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Nate River is one of the main characters in the manga and anime series Death Note. Known under the pseudonym N. While thinking about the investigation, he plays various children's games.

He was brought up from an early age in the same orphanage as L, with the expectation that in the future he would become his successor. After becoming the leader of the SPK team created to find Kira, he soon began to suspect Light was playing L's role.

Enters the arena after L's death as his successor. With the help of his arch rival, Mello defeats Light, proving that he is Kira.

Character

Nia is probably one of the characters closest to L in spirit. Like L, he is eccentric, withdrawn and emotionless. L was definitely an authority figure for him, but after the news of the detective's death, Near states that "he lost because he couldn't play correctly." Unlike Mello, he has a calm and balanced character. He often plays with children's toys, and also constantly fiddles with his hair and sits on the floor. Near used Lego figures at the beginning of the second season, and puppets at the end, as images of his enemies. Sometimes he uses tarot cards for fortune telling or simply for building card houses. His communication with other people is minimal. It seems like there is no one in Wammy's house that he can call a friend. The name "Nate" - from the word "natural", and the surname "River" - "river", symbolize the transfer of talents to Nia from L. Nia is L's natural successor, "a natural genius blessed from above."

Nia and Mello

L died without appointing an heir. Mello and Near were equally brilliant, but had completely different characters: the former is annoyed by Near's calmness and prudence, while the latter does not like Mello's recklessness and impulsiveness. Nia has virtually no social skills, while Mello gets along well with people. Their working methods also differ. Mello is ready to work even with the mafia to capture Kira, and Nia adheres to the law. They couldn't work together, but by joining forces, they solved Kira's case.

Nia and Kira

After Mello's refusal to cooperate due to differences in character, Nia begins to investigate Kira's case, taking the pseudonym N. Having assembled a team of experienced detectives, he contacts Second L, who becomes his main suspect. Having exchanged the real Death Note for a fake one, during a meeting with Light he proves to everyone present at the meeting that Light is Kira. Thus, Near won the battle of brilliant minds, finishing L's case and exposing Kira.

Yagami Light

Kiriji: Yagami Raito

Nickname: Kira

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

Occupation: School student
Student
Police officer
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 54 kg
Blood type: A

Anime voice actor: Mamoru Miyano
Actor in the film: Tatsuya Fujiwara

The main character of the anime, manga and film "Death Note". The best student in Japan at the beginning of the story, then a talented university student, then a policeman and, part-time, Kira. It was he who first found the Death Note, began to use it and received the name Kira. He believed that he could change the world for the better, and was ready to do anything to become the god of the new world. He had no attachments, was cold and calculating. He was killed by the Shinigami Ryuk.

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

Lauliet, El

English Lawliet
Nickname: L
Eral Coil
Denouve
Ryuga Hideki
Ryuuzaki

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

Seiyuu in the anime: Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口勝平 Yamaguchi Kappei?)
Actor in the film: Kenichi Matsuyama (Japanese: 松山ケンイチ Matsuyama Kenichi?)

A brilliant detective who took up the investigation of Kira's case. In addition to the pseudonym L, he was also known as Eral Coil and Denov (also talented detectives). Almost nothing is known about his life, except that he was raised in an orphanage in England. He loved sweets, always walked disheveled, sat with his feet on a chair. Having taken up the investigation of Kira’s case, he very quickly began to suspect Light, but could not find evidence of his guilt. The Shinigami Rem was killed 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 anime: December 25, 1987
Date of Death: In the manga: February 14, 2011
In the film: unknown
Occupation: Fashion model
Actress
Height: 152 cm
Weight: 36 kg
Blood type: AB (IV)

Seiyuu in the anime: Aya Hirano (Japanese: 平野綾 Hirano Aya?)
Actor in the film: Erika Toda (Japanese: 戸田恵梨香 Toda Erika?)

Famous model, Second Kira. Rem gave her the notebook of the deceased Jelous. The first Kira punished the killers of Misa's parents, and she decided to help Kira. Madly in love with Light, and ready to do anything for him. She made a deal twice, acquiring 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 anime: December 13, 1992
Date of Death: In the manga: January 26, 2010
In anime: January 26, 2013

Occupation: mafia / no specific occupation
Height: 171 cm
Weight: 52 kg
Blood type: A

Seiyuu in the anime: Nozomu Sasaki (Japanese: 望佐々木 Nozomu Sasaki?)

One of the candidates to be L's successor. Smart, but forced to always be second because of Near. After L's death, he left Wammy's orphanage to prove that he was number one and began searching for Kira with the help of the mafia. He was never shy about his methods, and 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 anime: August 24, 1994
Date of death: −−
Occupation: Detective
Height: 155 cm
Weight: 40 kg
Blood type: B

Seiyuu in the anime: Noriko Hidaka (Japanese: 日高 のり子 Hidaka Noriko?)

