Death Note-Near Moments-English dub [*Contains Spoilers!*]

[@JotaP1n]

“That’s all you are. Nothing more and nothing less”. My favorite line of Near, he destroyed Light’s ego.

[@KitsunesTrove]

Honestly my favorite line from Near. He's not wrong eirher. Thanks for watching!

[@_NotGin]

Near was smart, but as Light himself admits, he’s no L. As light said, L would’ve considered the possibility of a fake notebook from the very beginning, and Near, if not for Mikami’s mistake, would’ve walked right into Light’s trap. Near said it too- neither himself or Mello could’ve surpassed L by themselves. L truly knew how to get to Kira’s nerves in a way that even Light respected and feared.

[@100sleepeon3]

I like to think that L is balanced an overall efficient when it comes to make moves and deducing but that Mello is far better than him to make moves meanwhile Near is far better than him to deduce and manage a case , each of them completely lacking of the other part (Near can't handle himself alone + Mello expose way too much himself), making them overall weaker than L but together overall better. I mean by that Mello is really impulsive and pro active , each of his moves were in a sense better than L's cause meanwhile most of L's moves were psychological tricks to try making Light betraying himself on the long game Mello's one forced Light to think fast cause everything was going on too quick. Every moves of Mello heavily impacted the case cause Kira was forced to act under a real timed pressure and couldn't take his time to think at the best counter measure. On the other hand , Near don't overthink the same way as L did and go straight to the point searching directly a way to corner Kira in a dead way to make himself reveal his identity instead of searching to prove who he exactly is. Kira could've been Matsuda , Aizawa , Mogi , Soichiro , Light... that was the same for him as long as he can find a way to make Kira admits that he is.

[@Hjkkgg6788]

@@100sleepeon3 I wonder if Kira likes cucumbers

[@Lodvnn]

I feel like Near gets so much unnecessary hate, people love to jump at "he's copying L" but that's literally the point... He's L's successor and I'm sure L would be rooting for him to avenge him. Although I am a bit biased since I find it very cute that there's a mini-me L with his own weird little quirks.

[@awesomecool3280]

I just don't like him cause he sucks

[@a.yl_a]

Well said!

[@some_vocaloid_freak7065]

Since he beat light I hate him

[@k1ddystuff]

Took the words right out of my mouth

[@k1ddystuff]

@@some_vocaloid_freak7065 Light was goning to be beat sooner or later

[@lukeurbin7037]

Hearing Near say that he’s never travelled anywhere by himself is actually pretty eye-opening, he may be genius but he is very reserved and sheltered, so much to the point where he pretty much always needs someone to watch over him and make arrangements in his place. That’s where Near and Mello are different, Mello is more outgoing along with better social skills while Near is a better detective and reasoning.

[@hahbdh3085]

I mean, near is a kid

[@itzyourmom2646]

@@hahbdh3085 Near is 19 in all of these clips except the first one

[@hahbdh3085]

@@itzyourmom2646 why is a 19 yr old boy playing with toys and built like a 9 yr old. Doesn’t look 19 at all

[@AspieMediaBobby]

@@hahbdh3085 I mean, most of the kids at Wammy`s House were taken in because they were socially awkward geniuses like L.That`s a big part of the reason L chose Near and Mello as the successors plus "there was a nasty look in their eyes he liked for some odd reason".(If we needed more evidence Lawliet doesn`t tend to look in the mirror as if we did LOL,there you have it!) as well as relating to Near`s stoicism,posture and rationality and Mello`s passion and sweet tooth.

[@imcommentingtogetthisintot4425]

@@hahbdh3085 what can I say, anime, huh

[@brotherbarbatos8981]

It’s so funny when remembering that Mello and Near were originally supposed to be L’s sons, but the creator just could not imagine L having sex with a woman so he decided to scrap that idea.

[@_nupurrd_]

With a woman?

[@brotherbarbatos8981]

@@_nupurrd_ with anyone😂

[@sqoishicasette]

Remember when Misa asked if he's on that side of the fence and he never denied 💀🤣

[@Broughdow1]

They should of made it where they were his younger brothers or family. Near resembles L To much for them not to claim that he is a relative.

[@dracmanish]

Having read the manga in full yeah Near was done DIRTY in the anime. While it did hurt losing L Near wasn't as bad as people claimed he was. What I like about Near is how even when he isn't given the full info he's still able to put a lot together and this is fully shown in the manga how he was able to put together that Mikami was X-Kira and I hate that anime cut that moment of the full context it delivered cause again this moment SHOWED how smart Near can be.

[@Nat3Riv3r]

“I’m interested to hear your thoughts.” Near: VROOM!!!

[@sinew1000]

Most ppl may not notice it but the voice actress for Near is sooo skilled. her pronunciation is impeccable. She makes everything sound subtly intimidating and passive aggressive in a masculine AND childish way, which is very difficult for females who grow up with more feminine intonations. she obviously put a lot of work into her craft. Love that the very mild pitch intonations and pitch stressors she uses for emphasis are so emotive while still giving off a deadpan “flat” affect. If you try to mimic a phrase in this video and compare yourself to her, you’ll notice how mild her pitch stressing/emphasis and intonation is and I think that’s part of what makes it so effective. She must have learned how to do a “less is more” approach to pitch. She’s a master. And the breathiness of her voice is pretty and ethereal. Cool voice, great acting skill, great speech skill, perfect choice for the character, seriously a perfect 1:1 dub anime voice, she had to be thinking hard and speaking very carefully to be able to do this, and I bet she studied Japanese voice acting a LOT in order to replicate it this well in the English language. It’s a shame I don’t see her in dubs much anymore! So many characters would have been given a new life if she voiced them, especially because good younger boy / truly androgynous voices are very hard to come by, many of them just sound like adult women. Not everyone can do it. Whoever directed the death note dub generally did a good job as well.

[@joshuagaikwad170]

Hey buddy I see you have a deep knowledge about sound and Is would love to know more about this. Should I email you?

[@blekiscooler]

woah i never knew

[@Waryfuls]

FINALLY SOMEONE MENTIONING IT

[@schris3]

That's Cathy Waseluck for you, and that's why she's always your woman to voice boys or juvenile characters, and in her interviews you can see how much she loves her work.

[@AllFiery]

"You can address me as N" Literally, everyone still calls him Near.

