Is Near L's son?

10 He Is L's Successor
Two orphans from Wammy's House were worthy of being L's successor, Near and Mello. However, L died before he decided who would take his name. Due to Mello not liking Near, he refused the offer of the two of them working together and Near became L's successor.
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Are Mello and Near L's sons?

Both Mello and Near were designed after L and were initially envisioned as twins and sons of L. Ultimately, this idea was dropped, with their designs switched compared to the original concept. He is voiced in the Japanese anime series by Nozomu Sasaki and in the English adaptation by David Hurwitz.
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Is Near from Death Note L's son?

TV Drama. Near (ニア, Nia) is the younger of L's two successors, raised in Wammy's House—Watari's orphanage for gifted children in Winchester, England. After L's death, Near begins his investigation of the Kira case, gathering evidence over a period of four years.
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Is Near related to L Death Note?

Near and Mello were L's successors after he died. Though the two were rivals that grew up in Wammy's House together throughout the majority of the manga, they put their differences aside and were only able to defeat Kira by working together, with Mello sacrificing his life in order to let Near solve the case.
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Are L Near and Mello brothers?

No, they were just raised in the same orphanage. The reason they look the same is completely coincidental and the writer's choice.
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Is Mello a girl or boy?

Mello is a young man with chin-length golden-blond hair and blue eyes.
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Are Matt and Mello brothers?

Matt (マット, Matto) is Mello's friend who lends him aid on the Kira case. Like Mello and Near, and earlier, L, Matt was raised at Wammy's House—Watari's orphanage for gifted children in Winchester, England.
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Is Watari L's dad?

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. Watari appears to be a well mannered gentleman who's highly intelligent and has a close connection to L. WATari is like L's FATHER!
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Why is L always barefoot?

Why He's So Dishevelled. Once more, this is part of his charm: he loves sugar, doesn't sleep, always squats, and never wears shoes or neat clothes. His physical appearance is just one more quirk to endear the audience to him, like many a superhero or supervillain costume.
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Is Near a girl or boy Death Note?

Despite being named Near, the character was credited as "BOY" in the film's ending credits. Similarly, there was nothing known about Near's birth name in the film. In the anime adaptation, Near is voiced by Noriko Hidaka in Japanese and by Cathy Weseluck in the English version.
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What is L's backstory?

History. At the age of eight, L was found by Watari and taken to the orphanage known as Wammy's House, a home for gifted children. Sometime after, Watari realized that L had incredible intelligence and later assisted him in his cases.
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How old was Near when L died?

In the anime, the series concludes in 2013 leading us to believe that Near is 18 years old at the end.
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Who was smarter Light or Near?

Apart from L, Near is easily the smartest character in the series – smarter even than his partner, Mello. Near managed to make it to the very end, but he probably wouldn't have caught Light or made it as far as he did without the help of L and Mello.
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How old is Mello?

The book cites his hatred of Near, which created a flaw in his personality. His birthday is December 13, 1989 (1992 in the anime) and he dies on January 27, 2010 (2013 in the anime). He is 171 centimeters tall (5' 7”), weighs 47 kilograms (104 pounds) and his blood type is A.
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Who is the true successor to L?

In the film series sequels, Near's face is never seen. L's true successor is Ryuzaki, who claims to be "L's backup born from IVF," suggesting that he was created from L's DNA.
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Is Death Note a movie?

Death Note is a 2017 American supernatural crime thriller film adapted from the Japanese manga of the same name created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The film is directed by Adam Wingard and written by the writing team of Charles and Vlas Parlapanides and Jeremy Slater.
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Is light a shinigami?

Due to many similar characteristics, it has widely been believed that this Shinigami could, in fact, be the reincarnation of Light Yagami. Although this has been debunked, and goes against the series' continuity, Light's reincarnation theory has remained a popular Death Note Myth.
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What episode is Kira's victory?

1.28 is the 36th episode of Death Note anime Season 1.
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How is Watari and L related?

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Watari (ワタリ, Watari) is L's handler and the supplier of logistics to the Japanese Task Force. He is also the founder of Wammy's House, an orphanage that has produced some of the best detective minds in the world, including L, Beyond Birthday, Mello, Near, and Matt. Watari's real name is Quillsh Wammy.
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How old was L when he met Watari?

It is only here that the idea of L meeting Watari during his childhood is established. Here it is stated that Watari was the world's greatest inventor who met L when he was 8 in a case that prevented World War 3 and kickstarted L's detective career. Anime Episode 25 (April 2007):
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Did Mello care about Matt?

And then of course there is this line: Mello expressing remorse for Matt's death. That just confirms they were indeed buddies of some kind.
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Is Near the new L?

Near is destined to become the next L. But Kira killed his idol, and he'll use any methods necessary to form a plan for ultimate victory. In the story of Death Note, the ultimate battle is between Kira and the mysterious L, both of whom claim to be true justice. But there is more than one Kira and more than one L.
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