It's post time! For today's blog post, I will be talking about English speakers in Death Note. However! There will be some minor spoilers for the series, so proceed with caution. Now then, let's get on with it. When watching an anime, it's easy to forget the characters can, or should, be speaking a language other than Japanese. Even when watching the English dub, fans know that the characters would actually be speaking in Japanese. But it isn't unusual for characters to also speak other languages. A good example of this is 707 from Mystic Messenger. Seven can speak multiple languages; including English. In the case of Death Note, there's actually multiple characters who can speak English. The first one who comes to mind is probably Light Yagami. Light, despite being Japanese, is actually very skilled in English as well. This is why he can read the rules of the Death Note even though they were written in English. The rules of the Death Note being in English also implies that Ryuk, and perhaps most of the Shinigami, can also speak English. But wait, there's more! L, Near, Matt, and Mello are all from Wammy's House. Wammy's House is located in England, which means the children from Wammy's House are all native English speakers. Since Watari is the owner of Wammy's House, he's likely also a native English speaker. This also implies that everyone from Wammy's House is a native English speaker. This is further confirmed by Near moving to America to live after he had grown up. Although characters being able to speak English doesn't really have any effect on the actual story, I think it's a very interesting thing. It does make sense, since English is one of the most common and spoken languages. But it's also just very interesting, and also a neat little addition to the world of Death Note. As always, I hope you all enjoyed this blog post!
