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You just described Death Note post-L death in a nutshell. The two smartest kids are Mello and Near. They had two completely different personalities They had two completely lines of thought. Yet, they were able to work togheter.
@@aikomaliako Maybe, but Near and Mello were actually the two different kids of the class (the orphanage where they live, I forgot the name) having different answers (for the Kira case)
To the people who compare Near and L: 1) Light was there all the times when L was investigating, which wasn't the case with Near. While working with L, he could see each and every move of L and would tell what L was thinking. Even then, he was outwitted by L many times. If it wasn't for that Misa loving shinigami Rem, L would have caught kira even if it would cause him dying. He was so close. Plus, Near was basically spoon-fed with all the information that he got from Aizawa, mello etc. Had L got these info, kira was done already! And remeber the scene when Light regained his memories of death note. Then L asked Rem:- Whether or not a person can be killed by a small clipping from the death note... To which Rem replied that she didn't know. And even then.... L suddenly suspected Light again and remembered the scene in the starting of investigation-that "I'll take a chip and eat it!" scene... L thought it wasn't impossible to kill under those circumstances... 2) don't forget the important point... *WE GOT TO KNOW REAL NAME OF NEAR BUT DID WE KNOW THAT OF L?*
Well the thing is I think that's what got L killed, the first battle between L and Light was a battle of ego and I am pretty sure emotion was what got him killed. L, even tho he was mostly emotionless, did actually show emotion when that task force agent died..I don't remember his name..Ukita? Well anyway, you can clearly see that L is startled, Near on the other hand, is absolutely emotionless, he said in the final speech as well that between Light and L it was a battle of Ego while Near just didn't care about who died, he just wanted to get the job done, doesn't matter how, btw I say all this but the Ego part is what makes the first battle so interesting in the first place, and even tho I absolutely love Light and L, I find Near interesting because the author himself said that Near is smarter then both L and Light, he just wasn't interested in most cases and he was interested in the Kira case because he had a personal grudge. So his whole refusal to do things based on what his ego is what makes him, for me at least really interesting
Some small interesting facts they showed: 1) L sits with both leg folded but near mostly sits only with 1 leg folded ; which showed that L's half or ¼ intelligence is in near. 2) L, mello and near : L, M and N Their death in perfect alphabetical order; first L died, then mello and near was almost dead. Just that his followers messed up.
I watched that one video about how piano represents L and the guitar represents Light. I love this song now but every time I listen to it I just cry because it reminds me of L's death. I still can't get over it.
L was the more inteligent one. Light had a great advantage the whole time. He had something (Death Note) unknown to humanity yet L still managed to give him A LOT of trouble. L didn't really know about Death Note, Death Note's rules, shinigami or the way Light kills people. At the time when he had learned how everything looks like it was already too late for him. If you're playing in a game of which the rules you don't know with an opponent that does- you're destined to lose. Near and Mello with everything L discovered just finished his job.
This reasoning is not right. It doesn't make sense to say "Light had the death note, without that he couldn't have done anything", because that's what the plot is based on. It is like saying "the thief could not have carried out the robbery without his gun", but the gun is precisely the means by which he does the robbery.
@@gullahsangaming1342 well at the show light had somewhat better deduction than L when he lost his memories, Light found out about someone in yotsuba being kira instead of L. He had the same answer as L but solves it even faster
@SKS-Killer His aim was to become god, whatever he did was just walking steps to his goal. In the end, Kira was defeated, L is the true winner in the end
Fun fact : The creator of Death Note series is a mystery himself, much like *L* himself. Those who see this, i think L does exist. And there are reasons I am not gonna mention for now.
That's me when I realise that we're in some sort of Death Note AU and the dang virus if fa-a-a-ke Edit: Hmmm, that explains why I'm an edgy girl who hates Near and would kill 4 chocolate :))
A: How did you kill him? How is it possible? [ ] B: PLEASE DONT KILL ME [ ] L: C’mon Kira, kill me. [X] ____________________________ [Light will remember that] ---------------
**lind l tailor gets only three scenes** _______________________________________ | The fanbase will remember that. | ------------------------------------------------------
I'm so disappointed at myself for not watching this show earlier, this is probably the most satisfying yet sad and darkest anime story I've ever experienced mixed with really fitting soundtrack too. 10/10 will give me depression again.
