L is very wary of Near’s “Mello” personality and does not hesitate to scold Mello when he comes out. According to the timeline that is presented on each page of the novel, it appears L was to have only According to page 151 of the novel, it is revealed that the reason why L has acquired so many eccentric quirks is because of the heavy strain of upholding the name of L. From the novel: However, he does have a strict moral code, is aware of his own flaws and shortcomings and is unwilling to cross morally repugnant standards, unlike Kira. Although L tells Light that he is among the least likely suspects with one of the lowest percentages of probability, in reality L is "pretty certain" that Light is Kira. Describing himself as "not very flexible physically", Matsuyama had trouble emulating L's postures.Whilst presented as an enigmatic, nameless, highly-intelligent, cunning and globally-esteemed international consulting detective, L is revealed to actually be a tall, disheleved and gaunt youth in his 20s with a pale complexion and visible dark circles around his eyes. He reasoned that L rarely interacted with others, and so portrayed him as if he did not "quite understand other people on an emotional level". Abbreviation for left (for example, left eye); lumbar vertebrae (L1 to L5). Interestingly, in the manga, he is seen sitting on the floor in a pose similar to how one would meditate, while thinking deeply about the Kira case. Suddenly, L and Light receive news of Soichiro having collapsed of a heart attack due to stress, and at the hospital, L has Soichiro confirm his identity, while also asking for Light's thoughts on Kira's identity. L retains many of the same characteristics seen in the original series. As series writer He also has several quirks, such as preferring to crouch rather than sit, eating only sweet foods (like desserts, candies and fruits) and holding items by using only a thumb and a finger. One of his most noticeable features is the shadow below each of his eyes, a result of him being an insomniac. Matsuyama admits having experienced some difficulty in trying to portray L, and he worried about his performance. After deducing Light's girlfriend Mia Sutton's connection with the serial-murders, L finds a hidden page of the Death Note within her home and contemplates writing Light's name in it. L asks Light to manipulate Misa into spilling information regarding the case, but Light refuses as it is against his moral code. both Ohba and Obata answered "L." 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. L is a very slim, tall young man with messy black hair and dark eyes. L manages to discover that Still convinced Light and Misa are Kira and the second Kira, respectively, L handcuffs his hands to Light's. After a few months of not working on the case, L is shown Light's research; Light deduces Kira is now within the Yotsuba company and that Kira can kill through means other than heart attacks. With his status as the world's greatest detective, he, like Light, has a very sensitive pride, being afraid to be wrong in his deductions and theories, evident through his drastic measures (torturing Although he is often seen sitting and inactive, L retains a high athletic ability.
Ohba claims he left "everything" about L's character design to Obata, who asked Ohba if L could be "unattractive." He has many notable quirks and eccentricities, such as holding things with his index and thumb fingers, crouching instead of sitting, mostly walking around barefoot, and having an unnatural affinity for sweets, cakes, candies, dairy foods and confectionery foods. Obata added that if he drew L eating "mountains of sweets" before revealing his face, he would not have "much credibility as a super detective" and people would ask if he was "crazy".L's fighting style has been described as similar to Matsuyama had trouble portraying L and worried about his performance. In one of the responses, the second Kira mentions "Judging from the fact that the second Kira now does not seek Kira's attention, L thinks that the second Kira and Kira have joined forces. He is a socially-inept, awkward and somewhat misanthropic recluse. He also possesses an unusually high intellect and uncanny skills in strategisation, deduction, observation, reasoning and profiling, which have given him a high reputation amongst law enforcement agencies around the globe. One of his most noticeable features is the shadow below each of his eyes, a result of him … Unlike the manga and anime, in the second film, his original "death," caused by Rem writing his name in her Death Note, does not take effect, as L had written his own name in Misa's Death Note earlier. Although he strongly suspects the series' protagonist, Light Yagami, a high school genius and the son of detective superintendent Soichiro Yagami, one of the primary members of the Kira investigation allied with L, to be Kira's alter-ego, he is unable to prove his theory, due to lack of evidence, but nonetheless remains suspicious of Light and carefully observes him. When Obata's editor told him that he wanted L to have a face "looking cool based on the angle", Obata added black Obata stated that the peculiar traits exhibited by L are best revealed "gradually". After being taken into custody by the police, L is able to avoid prison due to his contacts in the government, but he is deported and is to be sent back to Japan.