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This is a list of fictional characters in the anime and manga series Death Note. The character names are listed in Western order, with the given name before the family name.

The writer, Tsugumi Ohba, developed the basic character traits while Takeshi Obata, the artist, created the visual character designs.

In his stories, Ohba chose character names that "seemed real but could not exist in the real world" because most of the characters were criminals and victims.

The main character of Death Note, Light is an extremely intelligent, yet bored 17-year old student who is not satisfied with the current justice system. When he finds the Death Note, dropped in the human world by the shinigami Ryuk,(on purpose) he decides to use it to kill all criminals and earns the title Kira. His ultimate goal is to cleanse the world of evil to create a world without criminals and then reign over this new world as its "god."

L is the world's top-rated detective and tasked with tracking down and arresting Kira. He often takes drastic strategies to confuse and force the hand of his opponents, and his disheveled appearance disguises his brilliance. He enjoys sugar, and in nearly every scene including him, he is found eating cake or confectionery and drinking highly sweetened tea. L often misleads people with his behavior as well as his appearance. He sits in an unusual position, and he always wears the same articles of clothing. He believes if he did not sit in his usual manner he would lose half of his investigative abilities. He has a habit of chewing on his thumb and holds things delicately. He has a few aliases, two being detectives Eraldo Coil and Denueve. Eraldo Coil is considered the second best detective in the world, Denueve being third. He likes the alias L best, therefore acting so L would be the best detective in the world. His real name is L.Lawliet. The L meaning "Last One" or "Lost One" which he was given at Wammy's House. L thinks that Light is Kira L has always thought that he was Kira. L is shown to have developed feelings towards Light throughout the series, and appears flustered when Misa accuses him of 'swinging on the other side of the fence' as he stubbornly accompanies them on their 'date' when he is handcuffed to Light as an extreme bid to watch him closely.

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