Has Death note ever explained why L sits the way he does?

[RockmanDash]

I am a dub watcher so if it involves spoilers then uh forget giving me a answer.. but has L ever explained so far why he sits on chairs the way he does?(even if it is awesome xD).

[Rocketboy]

No. It's just who he is. (Though I haven't read the novel, so I'm not sure if it explains it there.)

[Fresh V]

It's just a habit. He says it helps him think better.

[bigdeath]

L is just a weird person. :sweat:

[Ducard]

He's a quirky guy who always works in the dark, sitting like that helps him stand out in a memorable way.

I'm reminded of Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka. The first time you see Wonka in the film, he silently limps forward several paces- then falls and sumersaults into an upright position. Wilder wanted to do this so that you never could exactly trust what he was going to do next.

[Matt Hazuda]

There's this pretty interesting essay that says L could have autism (http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:rOEMgJ4i8NUJ:www.drworm.net/lautism.htm) which would explain his L-ness.

The actual page (http://www.drworm.net/lautism.htm) is down and the Google cached version I linked doesn't provide images for the article sadly though.

[Beefy]

In the notes from the author in one of the manga volumes the author says she finds herself sitting that way, so she likes to have L do the same.

[bigdeath]

So, L sets like a women...:D

[Rud]

if he doesnt sit that was his thinking capacity decreases by 40%, now you know.

[Master Moron]

if he doesnt sit that was his thinking capacity decreases by 40%, now you know.

Yes, he said several episodes back that sitting that way is the only way he can use 100% of his brain's capacity. I'm surprised so many people on this thread forgot that.