

A friend told me that the writers of Death Note wanted to end it after L died,
but kept on because in Shonen Jump, it's not common that the "evil" guy wins.

Is he right?


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Was "Death Note" supposed to end at episode 25/chapter 58?


I can't speak for the writers, but the decline of the series in general after
that point makes it so that the show is simply better in a technical sense
without them.

Especially, given how one of the single biggest problems is the ending
episodes and the total break from Light's character, who would never have been
content with only one backup plan. He was facing people he thought were almost
as good as L, and so likely wouldn't have underestimated them by not changing
his plans at all to accommodate for the possibility of deception after Mello's
appearance.

Given how adaptable he was against L, it seemed contrived for failure to lose
because he suddenly didn't adapt.


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I think the ending was poorly written and was rushed. I also didn't much care
for Near either. That's probably why everyone wanted it to end after L's
death. The fight between L and Light was truly amazing and both of them were
fighting for their beliefs and standards for what was right. I don't think
either one was truly evil and I was beyond sad when L died (he was so young).

I do think that plot and story-wise it was an amazing choice, but it
definitely was not a stopping point by any means. Light was still a prime
suspect. There were many people that disagreed with Light's/Kira's actions,
and he wasn't finished using the death note.

Like I said before, L and Light's battle was amazing, but it still had flaws;
nothing is perfect. Now Near/Mellow's ark was sloppy and almost wasn't worth
finishing, but I did just because I wanted to see Light's fate. L never did
pick Near or Mellow to be his successor, which I can tell why. Near treated
everything like a game and Mellow didn't think with his head, and honestly, he
was more villainous then Kira himself. However, that didn't make them any less
of a genius. I think at the point in the series when the duo joined that,
Light was overconfident due to the fact that he defeated L and had years to
himself to do as he pleased. A rational person would have said he let his
guard down.

However, it was clearly shown that the writer wanted to end the series because
it was missing his beloved character L. So honestly, I believe that Light
could have and should have beat Near, but that doesn't mean he should have
won. I think that he should have been taken down by a more superior detective.
Anyone who thinks that Light should have won isn't stupid or wrong, but in my
opinion, you're not 100% right either. Even if he did win it all, it would
have only been a temporary victory. When he chose the hand of Kira or (x Kira
as Near stated) he chose the wrong person and that's not because his judgment
was bad but because there wasn't a good successor at the time. Plus, he was in
a rush because Near was hot on his tail. Someone would have messed it up after
Light's passing or it would have been stolen or returned to the death gods
causing all crime to return after the fear of Kira was vanquished.


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