L Lawliet

L Lawliet - age 25. L is a very slim, pale, tall young man with messy neck-length black hair and black eyes. One of his most noticeable features is the shadow below each of his eyes, a result of him being an insomniac. L is always shown to be wearing a pair of blue jeans and a long-sleeved white shirt. He almost never wears shoes or socks, preferring to go barefoot, even while in public. This was shown when he visited Light Yagami's school and was seen barefoot while sitting on a bench, not bothering to wear his shoes until he got up to walk. L also tends to hunch over when walking. L is very intelligent, though his disheveled and languid appearance masks his great powers of deduction and many question his abilities upon viewing him. L tends to second-guess everything he is presented with, and is extremely meticulous and analytical. He is good at deceiving his opponents, and is willing to take drastic measures to solve a case. After meeting the Japanese Task Force, he requests that the Task Force refer to him as "Ryuzaki" as an additional safety measure.

Light Yagami (secretly Kira) - age 19. Light is a young man, standing at above average height with light-brown hair and brown eyes. When not wearing his school uniform, which consists of a tan suit and red tie, he dresses fairly casually, sometimes sporting a dress shirt underneath a jacket or a V-neck sweater with a collared t-shirt underneath. Light is characterized as hardworking, talented, and a natural genius. Highly perceptive and good with problem-solving skills, Light is a skilled planner and good at mapping out scenarios. Furthermore, Light is very popular among his peers and adored by his family members. However, his high intelligence, academic achievements, and constant praise from adults laid the foundation for an innate hubris and arrogance that quickly escalated after he adopted the role of Kira. Light also struggled with a feeling of boredom that was quelled once he began using the notebook.

Misa Amane - (secretly the Second Kira) age 19. Misa is an up-and-coming model, actress, and supporter of Kira who eventually becomes the Second Kira. After gaining a Death Note, she seeks out Kira in order to thank him for killing the man who murdered her family and to offer him her help. Having made the trade for the Shinigami Eyes, Misa learns that the identity of Kira is Light Yagami. After a meeting with Light, she decides to dedicate her life to helping Light however she can. Misa is a short, slender, attractive young woman with long, straight, golden-blonde hair, most commonly styled with a portion of her hair in pigtails tied with red bands, but occasionally worn loose as well.In the manga, her eyes are predominantly light brown. Misa often dresses in a Gothic and Punk fashion, though noticeably less after the time skip. She also typically paints her nails bright red or dark purple and wears bright red lipstick. Misa is very outgoing and is shown to be quite popular due to her career. She attracts a large crowd while visiting Light at his university campus.[5] She is hyperactive, impulsive, and otherwise childlike, evidenced by her tendency to speak in the third person. Despite being considered idiotic by many, Misa is shown to have moments of intelligence.

Soichiro Yagami - He Light Yagami's father, Chief of the NPA, and a police officer who initially leads the Japanese Task Force. Age 48. Soichiro is a kind man with a strong sense of justice. He cares greatly for his family and the members of the Japanese Task Force. He is a serious and responsible man that gains the respect of many. He has a strong sense of duty, and even after the police stop funding the Kira investigation he continues trying to solve the case with the Task Force. Soichiro was often absent from home, meaning that he spent little time with his family. However, this is in part to his motto, "justice first, family later"

Touta Matsuda - is a young member of the NPA and the Japanese Task Force. Age 25. Matsuda has black hair and brown eyes. His hair hangs over his ears with bangs that hang primarily above his right eye. After the time skip his hair is shorter, though there is more hair covering his forehead. He has fair skin and is of average height. Matsuda represents the everyman archetype, serving as a reflection of the audience's perspective. This is especially evident in his conflicting views on Kira throughout the series, as well as his role as a young police officer in the Kira investigation. Matsuda's police skills are lacking in experience, and at times, particularly in the beginning of the series, he somewhat impedes the investigation process. Much to the irritation of his peers, his tendency to impulsively take risks can get him into tricky situations, as evidenced by the time he infiltrated Yotsuba and had to fake his own death to get out. Members of the Task Force, such as Ryuzaki and Shuichi Aizawa, seem to view him as a reckless, naive young detective lacking seriousness for his work. Often referred to as an "idiot."

Kanzo Mogi - is a dedicated member of the Japanese Task Force. He is also one of the most reserved. Age 30. Mogi is a tall, broad man who sports spiky, short, black hair. Like all members of the Task Force, he dresses formally in a suit and tie. Mogi rarely speaks, even when someone presents an opinion he agrees with. He is shown to be an excellent actor, becoming an excited and cheery manager for Misa on demand and in seeming contradictory to his usual demeanor.

Shuichi Aizawa - is a member of the NPA and the Japanese Task Force. Age 34. Aizawa has black hair and dark brown eyes. He is depicted as a tall man with a large afro. After the timeskip, he sports facial hair and a short crop of hair on his head. Aizawa is an intelligent, respected member of both the NPA and Task Force. He takes his work very seriously and, for this reason, does not approve of Misa Amane's antics. He becomes annoyed when she or someone else refers to her as Misa-Misa, and he often chides Touta Matsuda for his immature behavior. Aizawa's respect for L is grudging, as Aizawa chooses to work within the law and L's methods of investigation are sometimes outside of the law.

Watari - is L's handler and the supplier of logistics to the Japanese Task Force. Age 70. He is also the founder of Wammy's House, an orphanage that has produced some of the best detective minds in the world, including L, Beyond Birthday, Mello, Near, and Matt. Watari has white hair and gray eyes. When in disguise as L's assistant, he wears a long black trench coat and a hat that covers his face. After he reveals his appearance to the Japanese Task Force, Watari wears a black tuxedo with a black hat and glasses. Watari is a famous inventor and the founder of Wammy's House, an orphanage for gifted children in Winchester, England. Using the fortune he made as an inventor, he built an orphanage that teaches children with special talents and sends them out into the world. Before the Task Force is formed, he is the only person known to have seen L and the only one capable of contacting L directly. Like L, he represents himself with a Cloister Black "W" on computer screens. Since L's time at Wammy's House, Watari has been a fatherly figure to him, though in his role as L's handler, he acts as a butler. Watari is well-trained in espionage and marksmanship