L's successor, a pupil of the same orphanage. Having become the leader of the SPK team created to find Kira, he soon began to suspect Light, playing the role of L. After a long competition 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 of the world are subordinate.

Teru Mikami

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

Kiyomi Takada

At the beginning of the anime and manga - Light Yagami's classmate, whom he dated for a short time. Then - the famous TV presenter, “the voice of Kira,” Light’s lover. 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 judgment in his place. Takada Kiyomi was kidnapped by Mello and killed him by writing his name on a piece of paper from the Death Note. After that, Light wrote 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 the story of Higuchi, told in the manga and anime: she receives the Death Note from Rem, that is, she becomes the third Kira, begins to punish criminals, but soon L and Light discover her, arrest her, and Light kills her with a piece of paper from Death Notes.

Gods of Death:

Ryuk

The God of Death, who was very bored in his world, so he wrote a “user manual” for the Death Note and threw it into the human world. As it turned out later, it was not his notebook, but Sido’s notebook. The proximity to Light Yagami somewhat amused 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. He loved apples, and even for the sake of being able to eat them, he sometimes listened to Light (for example, he found all the cameras installed by L).

Ram

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

Light "Kira" Yagami

Light "Kira" Yagami

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

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

Light Yagami is a brilliant university student. Under the nickname "Kira", he uses the Death Note to create the 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, capable of finding his opponent's weak points. He is a genius, which adds confidence to his idea - only he is capable of judging humanity and guiding it along the right moral path. The Shinigami who gave Light the Death Note and accompanying him is Ryuk.

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

L also uses many aliases. Using the aliases Erald Coyle and Deneuve, he earned a reputation as the second and third best detectives in the world. L is quite reserved and only communicates with the world through his assistant Watari.

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

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

Oba said that his favorite character is L, as he believes that L is the "strongest" character, well, "besides Light."

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

L's disheveled and lethargic appearance masks the great strength of his logical thinking and intuition. He has the ability to analyze and predict everything, and is extremely meticulous. He has a few quirks - he prefers to squat rather than sit, he only eats sweets, such as desserts and fruit, and does it very delicately. L lived in England for 5 years and during this time was the champion of the English Youth Tennis Cup.

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 were to sit in a normal position, his deductive abilities would decrease by 40%.

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

Misa "Misa-Misa, 2nd Kira" Amane

A famous model, singer and actress is madly in love with Light Yagami. Usually refers to himself in the third person, calling himself "Misa-Misa"; hyperactive. Poses as the second Kira to attract the attention of the first.

Misa decides to dedicate 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 killer and wanting to punish him herself, could only watch the constant delays in the killer's trial until Kira killed him. The Shinigami accompanying Misa is Rem. Misa also exchanged eyes with the Shinigami twice, thereby reducing her lifespan by half twice: the first time this 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, a year later, on February 14, 2011, he commits suicide. This also suggests that the woman in the cloak who appeared at the end of the manga is not Misa, but simply a follower of Kira.

Death

Version 1

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

Version 2

At the end 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 Wammy's Orphanage for Gifted Children. It's in Winchester, England; Watari was in charge of the orphanage. When it was decided that Mello should work with another successor - Near, Mello refuses, citing the impossibility of working with Near, who is considered second only to L. Similar to L's love of sweets, Mello is often seen eating a chocolate bar. Volume 13 states that Mello is "possessed of superior mental abilities" and "sometimes allows his emotions to get the better of him." And also “hatred of Near” gave rise to a “personality vice” in Mello. Mello is not completely evil, given his protectiveness and genuine concern for Matt's well-being.

Tsugumi Ohba stated that Mello "works hard at whatever he does" and also added that the name Mello "doesn't really mean anything" unlike Nia, which means "Nate River", etc.

Mello decides to find Kira in his own way by joining the mafia. Having kidnapped Sayu Yagami, he receives one of the Death Notes from SPK; Yagami Light organizes a raid, as a result of which Mello is injured, and his real name is in the hands of Light. Having learned that Light is Kira, and that Nia plans to detain him, she kidnaps Takada Kiyomi, but soon dies from a page from the Death Note hidden from Takada. The incident forces Mikami Teru to use his Death Note to kill Takada. The fact that Near is already close to him ultimately forces Teru to agree to use the notebook to stop Light's plans. During the final confrontation, Near notes that Mello was the only person who helped in uncovering 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 tells the story in the novel Death Note Another Notebook: The Case of the Los Angeles BB Killer, a prequel to the main manga.

Nate "Nia, N" River

Near is the younger of L's two successors, raised in Wammy's orphanage. Unlike the emotional Mello, who acts without thinking, Near is more cool-headed and calmly assesses the situation. Just like L, Nia is acting strange. He usually sits crouched. In addition, he constantly plays with various toys, which he likes to use when constructing his theories, and also lazily twirls the ends of his hair. He shows great respect for L, uses his methods in solving crimes, even takes on only those cases that interest him in some way, instead of dispensing justice. Nia uses the letters "N" and "L" in Wedding Text to represent herself and the fake L, respectively. Later, "L" is written using Old English font, just like the real L did.

