Part II

Part II is the second part of the manga and anime. It revolves around a three-way feud between Near, Mello, and Kira after L's death. This part of the anime is often referred to "season 2" by many fans.

During interviews, Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata refer to this part as the "Near and Mello arc". Many fans also use this name.

Characters
This is a list of characters featured in this part. Characters who are introduced in this part are in bold.
 * Light Yagami
 * L
 * Near
 * Mello
 * Demegawa
 * Kiyomi Takada
 * Teru Mikami
 * Stephen Gevanni
 * Anthony Rester
 * Halle Lidner
 * Matt
 * Misa Amane
 * Ryuk
 * Sidoh
 * David Hoope
 * Soichiro Yagami
 * Touta Matsuda
 * Shuichi Aizawa
 * Roger Ruvie
 * Sayu Yagami
 * Jack Neylon
 * Wedy
 * Aiber
 * Hitoshi Demegawa
 * Hideki Ide
 * Reiji Namikawa
 * Ill Ratt
 * Arayoshi Hatori
 * Rod Ross
 * Kanichi Takimura
 * John McEnroe
 * Shingo Mido
 * George Sairas
 * Steve Mason
 * Jose
 * Yumi Aizawa
 * Eiichi Takahashi
 * Suguru Shimura
 * Masahiko Kida
 * Takeshi Ooi
 * Ellickson Gardner
 * Zakk Irius
 * Kyle Block
 * Rashual Bid
 * Glen Humphreys
 * Miller
 * Pedoro Kollet
 * Roy
 * Yitzak Ghazanin
 * Skyer

Episodes
The following is a list of episodes featuring this part.
 * Renewal
 * Abduction
 * Impatience
 * Father
 * Justice
 * Transfer
 * Selection
 * Scorn
 * Vigilance
 * Malice
 * 1.28
 * New World

Chapters
The following are all the volumes/chapters that feature this part.

Volume 7

 * Kidnapping (誘拐, Yūkai)
 * Number Two (二番, Niban)

Volume 8

 * The Decision (決断, Ketsudan)
 * Target (的, Mato)
 * Right Angle (直角, Chokkaku)
 * Responsibility (責任, Sekinin)
 * Death (死亡, Shibō)
 * Button (釦, BOTAN)
 * Discovery (発見, Hakken)
 * Flight (飛翔, Hishō)
 * Tremble (身震, Miburui)

Volume 9

 * Contact (接触, Sesshoku)
 * Verification (確認, Kakunin)
 * Cornered (背水, Haisui)
 * A Fine Performance (熱演, Netsuen)
 * Acknowledgement (認知, Ninchi)
 * Greetings (挨拶, Aisatsu)
 * Use (利用, Riyō).
 * Prediction (予測, Yosoku)
 * Lies (白々, Shirajira)

Volume 10

 * Clean-Up (掃除, Sōji)
 * Warning (通告, Tsūkoku)
 * Himself (自分, Jibun)
 * Delete (削除, Sakujo)
 * Coincidence (偶然, Gūzen)
 * Election (当選, Tōsen)
 * Japan (日本, Nihon)
 * Tomorrow (明日, Ashita)
 * Conversation (会話, Kaiwa)

Volume 11

 * Kindred Spirits (同心, Dōshin)
 * Preview (予告, Yokoku)
 * Standstill (停止, Teishi)
 * Night (夜, Yoru)
 * Decision (決定, Kettei)
 * Outside (外, Soto)
 * Convinced (納得, Nattoku)
 * Meanwhile (一方, Ippō)
 * Conversation (会話, Kaiwa)
 * Everybody (全員, Zen'in)

Volume 12

 * The Two (二人, Futari)
 * Face to Face (対面, Taimen)
 * Inducement (誘導, Yūdō)
 * Patience (我慢, Gaman)
 * Declaration (宣言, Sengen)
 * The Answer (答, Kotae)
 * Impossible (無理, Muri)
 * Intent to Kill (殺意, Satsui)
 * Curtain (幕, Maku)
 * Finis (完, Kan)