Epic Battles Week #8

Death Note: Light vs. L

While this short fight is not particularly long or visceral, it has style. It also breaks some of tension that has been broiling between Light and L up until this point in the series. I take this exchange to be mostly humorous (excluding Misa, who's just annoying as usual), mainly because both characters have finally released all of their silent scorn for each other in such an ironic fashion: when they have been chained together; thus when one hits the other, both are simultaneously brought down.

Both characters are so distanced intellectually, when paired together at such a short range, it's not surprising that they might feel the physical inclination to beat each other up. Inasmuch, there can be no true winner, as Light and L are ostensible equals (at least physically). In an abstract sense, I think both Light and L's fighting styles correspond respectively to their intellectual methodologies.

Anyways, enjoy. I couldn't find an adequate sub for this, but the English dub is pretty good and not quite as painful as the some of the other Jump series' dubs.