The Easiest Way to Cosplay Death Note Characters

One of the most popular and well-received anime series is Death Note. It follows the story of a brilliant and intelligent high school student named Light Yagami who stumbled upon a mysterious notebook called the “Death Note.” Since this is one of the most popular anime series, there are a lot of people that want to dress up like the characters. To help with that, this article will be a Death Note Cosplay guide.

Now, the two main characters of the series are Light Yagami, the protagonist, and L, the antagonist. The story centers around the two of them and their duel of wits and intelligence. Light plays Kira, the one who is killing all the criminals, while L is the main detective tasked to find the true identity of Kira. Cosplaying the two characters won’t be hard, considering the outfits they wear is very distinct.

For female cosplayers, there’s no need to fret since the Death Note series also has a prominent female character, she’s Misa Amane, the female Kira. Unlike the two male characters, Misa has worn a lot of different outfits throughout the anime series. But there is an outfit that is well associated with her.

Let go through the detail costume DIY guide for each character.

1. Light Yagami
2. L Lawliet
3. Misa Amane

Parts you may need:

1. Full Light Yagame Costume                   Check Price

2. hort Light Brown Wig                              Check Price

3. Death Note Notebook with Pen             Check Price

4. Black Leather Belt                                    Check Price

5. Plastic Apple                                             Check Price

The Best Light Yagami of Death Note Costume Ideas

Light Yagami is the main protagonist of the Death Note anime series. He is a hardworking, talented, and a natural genius teen. He is very organized, good at solving problems, and perceptive. Light is also the person behind the Kira identity, who kills criminals using the otherworldly Death Note notebook. Cosplaying this character is not that hard, considering Light is shown mostly wearing his school uniform.

This Light Yagami cosplay set will come with the full costume, which is his school uniform. The uniform is a light brown coat with white long sleeves polo, maroon necktie, black slacks, and black leather belt. The set will also come with a short light brown wig for Light’s hair, the Death Note notebook with a feather pen, and a plastic apple. The plastic apple is the food Light gives to Ryuk, the Shinigami who owns the Death Note.

1. White Long Sleeves Shirt                       Check Price

2. L Death Note Wig                                    Check Price

3. Death Note Necklace                              Check Price

4. Blue Jeans                                                 Check Price

5. Black and White L Shoulder Bag          Check Price

The Best L Lawliet of Death Note Costume Ideas

L Lawliet is a very well-known detective around the world. He is known to be someone who is capable of solving even the most complex and challenging cases with his intellect and great deduction ability. He was brought on to solve the Kira case, pinning him directly against Light Yagami. Despite being the antagonist of the series, L is a fan-favorite character. You can even consider him to be more popular than Light.

Dressing up like him is not that hard, considering he only wears one outfit. He is also a direct opposite of Light when it comes to his appearance as he usually projects himself to messy and unkempt. The cosplay set will come with L’s full costume. This will include a white long sleeveless shirt and blue jeans. The set will also come with a short messy black hair, representing L’s hairstyle. This L death note cosplay set also includes a double ring rotatable necklace and an L shoulder bag as accessories.

1. Full Misa Amane Costume                     Check Price

2. Misa Amane Wig                                      Check Price

3. Elbow-length Fingerless Gloves            Check Price

4. Cross Necklace                                          Check Price

5. Black Boots                                                Check Price

6. Black Knee-length Lace Stockings        Check Price

7. Death Note Cosplay Notebook               Check Price

The Best Misa Amane of Death Note Cosplay Ideas

Misa Amane is one of the avid supporters of the persona Kira. She’s such a big fan that she herself became the second Kira, also possessing a Death Note of her own. Her big difference with Light Yagami is that she traded her eye for Shinigami Eyes, allowing her to see the names of people. This also allowed her to ID Kira as Light Yagami.

Misa wore several outfits throughout the series, being an up and coming model and all. But her most recognizable outfit is her Gothic and Punk Fashion. For this Misa cosplay set, you’ll get the black spaghetti strap dress that has white lines near the end of the dress. It also comes with elbow-length fingerless lace gloves, knee-length lace stockings, and black boots. To complete the outfit, the set also comes with a long blonde wig for Misa’s hair and a cross necklace. For the accessory, you will be getting a Death Note notebook.