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L (Ryuzaki)

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One of the main characters in the Death Note manga, anime series and films. Considered the best detective in the world. According to the plot, he is opposed to Kira. He solved many cases, but he took only those cases where more than a million dollars or the lives of ten people were at stake, in rare cases only those that interested him. He successfully hid his name, origin and face even from Interpol, however, during the investigation of Kira's case, he revealed his face to the most reliable police officer and two suspects. Also known as Al Lawlight, Erald Coyle, Deneuve

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Mafiosi. Traded Sayu Yagami for a Death Note. He killed Miller as a notebook checker, and then Zach Irius and the plane captain to cover their tracks. Ross promised that if the Y462 succeeds in exchanging with the notebook, then Ross will forget about the past failures of the Y462. After Y462 placed the Death Note in a rocket and escaped in a helicopter, Ross detonated the helicopter to kill Y462 and remove the last link in the chain.

Adolf tucker

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One of the members of the SPK, died

Aiber (Tierry Morrello)

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Assistant L. Fraudster and swindler. An excellent psychologist, he can trust any person. While investigating the company, Yotsuba was very supportive, playing the role of Erald Coyle (one of L's alter ego) in front of Yotsuba's board members. After L's death, Light eliminated Ayber, causing him a heart attack. Loves arguments, and dislikes weapons

Amane misa

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Famous fashion model and actress who won the "Readers' Choice" competition in the "18" magazine. Based on the film, she is a popular TV presenter. Few would recognize her as the killer who caused a stir at the Sakura TV studio, the second Kira. Grateful to Kira for punishing the murderer of her parents, she is ready to do anything to find him. Falling in love with Yagami Light, she twice makes a deal with the god of death in order to get the eyes of the god of death and be useful to him. Often speaks of himself in the third person, calling himself Misa-Misa

Watari (Quillsh Wammy)

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Shelter creator Wammi, educator, right hand and loyal servant L. Inventor and millionaire. Before L revealed his identity to the Japanese investigation headquarters, he always attended police, FBI and Interpol meetings, representing L. himself. Excellent sniper. Loves Earl Gray tea and does not like dirty rooms.

Gurren Hangfreeze (Ralph Bay)

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Daril mocry

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One of the members of the SPK, died

Demegawa Hitoshi

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The director of the Sakura-TV channel, considered himself Kira's confidant. He was killed by Mikami Teru after he was no longer needed, "crossed the border", arbitrarily began to beg for money from people on television for the construction of Kira's Palace. In the film, his name is Yuji Demegawa. Loves money and dislikes words

Jack Neylon (Kal Snyder)

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One of the members of the Ross gang, a cowardly man, under pressure from his boss, became the owner of the Death Note and in return for half his life he received the eyes of the god of death from Sido. Because of this, Misa was able to identify him because she did not see the duration of his life, and this can only be with the owners of the notebook. After that, Light began to control him, forcing him to give out the mafia's hideout. After twenty-three-three days, he dies of a heart attack. Loves brunettes, dislikes Mello

John McEnloe (Lextor Henderson)

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Detective SPK (formerly an FBI agent), also described by N as "an excellent pilot." After being kidnapped by the mafia, the director of the Japanese police came to the deputy director, Yagami Soichiro, to discuss the terms of cooperation with him, which implied the transfer of the Death Note, which is in the hands of the Japanese headquarters of the investigation, to the United States, which he did not succeed, but agreed on the cooperation of the Japanese police and SPK against the mafia. He later evacuates Soichiro and his daughter from the desert after a deal with the mafia. Escaped from the SPK after the massacre of group members

John skyner

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One of the members of the SPK, died

George Sairas

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Vice President of the United States. After his death, Hupa became president. On behalf of the United States, he capitulated to Kira. He gave Kira secret information about the SPK. In the anime, he is immediately shown as President and plays the role of Hoop. In the second full-length anime film Death Note Rewrite 2: L’s Successors, the mafia storyline is absent and he was blackmailed by Light, who passed on the information received to Takade and Mikami, who destroyed the SPK. Described in How to Read as a weak-willed person who clearly lacks leadership skills.

David Hoope

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President of the U.S.A. Mello blackmailed him into supplying data on the SPK. I turned to L, who was Light at the time, for help. Provided the L squad of mercenaries to eliminate Mello. Committed suicide after the operation failed, thinking that Mello would be able to use nuclear weapons with his help. Not present in the anime, his role is played by Cyrus. How to Read says that it was most likely that Kira eliminated him.

Zakk Irius

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Mafiosi. Met with Soichiro Yagami at Tokyo airport and accompanied him on the flight. He was killed through a note in the death note on the orders of Ross, in order to eliminate the strings that allow him to go to the gang.

Ide hideki

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A quiet and calm person who was one of six police officers who risked dealing with Kira's case together with L, but heightened security measures seemed to him a manifestation of mistrust on the part of the great detective, and did not go to meet with him. But after the death of L, he returned to the headquarters of investigations, although he claimed that only to work with Aizawa

Ill Ratt (Carl Darlingbin)

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A member of the SPK, in the manga also spy Mello, codenamed Y320, who supplies him with information from the headquarters of the organization. However, this did not save him from death - Mello eliminated him, among others. Unlike most other SPK detectives, Ill did not die of a heart attack, but committed suicide under the influence of a notebook, shooting himself in the head with a pistol in front of the few survivors.

Isak Gathane (Joe Morton)

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The head of the special detachment of covert operations from the Middle East. On the instructions of the president, he tried to capture Mello with the forces of his team, but during the operation, the god of death Sido began to tear off the helmets from the soldiers, after which Cal Snyder reported the names to his boss Gordon, and he wrote them down in the death note. Does not appear in the anime due to the fact that these events are excluded from the plot

Kida masahiko

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Manages the finances of the secret committee. He hired Erald Coyle (in fact, the pseudonym L under which Ayber acted) to search for L. He panicked when Coyle approached him. Graduated from Too Faculty of Technology. Joined Yotsuba Corporation in 1994. Married. Parents are professors in biology. Hobby - collecting points. How to Read 13 describes him as “cool and collected” but not prepared for the unexpected. Loves performances and dislikes contact lenses

Kitamura Koreyoshi

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Deputy Director of the Japanese Police and Chief Soichiro Yagami. He reports that the police are stopping their search for Kira because of threats to start killing politicians. How to read says "he's a nice guy."

Kurt mcbride

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One of the members of the SPK, died

Lind L. Tailor

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A criminal sentenced to death. He played the role of L by appealing to Kira on TV and was killed by Light.

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A pupil of the same House of Wammi as Nia, Mello, Matt. In the manga, it is shown once when Nia calls on the street to play with the others. Having matured, she became a famous artist. At the request of Aizawa and Mogi, she painted portraits of young Nia and Mello, who helped Light in his plans.

