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Tuesday Otaku Debate: Light vs. L
by Brad Rice, 10/23/2007
Tuesday Otaku Debate: Light vs. L photo

Last time, on Japanator Ball Z...an epic fight was going on between fans of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. So epic, it spanned two weeks. Now, to charge up for 15 episodes before I release the results. Thankfully, I used my ultimate speed and brought that down to 15 minutes.

Dragon Ball: 28
Dragon Ball Z: 13
Sailor Moon: 1

Now that Death Note has aired here on Adult Swim, it's time for the final Death Note debate. Who reigns supreme in your heart: The God of the his new world, Light, or the crime fighting, homo-erotic L? Take whatever you want into consideration, whether it be bishi-ness or awesomeness of figures. Who should have come out on top in Death Note? And please, no spoilers guys. Not everyone's finished the manga yet.





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as awesome as L is, Light Yagami... FTW.
 


L>Light
 
huamulan03

sugar and insomnia and circles around the eyes and genius and knee-hugging and sugar...

L Lawliet FTW ^^
 
vampiremoon

Yagami Light was a kick ass character which made the series great, I hated L every moment in that series and when he finally died I was sooooooooooo Happy!
 


i thought no spoilers here.. i saw the anime and read the manga already.. but jeez. what about the other ppl.. =__=
 
SpaceKase

I missed that last line, I ask humbly for forgiveness.

 


People watching this for the first time on Adult Swim are gonna be pissed. haha

But yeah, L kicks ass. Cool hair.
 
ManofScienceFJC

Light up until the point L dies then L becomes cooler, and Light gets overconfident and just retarded overall.
 
God Len

Light!
 


Neither, Nrvnqsr Chaos from Tsukihime, only because I'd like to see Light spell Nrvnqsr right on his first try.
 


L FOREVER!!!!

 


Light Yagami FTW.

Clense this world plz.
 


Im going to HAVE to vote for L here.
 


L FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
 
king3vbo

Light, because hes insane and I LOVE IT
 


L always was a million times cooler than Light.

 


Kira/Light FTW BABY!!!!! ALL HAIL THE GOD OF THE NEW WORLD!!!!
 


L, because his name less stupid.
 
giapet

Pfft. No contest.

Light's nothing but a pissant. I've never seen such a flat character get so much attention.

Eight trillion votes to L, because I said so.
 
Chicken008

I'm gonna say Light.
 
SpaceKase

L FTW indeed
 


You must give credit to both characters as they are equivalent geniuses. Only L could fight on the same level as Light and vice-versa. But Light proved out to be the winner. Intellectually, I think L is really the one who won in the end as his allegations and evidences lead to Light's demise. In the philosophical stand point, which one was right and which one was wrong is a matter of perspective. Order vs Chaos basically. But you soon realize that L was trying to bring order upon Kira's killing spree, but on the other end, Light was trying to bring order on the chaos created by criminals. Which is wrong, which is right? You be the judge... Which is sexier? Oh that I can answer: L.
 


Light > L
 


Light - because HE BEATS L!

L FAILS AT WINNING! I CAN'T VOTE FOR A LOSER!
 


Light. For doing wrong for all the right reasons.

 


L Rules, I hate Raito
 


I agree with Gia. Light was too.....underdeveloped and uninteresting, since all he ever did was plan stuff...

L on the other hand was just plain cool. He had cool quirky things about him that made him very original and different as a character, and overall he was simply a lot more likable as a character since he didn't go on mad killing sprees to accomplish his goals.

Only masochistic or sadistic people vote for Light.
 


No Question, L is just such a unique character.
 


Put one in for Light plz
 


My vote goes to "KAMIIIIII" himself, Light Yagami. He is one of the most perfect examples of psychological contortion I've ever seen, TV, anime, or otherwise. That's one of things that gets me interested in a character. I won't go into detail, though.


 
Peter H

Light Yagami!
 


One more for L. One of the most unique hero characters all around.

I think Light was the first time a lot of people saw a villain/true anti-hero as the protagonist. He's pretty much the Tyler Durden of anime.

 


All of you who voted L are going on the deathnote.
Light.
 


Both are utterly brilliant, but in terms of pure genius, I must give far more credit to L. After all, sitting like that increases deductive abilities by 40%.

By the way guys, good job on the "no spoilers please"

And with everything already being spoken, let's just say that we know what happens when L isn't around. The story just dies. Painfully.
 


Near! I mean... L!
 


Light is made of awsome =P
 


Kami-sama Light! Because even if L is a great and unique character, I find myself, just like Ryuk, to be watching, wanting to see just how far Light will go. You both want him to win and fall hard on his ass at the same time. That's what makes Death Note a great show to the very end!
 


Light! The world belongs to those with ambition and drive!
 


Light.
 
serial

I support Westcabaretdrive's statement.
I vote L.
 


L

It was obvious Light's ego would be his undoing when he took it upon himself to challenge L in the first place. Both were pretty much on equal footing as far as intellect goes, Light just got dealt a better hand to work with.
 


L! I can somehow still live everyday as the last volume of DN sits on my shelf unread. Ill go read it now. Here I go...
 


I say L. His quirkiness is cute, his blunt level-headedness is astounding, and his intelligence...well, you know. Mello and Near don't even deserve to be called distant shadows of L.

Unfortunately, Light does get predictable at times, while L is typically a step ahead.
 
Brad Rice

I hate you all. Light ftw.
 


Come on L rules, and you all know it.
 


last volume? 13 & 14 aren't even out yet in the US assuming you read the english manga...

cough cough LIGHT cough...
 
Nmaster

This is a test, all the L voters are going in the Death Note...

Lord Kira, Light.
 


What the L?
 


light all the way— L was Light's last great foe(near/mello don't count cuz they suck), and he lost anyway. Light is better.

end
 
Zac Bentz

Watari.
 


L. Because I'm so fucking tired of people saying Light's name is "Raito". THAT'S HOW THE FUCKING JAPANESE SAY IT, NOT HOW IT'S SPELLED MOTHER FUCKERS.

Also, L represents real justice, while Light is a hungry power crazed dictator.
 


I like both characters. Its interesting to see how Light/Raito/Kira/GodoftheNewWorld changes throughout the series. Both are great characters that are not completely strait forward...for the first half of the series anyway, not a huge fan after that :p.

Vote goes to L


 


As much cool as Light was, and his new world, him using people for his own selfish reasons contradicted his "perfect society"

L wins =]

lol-ness to Kageryu's comment =]
Nrvnqsr (lol when i first heard this im like wtf name w/ vowels)
hes actually my best character in melty blood currently =]
 


lol at NEAR.

raito is in kanji. which means its broken down into hiragana.
so it can never be spelled or mean LIGHT unless you are referring to it in english. its just a play on words. like L's name. its not really LOW-LIGHT, its Lawliet. jeebus. you must be hardcore dub fan =p

raito FTW
 


KIRA/Light. Nothing can beat his sense of justice or his maniacal evil laugh. Go Raito.
 
Bob Muir

I'm going with L. Light looks really cool and I totally would have voted for him before reading the final volume. When Near exposed him for the scumbag he truly is, that impression stayed firmly put in my mind. No amount of cool posturing can change that, deep down, Light and his ideals are pathetic.

Plus, L's personality fascinates me.
 
SnotRocket

Gotta give credit to Light, but L does win my vote. Gotta give L some credit for not being bow legged by sitting the way he does all the time.
 


Well Light went mad with powers, so L.
 
Aoi

L L L L L L L L L L L L L

or something.
 
Aoi

We need to be able to edit spoilers out of comments with "PENIS" or something.
 


  

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