What anime is L Lawliet from?
L Lawliet is from Death Note
L Lawliet appears in Death Note, a TV anime that premiered in 2006 and ran for 37 episodes.
Also known as Ryuga Hideki, Ryuzaki, Eraldo Coil, Deneuve, Asahi.
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Who is L Lawliet?
L Lawliet is a world-renowned detective who takes on the challenge of catching Kira. In his investigation, L becomes suspicious of Light Yagami and makes it his goal to prove that Light is Kira. L is very secretive and only communicates with the world through his assistant, Watari. He never shows his face to the world in person, instead, representing himself with a capital letter L.
About Death Note
Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a Death Note, Light receives power over life and death with the stroke of a pen. Determined to use this dark gift for the best, Light sets out to rid the world of evil… namely, the people he believes to be evil.
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What anime is L Lawliet from?
L Lawliet is a character from Death Note (2006).
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