Matsuda tota

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The youngest and most inexperienced in the headquarters of the investigation. Everyone, including L, is prone to underestimating Matsuda's powers. Regardless, Matsuda is always willing to risk his life for the investigation. He would like to be smart, calculating, calm, but instead he is noisy, absent-minded, naive and always honest. During the search for Kira in the Yotsuba corporation, he was Amane Misa's manager. He most of all believed that Light was not Kira and always stood by his side, but when it was revealed that Light was still Kira, he was terribly upset. When Light tried to write Near's name, Matsuda shot Light in the arm and thus saved Near's life. In anger, he almost killed Light, but he was stopped by other police officers. Also in the second part of the manga, he was in love with Sayu, Yagami Light's sister.

Mido shingo

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Very smart and judicious. Misa admits that he looks like Light. Together with Namikawa, they often discussed the necessary questions and drew the necessary conclusions, which greatly helped the secret committee. Just like Namikawa and Shimura, he was dissatisfied with Kira's actions, because even without killing competitors they could become successful businessmen. Five months later, he is killed by Light, along with the other five remaining members of Yotsuba's secret meetings. In the full-length director's cut of the anime Death Note Rewrite: The Visualizing God, he dies from falling from a skyscraper. Thaow School of Law graduate. His father, Eigo Mido, is a member of the House of Councilors, the upper house of the Japanese parliament. Loves fencing and dislikes the financial world

Mikami teru

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Supporter, and a little later - the executor of Kira's will. From childhood, he clearly divided people into good and evil, punishing those whom he attributed to the latter category. He chose the profession of a prosecutor in order to carry out justice. Those whom he considered evil were punished. Misa, on behalf of Light, sent him the death note. Teru made a deal with Ryuuk and used the shinigami's eyes to punish criminals. Not receiving gratitude from Kira for his actions, he lost faith in him as in his god in the manga, but in the anime he remained faithful to him and helped to escape, piercing his heart with a pen and distracting the others. As described in the last chapter of the manga, he died in prison. According to Matsuda's theory, Nia killed him using the sheets of the notebook.

Misora ​​naomi

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Ray Penber's fiancée. After his death, she began to investigate and soon found out that Kira could kill not only with the help of heart attacks. She knew that Ray Penber got into a hijacked bus and was forced to show his ID. It was enough to find out exactly who Rei was following that day. I wanted to report this to the investigation team, but, by chance, no one was there. At the police station, she met with Light, who managed to extract from her all the information that she managed to find out and even trick her into her real name. After that, Light wrote down her name in a notebook, with a description that she must commit suicide so that her body would not be found. L learned about Misora's disappearance, which caused him to pay attention to Ray Penber and those he was watching, after which L became suspicious of Light. A few years ago, she was an FBI agent and even worked under L's direction on the BB serial killer case in Los Angeles, which she proved to be excellent. These events are described in the prequel novel Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases. According to the data from the book Death note: Another Notе owns the martial art of capoeira. Loves leather clothing and dislikes pursuers

Mogi kanzo

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Silent and hardworking, he spent all his time working on papers. Likes to cook, does not like to use his professional qualities

Mello (Mihael Keehl)

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One of the candidates to succeed L. Like L and Nia, he has his own strange characteristic - he always eats chocolate. But Mello has a more impulsive character and inability to fully consider his actions, unlike L and Nia, which brings him a lot of troubles. But in general, he is also gifted and able to take the place of L, despite his penchant for crime.

Matt (Mail Jeevas)

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Mello's only assistant after the destruction of the Los Angeles mafia. Like Nia and Mello, he is a pupil of the Wammi orphanage, where he was the third smartest genius from the orphanage, but L was not selected as a candidate for the role of heir. After Mallo escaped, he escaped himself. Four years later, Matt was able to find Mello, Matt began to do his best to help Mello in the investigation. At Mello's instructions, he followed Misa, and later also Aizawa and Mogi. Dies at the hands of Takada's guards, whom he distracted while Mello kidnapped the TV presenter herself. After his death, Mello expresses pity that his friend had to die. Later in the manga, it is reported that the Japanese authorities failed to identify Matt's identity, and the guards were forced to shoot him due to his dangerous behavior. Appears in Near's flashback in the Post series - One Shot among children listening to L through a computer. The main features of Matt are the ability to handle any technique, hacking and fast driving. In addition, he simply cannot live without video games and cigarettes, he spends his last breath on puffing a cigarette. Loves video games, dislikes open space

Namikawa reiji

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The youngest participant in secret meetings in Yotsuba. Possesses high intelligence and the ability to influence people. He has a completely impartial face. At first he encouraged Kira's activities in the company. But then, he begins to believe that the company will achieve success even without the murders of Kira. Light, believing that Namikawa is the least like Kira, calls him and asks him to postpone the deaths planned by the secret committee. Together with Shimura and Mido, he figured out that only Higuchi could be Kira. After that, at L's request, he helped the investigation team in catching Higuchi by calling him about a broadcast that revealed Kira's identity. Five months later, Light eliminated him, as well as the rest of Yotsuba's group, with heart attacks. The son of Yotsuba, the head of the American branch, and lived in the United States for six years. Graduated from Harvard University School of Economics. A professional shogi player and has a 4th dan in them. Loves chess and dislikes useless subordinates

Near (Nate River)

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One of the contenders for the place of L, who later became his heir. While thinking about the investigation, he plays various children's games. Like L, he is eccentric, withdrawn, and dispassionate. Definitely, L was an authority for him, but after the news of the death of detective Nia states that "he lost because he could not play correctly." Unlike Mello, he has a calm and balanced character. He often plays with children's toys, and also constantly pulls his hair and sits on the floor. Near used Lego figures at the beginning of the second season, and at the end - puppets, as images of his enemies. Sometimes he uses tarot cards to build houses of cards. His communication with other people is minimal. It seems that there is no one in Wammi's house to call his friend.

Ooi takeshi

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The oldest participant in secret meetings, of which he is chairman. Often leads the rest of the participants. Silent, always calm. He hates big events and never agrees to go to parties, although he was at that party when Misa came. Killed by Light as well as the others. How to Read 13 describes him as "a tough guy who doesn't care about details." Graduated from Vasyogi Faculty of Law. Single. His father serves in the Department of Defense. Loves weapon models and dislikes bee nests

Osoreda Kiichiro

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The criminal Cyrus used to find out the name of Ray Penber

Otoharada Kuro

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Kira's first victim. He took hostages in kindergarten. Light still did not believe that the notebook was real, and checked its effect on it.

