What was L’s real name?

Character Identities

• L Lawliet
  • Real name: L Lawliet, revealed in Death Note 13: How to Read.
• Kiyomi Takada
  • Former college classmate and girlfriend of Light Yagami who becomes Kira’s spokeswoman.

Shinigami Origins

• How Shinigami are Born
  • Shinigamis are born because they committed suicide and as punishment they have to collect souls.

Acquisition of Death Note

• How Higuchi Obtained the Death Note
  • Higuchi is eventually revealed to be the "Yotsuba Kira" receiving the Death Note from Rem under Light’s instructions.

Character Details

• Mello
  • Young man with golden-blond hair and blue eyes.
• Relationship between L and Light
  • L loved Light, but not romantically.