Despite his Utopian aim of wanting to become the god of justice, he cared about the welfare of good people like Soichiro and Sayu. He believed that they were good and righteous, the perfect citizens for his new world. Since the beginning, Light had always loved his family. Why did you not have Mello kidnap Misa? If it was Misa, Light would not be bothered over whether she lived or died (laughs). It was also relevant to the American setting and that was why chocolates were used (laughs). I was searching for a uniting element in junk food between L and Mello and the first thing that came to mind was chocolate. ![]() The reason why Mello ate only chocolates. This is how the character Matt came about. Just as L and Near had their minders, I felt that Mello ought to have someone that worked along side him. He was ranked number 3 in the Wammy’s house and was Mello’s sidekick. You can considering it as fan service (laughs). This was decided by me since the beginning. Letting her enter the scene as a news anchor was one of the many parts that I liked very much. Fortunately, that idea returned and that was how Takada came into the story after Mikami. But as Near and Mello got into the thick of things, there was a period in time I forgot all about her (laughs). Was that planned from the beginning? I entertained the idea of introducing Takada when the “Near and Mello” arc started. I only decided them as commandos and spies, I left the rest to Obata-sensei. Halle was a lady full of revenge and enthusiasm for capturing Kira. I first decided that Rester was an elite soldier and I moved on based on that. The character details of the SPK members. It is up to the readers to decide (laughs). This last image of her does not tell of she had recovered. I thought about this for a long while before I went ahead to reveal an adult Sayu on page 97. Why was Sayu on a wheel chair on page 71? She could not recover from the shock of the kidnapping incident. Hence, we had Mikami make the fatal error. I had to think extremely hard for a plot that relieved Light of most of the blame for his own failure. ![]() What were your considerations for the ending? I did not want a plot told of Light’s failure because of his own mistake. To me, Light is evil, L is slightly evil and only Soichiro is totally righteous. I never thought it was important to define Light as either good or evil. This is to indirectly say that we should all treasure the present and live our lives to the fullest. The basic underlying idea was that “Humans are not immortals and once they are dead, they do not come back alive again”. ![]() Were there any ideas that you specifically wanted to express through this project? No, there was nothing that I strongly wished to express. What is the meaning of Light’s last words, “There will be nowhere to go after death”? One of my personal underlying theses in Death Note is that dead people cannot be resurrected and that there is nothing after Death. I wrote the story hoping that it would be good entertainment. What is your stance on justice? Do people have the right to take another life in the name of justice? I did not put much deep thought into subjects like “life and death” or “justice and evil”. Why did you choose to portray L in such a quirky way? I wanted L to be an extremely unorthodox character to contrast with Light, who is supposed to be a brilliant and outstanding student. Eventually, I thought there was enough material for a good story to tell. I started thinking of some ideas and while these ideas were still floating in the back of my mind, I got more ideas to fill up detailed plots like the rules and the god of death and so on. Transcript taken from and interview with Tsugumi Ohba (Creator of Death Note) Where did the inspiration for Death Note come from? There was nothing in particular.
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