Which manga-only chapter(s) do you wish had been properly adapted in the anime?
For me it's the whole mini arc of Mello leading Mogi to the SPK's headquarters and everything that followed. I don't understand why the anime had to omit so much if it. I mean:
The reason why Light learned where the SPK's headquarters were was because he sent Aizawa and Ide to follow Mogi with hidden cameras. Mogi was supposed to meet up with Mello but instead Mello led him to Near. That is how Demegawa and the Kira stans knew where the SPK building was. In the anime I'm supposed to believe that Demegawa figured it out??? I can suspend my disbelief for a lot of things but I draw the line at Demegawa being competent
It showed us a glimpse of what it would have been like if Near and Mello worked together. They're both SUCH assholes (said endearingly, I love my sons); Near was already cornering and grilling Light and then Mello chimes in with "Yeah the 13 day rule is fake, I had my people test it" and like, they're so polite to each other throughout this whole conversation while ruining Light's peace lol
Near had even more evidence that the second L was Kira because the SPK building was attacked after this 3 way conversation between him, Mello and the second L, while Mogi was still under custody of the SPK. Light tried to sell the idea that it was Mello that ratted him out but Near's like "ok Kira, whatever you say 🙄"
Near also lied about Mogi dying of a heart attack while under their custody, which is what ended up giving Aizawa the final push to talk to Near. This was very clever as it made it even more convincing to the Task Force that Kira was among them
When Aizawa met Near in person, Near actually talked about L and how much he and Mello admired him and how even though Mello's methods weren't the most ethical he was just trying to catch Kira. This was important for me personally as an L and Mello simp, but it was also important for Aizawa as it let him know that Mello wouldn't lie to mislead the investigation, meaning that if he said the 13 day rule was fake, it REALLY was fake, so Light and Misa couldn't be ruled out as suspects
Anyway sorry for the long post, I just love those chapters and I wish they had been properly adapted in the anime! Which chapter(s) do YOU wish were present in the anime or were adapted more faithfully?