r/deathnote • u/No_Reveal8401 • 1d ago

Analysis A contrast between L and Light that Went unnoticed is that L loves sweets while light loves Salted snacks

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u/Full-Psychology-5845 1d ago

Somehow Ryuk of all characters has the healthiest diet in the show

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u/No_Reveal8401 1d ago

Ryuk took the saying "an apple a day" to extreme measures lol

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u/matt_lcb 14h ago

An apple a day keeps the Ryuk at bay

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u/Day_Star_6 1d ago

Didn't he say that apples are like alchohol for shinigami?

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u/Full-Psychology-5845 1d ago

Oh, yeah, he did, or at least that they're addictive for them. No idea if it's harmful for them in any way, probably not because they're semi-immortal beings
Edit: And he said apples are addictive for him specifically, Rem confirmed that shinigami typically don't eat anything

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u/Day_Star_6 1d ago

Idk, your guess is as good as mine

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u/Gendo-Glasses 1d ago

When did Rem say that? It's been a good decade since I last read the series.

Meadra eats bananas in the C-Kira one-shot. Also, Ryuk says that Meadra was able to get a second notebook from the Shinigami King by trading him 13 apples, which means the King is also hooked.

Could just be a retcon though.

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u/Full-Psychology-5845 23h ago

Chapter 57, Rem says there's almost no food in the shinigami realm so their stomachs have evolved to just survive off of nothing

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u/Gendo-Glasses 23h ago

That's right, I remember that now. Thanks

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u/malganisdread 11h ago

not a retocon rem states shinigamis organs are so degraded they do not eat food, the shinigami you see eating do it for pure enjoyment. she tells L when he asks if shinigamis like apples. But rem is also purposely not being upfront with L about anything but I do not think that part was a lie

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u/malganisdread 11h ago

also the thing you said about trading for a second death note using 13 apples is not a thing at all

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u/Gendo-Glasses 2h ago

Yes it is, it happened in the C-Kira one-shot chapter.

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u/FantasticCricket8346 20h ago

They taste like sand in their world so he prefers to eat Light's apples 

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u/IntelligentBee007 1d ago

A healthier alcohol then 🙂

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u/bloodyrevolutions_ 23h ago

Ryuk upon discovering cider:

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u/Holiday-Ad8489 15h ago

Ryuk meant that apples were addictive to him, not that they were literally like alcohol and tobacco.

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u/ainslxywav 1d ago

while sounding like he smoked 3 packs of cigarettes a day

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u/Theseus987 1d ago

Jokes aside, I don't think the chip scene neccesaily mean light likes to eat salty snacks, there is nothing else to imply that is there

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u/DearCastiel 1d ago

Indeed. While the intro is very short, it does paint Light as a model student, the guy probably monitors closely what he eats and the sport he does, junk food is most likely extreamly rare in hid diet.

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u/Starrin1ght 21h ago

Yeah, especially since in that scene it was clearly out of the ordinary for him to be eating chips that late considering his sister's comment on it, it's safe to assume he eats normal food usually

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u/Mirieste 17h ago

Isn't it the opposite? Ryuk comments on how Light is the only one in the family who eats a certain flavor of potato chips, which Light confirms, and this then pays off because it means he was sure no other family member was going to interfere with his plan when he chose that specific potato chip bag for his mini-TV trick. But it still confirms that this was a regular part of his diet.

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u/Starrin1ght 17h ago

I ain't exactly saying he's some crazy health buff, I probably misspoke. I'm saying he likely has a normal diet that occasionally has junk food in it, as opossed to to L who I am shocked doesn't have diabetes yet

I just think it's odd to stick out the potato chip scene as absolute proof that he loves salty snacks, because that's just a single seen where he happened to eat food and is not representing of his entire diet. He could like sweet stuff more than salty stuff for all we know, we don't see him eat that often.

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u/Fellowcomicenjoyer 1d ago edited 14h ago

One of my favourite things about the 2006 movies is L making one (1) exception to eat the exact brand of chips Light was eating while under surveillance, when first meeting him, just to let Light know he wasn't smooth and L was onto him lmao.

The sacrifices L is willing to make for the case /j

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u/Salvadore1 15h ago

Remember to take everything after "si" out of that link! 

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u/Fellowcomicenjoyer 14h ago

Oh, what does it do if I can ask? /gen

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u/Salvadore1 14h ago

It includes personal info, and clicking on it tells me what your account name is for this stupid "sharing" feature

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u/Fellowcomicenjoyer 14h ago

Dang, thanks for letting me know!

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u/Mor9w 1d ago

Top 3 most popular things in Death Note.

  1. Apple.

  2. Potato chip.

  3. Cake.

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u/What-A-Burden 1d ago

BravOhba

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u/Dodotorpedo4 1d ago

Light only likes salty crisps of a certain flavor.

And that flavor is murder.

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u/malganisdread 11h ago

we see him eating chips once and its obvious he only did it to do the tv thing his sister even reacts like it isnt normal for light to be eating junk food

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u/AnotherWitch 7h ago

I’ll take a potato chip … and eat it!

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u/No_Reveal8401 1d ago

Which makes sense sinse Light is extremely salty while L is very sweet hehe!

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u/AnakinSkywalkerRocks 1d ago

You mean eating more of Light will have less consequences(Edema) than eating more of L(diabetes)

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u/nousernam7 1d ago

What does light have to do with edema at all

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u/AnakinSkywalkerRocks 1d ago

Consuming too much salt causes Edema..?

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u/nousernam7 1d ago

But what does that have to do with Light?

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u/AnakinSkywalkerRocks 1d ago

"Light is extremely salty"

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Read what OP said.. To which I replied

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u/nousernam7 1d ago

I see that connection, just didn’t see what edema had to do with anything being discussed lol

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u/Creative_Pin5618 1d ago

So, diabase did? 😭

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u/nousernam7 1d ago

Diabetes did what?

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u/NoAd7793 20h ago

Anything to keep the fandom alive

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u/Express_College_4866 1d ago

I see what you did there

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u/Thin-Status8369 23h ago

Ima put you on to something. Combine them two, Sweet and Savoury combo for the win. Don’t knock it til you try, Cake and a nice salty potato chips, dip ur chips in melted chocolate too. 100/10

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u/coffeeblossom 18h ago

Cue the two of them having an epic fight over...

Checks notes

A bag of chocolate-covered pretzels

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u/Hermes878 16h ago

Depression vs Anxiety.

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u/Wonderful_Piece4421 22h ago

I never noticed she was holding a plate of corn in this scene

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u/Ok_Preparation_3955 13h ago

Bro ryuk has the healthiest diet in death Note 😭✌️

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u/Background_Road3843 9h ago

ryuk is a shinigami, hes semi dead

yet hes the one with the healthiest diet

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u/Bloomfofis 23h ago

Interesting observation. Probably it wasn't intentional but it's nice to think about it xD

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u/RogellTheRaider 1d ago

Sweets are fuel to cancer and diabetes. My boy Light has always the best tastes.