Rushuall Bid (Al Meem)

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Mafiosi. Veteran of the gang, was killed by Misa using the death note before the start of the police assault

Raye penber

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One of the twelve agents sent to check the Japanese police officers and their families, on behalf of L. Spied on the family members of Deputy Director Kitamura and Department Head Yagami. But Ryuk noticed his surveillance and told Light. And on the day when he had already decided to convey the report that Light did not cause suspicion, he was forced to show Light the FBI agent's badge because the bus was seized by a criminal (controlled by Kira). After that, Light, who recognized his name, was able to control him. At the appointed time (written in the Death Note), Ray Penber came to the subway, where Light made him write on the pages from the Notebook the names of all the FBI agents working in Japan on the Kira case. Ray Penber died of a heart attack after getting off the subway car. Loves Naomi Misora, dislikes working overtime

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God of death. She first appeared to Misa Amane and has been protecting her ever since. To save Misa from pursuit, he concludes an agreement with Light: if something happens to Misa, Rem promises to kill Light, Rem promises to kill L. sand

Rod Ross (Dwhite Godon)

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The head of a mob from Los Angeles. A very cruel person. Loves champagne and dislikes football

Roger ruvie

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A close friend of Kuilsh Wammi (Watari), who became the director of House Wammi when he went with L to Japan to investigate Kira's case. After L's death and Watari received a message that L was dead. Nia and Mello conveyed that they were candidates for the role of the detective's heir, but he did not have time to make his choice. Transfers to them the data collected during the investigation of Kira's case. Tried to persuade Mello and Near to work together to catch their predecessor's killer, but Mello refused and left the orphanage. Later, when Near became the new L, Roger became his assistant as Watari. Loves the company of insects, does not like children

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Mafiosi. He was not killed like the others, he tried with Roy to take away the Death Note on the orders of Mello, but the Japanese police arrested both of them. Died when Mello's building was blown up.

Stephen Gevanni (Stephen Loud)

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Member of the SEC. He survived the massacre of people working in this organization. He played an important role in Near's plans as he followed Mikami, studied his habits, which helped him get his Death Note, and then forge it in just one night, which made it possible to prove the guilt of the first Kira - Yagami Light. In the Post Series - One Shot is shown alongside Restor and Leadner, continuing to work with Near, who is the new L. He is an excellent spy and lock-picker. Likes to make ships in bottles, does not like arrogant bosses

Steeve Maison

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FBI director. First appears when, at L's request, sends agents to Japan to spy on police. After their deaths, he informs the detective about the termination of the investigation of Kira's case by the FBI. Then he helps Nia open the SPK by introducing him to the US President. Killed by Mello with the Death Note

Shuichi aizawa

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A respectable family man, he loves his wife, Eriko and daughter, Yumi. For the sake of his family, he refuses to leave the police and help L. Although later, during the pursuit of Higuchi, he helped the investigation headquarters a lot, after which he joins the headquarters again. After L's death, over time, Light begins to suspect that he is Kira and contacts Near, agrees to cooperate with him and tells some facts about the investigation. As shown in the special edition of the manga, which takes place three years later, Aizawa became the deputy chief of the Japanese police, that is, he took the place of the deceased Soichiro Yagami.

Takada kiyomi

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At the beginning of the anime and manga - a classmate of Light Yagami, with whom he met for a short time. Then - the famous TV presenter, "Kira's voice", Light's mistress. She believed that Kira was right and wanted to help him. And she was happy when Kira turned out to be the person she loved - Light. She became the link between Mikami and Light. When Near became suspicious of Mikami, she passed sentences in his place. Takada Kiyomi was kidnapped by Mello and killed by writing his name on a sheet of Death Note. After that, Light wrote down her name on a piece of paper torn from a notebook, and she committed suicide. Due to the presence of her name in one death note and her absence in another, Near was able to understand which Notebook is real and, as a result, develop a plan to expose Kira.

Death Note is an anime series released in 2006. The story tells about a high school student Yagami Light, who accidentally found the death note - an artifact of the god of death Ryuk, which kills anyone whose name is written in the notebook. So Yagami began his fight against crime in Japan, punishing all criminals who escaped punishment in court. With the development of the plot, Yagami played too much and began to feel like God, punishing all criminals indiscriminately, even the smallest. The greatest detective L (L), whom no one had ever seen before, entered into a confrontation with him. The series shows the intellectual confrontation between two geniuses. The series was based on the manga of the same name and became cult, hitting all sorts of ratings and occupying high positions in them, and the characters of the series have become incredibly popular in all anime communities. The series also received game adaptations and films of the same name. Let's take a look at the main characters of the cult series.

Light "Kira" Yagami

Born on February 28, 1986 (based on the manga). At the beginning of the story, he is a student of the 3rd year of study (12th year) at the Daikoku Private Academy, and also attends additional preparatory classes.

In the spring of 2004, Light becomes a freshman at the university.

Yagami Light is a brilliant university student. Nicknamed "Cyrus," he uses the Death Note to create an ideal world as he sees it - a world of justice led by him; he is his new god. Despite the fact that he looks frail, Light is a very athletic person, able to find the weak points of the enemy. He is a genius, which adds confidence to his ideas - only he is able to judge humanity and guide along the right moral path. The Shinigami who gave Light the Death Note and the one accompanying him is Ryuk.

Al Lolight

L also uses a variety of aliases. With the help of the pseudonyms Erald Coyle and Deneuve, he earned a reputation as the second and third best detectives in the world. L is rather reserved and only communicates with the world through his assistant Watari.

He has never shown his real face to the world, instead he is represented by the letter L, which is written in the Old English Text MT font. After he meets up with a group set up to investigate Kira's activities and capture him, he asks everyone to refer to him as Ryuzaki as a precaution. The team has never heard of his real name. Tsugumi Oba (the author of the manga) said that L is the smartest character in the manga because "the plot demands it." Both have also stated that he personally intended L to be “a little bit evil,” for example, in chapter 109 of the manga, Nia reveals the fact that, according to L, he only investigated cases out of self-interest, without a great sense of justice.

When it came to L's nationality, Oba replied: “I think of him as a quarter Japanese, a quarter English, a quarter Russian and ... maybe a quarter French or Italian? Something like that".

Both said that his favorite character is L, as he believes L is the "strongest" character, well, "not counting Light."

Takeshi Obata (manga artist) chose L as his favorite because of "looks, personality, everything." Obata said that he never created L, he just enjoyed drawing it. Obata also added that he likes L because he is "not real." When asked, "Who was the funnest to draw?" Both and Obata answered "L".

The disheveled and sluggish appearance of L masks the great strength of his logical thinking and intuition. Has the ability to analyze and predict everything, is extremely meticulous. He has several quirks - he prefers to squat rather than sit, eats only sweets, for example, desserts and fruits, and does it very delicately. L lived in England for 5 years and at that time was the English Youth Cup tennis champion.

In chapter 38 of the manga, L says that even though he only eats sweets, his weight remains below normal because the brain uses more calories than any other organ. He also says that if he sat in a normal posture, his deductive abilities would be reduced by 40%.

Whenever L speaks about a percentage to indicate how much he suspects a person of committing a particular crime, for example, "five percent", in reality he means more than 90%. Although L gives Light a low percentage, indicating how suspicious he is, in fact, L is "pretty sure" that Light is Kira. Both said of L, "The truth is that he is a liar."

Misa Amane

Another very colorful character in the Death Note anime. Shikimori (an anime encyclopedia) highlights her habit of talking about herself exclusively in the third person, calling her by name "Misa-Misa". A well-known presenter and fashion model who managed to win the audience award in a frank magazine. Her parents were killed, but Misa could not avenge their death. Therefore, when Kira, using the Notebook, punished the murderers, the girl decided at all costs to find him and thank him.

