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The Mello/Matt ship is the only popular ship where both participants are fully on the same side, and was almost unknown in the early days of Death Note fandom until it was popularized by [[doujinshi]] focusing on the pairing. This trend catapulted Matt from a minor canon character (only appearing in 18 panels of the original [[manga]]) to one of the most popular characters in Death Note fandom.

The Mello/Matt ship is the only popular ship where both participants are fully on the same side, and was almost unknown in the early days of Death Note fandom until it was popularized by [[doujinshi]] focusing on the pairing. This trend catapulted Matt from a minor canon character (only appearing in 18 panels of the original [[manga]]) to one of the most popular characters in Death Note fandom.

The B/L (B is a new character from the [[Spin-off]] prequel novel) and Mello/Near pairings both rely on obsession and rivalry for their sizzle, while the Light/Mikami ship often has a [[D/s]] dynamic due to canon Mikami literally worshipping Light as his god.

The B/L (B is a new character from the [[spinoff]] prequel novel) and Mello/Near pairings both rely on obsession and rivalry for their sizzle, while the Light/Mikami ship often has a [[D/s]] dynamic due to canon Mikami literally worshipping Light as his god.

Because of the small female cast in Death Note and the minor roles assigned to most of them, there is a limited potential for het and yuri pairings. However, as Misa has by far the largest female role, the canon Light/Misa ship does draw interest, along with the L/Misa ship. When combined with the popularity of L/Light, this can lead to the series' most popular [[threesome]], an L/Light/Misa [[OT3]].  

Because of the small female cast in Death Note and the minor roles assigned to most of them, there is a limited potential for het and yuri pairings. However, as Misa has by far the largest female role, the canon Light/Misa ship does draw interest, along with the L/Misa ship. When combined with the popularity of L/Light, this can lead to the series' most popular [[threesome]], an L/Light/Misa [[OT3]].  

The most famous Death Note story is probably the 359,850-word epic "Poison Apple" by RobinRocks and Narroch, a controversial but extremely popular L/Light [[rapefic]] that won the 2008 [[UFO Awards]] in the Death Note category for both first place and for members' choice.<ref> [http://www.dotmoon.net/awards/awards_display.php 2008 UFO Awards Winners List] </ref> It has also inspired at least nine [[AMV]]s<ref> [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/906198/RobinRocks RobinRocks Author Profile] </ref>, and it has a fanclub on [[DeviantArt]].<ref> [http://poisonapplefans.deviantart.com/ Poison Apple Fan Club] </ref>

The most famous Death Note story is probably the 359,850-word epic "Poison Apple" by RobinRocks and Narroch, a controversial but extremely popular L/Light [[rapefic]] that won the 2008 [[UFO Awards]] in the Death Note category for both first place and for members' choice.<ref> [http://www.dotmoon.net/awards/awards_display.php 2008 UFO Awards Winners List] </ref> It has also inspired at least nine [[AMV]]s<ref> [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/906198/RobinRocks RobinRocks Author Profile] </ref>, and it has a fanclub on [[DeviantArt]].<ref> [http://poisonapplefans.deviantart.com/ Poison Apple Fan Club] </ref>

By April 26, 2010 Death Note was the twelfth most popular fandom in the [[anime]]/[[manga]] section of [[fanfiction.net]] as measured by the number of stories. Death Note had 22,092 stories on the site, only exceeded by [[Bleach]] at 39,958, [[Cardcaptor Sakura]] at 23,599, [[Digimon]] at 33,357, [[Dragon Ball Z]] at 32,043, [[Fullmetal Alchemist]] at 31,183, [[Gundam Wing]] at 40,364, [[InuYasha]] at 93,081, [[Naruto]] at 233,979, [[Sailor Moon]] at 31,915, [[Yu Yu Hakusho]] at 22,828 and [[Yu-Gi-Oh]] at 51,464.<ref>[http://www.fanfiction.net/anime/ Anime/Manga Section at Fanfiction.Net]</ref>

By April 26, 2010 Death Note was the twelfth most popular fandom in the [[anime]]/[[manga]] section of [[fanfiction.net]] as measured by the number of stories. Death Note had 22,092 stories on the site, only exceeded by [[Bleach]] at 39,958, [[Cardcaptor Sakura]] at 23,599, [[Digimon]] at 33,357, [[Dragon Ball Z]] at 32,043, [[Fullmetal Alchemist]] at 31,183, [[Gundam Wing]] at 40,364, [[Inuyasha]] at 93,081, [[Naruto]] at 233,979, [[Sailor Moon]] at 31,915, [[Yu Yu Hakusho]] at 22,828 and [[Yu-Gi-Oh]] at 51,464.<ref>[http://www.fanfiction.net/anime/ Anime/Manga Section at Fanfiction.Net]</ref>

By that date, there were also 48 Death Note stories and 8 Death Note fanfiction writers recommended on [[TV Tropes]]. <ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanficRecs/DeathNote Television Tropes & Idioms FanFic Recs: Death Note]</ref>

By that date, there were also 48 Death Note stories and 8 Death Note fanfiction writers recommended on [[TV Tropes]]. <ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanficRecs/DeathNote Television Tropes & Idioms FanFic Recs: Death Note]</ref>