Musical Mess To be honest I love the last episode. When you see Light dying in the stairs, you can see L’s ghost. Its just giving me a hope that L is happy for Light’s death lol
@@musicalmess6409 That is actually what you should watch,other episode just gives me creeps.I felt very bad when kills the innocent who were going to have a happy life afterwards....
@@pratima.d5330 Seriously though ? He was doing it for the world , L got into his way ; if L and others had aligned with Kira to use their deductive abilities + his power to execute then the world could have been free of rapists , terrorists and other powerful criminals , it would have only made it easier for police and detectives to control the crime rates ; that would have been justice in the purest form . It was just a personal duel between L and Light because they were both egoists . If I still have to take a call over who was closer to the notion of 'justice' , it was Light . Light had a good vision but god complex ruined him , L did not even consider to make Kira help execute the criminals ever . The reason I like L and Light is their brain . Coming to morality , neither L nor Light had any morality ; be it killing Ray / naomi / kiomi or be it torturing misa amane for over 50 days in a single position , using someone as a decoy for his plan . So discussion regarding alleged 'good' and 'bad' makes no sense here .
For me , Kira would always be number one and always the smartest of all. But still , I have immense respect for L Lawliet in my heart because he was truly truly ridiculous. I had never imagined at my first time watching death note that L would be so smart. I literally thought that he would beat Kira in his own game without dying and would ultimately write Kira's name in the death note. That didn't happened , but truly , L is one of the most smartest and badass character anime has ever seen.
When ma'am says there will be an online class for maths and the link will be sent 5 minutes before and you don't get the link yet after 15 minutes........... 0:01
I guess you can say the reason why L says that sitting in chairs on his feet increases his deductive reasoning skills is because... He’s always on his toes
This song made me sit weird and have messy hair and always sweet things. Also my eyes turned grey, I always grab things with my index and thumb and I feel... smart.
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@@thefly1898 was wäre?
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My deductive abilities have increased a 40% hearing this
Mine increased 7% ..
Mine increased 5% to 7%
0+40% is still 0
@@winterberry3412 It is mathematically incorrect
Phantom Beast what he wrote wasn‘t 0*0.4 or 0*40%. He wrote 0+40% which means 0+0.4 which is in fact >0. To write what he meant correctly: 0*1.4=0.
deathnote really does have one of the best soundtracks ever
attack on titan too
What about Naruto? The GOAT
@@e.m.4772 that one is so good
@I definitely dont like anime i love violet evergarden
Aot sucks
The world without L is just a word...
The world without Light is just a heavy, dark ,and endless criminals...
@@b9003063 endless criminals? lol light is definitely also one of them
@@ayselengin1798 One is better than a billion.
eze ciya bave gora kelle tennim +
Why is this comment on every death note related video?
When the two smartest kids in the class have different answers
You just described Death Note post-L death in a nutshell.
The two smartest kids are Mello and Near.
They had two completely different personalities
They had two completely lines of thought.
Yet, they were able to work togheter.
Starmain I thought they were referring to Kira and L both being really smart-
@@aikomaliako Maybe, but Near and Mello were actually the two different kids of the class (the orphanage where they live, I forgot the name) having different answers (for the Kira case)
Haha I heard this comment on the dbz smash video
both answers are wrong
maybe L could find out who spread corona
Zero Calistenia YES
Karen did that
@@grigorijklymenko3198 ...
@@grigorijklymenko3198 big oof
We already know who did that. But what's important is...who has the strength to stand up against them?
At first I feel kinda badass and smart but then I rememeber L and cry.
Sophia Simoens same u_u
He too was badass and smart
( ⚈̥̥̥̥̥́⌢⚈̥̥̥̥̥̀)
Same T︵T
It made me feel badass and smart to then L noooo
That first move that L makes against Kira makes my jaw drop every time I see it. Brilliant.
Yep. Me too
Yeah
yep darn straight
@Bombeast yup but if he didn't then the series would be boring
@Bombeast but he did
But I assure, L is real, I do exist. Now try to kill me.