After a lengthy investigation, she met Light Yagami and fell in love with him, completely losing her head. I am ready to do everything to help my beloved, to be at least somewhat useful. As a result, he makes a deal with the god of death, obtaining his eyes, allowing you to see what ordinary people do not notice.

Nia

The full name of the Death Note anime character is Night River, but he prefers a more secretive nickname. A teenage boy who knows Detective L well and seriously claims to be in his place. Over time, his efforts were rewarded, and Nia really becomes the heir to a talented detective.

There is even a lot in common between them - both are extremely eccentric, dispassionate and rather withdrawn, which frightens off many people. Despite the close relationship, the death of detective L did not touch Near at all - he took the news quite coldly, only dropping that he had died because "he did not know how to play the game according to the necessary rules."

He practically does not talk to people, but as if he was stuck in childhood, often having fun with children's toys, be they puppets or ordinary figures from Lego sets. Has a habit of using tarot cards to build houses. It is almost the exact opposite of another assistant detective - Mello. Only one thing unites two colorful characters - both are real geniuses.

Differs in prudence - acts extremely unemotionally, which often allows you to achieve the desired result. Strictly adheres to both the spirit and the letter of the law. Unable to commit a crime, even if it will allow him to solve a dangerous case, to avenge a close friend (if detective L can be called such).

Mello

Speaking of the characters in the Death Note anime, one cannot fail to mention Mello, although in fact his name is Michael Kael. He is an assistant to Detective L, a rival and at the same time Nia's partner. Unlike the latter, he is an amazingly sociable person, quickly makes new acquaintances, which often allows him to receive important information in simpler and more reliable ways than those used by L and Nia. But at the same time, he is surprisingly impetuous, emotional, almost never ponders his actions, which often leads to very sad consequences for him.

Always walks along the fine line separating the law from crime. In cases where it is necessary or beneficial, it can cross the line, which makes its competitor Nia very angry.

Still, he is no less genius than his partner. Therefore, he had the opportunity to become the heir of detective L. Since the deceased until the very end did not decide which of the assistants is more worthy of such a right, Mello refuses this opportunity, yielding to a friend and rival. As it turns out in the future, he goes to a criminal gang to find Light Yagami and take revenge on him. He loves chocolate very much and eats it almost constantly.

Soichiro Yagami

Father of the protagonist Light Yagami, as well as a hunter for him. An exemplary police officer, deputy chief of the Japanese police. Later he specializes in catching criminals who have committed serial and especially brutal murders. Until the last moment, I am not ready to believe that it is his son who is hiding under the guise of the mysterious Kira, who is killing people with the help of a magical artifact. But at the same time, he completely trusts detective L, since he is an indisputable authority for him.

Ryuk

The same Shinigami who threw the Death Note into the human world, which Light picked up. The story of the Death Note began at the whim of Ryuk, driven by ordinary boredom. An observer by nature, Ryuk often refuses to help Light and prefers to oversee Light's efforts to achieve his goals. Ryuk's most important personality trait is that he is not Light's friend. He acts out of self-interest and amusement, and often overlooks significant details about the Death Note that Light should have known. Ryuk is selfish, however, he can help Light, but only if it serves his purpose, for example, to amuse or provide apples, which are considered his favorite delicacy.

Ram

Rem is the same Shinigami who gave Misa the Death Note and the Shinigami Eyes. Like Ryuk, he has two Death Notes; deliberately gives one to Misa. The second Death Note was given to Ram by Gelous, another Shinigami who died saving Misa's life. Ram considered it right to give the notebook to Misa. Together with the notebook, Ram inherits from Gelousa sincere love for Misa, which pushes Ram to protect her even at the cost of his life. She shows this when she openly declares her distrust of Light. Ram says that if Misa dies before her time, she will kill Light herself. In the manga and anime, Ram informs Misa that she is actually a woman, and in the second fictional film this is not mentioned, as a result, this fact raises doubts. It was she who would later kill El Lolight.

Teru "X-Kira" Mikami

A young man with a strong sense of justice who worships Kira. This goes so far that he calls Light "God." He is ready to help Kira by any means, even to sacrifice his life.

When Mikami was still in school, other children bullied him, then he decided to become a prosecutor in the future. He was an excellent student and excelled in his studies. He acted as arbiter of destinies, deciding who deserves punishment, and enforcing it.

Mikami lives alone, a workaholic, went to the gym even on New Years. Manic, scrupulous and punctual. In general, he is a talented and intelligent person who is able to act independently.

Tota "Taro Matsui" Matsuda

Tota is the most sincere member of the investigation team. Plays a key role in the investigation of the Yotsuba Corporation case, sneaking into the company building without informing anyone on the team. The team gave him the nickname "Taro Matsui".

Following L's instruction, Matsuda earns the trust of the Yotsuba corporation board members, arranges his death (for this he uses the alias Taro Matsui so that the Yotsuba members cannot kill him). Also in the studio, Sakura TV serves as bait to lure a suspect there. Despite his excitable and naive nature, Matsuda manages to get out alive from many dangerous situations. In Soichiro Matsuda sees his mentor.

While it is clear that most of the members of the investigation team consider Kira a terrible criminal, Matsuda often wonders if Kira is doing a good deed, especially as more and more people seem to agree with what he is doing.

Matsuda is intimidated by Mikami's strong loyalty to Kire when he hears Mikami's public statement on Sakura TV. And yet, Matsuda is very supportive and sympathetic towards Kira's followers.

When it is revealed that Light is Kira, Matsuda of the entire team was the most shocked. He has always liked Light, and he is very indignant when he learns that he was fooled; but he is especially upset that Light's actions resulted in Soichiro's death. Matsuda manages to save Near's life when he shoots Light in the arm, forcing him to drop the pen he used to write Near's name on a piece of paper he had hidden. Matsuda shoots him several more times to prevent Light from writing Near's name in his own blood. In a rage, he almost kills Light with a shot in the head, but the rest of the team stops him.

As shown in the last chapter of the manga, Matsuda suspects that in order to reveal Light, Near uses the Death Note with which to direct Mikami's actions before killing him, but Idea says that he has no evidence, and it is only his "desire" that it was, and this may have to do with how Matsuda thinks of Light as a friend.

The history of the creation of the series

The creator of the manga was Tsugumi Oboi, and the artist was Takeshi Obata. The work served as the basis for cartoons and films. Many short stories and even video games have been created based on his motives. While working on the essay, the authors wondered if it was possible to improve people's lives by killing others. They were worried about the reaction of a person who is ready to commit a crime, and of the society in which what is happening is being analyzed.

Manga published in 2003. The public got acquainted with the pilot version of the work. In 2004, the essay was published permanently in the Weekly Shonen Jump. Until 2006, 12 volumes of Death Note were published. The thirteenth became a kind of guide to her universe.

Based on the plot of the manga, the film "Death Note" and "Death Note: The Last Name" were filmed. In 2008, the spin-off "L: Change the World" was released. In 2007, television directors, inspired by the work, released Death Note - Another Notebook: The BB Los Angeles Murders, followed by Death Note - Rewriting: Through the Eyes of God. These two projects were broadcast on Nippon TV.

