 Pepirium compared wanting Light to win to "cheering for Kevin Spacey at the end of "Seven"".Pepirium added that Brad Swaile, Light's English-language voice actor, "nails" the "difficult" task of making Light "both likable and hated".Jason Charpentier of "The Anchor" stated that Light's attributes and his role as a main character form "part of what makes "Death Note" interesting".