~L
Tanishq Dubey Better scene 😎
I never expected for things to go this well!
But you are T??
@@joelezekiel2132 Who tf 's T?
Look at the picture of the comment
0:00 when u r mom checks your phone
1:12 when she finds something suspicious
True
😂😂😂
Cool
Yep
😂😂😂
1:25 "But I assure you L is real , I do exist , now try to kill me" Goosebumps !!!
L LIGWITH
"I am..."
"I am..."
"THE JUSTICE"
When you convince your teacher he/she is wrong!
RandomStuff and Animals oh same
Ohhhh shit
how am i supposed to do that when my teachers are ignorant????????????
@@1am636 u must be more ignorant,with proofs to back u up
Same
I love this so much for some weird reason....idk why
because you are l
+Magellanic *L
L vs Detective Conan.
1:0 for L :D
L wins
7 year old you when you sleep in the sofa and wake up in your bed trying to understand how did you get there
When you ask yourself why 2% of the population are disproportionately overrepresented in pretty much all fields of power and entertainment.
This happened WAY to many times, I was always so confused😂
IQ before the song: 90
IQ after the song: 220
but mines 135 nyehh no really it is
189
A man of culture I see
@@Waffles29910 Cool, I'm 119
Bro my dog has 100iq
friend: listen to this for your iq to increase x2
my iq:becomes 140
me:yay
me also: *wait a minute*
If we were allowed to play it during the exam, I would be the best in the country ):
@@mizou9425 0*2=0
70IQ lmao
Mine would become 138(DOUBLE 69 POWER!!)
@@exodeusovercharge4462 bruh 🤣
Studying to this...
when i am working with the computer on packet tracer i play this theme, makes me feel a lot more focus on working, and a lot smarter too x'D
Lol this has 69 likes ♋
I can't study with this, because my all attenton is on music, then i must have silent in my room, without music :v
But that theme have all my heartt
GOOD IDEA IM GONNA DO THIS LATER
The world without L is just a word...
And a world without Light is just dark...
Nadid Dhrabb copied
Light without L is just ight.
Totanmay Roy nope, a world without any *_light_* source is dark
Death note is now a word
@@ajhr1 we don't need light we got sun
Think I'll give this video a "L" ike
VelocityX I bow to you
here's a "L"ike for ur creativity
VelocityX go way 😑
I "L" ove your comment!
i dont ''L'' ike your comment
I'm L's fan from the very beginning.... When he proves that Kira is in Japan
Me too
Same
Abyss of darkness
To the people who compare Near and L:
1) Light was there all the times when L was investigating, which wasn't the case with Near. While working with L, he could see each and every move of L and would tell what L was thinking. Even then, he was outwitted by L many times. If it wasn't for that Misa loving shinigami Rem, L would have caught kira even if it would cause him dying. He was so close. Plus, Near was basically spoon-fed with all the information that he got from Aizawa, mello etc. Had L got these info, kira was done already! And remeber the scene when Light regained his memories of death note. Then L asked Rem:- Whether or not a person can be killed by a small clipping from the death note... To which Rem replied that she didn't know. And even then.... L suddenly suspected Light again and remembered the scene in the starting of investigation-that "I'll take a chip and eat it!" scene... L thought it wasn't impossible to kill under those circumstances...
2) don't forget the important point... *WE GOT TO KNOW REAL NAME OF NEAR BUT DID WE KNOW THAT OF L?*
You are right L is the smartest followed by Light and Near
underrated observation
His name is L. Lawliet-yes, this is canon and his first name is actually "L"
Well the thing is I think that's what got L killed, the first battle between L and Light was a battle of ego and I am pretty sure emotion was what got him killed. L, even tho he was mostly emotionless, did actually show emotion when that task force agent died..I don't remember his name..Ukita? Well anyway, you can clearly see that L is startled, Near on the other hand, is absolutely emotionless, he said in the final speech as well that between Light and L it was a battle of Ego while Near just didn't care about who died, he just wanted to get the job done, doesn't matter how, btw I say all this but the Ego part is what makes the first battle so interesting in the first place, and even tho I absolutely love Light and L, I find Near interesting because the author himself said that Near is smarter then both L and Light, he just wasn't interested in most cases and he was interested in the Kira case because he had a personal grudge. So his whole refusal to do things based on what his ego is what makes him, for me at least really interesting
Some small interesting facts they showed:
1) L sits with both leg folded but near mostly sits only with 1 leg folded ; which showed that L's half or ¼ intelligence is in near.