[@IAEMThatIAEM]

thats because L is EL or God or ELoi; AL Ali Aloi Allah. EL. Hebrew bible/Semitic Quran

[@DodgerX]

​@@IAEMThatIAEMany chance you are muslim, jew, christian?

[@joaopaulolimacavalcante3050]

​@@IAEMThatIAEMMy dude, I am sorry, but this just escalated your chances of being Kira up to 83%

[@frog3630]

@@IAEMThatIAEMyou’re kira aren’t you

[@SCPFoundationexplained2021D-2]

@@IAEMThatIAEMwhat

[@cerbus6597]

i like when Near smiled it wasnt directed at Light but to Ryuk. seeing him means he has the real notebook and won.

[@notmebeingme461]

Near and Mello each specialized in a half of L's strategy, meaning their moves are individually stronger than L's. L had more coordination and better timing, but he didn't have the raw tactical strength like Near and Mello.

[@dranzergigs66]

100% agree, Near had the brain part of L and Mello had the daring part.

[@xilverxoul6917]

I don't care that other people hate Near. He's my favorite character in the whole series! The anime might have glossed over it, but arriving essentially the same spot as L independently without any of L's files was brilliant. And he is cold and calculating enough that he didn't make the same mistake of trying to get close to Light Yagami.

[@ScorpionStrike7]

Near got my respect when he said that he didn’t defeat Kira, but L, Mello, and himself together defeated Kira

[@hippothehippo]

Always loved that the reason N won over L is that L had sacrificed himself, he couldn’t separate his emotional and logical selves but M was emotion and N was logic, and therefore M died, and N survived, allowing the case to be solved.

[@FedJimSmith]

That's a symbolism, but I liked that

[@DAFR2849]

I love Near so much! he’s such an overhated character, I’ll always respect him for avenging L.

[@StareachValcin]

While I do prefer L, I still like Near. Near is smart, but not as experienced. He even lacks the ability to act, which is why Mello's actions were so instrumental in the defeat of Kira. I also like that Near tried to defeat Light in a noble way. I especially like how Near actually liked Mello and gave him the credit for Kira's defeat.

[@justcomment6665]

L:- Light is kira Everyone:- noooooo Near:- light is kira Everyone:- Yeah....you are right and you are genius😏

[@KitsunesTrove]

Hahaha! True for the most part. I still really like Near though, even a little more than I like L. Thanks for watching!

[@alihamza14729]

L didn't have enough evidence at that time...L would also have won if Rem didn't interfere.

[@liquidsnake6879]

@@alihamza14729 Rems interference is a major victory for light however, one of the biggest wins of them all he managed to both remove Rem and L both at the same time.

[@alihamza14729]

@@liquidsnake6879 yh , that was smart , no doubt

[@zigzaglychee7324]

The more I think about it the more I think he really is the best of the detectives. He seems to genuinely value his team and never others or picks on anyone (like L did with Matsuda and Aizawa which ultimately led to his team becoming fractured). He never really engaged Light in games quite like L did, he did a lot more sneaking around in the background and kept Light's nose OUT of it. He NEVER tortured anyone like L did (mock executions and solitary confinement are torture).

[@KitsunesTrove]

I agree with you. Tbh, Matsuda and Aizawa are my top two favorite characters in Death Note, with Near being number three. And even though I don't hate L, it always really annoyed me how he sometimes treated others, but particularly Matsuda and Aizawa. And Matsuda especially. It always seemed like L really didn't have as much respect for Matsuda as he did for others. I like Near more than L, too. He seemed more fair and appeared to respect other members of both, his team and the Task Force. Near gets a lot of hate, but I really like him. Thanks for watching!

[@vidblogger12]

Near was a better leader than L, and both were far ahead of Light. Which is arguably why Light lost. Light could act excellently on his own, but when he had to coordinate others like Misa and Mikame, he was clearly out of his element. And ultimately, his failure to understand and communicate with his team of killers is what led to his downfall.

[@Ken-vq7df]

Near isn't emotionless, infact on manga he seem upset after mello killed the member of spk, also he got very excited when his theory is right that's y on last episode he smile widely when he see ryuk as soon as he touched deathnote exactly as mello said, it just he doesn't let his emotion take over unlike light

[@priyanshusajwan8969]

He isn't emotionless he is stoicist people like Ferb from Phineas and Ferb then hate him?

[@voyager1568]

The combination of L, M, and N is OP. Yes. I just did that.

[@speeddemon5339]

Well played.

[@korisudayo25]

Good one

[@redetnoir1306]

WHY DID I NEVER HEAR THIS ONE LMAO

[@jarenbaluyot7734]

Underrated

[@ossipe1367]

Underrated comment

[@CozyVemgeance]

Bro is chasing the world’s deadliest murderer but needs an adult to help him book a flight 😂

[@valemadre69]

hes just like me fr

[@GeosRealityReport]

@@valemadre69😭😭

[@xavioursundar4198]

I love how near is just a child but has incredible detective skills.also he is so cute playing with is toys how can people hate hin

[@AkerfeldtTveitan-yi4xm]

I don't hate Near but there's something about being incredibly intelligent and able to speak very maturely about dark themes that completely clashes with the notion of him enjoying toys like a child

[@OhStyllo]

He’s also eighteen or nineteen after the timeskip. I feel that’s important to note.

[@malachidukes4921]

@@AkerfeldtTveitan-yi4xmhe’s a social outcast? It’s pretty reasonable if you actually think

[@PhantomHades-zl3pr]

He’s not a child he’s actually 18! he’s just really short and eccentric

[@toniyah5381]

@@AkerfeldtTveitan-yi4xmthat’s the point. What makes his character nuanced is that he’s mature like an adult but loves toys like a child.

[@Bloooo95]

Near is such a fun character. I read the manga first so I know more of his personality than is shown in the anime. But he’s soooo sassy. He really likes fucking with Light in subtle and creative ways. Unfortunately, the anime doesn’t show some of the ways he acts out on his deductions or his personality that much. But that’s why the manga is the quintessential format for the series.

[@KitsunesTrove]

I agree completely. Near is my 3rd-favorite character, (Matsuda and Aizawa being my first two). He gets so much hate from people who never read the manga. I actually read the manga after watching the anime, but I already liked Near even from that. After reading the manga, I liked and respected his character even more and I saw how much of his personality, intelligence, and deductive skills were left out in the anime. Near really is a great character and the anime didn't do him justice at all. Thanks for watching!

