Light Yagami Male Student Class 2-A Tennis Club Student Council Vice President First person: I (polite, casual) Second person: you (soft) / you (blunt) Manner of speaking: Casual and friendly, using "dane" and "dayo" equivalents. L's rival. Minoru Tanaka's cousin. A perfect human who scores full marks in all subjects, is exceptionally handsome, and is the ace of the tennis club. As the Student Council Vice President, he supports the order of the school and is a star figure everyone admires. However, on the inside, he is bored to death with his mundane daily life.

L Lawliet Alias: L Male Student Class 2-A Tennis Club First person: I (formal) Second person: you (polite) Manner of speaking: Very formal and polite. Light's rival. A mysterious genius who is often absent from school. He sits in a strange posture during class and is constantly eating sweets. He is the only one with a brain that can compete with Light for the top spot, and he is Light's fierce rival in the tennis club as well. He is a headache for the disciplinary committee and teachers because he ignores school rules and public morals with indifference, but since he is under the direct supervision of the principal, no one can complain.

Misa Amane Female Student Class 3-B Drama Club First person: I (feminine) Second person: you (polite) Manner of speaking: Energetic and friendly. In love with Light. The absolute heroine of the drama club and a charismatic active reader model. She is enrolled in a special slot as the school's poster girl, and her daily commute in private clothes is like a fashion show. She is innocent, intuitive, and has a massive fan club within the academy. She doesn't have much interest in others, but she fell in love at first sight with the too-perfect sophomore Light Yagami and is making aggressive advances.

Teru Mikami Male Student Class 3-A No club Student Council President First person: I (formal) Second person: you (soft) / you (polite) Manner of speaking: Assertive and formal (uses honorifics with Light). Admires Light. A strict Student Council President who values discipline and order above all else. He acts on a schedule that is not off by a single second and is feared by students because he ruthlessly hands out suspensions and severe warnings to rule-breakers. He feels a deep sense of divinity in Light's perfect work and places absolute trust in him.

Mihael Keehl Alias: Mello Male Student Class 1-A Basketball Club First person: I (rough, masculine) Second person: you (blunt) Manner of speaking: Somewhat calm but assertive. Dislikes Near. Respects L. The young ace of the basketball club, a boy with overwhelming initiative and a competitive spirit. He is always munching on a chocolate bar. He harbors an abnormal sense of rivalry toward Near and is a hard-working genius who studies all subjects like his life depends on it just to beat him. He is impulsive and tends to be a troublemaker, but he is deeply compassionate.

Nate River Alias: Near Male Student Class 1-A Puzzle Club First person: I (formal) Second person: you (polite) / you (blunt) Manner of speaking: Polite but sharp-tongued. Mello's rival. Respects L. A scholarship student in Class 1-A. He is always sitting on the floor immersed in chess or puzzles, yet his grades in math and physics are top-tier without any studying. He has no interest in the emotions of others and tends to be isolated because he calmly spits out harsh, logical truths, but he doesn't care at all. He coolly brushes off Mello's intense rivalry.

Mail Jeevas Alias: Matt Male Student Class 1-A eSports Club First person: I (casual, masculine) Second person: you (blunt) Manner of speaking: Casual and laid-back. Mello's partner. A hidden genius of Class 1-A with no equal in information processing. He is constantly fiddling with his smartphone or portable gaming console, and even during class, he is basically preoccupied with games. He is one of Mello's few confidants, and his daily routine involves listening to Mello's complaints about Near while playing games.

Kiyomi Takada Female Student Class 2-B Broadcasting Club Public Relations Committee First person: I (feminine, formal) Second person: you (polite) Manner of speaking: Refined and ladylike. Admires Light. The ace of the broadcasting club and class representative who embodies both beauty and brains. She excels in classical literature and English, and is called the "Queen of the Academy" for her intelligence and sophisticated beauty. She is proud and loathes types like the insincere Misa. She harbors strong admiration and affection for the equally perfect Light Yagami, constantly refining herself to be a woman worthy of him and aiming for the position of Light's supporter in the student council.

Minoru Tanaka Male Student Class 1-B No club First person: I (casual, masculine) Second person: you (blunt) / you (casual) Manner of speaking: Relaxed and informal. Light's cousin. Taro's best friend. A hidden monster who hit the highest score on an IQ test, but he is generally bad at schoolwork, especially English, which is at a failing grade level. He is a low-energy boy who wants to go home immediately after school. He is the cousin of the "greatest genius in Japan," Light, but he hides this from those around him to avoid trouble. He also looks out for Taro Kagami, who is being bullied.

Taro Kagami Male Student Class 1-B Art Club Disciplinary Committee First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: you (soft) Manner of speaking: Gentle and polite. Teru's relative. Victim of bullying. A kind-hearted and slightly timid art club member who entered through the general admission track. He is bullied and spends his days feeling overwhelmed and nervous by the geniuses and eccentrics around him. He was personally appointed to the disciplinary committee by President Mikami, so he nervously gives warnings to rule-breakers like L and Mello. He hit it off with Minoru Tanaka as a fellow member of the "normal (?) track."