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𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 ♱ 𝐇𝐞 / 𝐇𝐢𝐦 ♱ 𝟐𝟕 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐒, 𝐙𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒, 𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒: ⚰️

Takeshi Obata is a very talented mangaka with an established style. The way he draws eyes is very well set both across the Death Note Colored Edition and his other works as well as the Never Complete artbook you can watch a flip-through of here. You can get familiar with the way Obata draws skin shades and how he chooses to showcase eye color when it's relevant. Near does not get this treatment, even for stylistic means.

Characters with extremely light eyes in the black and white version of Death Note — most of the American characters, SPK members — have their eyes drawn in a specific way (white iris, dark pupil) distinct from how Near (or Mello) has his. It's safe to assume that Near's eyes are neither intended to be blue nor light grey: Obata does not hesitate to draw it when it is the case.