How Mello got Light | Death Note

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[@azusa0421]

L started it, Mello paved a way for it, Near pieced the evidences together and ended it... An indirect teamwork took down Kira

[@Zero.646]

Yeah

[@nooralif2784]

🗿1 man vs the whole world

[@nooralif2784]

Kira already won

[@dxsyan694]

@@nooralif2784 1 Man with 2Death Note two killing machines(who can do anything for him),2gods support, Millions of supporters

[@nooralif2784]

@@dxsyan694 🗿 your Inferior self wouldn't be able to utilize all these things to your favor, not like how Light was able to. So Speak less, Mistake of a Child. I believe You are one of those "I am nothing without the Suit" people.

[@gwen_st107]

Near: we can't kill them. That's not how we do things. Mello: hold my grenade

[@haddy106]

@@3ambach928 it would be more efficient but it would be a disgrace to the title of detective, which was Nears reasoning was L was his mentor and he owed it to him to win the way L would want him to win

[@alexvaughan1013]

Tell that to Near after he controlled Mikami with the DN.

[@fwkira864]

@@alexvaughan1013 ?

[@tovick1643]

@@fwkira864thats a fan theory, matsuda points this out in the manga, assuming maybe near controlled mikami to go to the storehouse, taking the notebook, not questioning if it was the fake one or real one, not testing it before arriving there.

[@fwkira864]

@@tovick1643 Yeah i saw it on tiktok near cold for that ngl in a good way tho

[@cyberpsychosis5367]

Melo literally solved the case but they (M and N) don't have a concrete evidence. So he sacrificed himself as the evidence and sealed the fate of Light as Kira, for Near to finish the job! Great explanation!

[@janusgreenway5137]

So basically they came to the same conclusion as L?

[@pikunps2574]

@@janusgreenway5137 Yes

[@pandacommanda9163]

@@janusgreenway5137 except they were able to gain the evidence necessary of conviction

[@brandonfields5928]

Obviously, characters were written to do what they did. That said, Mikami could have prevented any problems. At the point Light ordered him to create a fake book as well as sending Takada 5 pages from the real one. While he was still 100% sure in possession of the real, he could have simply removed 1 additional page and hidden it in his wallet or someplace always on him basically. Then regardless of how things play out, bring that torn page to the Yellow Box warehouse yes?

[@mysteriousguy666]

Nope light is real winner it was mikami fault otherwise that kid couldn't win

[@Reality-Distortion]

I like how in the scene where he decides to do it he puts away his chocolate. It's a deliberate similarity between traits of him and L to eat sweets all the time and here he finally decides, for the first time in his life, that there is something more important than to be the number 1. He puts away his toxic and destructive ambition that was after all installed in him by the Wammy house.

[@AkerfeldtTveitan-yi4xm]

I love this kind of symbolism

[@Zero.646]

Honestly Mello was the most underrated death note character ever like he didn't deserve to die actually.....If it wasn't for him then near wouldn't win.

[@danielcantu859]

I know I wish he got more credit for defeating light then near does

[@Auriior]

Didn't he killed members of the SPK

[@silvertiger4441]

@@Auriior he killed almost all yes , In an effort to kill Kira. He killed every person who was listed as personnel that made contact with the death note or knew it existed on the files . Extreme move and attempt effort to murder Kira

[@thesilliest11]

Matt is underrated too, :(

[@mello9058]

@@thesilliest11 not really, he’s cool as fuck but he has no writing and literally just exists as Mello’s sidekick. Whereas Mello completely carried part 2 and did a vast majority of the job but his character is misunderstood and Near gets the credit.

[@JackieNoBones]

If you view the Kira investigation of a puzzle with the pieces hidden, then it'd be fair to say that Mello is a master at finding the pieces but incompetent at assembling them, while Near is a master at putting them together but is unwilling to/incompentent in find them. L would be proficient in both. If Near and Mello worked separately, they'd lose to L every time, but together, they could do just as well or even better than L. They needed each other to ever be truly great.