In 2007, a license for the production of analogue products was acquired in the USA and Russia. Anime and manga fans watched 2x2's Death Note animated series. All 12 volumes of the work were published in Russian by 2012.

Immediately after the release of the Death Note manga, she had a whole army of fans. Unsurprisingly, anime and film were soon shot as well, and a large number of books were written. One of the main advantages of the Death Note anime is that the characters turned out to be colorful, well-designed. Therefore, it will be useful to talk about the main characters.

If you make a list of characters from the anime "Death Note", then it will look something like this:

• Light Yagami;
• Al Lolight;
• Misa Amane;
• Mello;
• Soichiro Yagami;
• Teru Mikami;

Now let's talk about each of them in more detail.

Light Yagami

The main character, also known as Kira. With him and start the list of characters from the anime "Death Note". He was lucky (or, conversely, unlucky) to find a mysterious notebook, in which it is enough to write down the name of a person to kill him. Using an amazing artifact, Kira decides to destroy all the prominent criminals. The hero is well aware of the most dangerous of them, since his father is a policeman.

The fact that at first Light Yagami wanted to destroy crime speaks of his intelligence and justice, because he wanted the common good, and did not use the Notebook exclusively for his own purposes. Alas, over time, it begins to change. Huge power led to the fact that the hero became arrogant, arrogant. When the detectives went on the trail of the Notebook, Kira begins to destroy them in order to prevent the survivors from investigating. And then those who could somehow interfere with Light Yagami or stand in his way were on the list.

Al Lolight

The next in the list of heroes-characters of the anime "Death Note" is rightfully Al Lolight. However, only a few people know his name - for the majority he remains an anonymous and faceless detective, nicknamed L. It must be admitted that he is a very good professional. They turn to him only in the most extreme cases, since he does not take on every case - his usual tariff is 1 million dollars for an investigation. However, he can take up work even if the danger threatens thousands of people.

An interesting feature - Al Lolight is able to eat sweets in huge quantities, but at the same time does not get better at all, remaining still the same thin. Well, the love of sweets is not only necessary for the effective work of the brain, but also because a detective grew up in an orphanage, where he could not get such delicacies.

Its main properties are straightforwardness, honesty and impartiality.

Misa Amane

Another very colorful character in the Death Note anime. Shikimori (an anime encyclopedia) highlights her habit of talking about herself exclusively in the third person, calling her by name "Misa-Misa". A well-known presenter and fashion model who managed to win the audience award in a frank magazine.

Her parents were killed, but Misa could not avenge their death. Therefore, when Kira, using the Notebook, punished the murderers, the girl decided at all costs to find him and thank him. After a lengthy investigation, she met Light Yagami and fell in love with him, completely losing her head. I am ready to do everything to help my beloved, to be at least somewhat useful. As a result, he makes a deal with the god of death, obtaining his eyes, allowing you to see what ordinary people do not notice.

Over time, it is she who becomes the keeper of the Death Note, and Misa uses it in a completely different way from Yagami.

Nia

The full name of the Death Note anime character is Night River, but he prefers a more secretive nickname.

A teenage boy who knows Detective L well and seriously claims to be in his place. Over time, his efforts were rewarded, and Nia really becomes the heir to a talented detective. There is even a lot in common between them - both are extremely eccentric, dispassionate and rather withdrawn, which frightens off many people.

Despite the close relationship, the death of detective L did not touch Near at all - he took the news rather coldly, only dropping that he had died because "he did not know how to play the game according to the necessary rules."

He practically does not talk to people, but as if he was stuck in childhood, often having fun with children's toys, be they puppets or ordinary figures from Lego sets. Has a habit of using tarot cards to build houses.

It is almost the exact opposite of another assistant detective - Mello. Only one thing unites two colorful characters - both are real geniuses.

Differs in prudence - acts extremely unemotionally, which often allows you to achieve the desired result. Strictly adheres to both the spirit and the letter of the law. Unable to commit a crime, even if it will allow him to solve a dangerous case, to avenge a close friend (if detective L can be called such).

Mello

Speaking of the characters in the Death Note anime, one cannot fail to mention Mello, although in fact his name is Michael Kael. He is an assistant to Detective L, a rival and at the same time Nia's partner.

Unlike the latter, he is an amazingly sociable person, quickly makes new acquaintances, which often allows him to receive important information in simpler and more reliable ways than those used by L and Nia. But at the same time, he is surprisingly impetuous, emotional, almost never ponders his actions, which often leads to very sad consequences for him. Always walks along the fine line separating the law from crime. In cases where it is necessary or beneficial, it can cross the line, which makes its competitor Nia very angry.

Still, he is no less genius than his partner. Therefore, he had the opportunity to become the heir of detective L. Since the deceased until the very end did not decide which of the assistants is more worthy of such a right, Mello refuses this opportunity, yielding to a friend and rival. As it turns out in the future, he goes to a criminal gang to find Light Yagami and take revenge on him.

He loves chocolate very much and eats it almost constantly.

Soichiro Yagami

Father of the protagonist Light Yagami, as well as a hunter for him. An exemplary police officer, deputy chief of the Japanese police. Later he specializes in catching criminals who have committed serial and especially brutal murders. Until the last moment, I am not ready to believe that it is his son who is hiding under the guise of the mysterious Kira, who is killing people with the help of a magical artifact. But at the same time, he completely trusts detective L, since he is an indisputable authority for him.

An exemplary family man, he loves his wife and children very much. That is why, in a situation where his daughter is kidnapped, without hesitation, she gives the Death Note to get Saya back. At the same time, he burns with fierce hatred of criminals.

Outwardly, it resembles a textbook detective - fit, tall, wears a narrow neat mustache and glasses.

Toda Matsuda

Another detective working on the case of the elusive Kira. The most inexperienced and youngest, however, the lack of experience is fully compensated by a hot temper, dedication to a common cause. If necessary, he is ready to risk his life if this will allow solving a dangerous and complex case. Until recently, he did not believe that Light Yagami could be a dangerous criminal and unscrupulous killer, he defended him, defending his innocence. When the truth was revealed, I was terribly upset.

Toda thinks that he is calculating and smart, but this is nothing more than self-deception. In fact, this is a real boy - absent-minded, noisy, naive, but at the same time invariably honest.

Teru Mikami

Loyal friend and ally of Light Yagami. He chose the profession of a prosecutor, since from childhood he was used to dividing the whole world into black and white. I am ready to protect good people at any cost, while ruthlessly punishing bad people. At first he used the power given to him, but over time, the same Death Note fell into the hands of Teru. With her, it has become even easier to administer justice as he understands. Using the eyes of the Shinigami, he began to identify criminals, and the artifact allowed them to be destroyed without trial or investigation.

According to the anime, he was faithful to his friend Light Yagami to the end. When it was necessary to distract the attention of others in order to help something to escape, he did not hesitate to pierce his heart with a pen. In the manga, their relationship developed in a completely different way.