[@IsaacAtap]

Exactly. Mogi and Matt also has more character involvement in the case in the Managua too. There was a moment where Mogi and Aizawa ran into Mello and Matt at the airport that led to them removing Misa Amana from the picture I order to investigate Takada more. Also, Near got more in depth with explaining how Mikami’s own actions backfire against Light when Mello kidnapped Takada.

[@Bloooo95]

@@IsaacAtap yep! I also think it’s important because Light, in the manga, understands why Mikami did what he did. Mikami did it out of loyalty because Takada *had* to be dealt with to avoid Mello or Near getting a hold of her. Light failed to let Mikami know he can act in emergencies so Mikami felt he was the only one with agency to do what Light knew needed to be done. Light failed to account for that and Light realizes that in the manga and not in the anime.

[@kennethvergini3310]

@@Bloooo95 It actually also helps explain a lot of stuff at 6:18 of the video when Near deduces that Mikami is X-Kira because in the show the skip over the part where Mikami uses that speech as a way to subtlety communicate to Kira that he wants instruction and that if doesn't receive it he'll interpret Kiras words on his own. Near used this to reverse engineer the timeline from when Demegawa was killed to when Takada was named Kiras spokesperson. The anime skipped over this and it REALLY made it look like ear was pulling stuff out of thin air rather than a careful L like deduction.

[@EluTran]

I always really liked Near. I've been on a binge of Death Note clips recently Cool to see it still getting love and new content like this being made. Really nice compilation!

[@KitsunesTrove]

I like Near too. He gets hate from a lot of people, but he's one of my favorite characters. Death Note is my favorite anime, so I'm glad to see that people still appreciate it now too. And some others are just finding it for the first time. Thank you for watching and I'm so glad you enjoyed my video!

[@meruem5389]

Ty

[@sober_katz]

idc how much hate he will get, Near is and will always be one of my favorite characters

[@pennywar4677]

Oh same!

[@peachm4196]

Near won cause he never acknowledged Kira as a God, he was just another serial killer and Near didn't fed Kira's ego, which was his biggest weakness, at the end he was nothing but chimp with a gun so Near won

[@fantasyvsreality1013]

I love how he embarrassed Kira. Sad that L couldn't be there to see it...

[@KitsunesTrove]

I like that too. It would have cool for L to see it. I also would like to have seen Near and L working together at some point. I'm glad Near won though. And through him and Mello, it's L's victory too. Imo anyway. Thanks for watching!

[@melarie205]

I’m pretty sure L was watching from heaven n he was proud

[@mirandastube6193]

@@melarie205 Whoever is killed by the death note can either go to heaven or hell... Sorry...

[@mirandastube6193]

I'm sure he'd be really proud of them😭💔💔

[@melarie205]

@@mirandastube6193 L didn’t use it to kill anyone? Or maybe he did I don’t remember it’s been long

[@Fatema3006]

The English voice of Near is my favorite for him. His voice actress nailed it !

[@vylue2419]

Near is cool bc he looks like a homebrew character i made for dnd so every time i see him i jump for joy bc there he is theres my baby boy

[@ImSmartIguess]

I like Near, love how he avenged our boi L. Feel like he plays with toys cause he may have not had a proper childhood? I dunno

[@KitsunesTrove]

I really like Near, too. He gets a lot of hate, but he ultimately brought down Kira and avenged L like you said. That's an interesting theory about why he plays with toys, too. It certainly makes sense. After Matsuda and Aizawa, Near is my 3rd-favorite character. Thanks for watching!

[@user-kd2ez2mb3c]

It's symbolism. It's what the author likes to convey to audiences pertaining a character, including Near. His compulsion to possess and to organize toys to manipulate their positions implies the way his mind works - The attention to details, multiple ways to construct, organize, manipulate and plan, being able to spot anomalies in his toys, being a perfectionist in every block which relates to his ability to be sharp in his deductive skills and constructive reasoning. Basically this is use of parallel symbolism in relation to his investigative prowess.

[@ezrastardust3124]

Honestly Near doesn’t deserve so much hate, he and Mello did manage to take down Kira after all, plus I love how he manages to keep his cool even when he’s surrounded by chaos He has such an adorable smile as well 🥰

[@richardparker123]

Agreed

[@ElloFantasy]

A lot of the hatred comes from the fact that it was L versus Light the whole time, and people felt that it made L's appearance unnecessary since someone that hadn't been in the show at all the whole time suddenly appears as another match for Light. Making the whole stakes of L versus Light feel pointless in the end. Near could be seen as a scapegoat with how he was introduced in the anime (I don't know how it was handled in the manga). Personally I like Near, but I understand why people were upset with him being added in. If you were going to say that Light existed as "Evil acts with 'good intentions'" and L existed as a symbol of the morally accepted Justice System. It could have ended with Light winning. Light was clearly the bad guy in the series, a tyrant. He managed to create a safer world at the expense of fear, but the world was safer and less deadly. The closest a world could get to "world peace". Meanwhile L stood for the rights of individuals in a Justice System in which people were allowed a fair trial and would live in less fear of one singular entity. It was two ideals against each other, but the draw of the show was L versus Light. So when someone new took over, it just felt pointless. Yes they all technically worked together after L's death, but it still took away from the main rivalry and basically said to the audience "There was never going to be a chance that Light would have won, the narrative was already decided in favor against him by people in the background whom were never introduced before".

[@phantomslay5612]

In case you're curious as to why Near figures things out faster here, there is a good reason. There were more mind games and strategies in the manga so many moments where Near comes to a conclusion based on past events ended up getting cut for the anime adaptation. T

[@KitsunesTrove]

Exactly! Near in the manga is so much better than Near in the anime. The manga showed us Near's deductive skills, it showed us how he reaches certain conclusions. There was so much more to the final confrontation between Light and Near in the warehouse, too. The anime makes it look like Near just magically knows the answers to everything without doing any research or putting any effort into it. I watched the anime before reading the manga. I liked Near from the anime alone, but after reading the manga, I respected him even more and it solidified Near as one of my favorite characters. Near gets a lot of hate, but I think so many more people would like him, if anime Near was the same as manga Near. So much manga material, especially for the second half of the anime, was left out or changed completely. Thanks for watching!