[@geehp2692]

This is the most concise way of putting it, i believe. Very good analysis.

[@RTU130]

ye

[@Tokiwartoothnotabumblebee]

Its been a while since I have read the series, but if I remember rightly, Near mentions that together, he and Mello would have surpassed L.

[@Gwilherm]

Well, N is kinda book smart and M is more street smart

[@DiyoAkabane]

YES THIS IS SO TRUE

[@Itswolfiex]

such an underrated character! I wish he had more screentime

[@jacobisgone9530]

They cut like over half of his scenes in the anime. He's more present in the manga.

[@ryuk5673]

everyone loves melo, how is he underrated lol?

[@xilentjay4298]

@@ryuk5673 no

[@GilverZ]

Mello is such a good character. Too bad the anime adaptation cut out almost half of his scenes and monologues. Hell, when you look at it the anime condensed the WHOLE 2nd arc into 11 rushed episodes, when it was supposed to be as long as the L part, as it lasts for 48 chapters in the manga.

[@cleverman383]

I hope someday we can get the 2nd arc fully adapted into anime form, like we got for FMA: Brotherhood

[@MalzraAirwynn]

Yeah, Mello really got the short end of the stick with how condensed the second half of the anime was.

[@HarishKumar-0405]

Fuck, gotta the read the manga

[@dr.vijayalakshmi6489]

​@@HarishKumar-0405u should. In manga mello blackmails the American president with the death note

[@Ruggi21]

Nah the second arc is just light getting more and more desperate

[@ancient7716]

Thing is, Mello also has a great deductive ability. Maybe even matching L or Near's. But he actively put himself in danger and that caused his demise. He could have ordered the last kidnapping to someone who works for him so that Kira wouldn't see Mello's face and name. But still prove that his man gets killed by Kira.

[@happilyevernever4289]

Actually close to them. But not even. What he has is the initiative to take risks that can give effective results. But he makes rash decisions often too, to compensate for feeling inferior to Near in IQ.

[@ezioauditore5616]

@@RatsAreCubes and also didn't had time, because the warehouse reunion was close

[@gamergabe769]

i wish mello met light :(

[@theanimerguyken8006]

It would have been interesting encounter!

[@gyrosrelite6465]

that would’ve been sooo cool

[@Skywalker96214]

Mello might've just shoot Light the moment he sees him lol

[@derrickjames5403]

@@Skywalker96214 LOL fr

[@richie487822]

It wouldn't work for the store because Mello would've shot first and asked questions later😂😂

[@dhanrajshetty5468]

According to the deathnote author, mello was the one to defeat light and near, but then the author changed the story at the last moment.

[@skailerderkonigderdiebe5499]

He changed it because "Mello knew too much about the Death Note"

[@MR_3001]

I'd honestly love to see mello defeat Light

[@junigirlfriend]

@@MR_3001 or even *both* near and mello!! It could be so cool to see both of them winning

[@regina8710]

Not really. They messed up their designs and that’s all. The story stays the same

[@thephoenix4093]

fun fact: originally near was called mello because of his emotionless attitude, which means this comment says near beat light and mello, same as here.

[@skailerderkonigderdiebe5499]

Happy birthday to the best dresser who died like a dog. 13 Dec 1989

[@N0URii]

dude literally build his carrer from 0 so he became top position wealthy mafia

[@mikadotakimura]

Bro, everytime Mello and light faced off, Light always lost.

[@DHeart006]

I hear sometimes that Mikami messed everything up and that came out of no where but there were signs in the story where Mikami acted a bit independent but with Kira's beliefs like when he killed the worshippers on TV, like light wanted to do but couldn't. Mello talking with Halle might have known this and took advantage of it since all it took was one slip up for Light to lose. His kidnapping of Takada was unexpected to light but both light and Mikami had the same idea but were uncoordinated thus sealing their fates. Mello was the big player here and the wild card.

