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Mamoru Miyano as
Light Yagami, the main protagonist of the series. Light is an overachiever who uses the Death Note to feed his desire to become God of a new world, inflicting mortal judgement on criminals. •
Brad Swaile as Light in the English dub. •
Kappei Yamaguchi as
L. L is reclusive, blunt, and eccentric, but regarded as the world's best detective. •
Alessandro Juliani as L in the English dub. •
Shidô Nakamura as
Ryuk, the Shinigami whose Death Note is picked up by Light. He has a flippant attitude to the events of the story. •
Brian Drummond as Ryuk in the English dub. •
Aya Hirano as
Misa Amane. Misa is a popular Japanese actress and model, who also possesses a Death Note and falls in love with Light. •
Shannon Chan-Kent as Misa Amane in the English dub. •
Noriko Hidaka as Near, the young detective who replaces L. •
Cathy Weseluck as Near in the English dub. •
Nozomu Sasaki as
Mello, a detective raised alongside Near who also pursues Kira. His emotional streak and desire to do things his way causes complications in the case. • David Hurwitz as Mello in the English dub. •
Masaya Matsukaze as Teru Mikami, a stern and scrupulous prosecutor that becomes Light's disciple. •
Kirby Morrow as Teru Mikami in the English dub. •
Naoya Uchida as Soichiro Yagami, Light's father and the chief of the taskforce investigating the Kira murders. •
Chris Britton as Soichiro Yagami in the English dub. •
Ryô Naitô as Toota Matsuda, the youngest member of the Kira investigation team. He gradually becomes more confident and mature as the series goes on. •
Vincent Tong as Toota Matsuda in the English dub. •
Keiji Fujiwara as Shuuichi Aizawa, a confrontational member of the Kira investigation team that is a devoted family man. •
Trevor Devall as Shuuichi Aizawa in the English dub. •
Kazuya Nakai as Kanzoo Mogi, a reserved member of the Kira taskforce. •
John Murphy as Kanzoo Mogi in the English dub. •
Hideo Ishikawa as Hideki Ide, a member of the Kira taskforce that dislikes working with L and has a snarky attitude. •
Brian Dobson as Hideki Ide in the English dub. •
Hidenobu Kiuchi as Hirokazu Ukita, a member of the Kira taskforce who is almost as bumbling as Matsuda, but slightly more confident. • Jeremy From as Hirokazu Ukita in the English dub. •
Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Watari, L's laconic manager who runs the orphanage where Near and Mello grew up. •
French Tickner and Ron Halder as Watari in the English dub. •
Maaya Sakamoto and Masumi Okamura as
Kiyomi Takada, Light's ex-girlfriend who becomes a spokesperson for Kira. •
Heather Doerksen as Kiyomi Takada in the English dub. •
Hideo Ishikawa as Raye Penbar, an American FBI agent sent to Japan to investigate Kira. •
Michael Adamthwaite as Raye Penbar in the English dub. •
Naoko Matsui as Naomi Misora, a former FBI agent and Raye Penbar's fiancé. •
Tabitha St. Germain as Naomi Misora in the English dub. •
Issei Futamata as Kyoosuke Higuchi, a Japanese businessperson with the Yotsuba Group. He is given the Death Note by Rem and uses it to kill business rivals. • Andrew Kavadas as Kyoosuke Higuchi in the English dub. •
Kimiko Saitō as Rem, the Shinigami whose Death Note is picked up by Misa Amane. She has a protective streak of Misa. • Colleen Wheeler as Rem in the English dub. •
Ai Satō as Sachiko Yagami, Light's mother and Sooichiroo's wife. •
Saffron Henderson as Sachiko Yagami in the English dub. •
Haruka Kudō as Sayu Yagami, Light's younger sister and Sooichiroo's daughter. • Kelly Metzger as Sayu Yagami pre-time skip and
Kristie Marsden as Sayu Yagami post-time skip in the English dub. == Episodes ==