L. Loulieta

Al is a young man with a thin build, pale skin, messy and long black hair, and dark eyes. One of his most noticeable features is the bags under his eyes due to his insomnia. He wears blue jeans and a white long-sleeved shirt. He almost never wears shoes or socks, preferring to walk barefoot, even in public. When he arrived at Light Yagami's school barefoot, he sat on a bench without bothering to put on shoes before stepping onto the stage. Height: 179 cm, weight: 50 kg

L is quite secretive and only communicates with the world through his assistant, Watarai. He never shows his face to the world, using only the capital letter L written in Old English MT or Cloister Black. It is likely that he uses Cloister Black, as the font of Watarai's initial, W, differs from Old English MT. After meeting with the Japanese task force, he asks its members to refer to him as "Ryuzaki or Riyuga" as an additional security measure. None of the members of the task force ever learned his real name, and it is not properly revealed in either the manga or the anime. Many people doubt his deductive abilities based on his disheveled and lethargic appearance, but in reality, L possesses a brilliant mind. L tends to doubt everything he sees and is extremely meticulous and analytical. He is skilled at deceiving his opponents and is willing to take extreme measures to solve cases. Some of his tactics are quite decisive, such as when he sent a death row inmate, Lind L. Taylor, in his place to lure out Kira, while others seem strange: handcuffing himself to a suspect, Light Yagami. He also has a dry sense of humor and is not above making sarcastic remarks to people. Although he is generally polite to some (such as the task force member, Shuichi Aizawa), L can sometimes come across as condescending. Using various tricks, misinformation, omissions, knowledge of human psychology, and sometimes information from criminal circles, L lures the alleged killer into a false sense of security. Through his analytical skills, l always calculates the likelihood of the killer's identity. For example, he expressed a five percent probability that Light is Kira, although his calculations differ from his personal opinion, which is more than 90% certain about the true identity of the killer. This suggests that L had suspected Light from the beginning. As the author of the manga, Tsugumi Oba, himself said about the essence of L tactics:

As you may have noticed, Al has a number of quirks (presumably related to Asperger's syndrome). For example, he prefers to sit with his legs crossed, even on chairs and sofas. However, there is an explanation for this. He claims that if he sits normally, his ability to reason decreases by 40%. He enjoys sweet and unusual combinations of foods, such as meat and melon. He holds objects with his index and thumb, raising his hand upward. It is also interesting that in the manga, Al sits in a meditative pose during his thoughts. While thinking, Al often rearranges objects or arranges food in a specific way. However, Lowlight's habits are considered inappropriate and rude, such as biting his nails, slouching in his walk and sitting position, sitting on furniture with his legs, chewing and talking with his mouth open, and expressing personal observations that may be offensive to the subject of the conversation. Like Light, Al has a sense of pride and a fear of making mistakes in his theories. This is due to his worldwide status as the best detective. Al spends most of his time sitting, but that doesn't stop him from being a good athlete. After living in England for five years, he became the champion of the English Children's Tennis Cup. He also has skills in martial arts, which is evident during his match with Light. In chapter 38 of the manga, Light suggests that Al stays thin because he consumes mostly sugary foods, and his brain uses all the glucose. According to Tsugumi Oba, when asked about Al's ethnicity, he replies: "I think he's a quarter Japanese, a quarter English, a quarter Russian, and a quarter French or Italian, something like that." Both also mentioned that Al is smart because "the plot requires it." He also added that he personally finds Al to be slightly evil. Real name: L Lawliet. Pseudonym: Ryuzaki, Riyuuga Hideki. Occupation: detective. Affiliations: International Law Enforcement. Agencies Title: the best detective in the world. Birthday October 31, 1979

L notices a large number of criminals dying of heart attacks in a short period of time, and suspects that someone in Japan is behind it. He decides to join the investigation and seeks cooperation with the FBI. To begin with, he decides to test his suspicions, so he broadcasts a news report at different times and in different regions, with the host, Lind L. Taylor, introducing himself as "L" and stating that "Kira is evil." This provokes Kira, and he commits a murder using the Death Note. Kira reveals himself, and L confirms that it is the work of a certain person and that the killer is in Japan's Kanto region, as the broadcast was from there. Soon, due to the criminals dying during their free hours outside of school, L theorizes that Kira is a high school or college student. Shortly after this incident, the criminals begin to die at one-hour intervals, deliberately contradicting L theory, indicating that Kira has access to police-held information. In this regard, he asks that 12 FBI agents be assigned to monitor those who are closest to each member of the police force. All of the agents assigned to surveillance are killed by Kira. This scares the FBI staff, and most of them leave in fear of death. Only Soichiro Yagami, Toda Matsuda, Hirokazu Ukita, Shuichi Aizawa, and Kanzou Mogi remain. L books a room in a hotel (which he requested to be considered their headquarters). where all six of them first saw L, so they can regularly conduct their investigation. The guy gives them fake police badges, as well as belt buckles that allow them to contact L in case of an emergency.

