To-Oh University

To-Oh University (東応大学, Tōō Daigaku) is a university located in Japan.

Light Yagami attends this school after graduating high school. After entering, his father gifts him with a watch. Light ends up dropping his classes during his first semester to be confined by L under suspicion of being Kira.

L enrolls to investigate Light for himself, posing under the alias Hideki Ryuga, the same name as the famous popstar.

Although Light doesn't know it's him at the time, he first encounters L while taking the university entrance exams. Both Light and L receive perfect scores. At the entrance ceremony, Light and L both give the welcome speech. It's during this event that L reveals himself as L to Light. Light and L have a tennis game at To-Oh University as part of L's investigation, which gains them an audience of students.L eventually stops attending class, although he shows up on campus once more when Misa Amane is arrested.

Light meets Kiyomi Takada at the university, and they share at least one class together. Kiyomi and Light both seem to have high reputations on campus, as other students talk about them, and Kiyomi is even known as "Miss To-Oh." Light begins dating her and other girls to divert suspicion for when he sees Misa Amane. After graduating, Takada becomes a newscaster. She is eventually contacted by Teru Mikami, who appoints her as the new spokesperson for Kira. Light's relation with her from university allows him to make personal contact with Takada again, which allows him to discreetly pass instruction on to Mikami.

Students

 * Light Yagami
 * L (enrolled under the alias Hideki Ryuga)
 * Kiyomi Takada
 * Kyoko, a student who has a crush on L
 * Yasunaga, the tennis captain
 * Shingo Mido, of the Yotsuba Group, with a degree in Law
 * Masahiko Kida, of the Yotsuba Group, with a degree in Psychology
 * Shiori Akino, Light's classmate and girlfriend (films only)

Trivia

 * To-Oh University is the in-universe equivalent of Tokyo University. Tokyo University (Tokyo Daigaku) is known as Todai for short, and the character for dai can also be pronounced oh, so To-Oh is a play on the name Todai. The main building of Tokyo University is even shown in the anime as being part of To-Oh University.
 * To-Oh University is also known as Todai for short in the manga. Sayu refers to Light as a Todai student.
 * In Death Note: The Musical, Light and L attend "Todai", which could be either Tokyo University or To-Oh University.
 * In the TV drama, Light attends Suginami University of Economics instead.