[@RatsAreCubes]

mikami was a funny character

[@663]

yeah but what i find that there is a flaw in the script because they both wrote at the same time plus the death was suicide caused by fire, what are the chances that they write the same thing at the same time, sounds too far-fetched

[@varadoxx7034]

@@663 na, he wrote the time of her death one minute later, they both wrote takadas name at different times but for example light wrote for her to die at 2:23pm but mikami wrote 2:24pm

[@663]

yeah but doesn't make a difference still

[@happilyevernever4289]

​​@@663 light and mikami got the call consecutively and knew they had lil time b4 the police discovered her. So their timing being close to one another is not too far-fetched.

[@bestskateboreder]

Mellos IQ is 190+ he is very sharp and deadly laser focus on the littel ditales thats why he was so good and so close to close the kira case , i really love melo or should i say michael keil

[@bestskateboreder]

@@YashPal-gv2ul no , u have -185IQ

[@sksukurmd8677]

Mihel kehel

[@bestskateboreder]

@@YashPal-gv2ul go find your IQ in the soures

[@omar1yt495]

@@sksukurmd8677 Michael Keehl

[@kleinofficial9615]

@@bestskateboreder bro ur exaggerating, people with 190+ IQ tend to solve calculus at the age of 3, even einstein wouldn't have an IQ that big and clearly einstein's intelligence is far better than mello's (u can search einstein's intelligence feats on the internet), mello's IQ is at least 150

[@jbart4183]

Near is my favorite character. But Mello is special - as you've excellently explained in this vid. And mello's theme is my favorite them in death note.

[@-Radical.Ed-]

He is so underrated. I wish they exploited his character more. But then I remember even the creators said they wrote themselves into a corner by creating someone that was so effective due not only being smart but also goal oriented, hard worker and with mad social skills. They said they had him committing mistakes because otherwise he would have solved the case too easily. Mello was street smart also, which Light who was an arrogant academic was not. So, it was obvious that he would pull tricks on him that would corner him, besides, it would have been perfect if he was the one to catch him due to being the exact person Light despised and taking a criminal to catch another one, philosophically it would have opened another interpretation of the series. At the same time Mello showed the nastiest traits about Light when he got him ticked. To Light it was more important killing him than losing his father. He became his most despicable version whenever Mello cornered him, which at least is quite interesting. To me, he was the best of all of them. I don't know IQ wise, but definitely had traits others could not withstand.

[@Mystique0202]

Yea Mello got L's offensive side... like doing things on his own not waiting for orders n shit, going against law, working with criminals n underworld for the sake of case, eating sweets n L's inner conflicts (shows directly on mello's personality), even being physically stronger in terms of strength n muscle power (like L). My perceptions, it's very obvious to relate near with L cuz they r quite similar but mellow is not understood by all. They both got L's major traits... N+M=L lol

[@brandonflores2995]

People underestimate Mello so much. They're two halves of the same whole. Mello does have L's offensive side. People forget how L decided to attack Light head on and meet him in person by introducing himself as L because he was stuck. Also, the scene where he took Misa's phone. and placed them under solitary confinement without proof just to try to get them to crack. Even the competitiveness is the same such as the declaration of the battle in episode 2, the tennis match and brawl

[@anshumansingh7726]

No near is more of a defencive player using best defence as a good offence strategy Mello is offensive

[@donaldtrumplover2254]

Dang I never realized that it was in abc order for solving the case LMN

[@happilyevernever4289]

Yeah I like that about Mello.

[@happilyevernever4289]

​@@donaldtrumplover2254lol

[@arnotown6874]

I love that Light vs L was like a chess match, while Light vs Near and Mello was like solving a puzzle.

[@tallgeek1131]

Finally the Mello appreciation I've been looking for

[@itzarzix9151]

Perfect video , that was a crazy good explanation should have millions of views :D

[@theanimerguyken8006]

Thank you! It makes me want to keep doing more videos!