[@samislucid7100]

In terms of MBTI, Light is an ENTJ the J stands for judging which in this case simply means that he plans. while L is an INTP. the P meaning perception, simply putting it, he adapts. Light makes mastermind plans which L observes and adapts to. However, Near is an INTJ. He is nearly (pun not intended) the same as Light, an ENTJ, except that Near is introverted as opposed to extroverted. which is what the E and I stand for. They are both Judgers. As opposed to adapting like L, Near sees right through Light’s plans because he is also a planner. Near uses Light’s plans as his foundation to mold it into his own, to build his own plan. And in his own words “beat him at his own game”

[@mcbills9096]

@@KitsunesTrove Personally I liked how the second half of Death Note was handle. If they had handled Near the same as they did L I feel like it would've felt repetitive I think they were trying to show Near's deductive reasoning more visually rather than have him spell it out to us. People also say that the second half is too rushed but I personally liked how rushed it felt. I could feel Light's anxiety as the walls were closing in on him. I've never read the manga all the way through but from what I've heard from other people who have I feel like I got just as much from watching the anime.

[@user-te7kx7sf3s]

I never disliked him. But I understand why ppl were so angry to see L go.

[@bluemath5]

13:10 The way this was edited made it look like Light just left and was like “I’m not listening to this, I’m out” 😂

[@KitsunesTrove]

Haha! That wasn't done intentionally, but that is how it looks, lol. Thanks for watching!

[@kirteepurohit8691]

When i first watched death note it felt like near had no other organs other than the brain like he is just born to use his brain.

[@iRazenrak]

I like how Nate still tells Ryuk his name is "Near" despite Ryuk being able to see real names and his name being written in the fake book.

[@KitsunesTrove]

Haha, that's true. At that point, everyone in the warehouse knows Near's real name. Thanks for watching!

[@newme613]

Near is a great character

[@KitsunesTrove]

Yes he is. Near gets a lot of hate, but he's one of my favorite characters. Thanks for watching!

[@nickmeale1957]

I love watching how ruthless and emotionless Near is. Its a strength L never had.

[@timewalker6654]

I agree, people have irrational hatred for him

[@GrifterTheBoyIdiot]

Hes only 13 here. Imagine how he's gonna be like when he's older.

[@digitalfantasies4570]

5:49 near really be out here entering the Avatar state casually

[@ChocoBunnii-x8q]

LOLLLL

[@rajattaneja7891]

Near is emotionless and that the best to be a detective

[@KitsunesTrove]

That's true. That way he doesn't get too attached or emotionally invested in the case or anyone involved with it. If he did, he wouldn't be able to run his investigation fairly. Thanks for watching!

[@rajattaneja7891]

@@KitsunesTrove thanks for the reply. Can you tell me a way to watch death ote in English ?

[@KitsunesTrove]

@@rajattaneja7891 Hulu, Netflix, and Crunchyroll have it. On Crunchyroll, it will show the episodes in sub first. But if you scroll down, under them, you'll see the option to watch it in dub.

[@Devil-eg1xg]

Badman

[@user-zb8hc2im4e]

hmm...there are downsides

[@mcopaal5926]

L's emotional reasoning got him killed. pushed to far, and in his emotion overlooked some vital theorie's. near is logical and emotionless. thinks with his head and mentally thinks ahead for multiple different chess games. also, he didn't emotionally got involved with light and kept his distance. kept his cool and only kept his mind on the case. and he won!

[@peter42466]

@Rizal F okay and

[@iristeixeira3797]

Seriously as I was watching this arc all I could think was how Light had become UNBEARABLE. The level of corruption on this man was hard to watch. I just wanted to see him fall and Near was able to make that possible so for that I like him a lot. Also, Near's uninterest in Kira as an entity reallyyy holds a lot of power when you remember most people in this universe cared a lot about Kira and at this point in the story Kira basically controlled the world through fear.

[@KitsunesTrove]

Tbh, I couldn't stand Light, especially by the end of the show. I wanted him to lose, and was so glad it happened that way. I also really like Near, so I wanted to see Near win, too.

[@williambenton9959]

@@KitsunesTrove That's honestly the point, I think. The writing was so well done to make us root for Light to win the game of cat and mouse. Then, when the audience is given what they want, we realized "oh, wow, Light...is kind of just an irredeemable narcissist." We bought into the lie that he actually wanted the world to be better, but he really just wanted to be God.

[@mrinalkalita968]

Near : The boy who cornered God.

[@johnrogers9262]

Is it just me or does the fact Near wears a mask of L's face seem to imply he wants to remind Light that L was a huge component in his capture? Near grins as soon as he takes the mask off - elated at the fact that he was correct AND that Light clearly recognized L's face and was upset by it. Near knows and acknowledges that he didn't solve the case alone, but he did craft the perfect trap to put Kira to bed forever.

[@Morales3088]

L fucked with Light from the grave and beyond

[@happilyevernever4289]

Well obviously. Even an idiot knows that L and Mello's contribution was a major contributor to capture Kira. However, it takes a special kind of genius to keep up with Light and make him slip up the way Near did.

[@johnrogers9262]

@@happilyevernever4289 I am in no way diminishing L's involvement, I am saying I find it amusing that Near used the mask to rub it in Light's face. I am an idiot though, so you got me there.

[@Ascquent]

@@Morales3088 That setence could sound quite fucked if read seriously ngl

[@Morales3088]

@@Ascquent *you will never know what I meant*

[@mikeysense2200]

0:51 the way Near’s theme starts playing there is so clean, God I love this show

[@sahrishmajeed8012]

it would have been amazing if L had completely exposed light as kira and may be then die himself or whatever.. but near's arc is also good.. Basically L found kira and then left it for near to expose him.. N may not have surpassed L yet but he's L's successor for a reason..

[@MK-ii2qb]

N was different than L in that he was way more rational and stoic. L was more goofy and carefree

[@Shishizurui]

I always for some reason felt that L was actually hoping light WASNT kira. I for whatever reason felt that the roof scene L knew 1 of 2 things was going to happen he was either going to convict Light or He was going to die. Near and Mello just sorta piggy backed on everything L started, light kinda screwed up by becoming way too center stage.

