I’m quite new to the anime medium as a whole but I can say without a doubt that Light is probably the most sinister character I’ve ever seen so far. In the first half of the story It casually starts off with him picking up a notebook that grants the power of killing anyone who’s name is written on it. Light doubted it at first until he tested it out for the first time and from that moment on he goes on a nonstop killing spree and takes whatever means necessary in order to fulfill his newfound desire of becoming the God of a new world.

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This makes him the perfect antagonist and it didn’t take long until someone named L, the world’s greatest detective, challenges Light or “Kira”, his alias given to him by the public, in a duel of wits to see who really is the embodiment of justice. Then starts the entertaining L and Light dynamic which the series is centered on.

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What intrigued me the most is the fact of how L takes into consideration of theories that go beyond human physics and logic and implementing plans that no one would even dare try. From considering the fact that shinigamis may exist and theorizing that Kira’s power was passed onto someone else and that Light could have planned it beforehand. He even hired criminals to help him with the whole case.

Aside from our main duo there were a couple of characters who I just couldn’t stand: Misa Amane and Touta Matsuda. To put it simply, Misa is a full on SIMP for Light and is willing to do anything for him which makes her the perfect person for Light to manipulate. Hell, Light even two timed her with his ex, Kiyomi Takada and even told her that she could be the Goddess of a new world. Which never happened because in the end Light just used both of them in order to get what he wants which again makes him the perfect antagonist.

Matsuda on the other hand was just plain immature sometimes and doesn’t take his job seriously enough. His only redeeming moment include stopping Light in the warehouse and talking his way out of the company in the Yotsuba Arc.

Finally Near, L’s successor, was the one brought Light to justice with the help of L laying the groundwork and Mellow assisting him in the case. To be honest I don’t really find him all that interesting but I guess it’s because of my attachment to L. Near has stated that his skills doesn’t match up to L alone but with allies like Mellow, he can surpass him together. Even though this implies that Near alone isn’t as intelligent as L he isn’t afraid to get the help of his fellow peers in order to catch Kira once for all and this became Light’s downfall as well. Even when he got caught and tried to talk himself out of the situation by stating that he is the embodiment of justice and that the world needs him, Near reminds him that he is far from that and what he has done is evil and that he is nothing more than a bloodthirsty serial killer.