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The Task Force (捜査本部, Sousa Honbu), also known as the Kira Investigation Unit (KIU) later called the Japanese Task Force, is the primary organization searching for Kira.

Overview

The Task Force is created by Ryuzaki after he deduces that Kira is in Japan and is the only organization within the country that is searching for Kira. The existence of the organization is not made public, and the names and personal information of all of the members are kept secret. After Ryuzaki's death, Light Yagami heads the organization and begins operating under the title of L.

The NPA initially had many members assigned the Kira case. As Light becomes more ruthless in his actions, however, it becomes clear that anyone searching for Kira would be in great danger, and the officers are given the choice to stay or leave without risk of losing their job or paycheck. They are told to make the choice carefully and to take their family into consideration.

Nearly every member decides to leave the case. The members left are addressed by Ryuzaki as L via computer, who says that he will meet them face-to-face. Ryuzaki had, in fact, been waiting for the other members to leave, knowing that those who stayed would be truly dedicated to the investigation.

Members

Name Information
Ryuzaki L, who goes by the alias Ryuzaki throughout the course of the investigation, is the founder and leader of the Task Force. As L, he is considered in-universe to be the world's greatest detective. His primary objective is to bring Kira to justice at any cost.
Light Yagami Light Yagami is Kira, and he joins the Task Force in order to get close to Ryuzaki and discover his real name. His intelligence is on par with Ryuzaki's.
Soichiro Yagami Soichiro Yagami is Chief of the NPA and Light Yagami's father. He initially leads the group of men who become members of the Task Force.
Shuichi Aizawa Shuichi Aizawa leaves the Task Force after the NPA discontinues funding. He returns before Ryuzaki's death and is one of the first people after the time skip to suspect Light Yagami of being Kira. After the Kira case ends, Aizawa becomes Chief of the NPA.
Kanzo Mogi Kanzo Mogi is one of the most dedicated members of the Japanese Task Force but also one of the most reserved.
Touta Matsuda Touta Matsuda is a young and inexperienced yet dedicated member who wants to solve the case no matter what. He is often chastised by the other Task Force members.
Hideki Ide Hideki Ide helps coordinate the Task Force's efforts and performs actions such as organizing a blockade of police cars.
Hirokazu Ukita Hirokazu Ukita is the most emotional member of the Task Force. He mostly helps Mogi before being killed by the Second Kira.
Watari In addition to being Ryuzaki's handler, Watari is also the supplier of logistics for the Task Force.
Aiber Aiber is a conman hired by Ryuzaki to pose as Eraldo Coil in order to gain the trust of the members of the Yotsuba Group.
Wedy Wedy is a cat-burglar hired by Ryuzaki for her infiltration skills, which are used to plant bugs in the Yotsuba Group Headquarters.
Sanami Appearing only in the live action movies, Sanami is the sole female on the investigation team. She tends to Misa during her captivity in the second movie. She is shown to be more skeptical of the methods used by the investigation team, often calling them cruel.

In other media

Film series

Sanami

The Task Force first meets L in the live-action film series

In the first two films, Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name, the Task Force is essentially the same as in canon. A new female member, Sanami, is added to the team.

After the Kira case is resolved, the Task Force remains active and continues to search for Death Note-related murder.

Ten years after the Kira case, Matsuda is the only remaining member from the original team. New members include Tsukuru Mishima, Sho Nanase, Shin Kuromoto, Uei Uragami, and Captain Junrou Sugawara. All members of the Task Force continue to use aliases, except for Matsuda and Sugawara. Getting onto the team includes passing a polygraph test.

LNW Task Force

The Task Force in Death Note: Light Up the NEW World

In the Death Note: New Generation episode Mishima's Chapter: Rebirth, the new Kira reveals themself directly to the Task Force by controlling a criminal. Afterword, the Task Force is renamed the Death Note Countermeasure Task Force, and they ask the new L, Ryuzaki, to assist with the case. Ryuzaki initially declines, but in the second episode, Ryuzaki's Chapter: Dying Wish, Ryuzaki agrees.

In Death Note: Light Up the NEW World, the Task Force with Ryuzaki search for the six Death Notes.

Musical

Musical Korean 2017 Task Force

The Task Force in the Korean 2017 musical production

In Death Note: The Musical, the Task Force is formed prior to L's involvement. The only members named in the production are Soichiro Yagami and Kanzo Mogi. According to the Korean production credits and the lyrics for Change the World, the additional members are Ide, Matsuda, Aizawa, and Ukita. Light does not join the Task Force in the musical.

The Task Force sings just one song: Change the World Reprise. After the FBI agents are killed, Soichiro gives the members the option to resign. The Task Force members sing about their obligations to their families, and some of them hope that their families will understand their decisions to risk their lives. At the end of the song, Ide resigns.

After the death of the FBI agents, L has Mogi follow Light. When Light and Misa meet for the first time, Light asks Misa to give him the man's name. Misa is reluctant to do so because he isn't a criminal, but she ends up doing so. Light kills Mogi using the Death Note; Mogi steps out in front of a bus and dies.

The Task Force observes Misa's confinement with L.

Unlike in canon, the Task Force is not present for the final showdown where Light is revealed to be Kira.

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