Post by DSkillz on Nov 27, 2013 23:24:58 GMT
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L Lawliet, exclusively known by the mononym L, is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Death Note. He is an eccentric genius and international private detective, reputed to be the world's greatest, who takes on cases that have stymied national governments and Interpol. He opposes the machinations of Light Yagami, otherwise known as the mass-murderer "Kira". L is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi and Alessandro Juliani, respectively, in the Japanese and English versions of the anime. The character has been praised by several manga and anime reviewers.
L often uses dramatic strategies to confuse his opponents and force their hand. He eats sweet things exclusively, and is usually seen eating fruit or cake, or drinking sweetened coffee or tea. L's behavior is also peculiar: he sits in an unusual position, and always wears the same outfit. He holds things extremely delicately, by corners, and has a habit of biting his thumb. He has at least three aliases, including those of the world's so-called second and third greatest detectives, Eraldo Coil and Deneuve. In the light novel Another Note, it's said that L won these aliases in a "detective war" with the real Coil and Deneuve.
Tsugumi Ohba, the writer of the series, created L as a young adult, since he believed the story would not hold much interest if L were significantly older than his opponent Light. For L's name, he wanted to use a single letter with a lot of significance; he considered "I" and "J", but eventually chose "L" after careful consideration. Ohba said that he left everything about L's character design to Takeshi Obata, artist of the series. Obata asked Ohba if L could be "unattractive". Afterwards Ohba included ideas in his thumbnails, including L's manner of sitting, "he's English", and "he's listless". Ohba added details regarding L's mannerisms and his interests in sweets. Ohba credits Obata for the character designs. Obata commented that L's thumbnails by Ohba had no bags under his eyes, and that he had a "plain face with no expression" which was very useful. Obata drew L as an "attractive young man" until chapter 11, when the character appeared in person. After chapter 11, Obata and Ohba agreed to contrast his appearance with Light's.
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Death Note Wiki
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