Humans

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These are the human characters in Death note

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Yagami Light
Light Yagami is the main protagonist of the series. At the start of the series, he discovers the Death Note and uses it to kill criminals, then becoming known to the people of Japan as "Kira" (based on the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "killer"). He is also known as Raito.

L
L, widely known only by the letter L, is a world renowned detective that takes on the challenge of catching the serial killer known only as Kira In his investigation. L becomes highly suspicous of Light Yagami, and makes it his goal to prove that Light is Kira.

Misa Amane
Misa Amane is a 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, and becomes determined to use her eyes to uncover L's real name.

Near
Near is the youngest of L's two successors, raised in Watari's orphanage for gifted children (Wammy's House). After the death of L, Near begins his investigation of the Kira case, gathering evidence over a period of four years, Near takes his findings to the President of the United States and reveals himself to be the true successor of L. Soon after, Near becomes the head of the SPK and continues the hunt for Kira.

Mello
Mello is the oldest of L's two successors, raised at Wammy's House—Watari's orphanage for gifted children in Winchester, England. When Roger decides that Mello should work with Near to capture Kira, he refuses, citing an inability to work with somebody he is considered "second" to. He eventually seeks help from the Mafia.

Matt
Matt is an accomplice with the Kira case, acting as Mello's backup. He is also from Wammy house.

Watari
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Teru Mikami
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Yagami Soichiro
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Touta Matsuda
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Naomi Misora
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Raye Penber
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Shuichi Aizawa
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Kanzo Mogi
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Hirokazu Ukita
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Hideki Ide
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Kiyomi Takada
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Kyosuke Higuchi
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Aiber
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