L is not Japanese, people gotta stop drawin' him like he is.

[CherryGoes_POP]

Now don't pretend you don't know, if you pay attention to the anime then you would know that L is in fact not Japanese.
Also as long as we are on the subject neither is Near, Mello or Matt(suck it up)
The author of the manga that I can't spell and I'm not gonna even try to said that they thought that L would probably be a half English, a quarter Japanese and a quarter Russian.
So yeah POINT IS, people need to stop drawin' him as if he was full Japanese.
Nuff said -3-  

[Astalakio]

It was Ohba who said L was 'probably a quarter English, a quarter Japanese, a quarter Russian and possibly a quarter French or italian... something like that.'  

[CherryGoes_POP]

Astalakio

It was Ohba who said L was 'probably a quarter English, a quarter Japanese, a quarter Russian and possibly a quarter French or italian... something like that.'

Yeah, a quarter French or English not Italian though. So since English was said twice I just decided that L was half English.  

[TheNewLibrarian]

I agree. L is European. Possibly British  

[snowie raven]

That would be weird...
L talking with a british accent...

Yeah, and the name "Lawliet" doesnt seem like it's japanese....  

[Astalakio]

Candied Emo

Astalakio

It was Ohba who said L was 'probably a quarter English, a quarter Japanese, a quarter Russian and possibly a quarter French or italian... something like that.'

Yeah, a quarter French or English not Italian though. So since English was said twice I just decided that L was half English.

He doesn't say English twice.

I am literally holding the book in my hand right now, and it says exactly this:

'I think of him as a quarter Japanese, a quarter English, a quarter Russian and... maybe a quarter French or Italian? Something like that.'

This is exactly what Tsugumi Ohba wrote.  

[CherryGoes_POP]

Astalakio

Candied Emo

Astalakio

It was Ohba who said L was 'probably a quarter English, a quarter Japanese, a quarter Russian and possibly a quarter French or italian... something like that.'

Yeah, a quarter French or English not Italian though. So since English was said twice I just decided that L was half English.

He doesn't say English twice.

I am literally holding the book in my hand right now, and it says exactly this:

'I think of him as a quarter Japanese, a quarter English, a quarter Russian and... maybe a quarter French or Italian? Something like that.'

This is exactly what Tsugumi Ohba wrote.

Well I read it from Wikipedia which said English twice so yeah...xD  

[WammyHouseWhore]

Finally, Someone touched on this topic.
I concur, the only Japanese characters are the ones from Japan.
Wammy's House resides in England.  

[Janet_AnimeFreak]

Some one told me that L is British, or Caucasian
and that Near is Caucasian
and that Mello is German....(idk)
and that Matt is Caucasian too  

[TheNewLibrarian]

L- England
Near and Matt- America
Mello- Germany
Watari- seems Japanese in race, but probably raised in England  

[Fairy-Amazon]

Well it's true that he's not Japanese, but that doesn't mean he doesn't look Asian, besides isn't that how the actual Mangaka (aka creator of Death Note) himself make him seem that way?  

[NoWayOutOfEden]

L is a quarter Japanese, quarter English, quarter Russian, and quarter either French or Italian.

- Death Note: How to Read  

[Clover_IceQueen]

Astalakio

It was Ohba who said L was 'probably a quarter English, a quarter Japanese, a quarter Russian and possibly a quarter French or italian... something like that.'

Mello seems more Russian than L does lol