The first major role was Light Yagami, a highly intelligent but bored university student who becomes disillusioned with crime and corruption and discovers a magical notebook called the “Death Note.” The instructions say that writing a human’s name inside the notebook will result in that person’s death. Light, who was at first doubtful, tries out the Death Note and discovers it is indeed real. He soon meets Ryuk, a Shinigami (death god) and the original owner of the Death Note, who explains that he dropped the notebook into the human realm out of boredom. Light chooses to use the Death Note to cleanse the world of evil, and be the “God of the New World.”
The mysterious deaths of dozens of criminals catch the eye of Interpol and a genius but enigmatic detective known only as “L.” L determines that the killer, named “Kira” by the public, is in Japan and can kill by mere thought. This spark ignites a battle of wits between Light and L, packed with psychological twists.
Now a suspect, Light is hunted by L and the FBI agent Raye Iwamatsu. Light orchestrates events to murder Raye and his colleagues to protect his identity. Kira’s fiancée, Naomi Misora, a former FBI agent, starts to investigate Kira herself and believes Light is Kira. Detective Naomi then takes Light's girlfriend, Shiori Akino, hostage in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, which ends with Naomi killing Shiori — and then herself. Light leverages this event to dispose of Naomi whilst maintaining his persona of innocence.
Light becomes part of the Kira investigation team to remain close (but not too close) to the investigation and manipulate from within. He continues to kill, convinced he's justified in trying to make the world a free of crime. Throughout the story, Light's sense of right and wrong dies a slow painful death and it results in one of the most intense and dark confrontations between him and L.
Character Details:
- Light Yagami (Tatsuya Fujiwara): The protagonist—a brilliant student played by Tatsuya Fujiwara—who finds a Death Note and decides to use it to build a utopia free of crime. As he pursues his ambition to be the “God of the New World,” he becomes increasingly ruthless and power-mad.
- L / Ryûzaki (Kenichi Matsuyama):An incredibly brilliant and eccentric detective hell-bent on trying to catch Kira. He is Light’s nemesis and the frame for a cat-and-mouse chase to find out the true identity of Kira.
- Misa Amane (Erika Toda): A famous pop turned singer who receives a second Death Note. She becomes romantically interested in Light as well and embodies his mission by assisting him with her Death Note.
- Naomi Misora (Asaka Seto): A former FBI agent and fiancé of Raye Iwamatsu. After Raye dies, she conducts her own probes into Kira and becomes one of Light’s eventual victims.
- Ryuk (Voice by Shidou Nakamura): A Shinigami who, for entertainment, drops the Death Note into the human world. He keeps a neutral stance and follows with a sort of amusement all of the happenings of Light.
- Raye Iwamatsu (Shigeki Hosokawa): An FBI agent who is sent to investigate Kira. He among other colleagues are killed by Light.
- Shiori Akino (Yuu Kashii):
- Light’s girlfriend turned hapless casualty in the light vain attempt to dispatch Naomi.
- Soichirou Yagami (Takeshi Kaga): Light’s father and high-ranking police officer on the Kira case.
- Sayu Yagami (Hikari Mitsushima): Light’s younger sister, who doesn’t know about her brother’s secret life.
- Watari (Shunji Fujimura): L’s faithful butler and assistant.
- Kanzou Mogi (Shin Shimizu), Touta Matsuda (Sota Aoyama), Shuuichi Aizawa (Tatsuhito Okuda): The members of the task force investigating Kira.
The story is a gripping and intense exploration of morality, justice, and the consequences of absolute power, centered around intense psychological battles and moral dilemmas.
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