| I think the main reason is that L was just a really hard character to replace in general. You have these two main characters that have unmatched chemistry, which is argued to be one of the best in anime/manga history. You kill one of them (which I personally liked that they did this and the way it was done) and then you have this space where you developed the dynamic for these two characters for a long period of time left empty. So as a writer, you're trying to fill that void. Near seemed like a not hard enough attempt to recreate a similar experience that was there before; he just added Mello for some spice lol. He seemed like L re-skinned and didn't meet the standards that L had left. Mello seems like he was thrown in there to add a different dynamic to the really obvious L 2.0 and it just didn't play out right you know? I would've enjoyed it more if the series had ended earlier than with those two characters. It's also difficult because Light is supposed to get caught so how do you do it when you've pretty much made him the guy with the highest IQ ever? By having someone that is smarter and can surpass his intelligence; and that's where Near/Mello combo came to be. Killing L really affected the series. To me, it was great that they killed him but it made the story collapse as a consequence. Near/Mello literally feels like they're the attempt to keep the boat afloat but they just keep sinking it. |
| After we get such an amazing antagonist for light, being L, these two comparably, aren’t as eye catching as L was, so people look down on them. Also considering the end, 😬 kinda yah know. |
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| I read the manga first and yeah after l died, madhouse severely cut out a lot of content. So I'm biased as an in I didn't find the second half a disappointment. I tend to reread the second half more than the first. Mello is obviously hated for killing a ton of people including his own comrades. Near in general was written to be arrogant, especially after the original album story. |
Softmaxx said: I'm a huge Death Note fan 'n I'm on L's side, still I don't get the exact reason why people this duo. (Near&Mello) When I searched bout this on Google, I found everyone has their own reason. Some say, they ruined Death Note while others hate 'em for their personality like they think Near was a lite replacement of L, no better than him 'n cheap copy of L and xyz. But I couldn't find any good or valid reason. You answered your own question and there's really not much else anyone here can tell you that you haven't already read before. I will say though the anime made Near really boring compared to his manga counterpart. Not that Near was filled with personality in the manga, but he was much more of a troll in the manga and we got to hear more of his inner monologues and thought process, which made him a little more interesting compared to anime!Near, who just came across as a Mary Sue. |
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