Eraldo Coil

Eraldo Coil

L Lawliet (エル・ローライト, Eru Rōraito?), widely known by the letter L (エル, Eru?), is the main antagonist in the manga and anime series Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. Considered the world's greatest detective, he lives in secrecy. During the story, he acts as the main antagonist to Light Yagami, otherwise known as the mass-murderer "Kira". However, his popularity as a character inspired the release of a spin-off live-action film L: Change the World and a novel adaption of said film where he is the main protagonist.

The character of L is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi and Alessandro Juliani in the Japanese and English versions of the anime respectively. Since his introduction in the series, L's character has been praised by several manga and anime reviewers.