[@adnwntr2778]

Yeah totally 💯

[@stevendog40]

I liked the second half where Mello and Near work together (somewhat) to take down Light. It was a nice tone change compared to the 1v1 in the first half with L.

[@brandonflores2995]

It was essentially a "draw" between Light and L. Light just had the Supernatural on his side. L being "split" into two was the only way

[@letmesleepinpeace7052]

After rewatching Death Note, post L death was actually quite good. People really missed the plot of the show because they were still upset L died.

[@peterbsn2430]

Very good analysis. And Mello was really unlucky in this adventure, once again Near had hudge favoritism on him by Mello and L doing all the work and him almost just profiting of it. After Near was good but definitly he shows us that luck is also very important.

[@murasakino101]

Honestly, everyone had luck. L wouldn't have been able to make a lot of deductions without it and light wouldn't have succeeded in half of his plans if he didn't have good luck too allng with the notebook and shinigami

[@cavewoah]

@@murasakino101 light is lucky his dad didn’t call his phone when he was with raye penbers fiance

[@LifeEnemy]

​@@cavewoahHe turned it off at some point, didn't he? Or maybe I'm misremembering, but I want to say there was a scene where he thought of it 🤔

[@cavewoah]

@@LifeEnemy nah he did but he is just lucky he didn’t call him sooner

[@here2thrive]

I watched death note so fast and never felt like I understood mello’s contributions so thanks for making a video about it!

[@second_second_]

Mello is actually kinda cute. Thank you for doing him justice.

[@goomaralbat_ulzii6758]

Importance of teamwork 🤔

[@theanimerguyken8006]

Yes, definitely.

[@fangamer2206]

@@theanimerguyken8006 yo awesome dude.

[@ennuiblue4295]

There's no L in Team

[@gregorygraves7788]

It's like poetic justice. In the end scenes Light gloated when he thought he beat Near by saying 'You could have won if you didn't try be noble, and not test the Death note.' I guess he showed him

[@BIGSMOKE064]

He’s wasn’t wrong though, Near would have straight up died had Mello not interfered and had Mikami not slipped up, Near had no back up plan prior and would have led them all to death really.

[@martistheartist7494]

This shows a few things: 1. Mello was so underrated and was instrumental in taking down Light, making the sacrifice play just like L did in dying for this case. He was never afraid to pull out all the stops to bring down Light and even found a way to kidnap Light's sister while also figuring out how the Death Note works and realizing one of the rules was a fake. 2. Light is very underrated and why I say that is many people call him sloppy, he had the death note as an advantage and he was being too cocky for his own good but while part of that is true, the same can be said for how much of a beast Light was, having eliminated L, the world's greatest detective who had a task force of people, a lot of recources and the experience to read many criminals, Mello, a character that put out all the stops to bring Kira to justice and finds out a ton about the Death Note and how it works, and nearly beat Near, the successor to L with more resources, turned the task force against Light, got him cornered and everything and still barely won due to Light's cocky attitude. I must say even though he had the Death Note at his disposal, Ryuk even states himself that he has never seen a human use it like Light did, coming up with very creative solutions for problems and outsmarting alot of people along the way. 3.It sucks that L died so early, it wasn't the same when he died but I am still happy to see the conclusion, I didn't want Light to win and have his new world crap.

[@Bleeper168]

I have watched this show probably 7 times by now and I still love it. It gets a little hard to follow at times so thank you for clarifying. So great.

[@ibuk9631]

i mean in ur 7th watch u should’ve already understood every little detail right

[@timewalker2447]

@@ibuk9631 I have watched five times still didn't notice anything new 🤣😂

[@harnoorthehero]

@@timewalker2447 me 10 times still i didn't notice it 🤣🤣🤣

[@PartyNekromantDeniz]

I always liked Mello, I only felt like somethings lack. Now I got it, it was his time.

[@peeper2070]

The diagram at 7:10 made me understand the last 7 episodes for the first time since I watched Death Note 5 years ago. Thank you so much.