2) L, mello and near : L, M and N
Their death in perfect alphabetical order; first L died, then mello and near was almost dead. Just that his followers messed up.
I watched that one video about how piano represents L and the guitar represents Light. I love this song now but every time I listen to it I just cry because it reminds me of L's death. I still can't get over it.
Saucegay Uchihoe I too man i too...
I felt sad when l died but I felt devastated when light died , am I the only one
what death
Which video?
He died because of diabetes not a heart attack
Sherlock Holmes vs L.. Now THAT is what interesting would really mean
"vs" is a weird way to spell "and" don't you think?
Iroquois pliskin that's correct.
"I can be" : who's the queen ?
Who’s that dude
@@superjc2528 He was the best English detective in a drama series 😆
I like to play this while i hunch over my laptop and fail online courses
while squatting in the couch drinking cold coffee
Playing this will make u 1000x times better
YESSSS
I love Ls theme
Says who with DBZ's Goku as a Display Picture...
Go listen to Ultra Instinct
@@WalterHWhite-yn7vn 🤦🏻♂️
@Walter H. White 🤨
@@Cocxy69 shut up
L was the more inteligent one.
Light had a great advantage the whole time.
He had something (Death Note) unknown to
humanity yet L still managed to give him A LOT
of trouble. L didn't really know about Death
Note, Death Note's rules, shinigami or the way
Light kills people. At the time when he had
learned how everything looks like it was already
too late for him.
If you're playing in a game of which the rules
you don't know with an opponent that does-
you're destined to lose.
Near and Mello with everything L discovered just
finished his job.
L had backup. Sure not much, but Light was alone from the beginning.
@@Monamona_207 then who was REM RUAUK AND MISAAA
This reasoning is not right. It doesn't make sense to say "Light had the death note, without that he couldn't have done anything", because that's what the plot is based on. It is like saying "the thief could not have carried out the robbery without his gun", but the gun is precisely the means by which he does the robbery.
@@gullahsangaming1342 well at the show light had somewhat better deduction than L when he lost his memories, Light found out about someone in yotsuba being kira instead of L. He had the same answer as L but solves it even faster
@SKS-Killer His aim was to become god, whatever he did was just walking steps to his goal. In the end, Kira was defeated, L is the true winner in the end
interesting, I find that I enjoy this better than the other versions.
same
this is much more memorable, and it is much better aswell
L has 2 rules:
Rule 1: He makes no misstakes.
Rule 2: When he do, go back to rule 1.
@PRO-Never_DiE mad kid?
Underrated
Paradoxical comment
@@Korosensei5891 E R E H
L died because he was against sobrenatural forces... It's really unfair but he knew what he was facing.
L is the best
+ight*
Zaima Islam thankyou
Yes
L Unidentified no.
Nate River Near vas t'en , je t'ai vu dans les commentaires de la dernière vidéo d'L Lawliet (avant que son épave qui lui sert de PC ne le lâche)
Fun fact : The creator of Death Note series is a mystery himself, much like *L* himself.
Those who see this, i think L does exist.
And there are reasons I am not gonna mention for now.
it's been 8 months and I am much curious to know the reasons.
tell the reasons, i would like to know
@@NibirBharadwaj It's a bait
Your username is L-
Private detectives do in fact exist yes
This song automatically plays in my head when I’m trying to remember where I put my chocolate milk
Have you found it after 2 years?
This is my ringtone
Petra Ariely me too (Nate River Near cannot find me here)
Petra Ariely Me too I really like L
Mine too...
Mine too
Imagine someone is stalking you and then you realize and suddenly your phone starts ringing
When you realize Coronavirus isn't real and it's actually Kira making a comeback. 😱 Time for the Kira taskforce to come back.