Ryuk

And of course, when talking about the characters in the Death Note anime, Ryuk is simply impossible not to mention.

Unlike the heroes listed above, he is not a mortal person - he is one of the Shinigami, the gods of death.

It was Ryuk who realized that life was too boring, and decided to have some fun by throwing an ancient artifact - the Death Note - into the world of mere mortals, where Light Yagami found it. The death gods used the Notebook to kill people, thereby prolonging their lives.

He loves apples very much - in order to get them, he is ready to make a deal with mere mortals. For example, Light easily persuaded him to find security cameras by bribing Ryuk with apples.

Conclusion

This concludes our article. From it you learned all the main characters of the anime "Death Note", saw their photos and read their brief descriptions. Surely this allowed the fans to once again plunge into the beloved atmosphere of the anime, and those who had not yet watched it were at least a little interested.

Yagami Light

Kiriji: Yagami Raito

Nickname: Kira

Date of birth: In the manga: February 28, 1986
In the film: February 28, 1988
In the anime: February 28, 1989
Died: In manga: January 28, 2010
In the anime: January 28, 2013

Occupation: Schoolboy
Student
Policeman
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 54 kg
Blood type: A

Seiyuu in the anime: Mamoru Miyano
Actor in the film: Tatsuya Fujiwara

The protagonist of the anime, manga and film "Death Note". Japan's best student at the beginning of the story, after a talented university student, then a police officer and, concurrently, Kira. It was he who first found the Death Note, began to use it and received the name Cyrus. He believed that he could change the world for the better, and was ready to do anything in order to become the god of the new world. He had no attachments, was cold and calculating. Was killed by the Shinigami Ryuuk.

According to the alternative ending of the manga, after death he entered the world of the Gods of Death, where he had to atone for all murders committed with the help of the Death Note and then completely disappear. However, Light did not accept this and began to look for a way to escape.

Lauliet, El

English Lawliet
Nickname: L
Eral Coil
Denuve
Ryuga Hideki
Ryuzaki

Date of birth: In the manga: October 31, 1979
In the film: October 31, 1981
In the anime: October 31, 1982
Died: In manga: November 5, 2004
In the anime: November 5, 2007
Occupation: Detective
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 50KG
Blood type: Unknown

Seiyuu in the anime: Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese 山口 勝平 Yamaguchi Kappei?)
Actor in the film: Kenichi Matsuyama (松山 ケ ン イ チ Matsuyama Kenichi?)

A brilliant detective who took up the investigation of the Kira case. In addition to the pseudonym L, he was also known as Eral Coil and Denuve (also talented detectives). Almost nothing is known about his life, except that he was brought up in an orphanage in England. He loved sweets, always walked disheveled, sat with his feet on a chair. Taking on the investigation of Kira's case, he very quickly began to suspect Light, but could not find any evidence of his guilt. Was killed by the Shinigami Rem, in accordance with Light's plan.

Amane Misa

Kanji: 弥 海砂

Kana: あ ま ね ミ サ
Kiriji: Amane Misa

Nickname: Misa-Misa
second Kira

Date of birth: In the manga: December 25, 1984
In the film: December 25, 1986
In the anime: December 25, 1987
Died: In manga: February 14, 2011
In the film: not known
Occupation: Fashion Model
Actress
Height: 152 cm
Weight: 36 kg
Blood group: AB (IV)

Seiyuu in the anime: Hirano Aya (平野 綾 Hirano Aya?)
Actor in the film: Erika Toda (戸 田 恵 梨 香 Erika Erika?)

Famous model, Second Cyrus. Rem gave her the notebook of the deceased Gelous. The first Kira punished the killers of Misa's parents, and she decided to help Kira. She is madly in love with Light, and is ready to do anything for him. Made a deal twice to acquire Shinigami eyes. She committed suicide a year after Light's death, on Valentine's Day.

Mello
Kehl, Michael

Katakana: メ ロ
English Mello

Real name: Michael Keehl
Date of birth: In the manga: December 13, 1989
In the anime: December 13, 1992
Died: In manga: January 26, 2010
In the anime: January 26, 2013

Occupation: Mafia / No specific occupation
Height: 171 cm
Weight: 52 kg
Blood type: A

Seiyuu in the anime: Nozomu Sasaki (望 佐 々 木 Nozomu Sasaki?)

One of the candidates for the role of L.'s successor. Smart, but forced to always be second because of Near. After his death, L left the Wammi orphanage to prove that he was number one and started looking for Kira with the help of the mafia. He was never shy in methods, he repeatedly kidnapped people. I ate chocolate all the time. Died of a heart attack after writing his name in the Death Note.

Nia
River, Nate

Katakana: 二 ア

English Near

Real name: Nate River
Date of birth: In the manga: August 24, 1991
In the anime: August 24, 1994
Date of death: −−
Occupation: Detective
Height: 155 cm
Weight: 40KG
Blood type: B

Seiyuu in the anime: Noriko Hidaka (日 高 の 子 子 Hidaka Noriko?)

Successor of L, inmate of the same orphanage. After becoming the leader of the SPK team created to find Kira, he soon began to suspect Light playing the role of L. After a long battle with Light, he was still able to obtain evidence of his guilt and survive. After that, he began to play the role that L once played - the role of the best detective, to whom all the police forces in the world are subordinate.

Teru Mikami

Supporter, and a little later - the executor of Kira's will. From childhood, the whole world was divided for him into good and evil. Those whom he considered evil were punished. He became a prosecutor to carry out justice. Misa, on behalf of Light, sent him the Death Note. Teru exchanged Death's eyes with Ryuk and began to punish the criminals.

Kiyomi Takada

At the beginning of the anime and manga - a classmate of Light Yagami, with whom he met for a short time. Then - the famous TV presenter, "Kira's voice", Light's mistress. She believed that Kira was right and wanted to help him. And she was happy when Kira turned out to be the person she loved - Light. She became the link between Mikami and Light. When Near became suspicious of Mikami, she passed sentences in his place. Takada Kiyomi was kidnapped by Mello and killed by writing his name on a piece of Death Note. After that, Light wrote down her name in a notebook, and she committed suicide.

In the film, a character named Takada Kiyomi plays a different role. She is also a TV presenter, but her talents are not recognized by management and colleagues. Her further story is similar to Higuchi's story told in the manga and anime: she receives the Death Note from Rem, that is, becomes the third Kira, begins to punish the criminals, but soon L and Light find her, arrest her, and Light kills her with a leaf from Death Note.

Death Gods:

Ryuk

The God of Death, who was very bored in his world, so he wrote a "user's guide" to the Death Note and threw it into the human world. As it turned out later, it was not his notebook, but Sido's notebook. Neighborhood with Light Yagami somewhat entertained him (at least, he often repeated ^ "people are so funny"). Ryuk never had any special feelings for Light, he did not want to help or hinder him. I loved apples, and even for the sake of being able to eat them sometimes I listened to Light (for example, I found all the cameras installed by L).