[@Goatkuna236]

L wasnt goofy at all he was more risk taking than Near would be a more correct statement he never let his guard down throughout the investigation neither he thought ever of Light as a friend when in ep25 he says to light “Have you ever told a truth since the moment you were born" knowing light was lying always that he ain't kira he also knew he was gonna die soom but the fact was he can't do anything about it

[@TK-tk6dl]

So many people hate Near, and I really don’t understand why haha. I LITERALLY LOVE HIM SO MUCH. He is my second fav character after L. I love them with all my heart

[@KitsunesTrove]

It's always nice to see other people who like Near. Like you said, he gets so much hate and it doesn't seem fair. He's my third-favorite character after Matsuda and Aizawa. Thanks for watching!

[@bumly7149]

I think people liked L too much for anyone else to replace him. I like the dynamic between Near and Mello that existed. They were two sides of the same coin that was L. Near was the calculating detective, and Mello was the more emotional side of L that occasionally surfaced itself. People unfairly judge these two characters as L ripoffs, but their designs and character attributes were deliberately contrived to represent both sides of L. A recent analysis I spotted was that Near also could represent the calculating side of Light Yagami without the ego and insurmountable god complex. I find Near quite an engaging character for his purely cold and calculating nature, though L was always more fun for me to watch due to his underlying humanity underneath his cold logic. Near lacks this humanity which, whilst making him an interesting character in his own right, doesn't make him as endearing or fun to watch as L. Much like his toys and puzzles, Near viewed the Kira case as nothing more than a game.

[@mirandastube6193]

Exactly!!!! He's amazing and I adore him so much he is way to overhated 😭😭😭

[@TK-tk6dl]

@@mirandastube6193 agreed😭🫶🏻

[@GigaLigma]

He's a discount L who's just worse than L in basically every way, and the plot falls apart to cater to him. L and Mello both deserved to win a LOT more than him. His win is incredibly forced and doesn't make a lot of sense, and better characters with more of their own unique traits died for him to get there.

[@knivoras]

he is the cutest creature I've ever seen, I do not tolerate near hate, clearly y'all are bitter about L's death ☠️

[@torikoshi6831]

Facts

[@josephinamungaray6118]

Yeah, Near is great and he's a cutie pie. whenever you see him you just want to hug him until he pops lol

[@chrvstian]

he looks so stabbable😂

[@josephinamungaray6118]

@@chrvstian no, he doesn't

[@knivoras]

@@josephinamungaray6118 I know right! Could give him a big hug,

[@karliereddfan]

Near is the most intriguing character

[@Ashish-yo8ci]

13:02 near said what i wanted to the whole series.

[@Dorkeydaze]

I loved that part light thinking he was a God constantly annoyed me

[@Christmasforev3r]

My favorite character, i love how he is childish and he plays with toys but uses the toys to be creative and hes so smart

[@aceathena1485]

Thank you so much for this! There is so little Near content most of the time

[@KitsunesTrove]

I'm glad you like it! I agree too, I don't see much about Near and he's actually one of my favorite characters. He gets a lot of hate, but I really like him. Thanks for watching!

[@EN-mh4og]

@@KitsunesTrove in the end light was so near his victory yet so far

[@KitsunesTrove]

@@EN-mh4og "Near" his victory...haha! Kind of true though, too, lol. Thanks for watching!

[@RaheemToofaani]

@@KitsunesTrove thank you very much......glad to see people like me who actually love near

[@KitsunesTrove]

@@RaheemToofaani Same. He gets so much hate from a lot of people, but he's one of my favorite characters.

[@danicleckley5404]

I love Near. He's so adorable. He's L's little brother from a different mother.

[@KitsunesTrove]

It's always nice to see other people appreciate Near, especially since he gets so much hate from the fandom. I love Near. After Matsuda and Aizawa, Near is my 3rd-favorite character. Originally, Near and Mello were supposed to be L's sons. This is probably why Near looks so much like him. Thanks for watching!

[@nephhhhhh]

@@KitsunesTrove i like near as a character, he’s one of my favs but he did have a lot of plot armor. he wouldn’t of beat Light in an actual sense.

[@ishanparbhakar7150]

@@nephhhhhh in that case light has a lot of plot armour against L.

[@nephhhhhh]

@@ishanparbhakar7150 not really, he just used the death note to its ability. Cant knock him for the reason of the show, L had more plot armor than light did, especially in ep 2

[@GigaLigma]

Near is a plot-armored special snowflake introduced to take over the role of L as a more generic version of him with less personality. It's hard to like a good plot and like him at the same time, since they're opposites. I'd love to like him, I'd REALLY love if there was anything that made him particularly unique or let him earn the victories he got, but there's really not much. He's just a less interesting L and gets his wins for free because the plot demands it.

[@AspieMediaBobby]

Things that most people get wrong about Near: He`s not emotionless, it`s just that like L and Sherlock Holmes he sees emotional and romantic feelings as anathema to deductive integrity. Although all Wammy kids were encouraged to compete ferociously for the honour of succeeding L,(Although admittedly part of that may have been his "natural talent")Near didn`t put as much stock in this competition as the others and when Roger asked him and Mello to work together, Near was far more open to the possibility than the hotheaded Mello was. Much like myself and L, he is most likely on the Asperger`s/Autism Spectrum as shown by his dull affect,childishness,repetitive behaviors,Eidetic memory and obsession with stacking his toys and puzzles in an ordered manner much like L used to do with his cakes and sugar cubes. Also like myself and L, he overthinks to the point of insomnia. Near admires L more than he lets on as whilst he initially dismisses L as "a loser", he models his posture,mannerisms,dress,speaking voice(Both as himself and "N" or "Babel" in the Drama) after a younger version of his predecessor.This is even more apparent in The Manga,Films and Drama. Unlike L, he is even more blunt and precise and paradoxically not as overtly antisocial and manipulative as L could be later on in the Kira case which in part led to his downfall. Near(Like myself and his creators Ohba and Obata)is an existentialist. "What is good from evil?What is right from wrong?What is righteousness from wickedness?No one can say.I am no different from you,Light Yagami.I do what I believe to be right and assume that to be righteous.However, the power to dictate with the stroke of a pen what is right or wrong for society and any person who would use such power I see as neither just nor peaceful.Supposing there was a God and his teachings were before me, I would still think things through and decide for myself what I thought was right or wrong."

