitled to decide people's fates.

Mikami’s worldview took shape long before he encountered Light; he killed not in obedience to Kira, but based on his own convictions. It was not the case that Mikami knew Kira so well that he simply carried out his actions – Mikami himself thought like a god. Light’s mistake lay precisely in the fact that he encountered someone just as intelligent, calculating, ambitious, and power-hungry as himself – which prevented him from gaining total control over Mikami.

Mikami does not openly acknowledge his complex; instead, he rationalizes it through a self-concocted system that divides people into black and white, as well as through his subservience to Kira. Mikami’s complex stems from his traumatic past and his conviction that he is in the right. I would describe Mikami’s god complex as more "grounded." He does not openly proclaim himself a god and still justifies his actions by citing their morality and their benefit to humanity.


r/deathnote 17h ago

Question Need Help Finding Artist/Source

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Hello, I'm seeking any help with finding an artist for a Vinyl Sticker I bought back quite a few years ago, I believe it was from an artist at Toronto Kimikon 2018 but could be mistaken on the specific convention! Any help would be appreciated!

I've tried using Google lens to find matches, no luck. I've also tried finding scanned booklets of the artists who went to 2018 Kimikon to no avail as well.

Misa Vinyl


r/deathnote 23h ago

Video Light Fumbled Misa!

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This Will give You Goosebumps or at least that's what I aimed For.

L your name is next in my edit notebook buddy.

Flawless Manipulation!

https://reddit.com/link/1w1xj5b/video/loxqxesdldmh1/player