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Death Note follows Light Yagami, a top high school student who finds a notebook dropped into the human world by a bored Shinigami, a god of death. Any person whose name is written in it dies, and Light decides to use it to wipe out criminals. The public soon calls this unseen killer Kira, and a brilliant, anonymous detective known only as L sets out to catch him. The cast splits into a few clear groups: Light and his family, the Shinigami who follow the notebooks, the police task force hunting Kira, and the young prodigies of Wammy's House who appear in the later part of the story. This page covers 14 characters, described as they are first introduced, with no endings, deaths or hidden identities revealed.
Light Yagami is the protagonist, a genius high school student with perfect grades and a police chief for a father. Bored and convinced the world is rotten, he picks up the Death Note and decides to judge criminals himself, becoming the killer the media names Kira. He is calm, charming in public and ruthlessly calculating in private. Japanese voice: Mamoru Miyano; Brazilian dub: José Leonardo.
Misa Amane is a popular model and idol known for her gothic fashion. She is cheerful, impulsive and full of energy, and she openly admires Kira for punishing criminals. Once she meets Light she becomes intensely devoted to him, which brings a loud, unpredictable personality into his careful plans. Japanese voice: Aya Hirano; Brazilian dub: Ana Lúcia Menezes.
L is a world-famous detective who has solved cases no one else could, while keeping his real name a closely guarded secret. He takes on the Kira case and quickly becomes Light's main opponent. He is eccentric, with odd habits that make him stand out in any room, but his reasoning is razor-sharp and he enjoys testing suspects with risky bluffs. Japanese voice: Kappei Yamaguchi; Brazilian dub: Sérgio Cantú.
Near is a young detective with white hair who grew up at Wammy's House, an orphanage for gifted children. He is placid, pragmatic and sharp-tongued, and he thinks through problems while playing with toys and puzzles. He enters the story in its later part as one of the minds pursuing Kira. Japanese voice: Noriko Hidaka; Brazilian dub: Charles Emmanuel.
Mello is another gifted child raised at Wammy's House and Near's long-time rival. He is emotional, proud and almost always eating chocolate. Where Near prefers patience, Mello is reckless and willing to break the law to get ahead, and he joins the hunt for Kira in the later part of the story. Japanese voice: Nozomu Sasaki; Brazilian dub: Marcos Souza.
Ryuk is the Shinigami who drops his Death Note into the human world simply because he is bored. Once Light picks it up, Ryuk follows him everywhere, visible only to the notebook's owner. He takes no side and mostly watches the game for entertainment, commenting with a grin. He is very fond of apples from the human world. Japanese voice: Shidō Nakamura; Brazilian dub: Jorge Vasconcellos.
Rem is a Shinigami with a pale, skeletal look and a calmer, more serious manner than Ryuk. She generally holds humans in contempt and sees through people quickly. Even so, she shows a protective side toward those she comes to care about, which is rare among Shinigami. Japanese voice: Kimiko Saitō; Brazilian dub: Alexandre Drummond.
Soichiro Yagami is Light's father and a senior officer of the Japanese police who leads the investigation into Kira at the start. He is honest, strict and deeply committed to justice, and he puts his health and safety on the line for the case. He works alongside L while having no idea how close the case is to his own home. Japanese voice: Naoya Uchida; Brazilian dub: Mauro Ramos.
Watari is L's assistant, an elderly man who stays at his side and handles what L cannot do himself while keeping out of sight. He is calm, loyal and resourceful, and at the start of the Kira case he is L's only link to the police. He is skilled in espionage and marksmanship, and he is the closest thing L has to a father figure. Japanese voice: Kiyoshi Kobayashi.
Touta Matsuda is the youngest member of the Kira task force. He is cheerful, eager and often a little clumsy, which gets him into trouble on the job. He likes Light, is a fan of Misa, and often voices what an ordinary person would think about the case, which makes him the team's most relatable member. Japanese voice: Ryō Naitō; Brazilian dub: Luiz Sérgio Vieira.
Shuichi Aizawa is a detective on the Kira task force and a family man with a wife waiting at home. He is serious, stubborn and outspoken, and he does not hesitate to question decisions he disagrees with, even when they come from L. His sense of duty keeps pulling him back to the case. Japanese voice: Keiji Fujiwara.
Kanzo Mogi is a quiet, reliable detective on the Kira task force. He rarely talks, but he is thorough and steady, and he turns out to be a surprisingly convincing actor when an undercover job calls for it. Misa gives him the friendly nickname Motchi while he works close to her. Japanese voice: Kazuya Nakai.
Sayu Yagami is Light's younger sister. She is kind, lively and ordinary in the best sense, a normal schoolgirl who looks up to her clever older brother. She knows nothing about the notebook, and her everyday life at home is a reminder of the normal world that surrounds Light's secret. Japanese voice: Haruka Kudō.
Naomi Misora is a former FBI agent and the fiancée of Raye Penber, an FBI investigator sent to Japan to look into Kira. She is a capable, determined investigator, and she decides to follow the Kira case on her own initiative. Her sharp instincts make her a real threat in the early episodes. Japanese voice: Naoko Matsui; Brazilian dub: Priscila Amorim.
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