Ram

The God of Death, who was present next to Gelous at the time of his death and then gave his Notebook to Misa Amane. She felt sincere love for Misa, protected her from the threats of Light Yagami. When L became suspicious of Misa for the second time, Ram killed him and Watari. Misa's life was extended, but Rem died. The notebook that remained after her went to Light.

Light "Kira" Yagami

Light "Kira" Yagami

Born on February 28, 1986 (based on the manga). At the beginning of the story, he is a 3rd year student (12th year) at the Daikoku Private Academy, and also attends additional preparatory classes.

In the spring of 2004, Light becomes a freshman at the university.

Yagami Light is a brilliant university student. Nicknamed "Kira", he uses the Death Note to create an ideal world as he sees it - a world of justice led by him; he is his new god. Despite the fact that he looks frail, Light is a very athletic person, able to find the weak points of the enemy. He is a genius, which adds confidence to his ideas - only he is able to judge humanity and guide along the right moral path. The Shinigami who gave Light the Death Note and the one accompanying him is Ryuk.

L, Al "Ryuga Hideki, Ryuzaki, Erald Coyle, Deneuve" Lolight

L also uses a variety of aliases. With the help of the pseudonyms Erald Coyle and Deneuve, he earned a reputation as the second and third best detectives in the world. L is rather reserved and only communicates with the world through his assistant Watari.

He has never shown his real face to the world, instead he is represented by the letter L, which is written in the Old English Text MT font. After he meets up with a group set up to investigate Kira's activities and capture him, he asks everyone to refer to him as Ryuzaki as a precaution. The team has never heard of his real name. Tsugumi Oba (the author of the manga) said that L is the smartest character in the manga because "the plot demands it." Both have also stated that he personally intended L to be “a little bit evil,” for example, in chapter 109 of the manga, Nia reveals the fact that, according to L, he only investigated cases out of self-interest, without a great sense of justice.

When it came to L's nationality, Oba replied: “I think of him as a quarter Japanese, a quarter English, a quarter Russian and ... maybe a quarter French or Italian? Something like that".

Both said that his favorite character is L, as he believes L is the "strongest" character, well, "not counting Light."

Takeshi Obata (manga artist) chose L as his favorite because of "looks, personality, everything." Obata said that he never created L, he just enjoyed drawing it. Obata also added that he likes L because he is "not real." When asked, "Who was the funnest to draw?" Both and Obata answered "L".

The disheveled and sluggish appearance of L masks the great strength of his logical thinking and intuition. Has the ability to analyze and predict everything, is extremely meticulous. He has several quirks - he prefers to squat rather than sit, eats only sweets, for example, desserts and fruits, and does it very delicately. L lived in England for 5 years and at that time was the English Youth Cup tennis champion.

In chapter 38 of the manga, L says that even though he only eats sweets, his weight remains below normal because the brain uses more calories than any other organ. He also says that if he sat in a normal posture, his deductive abilities would be reduced by 40%.

Whenever L speaks about a percentage to indicate how much he suspects a person of committing a particular crime, for example, "five percent", in reality he means more than 90%. Although L gives Light a low percentage, indicating how suspicious he is, in fact, L is "pretty sure" that Light is Kira. Both said of L, "The truth is that he is a liar."

Misa "Misa-Misa, 2nd Kira" Amane

The famous model, singer and actress has a crush on Light Yagami. Usually refers to himself in the third person, calling himself "Misa-Misa"; hyperactive. Posing as the second Kira in order to attract the attention of the first.

Misa decides to devote her life to Light because he punished the criminal who killed her parents when she was younger; the robber killed Misa's parents right in front of her eyes. Misa, unable to forgive the murderer and wanting to punish him with her own hands, could only watch the constant delays in the murderer's trial, until Kira killed him. The Shinigami accompanying Misa is Rem. Misa also exchanged eyes with Shinigami twice, thereby reducing her lifespan by half twice: the first time it happened with Rem, the second time - with Ryuk.

In the 13th volume of the manga, a guide to Death Note, it is reported that after Light's death, Misa falls into despair. In the manga, one year later, on February 14, 2011, commits suicide. It also suggests that the cloaked woman who appeared at the end of the manga is not Misa, but simply a follower of Kira.

Death

Version 1

In the anime finale, Misa's suicide is not mentioned or shown. Before the closing credits, she stands on the edge of the rooftop with a sad face and looks to the horizon.

Version 2

In the ending of the anime, we see Misa committing suicide. It can be seen that she is standing on the edge of the bridge and looking at the horizon.

Michael "Mello" Kehl

Mello is the eldest of L's two successors, raised at Wammi's gifted orphanage. It's in Winchester, England; the orphanage was in charge of Watari. When it was decided that Mello should work with another successor, Nia, Mello refuses, citing the impossibility of working with Nia, who is considered second after L. Like L's love of sweets, Mello can often be seen eating a bar of chocolate. Volume 13 states that Mello is "superior in mental capacity" and "sometimes lets his emotion take over." And also "hatred of Nia" gave rise to "personality vice" in Mello. Mello is not completely evil, given his protection and genuine concern for Matt's welfare.

Tsugumi Oba stated that Mello "works hard no matter what he does," and added that Mello's name "doesn't really mean anything," unlike Near, which means "Nate River," and so on.

Mello decides to find Kira in his own way, joining the mafia. Having kidnapped Sayu by Yagami, she receives one of the Death Note from SPK; Yagami Light arranges a raid, as a result of which Mello is injured, and his real name is in Light's hands. Learning that Light is Kira and that Near plans to detain him, he kidnaps Takada Kiyomi, but soon dies from a page from the Death Note hidden by Takada. The incident causes Mikami Teru to use his Death Note to kill Takada. The fact that Near has already gotten close to him ultimately forces Teru to agree to use the notebook in order to thwart Light's plans. During the final confrontation, Near notices that Mello was the only person who helped uncover Light's plans. Halle Lidner further speculates that Mello deliberately allowed himself to be killed in order to expose Light's plans, but Near rejects this theory.

Mello is the narrator of Death Note Another Notebook: The Case of the Los Angeles Killer BB, a prequel to the main manga.

Nate "Nia, N" River

Nia is the youngest of L's two successors who grew up at the Wammi orphanage. Unlike the emotional Mello, who acts without hesitation, Nia is more cold-blooded, calmly assesses the situation. Like L, Nia behaves strangely. Usually sits hunched over. In addition, he constantly plays with various toys that he likes to use when building his theories, and also lazily curls the ends of his hair. Shows great respect for L, uses his methods in solving crimes, even takes up only those cases that will interest him in something, instead of doing justice. Near uses the letters "N" and "L" in Wedding Text to represent herself and the fake L, respectively. Later, he uses the Old English font to write "L", as did the real L.

Some time after L's death, Near works for the United States as part of the SPK (Kira Capture Team) project. He soon deduces that Light Yagami, posing as L, is actually Kira.