Lol
That's me when I realise that we're in some sort of Death Note AU and the dang virus if fa-a-a-ke
Edit: Hmmm, that explains why I'm an edgy girl who hates Near and would kill 4 chocolate :))
And Ryuk gets Bored Again
@@yisensei2149 yep
We are coming back
- L
L 😭😭❤
Rocío Emi San but im here;)
Nate River Near mais t'es partout toi !
The soundtrack of this series is just mind blowing.. Never gets old
A: How did you kill him? How is it possible? [ ]
B: PLEASE DONT KILL ME [ ]
L: C’mon Kira, kill me. [X]
____________________________
[Light will remember that]
---------------
[ *Everyone liked that* ]
**lind l tailor gets only three scenes**
_______________________________________
| The fanbase will remember that. |
------------------------------------------------------
Excellent commentary.
Kira disliked this
Kovács Bertalan *_(applause)_*
Kovács Bertalan It looks like Mikami disliked this too
No, i like it
the second kira is dissliked this
and Teru Mikami
Give Death note Rating out of 10
Mine : 100/10 LOVED IT SO SO MUCH!
Kira(K)
L
Mello(M)
N
A simple and interesting play with words
Yes! 🤣💖💘☮️
WHERE IS OOOO
Your deductive Skills are quite developed. One could say, that they are OP.
Btw Mello's name has 2 l's not one just saying
Did you know that they appeared in the manga with that exact order? (Mello appeared 1 panel before Near in case someone forgot).
When you're playing Clue and make your final accusation
Hey, what is this game?
I'm so disappointed at myself for not watching this show earlier, this is probably the most satisfying yet sad and darkest anime story I've ever experienced mixed with really fitting soundtrack too.
10/10 will give me depression again.
just remember to not watch the last episode , I keep reminding that to myself
@@musicalmess6409 But the amount of innocent people that he kill kinda justify his death tbh.
Musical Mess To be honest I love the last episode. When you see Light dying in the stairs, you can see L’s ghost. Its just giving me a hope that L is happy for Light’s death lol
@@musicalmess6409 That is actually what you should watch,other episode just gives me creeps.I felt very bad when kills the innocent who were going to have a happy life afterwards....
@@pratima.d5330 Seriously though ? He was doing it for the world , L got into his way ; if L and others had aligned with Kira to use their deductive abilities + his power to execute then the world could have been free of rapists , terrorists and other powerful criminals , it would have only made it easier for police and detectives to control the crime rates ; that would have been justice in the purest form . It was just a personal duel between L and Light because they were both egoists . If I still have to take a call over who was closer to the notion of 'justice' , it was Light . Light had a good vision but god complex ruined him , L did not even consider to make Kira help execute the criminals ever . The reason I like L and Light is their brain . Coming to morality , neither L nor Light had any morality ; be it killing Ray / naomi / kiomi or be it torturing misa amane for over 50 days in a single position , using someone as a decoy for his plan . So discussion regarding alleged 'good' and 'bad' makes no sense here .
Before anyone says light is greater than L
Just remember L was gathering leads to proove light guilty
For me when L dies the show got less entertaining
Shubham for me too. N is just a child, and dont even get me started on mellow...L is my favourite character.
Shubham also L is to me the smartest of the three
@@evilsadness3867 actually the show was completely crap after he died
Shubham exactly.
the show after L died is not cannon
L and Near should pack up there game I already knew Light was Kira from episode 1 😤
Binod
For me , Kira would always be number one and always the smartest of all. But still , I have immense respect for L Lawliet in my heart because he was truly truly ridiculous. I had never imagined at my first time watching death note that L would be so smart. I literally thought that he would beat Kira in his own game without dying and would ultimately write Kira's name in the death note. That didn't happened , but truly , L is one of the most smartest and badass character anime has ever seen.
No
@@kaue9651 yep light is smarter than l it's confirmed in manga and databook
best theme
Me before watching DN: Idk what’s so special about this track.
After watching DN: L MY LOVE I LOVE YOUUUUUU!!! 😭 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😭
Я чувствую себя умным, более логичным и рассудительным слушая эту тему, надеюсь я не один такой, кто представляет себя главным героем аниме
In the big 23 bro
in the big 23 lil bro?