L finds photographs of Ray Penber, which show that he was reaching for something behind him before he died near a train. Additionally, Naomi Misora, Ray Penber's wife and a former FBI agent who had worked with L on a serial murder investigation in Los Angeles, goes missing. L suspects that she may have been killed by Kira, as it seems unlikely that Misora ​​would have committed suicide due to her husband's death. Based on these two factors, L concludes that Kira must be one of the people Ray was following. L uses cameras and bugging devices in the Yagami and Kitamura family's house. However, he installs 64 cameras and bugging devices in the room of Light Yagami, Soichiro's son, as he suspects him the most. L learns about Light's alibi, which is that Light can kill outside of his room and home, such as during his studies, and he becomes even more suspicious. Light spends his nights watching porn magazines instead of studying diligently, which is typical for someone his age, and it is also strange that Kira only starts killing petty criminals. With a lot of suspicion, L decides to move the investigation forward, and enrolls at To-O University - the same university where Light is studying - using the name of the famous singer and actor Ryuga Hideki. L continues to attend To-O, feeling confident in his beliefs and interrogation skills, while trying to expose Light and become his enemy. He is not shy about using tricks and provocations, giving the impression that he is ready to "go on the offensive." L is well aware that this is a kind of gambling, and he knows that his act of direct confrontation could be fatal, but because he is convinced that he is right, he is confident that his opponent will not risk revealing his secret identity by killing him.

When L reveals himself by using his real name, Ryuga, Light increases his vigilance, but he doesn't try to write his name in the notebook because it's clearly fake. Light doesn't have a way to know if it's the real L or if it's an impostor. He also assumes that L has already introduced himself to Soichiro's father, and if he kills the guy, he will expose himself. If this person is sent by L, and his name is indeed Ryuga, then if Light kills him, L will continue to live and will not reveal himself, which will give him an advantage over Kira. Additionally, by writing the name "Ryuga Hideki" and remembering the face of the singer who goes by that name, Light will mistakenly kill the pop singer, which will once again shift the blame onto Kira. , if L thoughts come true and Light is at a dead end, unable to continue killing people, any attempt to eliminate the pursuers Thus will confirm the detectives' suspicions, and Light will be caught red-handed and later killed. After L is convinced that he has Light cornered, L tests his deductive abilities through a tennis match, and in the end, L and Light become friends for others: L thinks that Light, with his intelligence, would help the investigation; if Light is really Kira, then L would get closer to Kira, and if not, then Light would still be useful.

After a while, Kira sends the tapes to Sakura TV, which begins to air on TV. After Kira begins killing innocents to prove that he is Kira, a group of detectives tries their best to stop the broadcast. The calls go unanswered, and Ukita breaks into the station to divert attention, only to be killed. These shocks and angers Aizawa, as Kira should not have known Ukita's name. Fortunately, Soichiro drives a truck into the station and retrieves the tapes, which he gives to L and the detectives. Based on the fact that Kira can now kill by knowing only a person's face, but the known Kira has not killed innocent people before, L suggests that there may be a second Kira searching for the first. As Light's deduction skills could be useful, L invites him to join the group of remaining detectives.

Working together, they control the second Kira, who wants to see L on TV, by responding to him on behalf of the first Kira. After the second Kira sends the diary, Light goes to Aoyama on May 22 to avoid being found. Since the second Kira no longer seeks to find the first Kira, L reveals that they have already joined forces and met. After this, Light has a group of girlfriends, whom L thoroughly explores. On the tapes, L discovers a hair that belongs to Amane Misa, and he concludes that she is the second Kira. Her manager is exposed for drug use, and L encounters Light at the university. There, he meets Misa, and she is detained on suspicion. Light realizes that he is in serious trouble, and he confesses that he is the Kira. He asks L to imprison him, which L does. Light and Soichiro are detained, and Misa is tortured to extract information. Light and Misa then give up their notebooks and their memories are lost, but since the murders continue, L has no choice but to release both suspects. However, Soichiro is forced to play the execution of Kira so that L can test Light's reaction, as if he were Kira, he would have killed his father. However, they pass the test and Light and Misa are released. L, however, still does not believe that Light is not Kira, so he handcuffs him to himself.