After he learns that Mikami Teru is Light's commissioner, and Mello kidnaps Takada Kiyomi, Nia decides to replace Mikami's Death Note with a fake, which, as a result of the final confrontation, exposes Light. Nia says that neither he nor Mello could have surpassed L alone, but managed to do so by inadvertently cooperating. Nia soon takes over the remaining SPK members.

Tsugumi Oba said Nia "became less attractive" as a sequel to the story. According to Near's plan, mastering the Death Note was to put an end to the story. Both stated that the backlash was due to a "difference in views," and to the people Nia may have seemed like a "cheat." Oba also added that the "cheeky behavior" was supposed to "enhance his childishness" and was interpreted as "annoying."

In the final volume, Near has puppets with him. Takeshi Obata says that Near bought Kira's first puppet and painted it with a magic marker. Obata added that Nia must have created other puppets later, but he would not say that Nia has much sympathy for L, because he portrays him as "ugly", and that Nia "worked hard" on Mello's puppet, as if Near "liked Mello."

Obata stated that he enjoyed drawing Nia, which is also one of his favorites, given that Nia is the most cocky character in the manga "because he cheats."

When asked which of the characters most resembled him, Obu said that Nia and "maybe Light." Regarding Nia, Oba said that he often does not leave his house.

Ryuk

The same Shinigami who threw the Death Note into the human world, which Light picked up. The story of the Death Note began at the whim of Ryuk, driven by ordinary boredom. An observer by nature, Ryuk often refuses to help Light and prefers to oversee Light's efforts to achieve his goals. Ryuk's most important personality trait is that he is not Light's friend. He acts out of self-interest and amusement, and often overlooks significant details about the Death Note that Light should have known. Ryuk is selfish, however, he can help Light, but only if it serves his purpose, for example, to amuse or provide apples, which are considered his favorite delicacy.

Ram

Rem is the same Shinigami who gave Misa the Death Note and the Shinigami Eyes. Like Ryuk, he has two Death Notes; deliberately gives one to Misa. The second Death Note was given to Ram by Gelous, another Shinigami who died saving Misa's life. Ram considered it right to give the notebook to Misa. Together with the notebook, Ram inherits from Gelousa sincere love for Misa, which pushes Ram to protect her even at the cost of his life. She shows this when she openly declares her distrust of Light. Ram says that if Misa dies before her time, she will kill Light herself. In the manga and anime, Ram informs Misa that she is actually a woman, and in the second fictional film this is not mentioned, as a result, this fact raises doubts. It was she who would later kill El Lolight.

Teru "X-Kira" Mikami

Teru "X-Kira" Mikami

A young man with a strong sense of justice who worships Kira. This goes so far that he calls Light "God." He is ready to help Kira by any means, even to sacrifice his life.

When Mikami was still in school, other children bullied him, then he decided to become a prosecutor in the future. He was an excellent student and excelled in his studies. He acted as arbiter of destinies, deciding who deserves punishment, and enforcing it.

Mikami lives alone, a workaholic, went to the gym even on New Years. Manic, scrupulous and punctual. In general, he is a talented and intelligent person who is able to act independently.

Soichiro Yagami

Soichiro Yagami

Soichiro Yagami is the father of Light and Sayu. He is the police officer who initially leads the investigation into Kira's activities. However, due to lack of police force, he is forced to join L and form a special team SPK. When L begins to suspect Light of being Kira, Soichiro cannot believe that his son is capable of such a thing. Although he ends up suffering a stress-related heart attack, insists on being helpful to the team, and breaks into Sakura TV using a bus.

After L was killed and Light took his place, Soichiro facilitates the return of the Death Note, which Mello received from them in exchange for freeing the kidnapped Sayu Yagami. Using Kira's Death Note that Misa gives him according to Light's instructions, Soichiro receives Shinigami eyes from Ryuk.

With the help of his eyes, he is able to recognize Mello's real name, although he is dying due to one of Mello's henchmen. Since Light refused to use his Death Note at that time, and his lifespan can be seen through the eyes of a Shinigami, Soichiro dies happy, believing that Light is not Kira.

Tota "Taro Matsui" Matsuda

Tota "Taro Matsui" Matsuda

Tota is the most sincere member of the investigation team. Plays a key role in the investigation of the Yotsuba Corporation case, sneaking into the company building without informing anyone on the team. The team gave him the nickname "Taro Matsui".

Following L's instruction, Matsuda earns the trust of the Yotsuba corporation board members, arranges his death (for this he uses the alias Taro Matsui so that the Yotsuba members cannot kill him). Also in the studio, Sakura TV serves as bait to lure a suspect there. Despite his excitable and naive nature, Matsuda manages to get out alive from many dangerous situations. In Soichiro Matsuda sees his mentor.

While it is clear that most of the members of the investigation team consider Kira a terrible criminal, Matsuda often wonders if Kira is doing a good deed, especially as more and more people seem to agree with what he is doing.

Matsuda is intimidated by Mikami's strong loyalty to Kire when he hears Mikami's public statement on Sakura TV. And yet, Matsuda is very supportive and sympathetic towards Kira's followers.

When it is revealed that Light is Kira, Matsuda of the entire team was the most shocked. He has always liked Light, and he is very indignant when he learns that he was fooled; but he is especially upset that Light's actions resulted in Soichiro's death. Matsuda manages to save Near's life when he shoots Light in the arm, forcing him to drop the pen he used to write Near's name on a piece of paper he had hidden. Matsuda shoots him several more times to prevent Light from writing Near's name in his own blood. In a rage, he almost kills Light with a shot in the head, but the rest of the team stops him.

Aizawa Shuichi

While working in the investigation team, he bears the pseudonym Aihara. Leaves the team and becomes a regular police officer after L confronts the team members with a choice - they can leave, but continue to help the team as police members when needed. After L's death, Aizawa returns to the team to work under Light's command. Upon learning that the 13-day rule (meaning one of the rules written in the Death Note) is a lie, Aizawa begins to suspect Light that he is Kira, and contacts Near. He gives Near some information, from which Near draws a conclusion about Kira's real identity (i.e. about Light), then Near keeps him at the SPK headquarters for some time. Nia subsequently agrees to free Aizawa and Mogi. In the final, Aizawa became the leader of the police investigation team.

Aizawa has a wife and two children; the youngest daughter is named Eriko, and the eldest is Yumi.

In the first arc, he works as Misa's manager (as Kankichi Moji) after Matsuda's fake death. Misa gives him the nickname "Mochi" based on his nickname.

In the second arc, Mello demands to meet with Mogi in order to gather intelligence about Kira and deceives Mogi by meeting Near at the SPK headquarters. Mogi is then held hostage by Nia until Aizawa arrives to rescue him.

Ide Hideki

Ide Hideki

Ide Hideki is one of the few police officers who stayed with Soichiro to work on the Kira case. At first, disagreeing with L's methods, he leaves the team. But later he returns and plays a rather minor role in SPK. He helps coordinate the team's actions and also organizes a blockade of police cars to trap Higuchi. After L's death, he reunites with the team, although he states that he just did it to be with Aizawa. Ide trusts Light more than anyone else on the team, apart from Light's father, of course.