[@KierraLovesHipsters]

Mello was such an underrated character. Loved him! Wish he got more screen time.

[@PositivelyPresent1]

I had read that the author intended Mello and Near to be the sons of L. Haha.. that’s why they all three have similar traits, and Mello and Near want to solve the Kira case with a personal vendetta and they are so competitive with each other because of sibling rivalry … but it was changed in the end. Hehe…!!

[@yes1667]

Funny part was the only reason it was changed was because the author himself said he couldn't see L having sex 💀

[@XZA.B]

I personally before that Mello could've beaten Light

[@reorders9868]

yes you before that mello could have beaten light

[@himacri9334]

@@reorders9868 he, personally, before that mello could’ve beaten light

[@reorders9868]

@@himacri9334 same profile picture check LMFAO

[@dik56]

Mello could have definitely beaten light, just like light he's not afraid of getting his hands dirty in order to achieve his goal

[@luciferkincaid8412]

Yeah, you personally before that mello could've beaten light

[@thatblkguy1837]

I really love how people just create random beautiful things and love how those thing create moments common ground connection

[@zeaferjones1404]

You could tell right away that Light was sort of jealous of Mello right off the bat. I mean Light was just a kid in his room compared to Mello who worked side by side with the mafia. Light started doing bolder and crazier things once Mello was in the picture. I think since Mello used the Death Note there was more of a rivalry there because Near and L were above using it.

[@happilyevernever4289]

Yeah, definitely. After dealing with Mello, I noticed how his traps for the two changed. Especially when Light cornered Near that one time in the first SPK base.

[@spaceman607]

Mello might be anime's most badass character. Despite his prowess he's actually the underdog in a match with Near and Kira. Still he charges in head first. Face burnt? No Biggie.

[@suzumutsu]

I find it so hard to believe that Near never considered the possibility of a fake notebook. They saw Mikami killing in public multiple times and each time he had to take a picture and send that and the criminal's name to Takada, who had to be available 24/7 or else the timing would be off. Only after sending the picture did he write their name down and I can't believe an amazing agent like Gevanni wouldn't notice him taking pictures of the people who all died soon after. And if he noticed, he'd report it to Near who'd figure out the notebook is fake in about 0.000001 seconds because at that point anyone could've figured that out immediately. Even if Gevanni somehow didn't notice Mikami taking pictures, Near is smart, he wouldn't be as careless to not consider this possibility. Especially with Mikami not being cautious at all and just killing out in the open, and talking to himself about the shinigami. There's no way Near wouldn't notice that something is off, even if he didn't know about the pictures. The one thing Mello helped with was revealing the location of the real notebook, but it just feel so out of character for Near to overlook something like this, that always bothered me about that part of the story.

[@White_Fox_5.0]

I feel like nobody understands what mello truly represents in the story. The other 3 main characters are obsessed with doing things in the name of justice while Mello is the only one who doesnt try to justify his actions as morally correct or "justice" they are simply his actions towards what he wants and if you stand in the way you die. I personally always had more respect for that for some reason. That was the most raw and most human to me. Everyone is corrupt to a degree so who's really in the right? People like mello will always stand in the face of any dictatorship, a part of human nature that does not conform to anyone else's rules, a part of human nature that stands directly in the way of any potential uprising of control by a single entity.

[@yoavbenclaudia3073]

