Death Note has one of those casts that works especially well for coloring pages. Light’s neat, controlled look feels completely different from L’s messy posture, while Ryuk, Rem, Misa, Near, and Mello give the collection plenty of variety.
I put together 20 Death Note coloring pages featuring individual characters, familiar objects, investigation scenes, and group compositions. Some pages focus closely on a character, while others include desks, sweets, apples, notebooks, toys, chains, gothic details, and supernatural settings.
That mix makes the set much more fun to work through because every page gives you something different to color.
You can print your favorites individually or work through the full collection. Each design has clear spaces that leave room for your own color choices, so you can follow the anime’s familiar palette or create a completely different version.
Death Note Coloring Pages to Print
The collection includes Light, L, Ryuk, Misa, Near, Mello, and Rem, along with scenes built around some of the series’ most recognizable details.
Here are all 20 pages included in the set.
A Collection Built Around the Characters Fans Remember
A Death Note set can become repetitive very quickly if every page is just another close-up portrait. That is why this collection uses different settings, poses, props, and character combinations.
Light appears in several pages, but each scene gives him a different feel. One shows him writing at his desk, another places him opposite L, and another uses loose papers around him to create a stronger sense of movement.
L gets the same treatment. His familiar crouched pose has its own page, while another scene places him beside cakes and sweets. The investigation-board design gives him a setting connected to his work rather than another plain portrait.
Ryuk naturally brings the strangest shapes in the collection. His wings, sharp features, feathers, accessories, and long limbs give you larger sections mixed with smaller details. Apples appear in several of his scenes as a familiar visual element without making every Ryuk page look alike.
Misa’s pages take a different direction. Her clothing, bows, jewelry, lace, hair, and gothic accessories add smaller areas that can be colored individually. Her scenes also break up the darker male character designs with a different visual style.
Near and Mello round out the character selection. Near’s toys and blocks create a page filled with small objects, while Mello’s chocolate bar and clothing make his page instantly recognizable.
Light and L Pages
The rivalry between Light and L gives the set some of its strongest pages.
Their face-off page puts both characters into the same composition, which works well if you want to use contrasting colors. Light can have a cleaner and more controlled palette, while L can be given softer or darker tones.
The handcuffed scene offers another version of the pair. Since both characters share the same page, you can coordinate their clothing and background while still keeping their individual looks distinct.
Their solo pages also make a good pair when printed side by side. Light sits neatly at his desk surrounded by books and papers, while L’s posture and surroundings feel much less formal.
Fans who enjoy the investigation side of the series may want to start with these designs.
Ryuk Coloring Pages
Ryuk gives you a lot more freedom with color than many of the human characters.
His skin, hair, wings, clothing, jewelry, and accessories create separate sections across the page. You can follow his familiar appearance or test completely different combinations.
The apple scenes are especially fun because the fruit gives you a bright focal point if you decide to keep the rest of the page darker. The spread-wing design gives the wings much more space, while the Shinigami setting adds rocks, strange structures, chains, bones, and other background details.
If you prefer pages with plenty happening around the main character, Ryuk’s designs are good ones to print first.
Misa Amane Coloring Pages
Misa brings a fashion-heavy look to the collection.
Her hairstyles, crosses, bows, lace, belts, jewelry, and layered clothing give you many small sections to color without making the page feel packed with random details.
The portrait page keeps the attention on Misa herself. The notebook scene adds a familiar object from the series, while the page with Rem brings a supernatural character into the composition.
These pages work especially well if you like choosing several shades for clothing and accessories instead of filling large sections with a single color.
Near and Mello
Near and Mello each get a page that reflects their personality.
Near is surrounded by toys, blocks, puzzle pieces, dice, and other objects. The page feels busier near the bottom, which gives you lots of small items to work through while keeping Near as the main focus.
Mello’s page centers on his familiar chocolate bar and clothing. Compared with Near’s toy-filled scene, the composition is cleaner and puts more attention on the character.
Printing the two together makes a nice pair, especially for fans who want characters beyond Light, L, Misa, and Ryuk.
Use the Original Colors or Make Your Own Version
There is no need to copy every anime color exactly.
You might keep Light and L close to their familiar appearance while giving the backgrounds your own palette. Misa’s clothing can work with black and red, but purple, deep blue, pink, or silver details can change the feel of the page.
Ryuk gives you even more room to experiment. His wings can stay dark, or you can use unusual shades to make the page feel completely different. The Shinigami setting can use muted tones, cold blues, browns, or any combination you enjoy.
Coloring pages are more enjoyable when you are not worried about getting every shade “correct.” The original character design can be a reference, but your finished page can look however you want.
Printing Your Pages
For a clean print, use regular white printer paper for pencils, crayons, and most colored pencils. Slightly heavier paper can be useful if you prefer markers because it gives the ink a bit more material to sit on.
Check the print preview before printing. Setting the page to fit within the printable area usually prevents parts of the border from being cut off.
If you plan to use markers, placing a spare sheet underneath the page can help protect the surface below it.
You can also print the same design more than once. One copy can follow the original character colors, while the second can use a completely different palette.
Ideas for Using the Finished Pages
These printable Death Note coloring pages can be used for a quiet afternoon, an anime-themed activity, or simply as something creative to do while rewatching the series.
Finished pages can also be placed in a binder or folder so the full set stays together. If one design turns out especially well, you can put it in a frame or use it as part of an anime display.
Another option is to color matching pages with a friend. Light and L work well as a pair, as do Near and Mello, Misa and Rem, or Light and Ryuk.
For a longer coloring session, print several character styles instead of choosing similar pages. A Light desk scene, a Ryuk page, a Misa portrait, and Near with his toys will give you four very different designs to work on.
Which Page Should You Start With?
If you want a character-focused page, Light, L, or Misa are easy starting points.
Ryuk with his wings spread gives you more unusual shapes and larger areas. L’s sweets page is a good choice if you enjoy coloring food and small objects. Near’s toy scene has plenty of separate items, while the character group page gives you several familiar faces on a single sheet.
The investigation-board page is another good option for anyone who likes backgrounds with extra details instead of a plain character portrait.
With 20 designs in the collection, you can switch between simpler character scenes and pages with fuller backgrounds whenever you feel like changing things up.
More Anime Coloring Pages
If Death Note is part of a larger anime collection you are building, these pages can sit alongside character sets from other series.
Keep an eye on FunFillColor for more anime pages, character collections, and printable designs to add to your folder.
For now, choose your favorite page, print it, and start coloring.