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

After he learns that Mikami Teru is Light's agent and Mello kidnaps Takada Kiyomi, Near decides to replace Mikami's Death Note with a fake, which results in a final confrontation exposing Light. Near says that neither he nor Mello could have surpassed L on their own, but managed to do so by unintentionally collaborating. Nia soon takes the remaining SPK members under her command.

Tsugumi Ohba said that Near "became less attractive" as the story continued. According to Near's plan, mastering the Death Note was supposed to put an end to history. Oba stated that the backlash was due to a "difference in views" and people may have seen Nia as a "cheater." Oba also added that the "cheeky behavior" was meant to "reinforce his childishness" but was interpreted as "annoying."

In the final volume, Near has puppets with her. Takeshi Obata says that Near bought the Kira puppet first and decorated it with a magic marker. Obata added that Near must have created other puppets later, but he wouldn't say that Near has much affection for L, since he portrays him as "ugly", and that Near "worked hard" on the Mello puppet, as if Near "liked Mello."

Obata stated that he enjoyed drawing Near, and that he is also one of his favorites, considering that Near is the most cocky character in the manga, "because he cheats."

When Obu was asked which character was most like him, he said Near and "maybe Light". Regarding Nia, Oba said that he often does not leave his house.

Ryuk

The same Shinigami who dropped the Death Note into the human world, which Light picked up. The story of the Death Note began on the whim of Ryuk, driven by simple boredom. Being an observer by nature, Ryuk often refuses to help Light and prefers to observe Light's efforts to achieve his goals. The most important character trait of Ryuk is that he is not Light's friend. He acts out of self-interest and for fun, and often leaves out significant details regarding the Death Note that Light should know. Ryuk is an egoist, however, he can help Light, but only if it serves his purposes, for example, it will amuse him or provide him with apples, which are considered his favorite delicacy.

Ram

Rem is the same Shinigami who gave Misa the Death Note and Shinigami eyes. Like Ryuk, he has two Death Notes; deliberately gives one to Misa. Rem received the second Death Note from Jelous, another Shinigami who died saving Misa's life. Rem considered it right to give the notebook to Misa. Together with the notebook, Rem inherits from Jelous a sincere love for Misa, which pushes Rem to protect her even at the cost of her life. She shows this when she openly states her distrust of Light. Ram says that if Misa dies before her time, she will kill Light herself. In the manga and anime, Rem tells Misa that she is actually a woman, but in the second live-action film this is not mentioned, making this fact questionable. It is she who will 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 as to call Light "God". I am ready to help Kira by any means, even sacrifice my life.

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

Mikami lives alone, is a workaholic, he went to the gym even on New Year’s Day. Manically scrupulous and punctual. Overall, 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 Sai. He is a police officer who initially leads the investigation into Kira's activities. However, due to a lack of police forces, he is forced to join L and form a special team called SPK. When L begins to suspect Light of being Kira, Soichiro can't believe his son is capable of such things. Despite eventually suffering a stress-related heart attack, he insists on remaining useful to the team and breaks into the Sakura TV station 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 the release of the kidnapped Sayu Yagami. Using Kira's Death Note, which 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 near death because of one of Mello's henchmen. Since Light has given up using his Death Note at this point 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 investigative team. Plays a key role in the investigation of the Yotsuba Corporation, quietly sneaking into the company's building without informing anyone from the team. The team gave him the nickname "Taro Matsui".

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

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

Matsuda is frightened by Mikami's strong devotion to Kira when he hears Mikami's public statement on Sakura TV. And yet, Matsuda treats Kira’s followers very favorably and sympathetically.

When it was revealed that Light was Kira, Matsuda was the most shocked of the entire team. He has always liked Light, and is very indignant when he learns that he was fooled; but he is especially upset that Light's actions led to Soichiro's death. Matsuda manages to save Near's life when he shoots Light in the arm, causing him to drop the pen he was using 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 with his own blood. Enraged, he almost kills Light with a shot to the head, but is stopped by the rest of the team.

Aizawa Shuichi

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

Aizawa has a wife and two children; the youngest daughter is called 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 to gather information about Kira and tricks Mogi into meeting Near at SPK headquarters. Mogi is then held hostage by Near until Aizawa shows up to rescue him.

Ide Hideki

Ide Hideki

Ide Hideki is one of the few police officers who stayed with Soichiro to work on Kira's case. At first, not agreeing with L's methods, he leaves the team. But later 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 lure Higuchi into a trap. After L's death, he rejoins the team, although he states that he simply did so to be with Aizawa. Ide trusts Light more than anyone else on the team, except Light's father, of course.