You forgot to acknowledge that Mello shares how emotional L can be, whereas Near shares how indifferent he can be. They are just L but at the extremes one way or the other way. Both would do anything to get the job done, as L would, but Mello possessed L’s willpower to the extreme to the point that he would surround himself with criminals whereas L used some criminals but still sided with law enforcement (just as Near sides completely with the FBI and CIA). They also lack L’s Achille’s heel with being addicted to the investigation. For L, it was a game of cat and mouse that he wanted to drag out. Many times he could have ended the investigation easily, sparing lives. The one that annoys me most is when he doesn’t arrest Light after informing him that Misa was arrested, only to arrest him after Light ASKED to be imprisoned. He said it himself that he expected the murders to continue, suggesting he wanted Light to disprove himself as Kira despite being Kira, likely to prolong the the game. Mello was arrogant and prideful. Childish, some would say. L was very much childish, admittedly so, and it became his own undoing. Had it not been for the new rules that kept popping up regarding the Death Note and those who possess it-which were clearly a way of the writer escaping the corner he kept writing himself into-L would have won quick and easy. Even without the conveniences, if he weren’t so addicted to the chase, he would have won sooner. Neither Mello nor Near cared for the game. It was a challenge and nothing more. The pleasure came from solving it, not from playing it. They would find the quickest way to beat you at chess, whereas L would toy with you in hopes that you put up a challenge for an intense, and drawn out game. I’m not sure if either could have succeeded alone without the other. It’s possible Near could have managed, but Mello helped him to not only be an equal to L, but surpass L.

[@KaoticReach1999]

Shows alot it took two Geniuses raised to be just as much to even come CLOSE to the brilliance of L by himself No wonder Near in the latest Canon seems to have no caring for the same moral fortitude for "justice" as L L was a different beast

[@oomp9123]

Lights own ego let to his demise so sad to see... if he only thought before he acted

[@neoxus30]

Kira's a puzzle) Mello's got the pieces, and Near put them together)

[@jbulletc]

What I love is that the show makes Mello a necessary component to closing the case. Near had uncompromising principles that would prevent him from killing anyone. But Mello knew that Kira had to be put in a position where it was necessary to kill someone immediately in order to reveal the location of the real death note. Something that Near would never agree to. But Mello is willing to sacrifice morals to attain information that Near could use. Without Mello, Near would've died in that warehouse.

[@blackhole77]

Mello is fucking savage as fuck and I'm 100% here for it. After my heart broke into a million pieces for L I had nothing left in me to mourn for Mello's fate, I literally felt like Mello did as I watched - I felt like "who fucking cares anymore about anything, this shit broke the world in half just expose everything at all costs just fucign DOIT"

[@sebigrell]

Mello woke up and chose violence

[@darktobi2869]

Mello was always my favorite mad underrated

[@ishwar5936]

Omg I just found out about your channel, pls keep up these in depth videos of Death Note

[@theanimerguyken8006]

Sure thing! Thank you.

[@maggoteater2290]

Death note was just an advertisement for chocolate and apples

[@magiko7176]

Mello is the one who takes action and provides the key information. Near is the one who figures it out.

[@DenisK21]

Near and Mello won by being very different from each other in how they think. Light lost because his chosen X-Kira Mikami thought too much LIKE him.

[@ShadowsWorld666]

Actually it's pretty stupid that he would go against someone he revered as God wishes he told him what to do and he literally did the opposite Light should have won he was smartest in the end his only flaw was being too cocky and not plan for his fake kira to go off the rails

[@DenisK21]

@@ShadowsWorld666 The real issue is that Light, ever needing to be the one with the advantage, never told Mikami that one could use torn pages of the notebook to kill. This lack of knowledge is what led Mikami to think that it was up to him to take care of Takada, as he was the one with access to the actual notebook at the time. In Mikami's mind, this was *the* time to go off the rails just a bit, *the* time that "God" would require such action from him. The whole thing could've been averted if Light had just clued him in on the whole "I can kill with the paper in my watch" thing.

[@ShadowsWorld666]

@@DenisK21 nah your not wrong but I still felt like it's outta left field to defy someone you hold in such regard but you right he thought too much like light

[@Corncake1337]

Really concise way to explain Mello's sacrifice!

[@alejandromayorga7737]

Fav character and you cemented it

[@Fdragon1337]

Honestly Lights biggest downfall was letting someone other than him and Misa use a death note. Homie really flubbed it by not using his note before the final confrontation to ensure that he didnt end up getting a fake before a pivotal turning point.

