Near (ニア, Nia?), whose real name is Nate River (ネイト・リバー, Neito Ribā?), is a fictional character of the জীবন্ত and জাপানি কমিকস মাঙ্গা series Death Note and in the film L: Change the WorLd. Near is the younger of the two successors of L, and the leader of the SPK (Special Provision for Kira), an organization that looks into the Kira case and, in the end, succeeds in uncovering Kira's identity.
In Death Note, Near is the younger of L's two successors raised in Wammy's House, Watari's orphanage for gifted children, in Winchester, England, United Kingdom. Of the successors, Near is আরো level-headed, calmly assessing the situation, while the other, Mello, is আরো emotional and quicker to act. Much like L, Near shows various odd behaviors during his normal life. He is usually seen hunched over rather than sitting. He also constantly plays with various toys, which he uses in his theories, as well as idly twiddling strands of his hair. In the epilogue of the manga, he is shown eating a bar of chocolate, as he pursues a new case, possibly in memory of Mello. He shows a great respect for L, basing much of how he solves crime on L's methods, even to the point where he only takes cases that he is interested with rather than trying to pursue justice. Near uses the Wedding text font "N" and "L" to represent himself and the fake L, respectively. But later in the aftermath, he used Old লন্ডন font "L" like the original এল-মৃত্যু পত্র did. He is voiced দ্বারা Noriko Hidaka in the Japanese anime, and Cathy Weseluck in the English dub.
Near is 155 cm tall and weighs 40 kg. This is stated in Volume 13: How to Read.
Sometime after L's death, he works for the United States under the SPK (Special Provision for Kira) team that is established to investigate Kira without the help of "L". He soon manages to deduce that Light Yagami, posing as L, is actually Kira. After he finds that Teru Mikami is Light's proxy and Mello kidnaps Kiyomi Takada, Near is able to switch Mikami's Death Note with a forged one, allowing him to set up a final confrontation that leaves Light exposed. Ryuk kills Light soon after. Near says that neither he nor Mello could surpass এল-মৃত্যু পত্র alone, but have managed to do so দ্বারা inadvertently working together. Near soon takes L's alias, and keeps on the surviving members of the SPK as his subordinates.
Tsugumi Ohba, writer of Death Note, ব্যক্ত that Near "becomes less likeable" as the story advances, citing Near's plan to take the notebook at a later point in the story. Ohba ব্যক্ত that a negative reaction originated from "the difference in their attitudes" and that people may have viewed Near as "a cheat". Ohba added that Near's "cheeky behavior", intended to "reinforce his childishness", had been construed as "annoying".[2]
In the final chapter Near brings finger puppets to the Yellow Box Warehouse. Takeshi Obata, artist of Death Note, ব্যক্ত that Near first bought the Kira finger puppet and drew on it with a magic marker. Obata then ব্যক্ত that Near must have created the other puppets afterwards. Obata মতামত Near as not liking এল-মৃত্যু পত্র much so Obata had Near depict এল-মৃত্যু পত্র as "ugly", and that Near "worked hard" on Mello's puppet as Near "liked Mello".[2]
Obata ব্যক্ত he enjoyed drawing Near and that Near is also one of his পছন্দ and his least পছন্দ characters,[2] considering him to be the smartest character in the জাপানি কমিকস মাঙ্গা "because he cheats".[3]
When asked about which character was most similar to himself, Ohba indicated Near and "maybe Light". Regarding Near, Ohba ব্যক্ত that he does not leave his house often.[4]
In Death Note, Near is the younger of L's two successors raised in Wammy's House, Watari's orphanage for gifted children, in Winchester, England, United Kingdom. Of the successors, Near is আরো level-headed, calmly assessing the situation, while the other, Mello, is আরো emotional and quicker to act. Much like L, Near shows various odd behaviors during his normal life. He is usually seen hunched over rather than sitting. He also constantly plays with various toys, which he uses in his theories, as well as idly twiddling strands of his hair. In the epilogue of the manga, he is shown eating a bar of chocolate, as he pursues a new case, possibly in memory of Mello. He shows a great respect for L, basing much of how he solves crime on L's methods, even to the point where he only takes cases that he is interested with rather than trying to pursue justice. Near uses the Wedding text font "N" and "L" to represent himself and the fake L, respectively. But later in the aftermath, he used Old লন্ডন font "L" like the original এল-মৃত্যু পত্র did. He is voiced দ্বারা Noriko Hidaka in the Japanese anime, and Cathy Weseluck in the English dub.
Near is 155 cm tall and weighs 40 kg. This is stated in Volume 13: How to Read.
Sometime after L's death, he works for the United States under the SPK (Special Provision for Kira) team that is established to investigate Kira without the help of "L". He soon manages to deduce that Light Yagami, posing as L, is actually Kira. After he finds that Teru Mikami is Light's proxy and Mello kidnaps Kiyomi Takada, Near is able to switch Mikami's Death Note with a forged one, allowing him to set up a final confrontation that leaves Light exposed. Ryuk kills Light soon after. Near says that neither he nor Mello could surpass এল-মৃত্যু পত্র alone, but have managed to do so দ্বারা inadvertently working together. Near soon takes L's alias, and keeps on the surviving members of the SPK as his subordinates.
Tsugumi Ohba, writer of Death Note, ব্যক্ত that Near "becomes less likeable" as the story advances, citing Near's plan to take the notebook at a later point in the story. Ohba ব্যক্ত that a negative reaction originated from "the difference in their attitudes" and that people may have viewed Near as "a cheat". Ohba added that Near's "cheeky behavior", intended to "reinforce his childishness", had been construed as "annoying".[2]
In the final chapter Near brings finger puppets to the Yellow Box Warehouse. Takeshi Obata, artist of Death Note, ব্যক্ত that Near first bought the Kira finger puppet and drew on it with a magic marker. Obata then ব্যক্ত that Near must have created the other puppets afterwards. Obata মতামত Near as not liking এল-মৃত্যু পত্র much so Obata had Near depict এল-মৃত্যু পত্র as "ugly", and that Near "worked hard" on Mello's puppet as Near "liked Mello".[2]
Obata ব্যক্ত he enjoyed drawing Near and that Near is also one of his পছন্দ and his least পছন্দ characters,[2] considering him to be the smartest character in the জাপানি কমিকস মাঙ্গা "because he cheats".[3]
When asked about which character was most similar to himself, Ohba indicated Near and "maybe Light". Regarding Near, Ohba ব্যক্ত that he does not leave his house often.[4]