Не один брат, я слушал это когда делал уроки
@@Citizen_036 🤓
Nothing can beat death note
This song reminds me of LEVI 🔥
Levi?This reminds me of L
This music pumps me up when watching the actual episode :)
My favourite soundtrack
1:12
:>)
ME TOO
That's a bad part
Boa
I dnt like it
I don't have words to describe how legendary is this!!!!
My brain cells have doubled. Now i have 4 braincells
2 for me
First graders when you tell them there’s numbers below zero:
L is my fav character
I listened this after completing the Death Note 3 months ago and now I wanna see it again😍😍😉🙏
When I explain to my mom why I can't pause the game.
L is back
Hi L
@@Good-For-nothing-son hello bro
I have 251 QI
Full screen looks like I am contacting L.
This music is like something is happening 🙁 very qurias
True Death Note fans will feel chills while hearing this.
This hits like I entered the different timeline where I'm about to meet the world's greatest Detective.
batman
L's death is the saddest death in anime history change my mind
i was on lights side the whole time :>)
When the kid that's failing class says something smart
Watashi wa Ldesu
Panic 100
What?
@@markf.d.b.anderson5896 it literally means "I'm L". It's what he said when he first met Kira at school I think ( it's been a while )
@@bigfish5544 oh,ok, awesome.
All class: The answer is 92!
Me: Is 17
Teacher: Yes, is 17
Me:
When you discover that Light is Kira in the first episode
This is a great song, clearly inspired by opening themes from the movies Exorcist and Halloween.
Me: says that's what she said.
My mom:
My dad wondering why a 4 year old understands that joke:
IQ before hearing this: -999999
IQ after hearing this: 9999999
When ma'am says there will be an online class for maths and the link will be sent 5 minutes before and you don't get the link yet after 15 minutes........... 0:01
If elon musk actually creates a microchip that stream music in your head this is the first thing to hear lol
*when the method is wrong but the answer is correct*
solving math problems in class when you think the girls are looking at you make you feel like (theyre actually looking at the stain on your shirt)
I’ll definitely make this as the ringtone to my phone
(If my parents buy one for me)
Do you parents buy you one
When u swing on ur chair and the teacher gives an unskippable story about someone who fell of there chair
yes,I am Kira,so what can you do?Just kill me in here? :-D
COW HO ummm yes
ITTTTTSSSS MEEEEEEEE
@@dr.redacted3914 It's not clever to reveal your identity in public
kill me in here doesn't make any sence dude
L is dead in episode 25 so Light can kill him
When you figure out there is autofill in Excel 2007...
I am feeling Smart now
What people hear: l's theme a
What gd players hear: abyss of darkness
0:12 when quarantine is over
Oh......YEAH!
IQ before : 80
IQ after : 130
The way L tricked Light at their 1st encounter was a wakeup call for the too cautious, too worried and the vicious Kira
My brain cells would multiply listening to this if I had any to begin with
I guess you can say the reason why L says that sitting in chairs on his feet increases his deductive reasoning skills is because...
He’s always on his toes
Don't lie...you cried to this.
When you hear it probably your detective skill shall increased 40 percent
he was such a coo(L) character.!
you just spoiled L by telling his real name lol
Uh, ok?
L. Lawliet
riyusaki?
*sits at the stranger way possible*
*in *strangest
Ffs learn how to use the proper words.
Can’t spell Light Without an “L”
ight bet
Who do you support?
L : like
Kira : rply
When you are home alone but the toilet seat is warm:
Immortal song
Nate River Near , ah , encore trouvé ...
GRAAAAAAAH
Nate River Near je t'avais prévenu...
pardon mais , je suis celui que tu as remplacé , je ne me suis jamais réellement montré j'ai envoyé un kagemusha
This song made me sit weird and have messy hair and always sweet things. Also my eyes turned grey, I always grab things with my index and thumb and I feel... smart.
*L is not dead.*
UMMM YES HE IS!
Just look at the special chapter (Not the Near One) And you will see "Time of DEATH" which means, yeah, he ded bro
Sorry man he ded
@@L1z43vr There called how to read's
Best sound quality 😍
Am I the only onde who noticed this is Just the Exorcist's theme slightly altered?