[@danicleckley5404]

These people are way too calm considering there's a 13 ft demon in the room. I get that they're used to his presence by now, but still...

[@GardoGamer]

He might not be anyone's favorite but when you dig deep on Deathnote you'll understand why Near is a necessary character.

[@KitsunesTrove]

He does get a lot of hate, but I have seen quite a few people who say that Near is their favorite character, too. For me, Near is my 3rd-favorite character, (Matsuda and Aizawa being my first two favorites). You're right though. Near is a necessary character and he's a great character as well. He's even better yet in the manga. Thanks for watching!

[@CallMeAi]

He's my favorite character in Death Note and definitely high on my list of favorite characters. He's also one of the very few characters I like more in dub than sub.

[@unbeatengamer755]

4:35 the amount of passive aggression behind their words had me rolling on the floor.

[@toniyah5381]

I love near. He’s adorable, he reminds me of L but he’s not a complete copycat.

[@SkyBlue-mz6df]

The hate Near got is kinda unnecessary tbh, he's just being one of the L's succesors and do what he had to do to help solving a hard case that even able took L down

[@khuthadzanimuledane1654]

Games, toys , puzzles, Logic ,brain All is Near my fav Death note character he's only 16 with his thinking capacity

[@darknessmyolfriend6817]

I. Love. Near. He’s cute, he’s mega brilliant, his confidence and bravery is awesome! People whining about Near “cheating” are not even considering the fact that their precious L died to Light, a fucking cheater too. Using the Shinigami is cheating, no matter what

[@darknessmyolfriend6817]

Couldn’t agree more. I’m on your side, my dear. Screw the Near haters, Near is awesome!

[@KitsunesTrove]

Near is one of my favorite characters. I like him more than L, tbh. With so much Near hate out there, it's refreshing to find other people who love him too.

[@darknessmyolfriend6817]

I agree as well, darling. It’s completely unfair how people judge Near solely for “being an copycat of L”. He acts differently, he thinks differently. He isn’t JUST an child white-haired L, he’s very different. In-fact, I argue Near is a lot less bizarre and creepy then L is(at times, fangirls, don’t murder me) and again, I’ll say it and over; Near! Is! So! Cute!

[@Biothermiac]

L, Near and even Mellow are pretty great, but I'm not shocked they get hate for their respective reasons

[@Masckerdoom]

Lol it seems like the lowest and the highest IQ brackets love near while the majority dislike him

[@MrAJJII]

two words: criminally underrated i like near especially in the manga and in the tv drama he needs more recognition i mean this 13 year old super genius literally saved the world... even if it wasn't his intention lol :P

[@KitsunesTrove]

I agree. Otherwise Light would have won, which imo, would have been a terrible ending. I really like Near, too. He even became my 3rd-favorite character. He is a lot better in the manga though. I wish he had been portrayed that way in the anime. More people might like him then, too. And yes, TV drama Near is really good too. It was nice to see he and L interacting with each other. That whole drama is actually my favorite live-action adaptation of Death Note.

[@MrAJJII]

@@KitsunesTrove i have to agree the tv drama is probably the best live action adaptation yet especially in regarding Light's death it was MUCH MORE brutal than anything the manga anime or even the films could muster i mean ryuk nor rem didnt even have to kill him in the drama they literally burned Light ALIVE at the end which still made me smile since i had no qualms with Light dying anyway XD

[@juniorcollado4904]

I love how both L, Near, and Mello have there own little quirks! L loves to eat sweets, Mello likes chocolate, and Near loves playing with his toys

[@gaming_theswag2634]

L like to play with his food sometimes

[@tinaarora9233]

Near also plays with his hair lol

[@KitsunesTrove]

Near and Mello were originally supposed to be L's sons, probably why the creators gave them similar quirks. And in Near's case, the reason he resembles L much.

[@haddy106]

People not liking Near because he beat Light is the exact reason people say don't hate the player hate the game

[@ldbboosha]

Those are just the people who see Light as a self-insert.

[@JinParrey]

If you like Near from Death Note, on my channel you have episodes of Sonic Multiverse in which he is one of the main characters from the seventh episode! :) *Sorry for promoting myself, but I think I'm really hosting a very special and fun series that many people would like)

[@user-gu2dj2hx4x]

bro ryuk can be friends with anyone

[@quinnharlington2515]

I agree with this

[@ennuiblue4295]

He's almost like the introvert everyone wants to befriend (my favorite is when he 'evaporates' when Misa gives him a hug 😂)

[@RB_kun40567]

If you observe nearly you will find that Near and mello both inherit L's trait. Clearly speaking both the character are originated from L. If you see mello like sweets same as L but have aggressive side of his personality but for Near he inherit most of the L's traits form experience to habits that's why Near replace L clearly and satisfyingly

[@KitsunesTrove]

They really are the two halves of L's personality. Also, since Near and Mello were originally supposed to be L's sons, I think that may be another reason why they gave them similar quirks. Thanks for watching!

[@RB_kun40567]

@@KitsunesTrove That's what written in Wikipedia but mello and Near were not L's sons actually they both were just raised in an orphanage which was under L's father and after his death L was the owner so everyone raised there was seen as L's children but L started to train them to find out the best kid among all to be chosen as his successor. Btw I should be the one thanking you for the video ☺️.

[@KitsunesTrove]

@@RB_kun40567 Oh yeah, I know they're not actually his son's, but the creators said in an interview that they were going to make them L's sons originally. I always figured that's why they have similar quirks and why Near looks like him. Of course, they later made them his successors instead. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Even though Near gets a lot of hate, I really like him.

[@RB_kun40567]

@@KitsunesTrove it's obvious for near to get hate because L's fan base never wanted to lose their character in such a way but it was the need of the story that's why creator made near's character similar to L (some time I feel near is L's version but younger and smart even though they're not connected) but they forget that it's near who brought just to L in the end. We should be thankful too.

[@Soreluzr]

9:27 Light and Near saying thr same line is so cool to me FSR💀💀💀💀

[@imgonnamwamwayou]

light and l moment

[@sgandrf]

Its sad the anime didn't do him enough justice

[@skxlter5747]

How so?