[@justalowlife]

I like the abrupt end to a video like this I have never seen anyone end a video like that right after explaining everything

[@morbidhime]

S tier character and analysis. Fantastic video!

[@miu869]

Mello is one cool ass character

[@poducha]

M and N caught Light because of plot armor

[@1999_reborn]

Give me your definition of plot armor

[@poducha]

@@1999_reborn No

[@1999_reborn]

@@poducha Alright your comment is meaningless then

[@RyanJohnson-po8sx]

​@@poduchaLight killed Ray Penber's fiancé, because of plot armor.

[@cheeher3212]

I like Mello because he wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty.

[@2011vortex]

Love this logical explanation and illustrations.

[@GetOverHer3]

I'll never forget how Near finds out Mikami is Kira's second hand. He just pauses for a momment and... Thinks! He thinks of all 7 billion people in the world and concludes it must be Mikami. The writing just get's so shit after L's death

[@Henrique.Souza0601]

Dude it's a show about cleverness... If you can't deduct yourself that he searched through Takada's circle to seek some Kira worshiper that she might know, and landed on Mikami, then you shouldn't watch a show such as DN. It's obviously not just "he thinks and now he knows", it's just kinda rushed yes, but if you think for 3secs you understand what they're implying.

[@GetOverHer3]

@@Henrique.Souza0601 I figured Light was Kira since the first episode so yeah, maybe you're the one who shouldnt watch shows for high IQ people

[@sachanadeau5444]

The manga actually shows Nears reasoning for that scene. The anime doesn’t do the second half of Death Note justice

[@lordpeterturbo5216]

Read the manga. The anime cuts out his deduction and reasoning for some reason.

[@jbulletc]

Honestly, that's far beside the point because even Light wanted Near to believe Mikami was working for Kira. That was part of the whole plan to make Near track the wrong death note. So of course Near would eventually come to that conclusion. Chill out.

[@argenisjrg]

Amazing video! I always struggled to know how Mello contributed to taking Kira down. I knew that kidnapping Takada was clutch, but that seemed kind of lucky instead of being calculated. Also, I didn't remember that Mello found out that much information. He deserves more credit.

[@MrChickenspit]

Really Good video. Really great explanation to new viewrs who finished the anime.

[@alexvaughan1013]

About Mello's missile stunt. The guy must have money to burn and/or be compensating for something!

[@ayanbossyt7536]

Damn I miss him and L rip

[@yungblade7]

Mello solved the case for me.

[@adnwntr2778]

Omg thanks so much for the explanation cuz i just watched the anime ends but quite confused so i searched at yt the ending explained n here it is yesss thanksss wooo 🥳

[@mtflieutenant7693]

Thanks, Mihael.

[@uroy8371]

I don't like how every clue after L died, was given to the detectives by pure luck. Like the shinigami thing. Should be better is the anime finishes with the victory of Light or L.

[@hannahmary6023]

mello the goat

[@mrbeefal0]

Brilliant case study on an underrated character

[@guitarwithjamesoffical]

Dude great video!

[@shaipatrick552]

As Anime continues to emphasize the significance of teamwork 💯

[@randellefajardo8657]

Light already lost from the day he killed Lindt L. Taylor

[@iancheruiyot4332]

haha nice

[@BIGSMOKE064]

Not really. You can say that about anything. His actual loss comes down to convenience.

[@dustingleason3573]

I still don’t get how Mellow knew that kidnapping Takada would definitely lead to Near catching Kira. I understand how it led to it but I don’t know how near and Mellow could have known it would since they didn’t suspect a fake notebook until after Takada was kidnapped and killed by kira

[@zairmorningstarmusic]

the video i didn’t know i needed

[@oculism5158]

And even then they just barely managed to win. Light could have easily thrown it all to the wind if he just had Mikami hold on to one last page for the final showdown, but he was so caught up in his feud with L that he refused to believe that anyone else would catch onto the fake notebook scheme. If L was still alive Light would have assumed "okay maybe he figured out the fake notebook thing" and kept a spare page for Mikami to use just in case.

