The creators deliberately moved the setting from Tokyo to Seattle, Washington. They changed Light Yagami to Light Turner to fit a classic American high school archetype. The film trades the deep, long-form intellectual battles of the original series for a faster-paced, gore-heavy aesthetic heavily inspired by 1980s synth-wave thrillers. Fan and Critic Backlash
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: Light’s actions draw the attention of L , a brilliant and eccentric world-class detective. L quickly deduces that Kira is based in Seattle and has access to police files, narrowing the search to Light's family. The creators deliberately moved the setting from Tokyo