[@sgandrf]

@@skxlter5747 The anime kind of rushed Near's arc, making him sort of look like the character who's just there because the bad guy has to lose. In the anime, he sort of just comes out there and goes ''I know exactly who Kira is'', whereas in the mangas, his arc takes as long as L's.

[@KitsunesTrove]

Exactly! And the manga also shows Near's deductive skills. We see his thought processes and how he reaches his conclusions. The anime made it seem like Near just magically knew the answers to everything.

[@nobassassin7630]

The fact that he saw Ryuk first time and didn't react And Don't forget every one who saw Ryuk for the first time got shocked

[@mirandastube6193]

He smiled, and was polite to him instead 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@inplane9970]

The biggest difference that Near had compared to L and Mello was how he was almost devoid of emotion. Every emotional statement he made was only towards Light, and it was to simply poke at Light to provoke him.

[@BB_Creative]

I wish we had a few more episodes of Near and Mello but what we got wasn’t bad ether. What I do love about the appearance we get is how they brought down Light. Light is a Hubris character, he was always design to fall and I think its pretty poetic how it was L’s successors that brought him down. I also love how Near calls out Light for what he is, an insane serial killer. Well yes Near enjoyed the game he also was very aware of the threat he was facing as well. I just love Near so much Also to add one, I love how Near credits both L and Mello in taking down Light. I wish they added this in the anime but in the manga Near eats some chocolate in the final pages as a way to pay tribute to Mello.

[@eiraki]

I swear the Near haters don’t understand his character. Then again, I sorta get it. Manga Near is amazing. My favorite character. In the anime they cut a lot out :(

[@KitsunesTrove]

I agree! Near is one of my favorite characters and I think more people would like him if the anime Near had been faithful to the manga version.They left out a lot of the second half of the manga in general that really should have been included. Thanks for watching!

[@Sheamuscz]

I love Near and I haven't even read the manga.

[@Sheamuscz]

@@exshadowkick5564 Ok.

[@itsoblivion8124]

Some dumbs even claims that he magically knows light is kira

[@rsknpw.3574]

I don't know why people hate Near i mean he admitted that he was not match for L alone but he and Melow completely fulfilled the role that L had entrusted them with and they succssesfully caught kira and revealed his identity .

[@blobcat8189]

I know right?

[@PeachWookiee]

L knew it was possible he’d lose, but set Mello and Near up with what they needed to win. And I think L knew Light would eventually screw up.

[@samiyaisaaq4949]

Mello x Near= L Mello= Risky, eating chocolate just like how L loves sweet food, Smart, Near= Same vibes that L has like sitting weird, etc. And he is really smart. Just like Near said, he couldn't do this without Mello.

[@richardparker123]

I like Near. Of course L was smarter and cooler, but I think that came with him being older. I found it interesting and funny to see L come to great logical conclusions one second and then playing with toys the next. Haha

[@KitsunesTrove]

I really like Near, too. A little more than L actually. He gets a lot of hate, but he's still one of my favorite characters. Thanks for watching!

[@maxjulmiste5558]

He got him. Love this kid

[@haddy106]

He's like a little kid, but he's also like Light and L combined

[@lightyoshiman]

I think people hate on near way too much all he did was pick up the pieces that L left behind and finished the puzzle hell one of the traps that light set Near was able to see through and that was the fake rule it was that rule that got L killed and made light invisible again but near shot that rule down putting light back in target view

[@alexvaughan1013]

Here's a theory about Near. He's not a 'rip-off of L'. Rather, when he loses someone important to him, he adopts their mannerisms. In the manga, Near starts eating chocolate after Mello dies. So maybe, he also acts like L to honour his predecessor and idol.

[@alexvaughan1013]

@Mookiephone In the last panel he's in, in the final chapter. We see him surrounded by toys and eating chocolate.

[@reisetsunai]

It was more of a tribute to mello as he kinda died in order for near to put the nail in lights coffin

[@altaccounf]

2:48 hes so silly i love him 😭

[@tickle6374]

We have Near. IF there were a remake of this anime then the next super detective is FAR

[@mammonthegreed]

lol

[@oliverjimenez9308]

And the one after FAR is WHEREVER-YOU-ARE

[@oreoz2772]

And the evil persons name would be Dark

[@Yani-Mari]

He said it himself. Without mello, he wouldn’t have been able to defeat Kira and L was his successor so his knowledge comes from L. L is smarter, he just didn’t have proof.

[@caseyharrington4947]

I also think L couldn't of caught Light by himself. He enjoyed playing with Light too much and missed every point he had to end the ramage. Near was out for blood for day one of hearing about L's death

[@StayFrostyX279]

@@caseyharrington4947if you’ve watched over analyzing anime, you can see just how lucky Light can get considering L was working with a circumstance that was working against him.

[@happilyevernever4289]

L's inflated ego got in the way. He tried to get Light too perfectly, he wanted the satisfaction of knocking Light's gloating attitude off a peg. Instead of being more cautious like he was before.

[@JankyHB]

@@happilyevernever4289 If he had more time with that notebook and the fake rules he would have figured it out eventually, he was on the cusp of it when he realized there were two Notebooks active in the world.

[@Naruto-lr8bh]

L was so close to winning until he was killed

[@kcool3483]

Yeah he couldn't do much as he got killed by a Shinigami

[@乃乇卂丂-d6q]

That kill was fucking unfair

[@CH4R10T_TV]

I always thought it was interesting that Ryuzaki L understood that Kira would have to be someone with a very childish concept of justice. Interesting that it took someone with so many childish traits to catch him. Also, I think Near mainly benefitted from Mello's sacrifice. Like Ryuzaki L, Mello understood that getting involved directly and putting his life on the line was necessary for solving the case. Like Near says in the end, if there had been only one successor to L, either he or Mello would have failed. But Near was able to benefit from someone else putting their life on the line: his victory required the sacrifice of Ryuzaki L and Mello. He could sit back and analyze everything from his safe room, sort of in the style Ryuzaki L used to solve cases like the Los Angeles B. B. murder cases.

[@mysterysecret6815]

In the manga, Light himself also claims that this is someone childish as an adult would more likely use the death note for their personal gain.

