<p>Apparently, no.</p>
<p>So here's the thing, the author of <em>Death Note</em>, Tsugumi Ohba put little notes and other trivia in <em>Death Note 13: How to Read</em>. And some even asked if L was genuine about him being friends with Kira. To which he answered &quot;No&quot; as L was lying to catch Kira.</p>
<p>From <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/TYseWl.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">page 64 of the English translation</a>:</p>
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<p><strong>L Has No Friends?</strong></p>
<p>Nope. And when he says that Light is his first friend that's a big lie. He never considers him a friend. He probably secretly thinks really negative things about him.</p>
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Crimsoir
<p>L did have emotions but Light not.</p>
<p>L really considered Light as a friend, but at the same time was sure that Light was Kira. We can see that when L was dying (ep. 25), L was regretting that he is sure that Light is Kira, but has no way to prove it. So he still showed gratitude to Kira, and wiped his feet.</p>

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Wasif
<p>I would say Yes.
<strong>L</strong> considered him as a friend because they had a lot of coherence as compared to the other characters even if he had a strong suspicion on Light being KIRA.</p>
<p>Also, to the &quot;What if part&quot; : he was never 100 % sure, but had a strong suspicion on Light.</p>

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Prateek
<p>I know L said Light was his first friend but did he mean it? Yes we know L is a liar and knew Light was Kira the whole time but what if, during the time Light lost his memories, L thought of Light as a genuine friend. It’s all very confusing to me still so can someone answer?</p>

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Aki Tanaka
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Was Light actually a friend to L?
# Was Light actually a friend to L?
Posted by: username_0 on 2021-03-03
I know L said Light was his first friend but did he mean it? Yes we know L is a liar and knew Light was Kira the whole time but what if, during the time Light lost his memories, L thought of Light as a genuine friend. It’s all very confusing to me still so can someone answer?
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> **username_1**: Related from the opposite PoV: [Did Light actually like L (in a friendship way)?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/21482/2516)  
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## 3 answers
### Answer by username_2 on 2022-04-11. Score: 2
Apparently, no.

So here's the thing, the author of *Death Note*, Tsugumi Ohba put little notes and other trivia in *Death Note 13: How to Read*. And some even asked if L was genuine about him being friends with Kira. To which he answered "No" as L was lying to catch Kira.

From [page 64 of the English translation](https://i.sstatic.net/TYseWl.png):

> **L Has No Friends?**
>
> Nope. And when he says that Light is his first friend that's a big lie. He never considers him a friend. He probably secretly thinks really negative things about him.
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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-04-07. Score: 0
L did have emotions but Light not.

L really considered Light as a friend, but at the same time was sure that Light was Kira. We can see that when L was dying (ep. 25), L was regretting that he is sure that Light is Kira, but has no way to prove it. So he still showed gratitude to Kira, and wiped his feet.
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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-03-20. Score: 0
I would say Yes.
**L** considered him as a friend because they had a lot of coherence as compared to the other characters even if he had a strong suspicion on Light being KIRA.

Also, to the "What if part" : he was never 100 % sure, but had a strong suspicion on Light.
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