Quote from strixflash
I wonder, how can people hate Light (from Death Note) ? His personality was amazing till first half, and then later-on, author turned him into complete psyco (so that his death looks justifiable to readers). ...It was author who did injustice to his character.
I always felt he was a badly written character right from the start. Never liked him (and he was pretty much a psycho right from the word go - not just later on). Although I was never a fan of L either; the author deliberately added those quirks to draw some sympathy from readers and quite frankly, I found that off-putting.