[@GigaLigma]

Yeah Near also benefitted from massive plot armor and special snowflake syndrome. And he happens to have the least personality out of the three of them, just being a poorly watered-down version of L. He honestly should have been the one to die, Mello was a lot more interesting as a character and a lot more unique - and L was just blatantly better than both of them combined.

[@Ryouohk]

Nears playing with his toys explaining how he thinks light is Kira is great. He unmask the police toy to reveal a skull under the helmet.

[@joonie_tae.army7]

Near helped and guided me to continue watching death note after Ryuzaki's death- and that's why I love both Near and L more now :)

[@KitsunesTrove]

Near gets so much hate from the fandom, so it's nice to hear people who like Near and appreciate him. A lot of L fans don't like Near because he replaced L, but he's a perfect replacement imo. I actually like Near a little more than L. Near is my 3rd-favorite character, (Matsuda and Aizawa bring my first two favorites). L cones just after Near for me though. Thanks for watching!

[@danalynch118]

@@KitsunesTrove I like l just a little better but still love near

[@richardlee5022]

I remember hoping L would catch Kira, hes such a cool character and all...

[@dauw4564]

near really is a good succecor to L he's truly a genius. he also doesn't show emotion. at all. L doesn't show much emotion but sometimes he does show emotions like when he discovered that shinigami might exist.

[@THE_ENBEEZE]

I want to let y'all know if you didn't know already that Near's dub voice is Cathy Weseluck aka Spike from MLP: FiM, Buttercream Sundae from LPS (2012), and many, many more of our childhood shows. She's also known in some anime as Kagome's mother in InuYasha, Mirai Yashima in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, etc.

[@KitsunesTrove]

All very true. She's also the voice of Yuma Kaga in the anime Trigger World. It's funny because the character bears a close resemblance to Near and Cathy Weseluck does a voice similar to Near's for Yuma. It's almost like watching Near in a different anime, lol. Also, as far as MLP goes, it's surprising how there are so many Death Note voice actors who are also in MLP. Thanks for watching!

[@kkp8538]

Near is my second favourite character of death Note after L. I would have liked it if L never died too but people blame near for it for some reason that's stupid.

[@KitsunesTrove]

Near is my third favorite Death Note character--Matsuda and Aizawa are my first two. Yeah, Near gets a lot of hate and he doesn't deserve it. It would have been cool if L and Near could have had a chance to work together. Like they do in the Japanese TV drama. Thanks for watching!

[@arisboba]

Kira is that person you catch in a lie and they continue lying anyway, lmfao

[@spencerreid2086]

so Basically a normal Teenager lol.

[@OrangeUtan1]

Bojo

[@JinParrey]

If you like Near from Death Note, on my channel you have episodes of Sonic Multiverse in which he is one of the main characters from the seventh episode! :) *Sorry for promoting myself, but I think I'm really hosting a very special and fun series that many people would like)

[@Nopeasaurus]

not really, he’s intelligent and manipulative so usually he wouldn’t be caught lying, but after L’s death he got arrogant and careless but that was after his plan was exposed and he was cornered.

[@regalblack1503]

3:45 The moment

[@BoBnfishy]

Interesting background note, the writer initially intended to have Near die and Mello be the one to beat Light, but as he continued writing he found that he couldn't envision a way that would happen, so he flip flopped it.

[@KitsunesTrove]

That's interesting. I'm kind of glad he changed it. I love Near and I liked seeing him beat Light. Also, Near and Mello were supposed to have each other's character designs. So Near was supposed to be Mello and vice versa. During production, the names accidentally got switched and by then it was too late for them to change it. Thanks for watching!

[@TheShifter1001]

This makes my head hurt. Near’s name was originally supposed to be Mello’s because of his mellow personality and Mello’s name was supposed to be Near because he’s always near breaking the case.

[@hasibulislamshanto143]

Near told that together we can stand by l. Together we can surpass l. In other words he admitted that l is more intelligent than anyone in this anime.

[@TheHistoryOfEverything-]

I loved how Near used lego to portray people

[@Shadow8332]

Things were pretty decent, but there was no way he could figure out teru was doing the killings by just seeing how he was a devoted follower. Light had so many followers that it doesn't make any sense.

[@KitsunesTrove]

I really wish the anime had followed the manga here. Yeah, in the anime, Near just seems to magically have the answers to everything, including figuring out that Teru was doing the killings. In the manga it makes much more sense. The manga shows Near going through all of the tapes and coming to his conclusion about Teru through process of elimination. The manga also shows Near's deductive skills and his thought processes. We even see him get it wrong a couple of times. The anime didn't do his character justice imo. Thanks for watching!

[@grandpadude2564]

Im going to say this, I like Near just as much as I love the Goat L he gets hated too much. I get it he came after the amazing L and his victory didn’t feel earned, but the thing is it’s not his fault how he won. Light had become too over confident and made mistakes and after each discovery he would explain his reason. But I understand people miss the cat and mouse game L and Light would play, but It was cursed fate Near came after L. Please don’t hate on him it’s not his fault he came after the famous detective L.

[@babe2274]

No matter what , L is intelligent than Near. He derived from scratch and super natural force of shinigami was involved,esle it would have been a much easier task for him

[@korendramaexplained2911]

Near is my favourite character

[@KitsunesTrove]

I love hearing that there are other people out there who also love Near. He's my 3rd-favorite character after Matsuda and Aizawa. Near gets so much hate from the fandom and it's really unfair. I love Near and he deserves more love. Thanks for watching!

[@Lulu_Loves_Sheep]

Light is literally the definition of... "This is a homicidal maniac.. No you may not date him." - A random audio I heard

[@leech1355]

Near is my favourite character, although I do agree with the main criticism people have: that he draws too many correct conclusions without quite enough logic to back them up. He was basically one huge deus ex machina following L’s death. I understand why people feel he made the finale unfulfilling. But I love him anyway.

[@KitsunesTrove]

Manga Near is much better. In the manga, we see how Near reaches his conclusions and he even gets it wrong sometimes. I wish the anime portrayed him the way he is in the manga. In the anime, he just magically knows everything and I think that's why some people don't like him. I saw the anime first and already liked Near, but then I read the manga and I respected him even more. Plus, the final confrontation between Near and Light in the warehouse is much better in the manga as well. I really like Near, he's my 3rd -favorite character. Thanks for watching!

[@leech1355]

@@KitsunesTrove I loved him in the manga too for sure!