[@BoyKagome]

I always wondered for the final battle, you wouldn't test the death note when you know fakes are in play? Then you could have Giovanni see that, and watch Near have to break his code of "winning without anyone dying", becoming like Mello to win as they ensure whatever name Mikimi wrote down - that person died, by their hands. L would be willing to do that.

[@lilttiger]

i kinda wish that there was a second season of death note. season one would end on a cliffhanger with L dying at the end of the last episode. then season 2 would be focused on mello and near, that way their part of the anime wouldnt feel so rushed and unimportant compared to L

[@mudshrooze]

I didnt know other people like mello. Literally for more than a decade since I seen the show no one elsei know thats seen it liked mello. Meanwhile he is my favorite character

[@darkflame1254]

Everything after L is fanfiction,they had to make everyone lose IQ points so Near would seem smart

[@DTAM180_M]

So i actually love dissecting all of this on my own , but if someone does that i will gladly follow him ♥️ dissecting every smart strategy they used and stuff like that😂 so to find another nerd out there . Keep up the work man♥️

[@theanimerguyken8006]

Thanks for the support man! I will do my best :)

[@burgergud2804]

I was so surprised when he died I didn’t even considered it and was sad when he died

[@nyesExpress]

M

[@odysseusstallings5535]

I always felt like Mello was another version of Light because of he tries to prove that he's better than Near just as Light wanted to prove he was better than L. He's just as smart if not somewhat smarter than Light considering how he captured Sayu and if Soichiro hadn't been stupid as to say Mello's actual name out loud I believe Near and Mello would have beaten Light much much sooner than when it actually happened.

[@zeaferjones1404]

I thought the same thing. Also, like there is a lot of what if theories about how would L do if he had the death note and Light was the investigator? However, the great thing about Mello is there was no "what ifs" Mello got a hold of a death note and was using just like Light. If only Mello figured out who Kira was sooner he would have used the Death Note on Light and that would have been some irony.

[@odysseusstallings5535]

@@zeaferjones1404 He definitely would no doubt

[@happilyevernever4289]

Light afterall is kinda similar to L too so I can get why you would think that.

[@odysseusstallings5535]

@@happilyevernever4289 That's true after all neither L nor Light liked to lose

[@dxrren9]

Great video, you did your thing

[@4EverILoveHalloween]

I always wanted to know how Mello figure Light out as Kira. This is a great analysis!

[@parzivalpower3587]

Why did melo show his face to takita, if he didn’t he would have lived

[@nunyabusiness3516]

They were all stupid on at LEAST 2 occasions L said to the task force "If I die, Light Yagami is Kira" I don't see why any of this was necessary.

[@alencia7203]

I really liked his character...should've had more screen time

[@Surya-tz6id]

nice video keep it up

[@Hellsreject93]

This is why I literally have always liked Mello, also he’s hot af!

[@Zafire063]

100% because Near is omniscient and knew everything Light was doing with little to no evidence. "I think there are two Kira's. The first Kira would probably contact someone inconspicuous to be the next Kira. A public speaker of some sort. It's probably that one. Lets go raid his locker." Like wtf? That kind of thing would never happen. That's conspiracy theory to the max. And this kind of thing happened consistently.

[@paulv7744]

Evil Armin back at it again. lol

[@crosto6463]

My friends hate Mello and say he did nothing, they really don't know anything 💔

[@liviekumori]

I would love a story of how he got into the mafia so young

[@Tionic929]

maybe helping them using his brain? even if his hands get dirty

[@Somedude8853]

The way I see it is in the show when light gets angered. Mellow reminds me if Light was L and a bit more hardcore. I mean Light was technically L but when he had the memories where taken so was his ego.

[@bingoboppins9875]

Mello didn’t need to die. All he had to do was keep his face hidden from Takada.