Who did you root for when watching Death Note?

[Palademon]

I instantly related to Light, so I rooted for him.

I liked L but he wasn't the side I was rooting for, and some of his deductions when you think about them are actually quite stupid. His character seemed to suffer since the writer obviously knew the truth of what was going on.

And unlike most people, I didn't hate the ending. Mello and Near weren't annoying to me.

I was rooting for Light. I know, he's the villain and all, but still, he was cool. Just that one mistake...

I thought the point of Death Note is that there was no villain. It just depends on your morals. And anything Light did can mostly be passed of as getting rid of opposition, or "absolute power corrupts absolutely" which I thought was the point, not that "LIGHT'S A JERK. L IS HOT <33333333", which I seem to get from most fans.

 

[Jabberwock King]

I truly wanted Light to win, but at some point it felt like he was no longer focused on why he had started and it became a game of solidifying absolute authority and security. Of course there's only so much you can do with punishing criminals until you have to have another plot point, but still.

 

[OniaPL]

Light. He was the greatest. L was good too, but he was meant to be nothing more than a stepping stone. But he was amazing too.

There was only 2 characters I really disliked, and they were Near and the other orphanage boy. I really felt like the story bit fell apart after L's death, but his death was also the high point of the series.

Does anyone know another manga that's awesome and follows the "Battle of the minds"- theme?

 

[Karakasa]

L

 

[drisky]

I rooted for Matsuda, as everyone should.

 

[Caliostro]

Yagami Lighto, personally, but I loved L too. And, unlike most people, I didn't actually dislike N.

Still, I identified more with Kira.

 

[thecoreyhlltt]

light/ Keira deffinately. i mean L was so cool, i was really sad when he got killed off. but light what just so far out there insane, and a mad genius to boot. and he died it was pretty sad too, and kind of pathetic because he was just so determined to kill EVERYBODY and be a god... And Near? he was kinda a lil asshole... Mello was cool too, that whole show was awesome! i'm glad i have it all on DVD i'm gonna watch it tonight after anime night tonight on [AS]

 

[claymoreguy18]

L for the win. Then near ruined it for me.

 

[TheEvilCheese]

Light. I really thought that L's death was a fitting end to the series.

And then Near brought, along with some interesting stories, a character that just wasn't L

It didn't feel right.

 

[kuolonen]

Light. Although I did find L intresting. Near and the kid I hated. I gotto say, rooting for Light was painful because I saw the ending coming miles away.

 

[Sougo]

The first two to three eps of death note were the best. Basically both Light and L were portrayed as perfect rivals. The show went on a downward spiral from there and hit rock bottom with...
L's death

The thing that I liked were two evenly matched chaps trying to outdo the other. Take one of the two out of the story and the balance tilted and the story comes spiraling down.

Replacing L with Near was just insult to injury. Having Near succeed was a slap in the face. Damn you, Near. Now everybody is dead, and you won't stop playing with your toy truck.

 

[dkyros]

L, i love his idiosyncratic behaviors

 

[madmatt]

L. I lost interest after the story no longer revolved around him. I never liked the whole power trip thing from the death note. It was a clever series but lost its pacing a bit I think.

 

[drbarno]

That kid from the pilot chapter (I read the manga first)

 

[ZeZZZZevy]

Light.
Oh, and Near cheated.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

L.

Because I think Light is a prick.

Same. Granted, I think Light is a well-crafted character, but I really wanted L to truimph. One of my favorite characters of all time, I tells ya.

 

[suitepee7]

I didn't really care, up until Near came in.
I hated his character so much, I had no choice but to root for Light.

ha, nobody likes near...

although when near showed up, it made me miss L instead. at the end, i was rooting for Light, but L is still number 1 ^^