Death is one of the manga and anime that have shaken the whole world. I personally liked it but I won’t recommend that for children. Death Note talks about a brilliant student called Light YAGAMI who found a mysterious book “Death Note” which belonged to the Shinigami Ryuk.
The person who possesses the book has the ability to kill anyone just by writing his name down in the book. The person depending on the time of death dies of a heart attack by default. Light subsequently tries to use the Death Note under the name of Kira in order to wipe from the world any individuals he judges to be a harm to society.
By doing so, he believes that he can create a crime-less society. On the other hand elite forces including his own father tries with desperately to identify and capture the so-called Kira.
Well, this was just a brief explanation about the series, our main focus today is to classify the top 10 main characters in the Death Note series. If you are ready let’s start.
1. Mello
![Death Note Top 10 Main Characters: From Worst to Best: melo](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/melo.jpg?resize=704%2C396&ssl=1)
The first path of the Death Note series was really exciting with interesting leading characters compared to the second part. The second part of Death comes with a guy called Mello, one of the main Antagonist characters in Death Note, quite a boring character with nasty behavior.
He uses malicious and follows a criminal-like path in order to bring down Kira. I’m sorry for some of you but I have to admit it was really a pain in the ass watching him.
2. Near
![Near](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/near.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1)
Just the fact that he always twirls his hair and looks at everything suspiciously could make me go crazy. However, there are some places where he acts quite tough but not enough to outsmart his predecessor L. Besides this is still far better than Melo.
3. Naomi Misora
![Death Note Top 10 Main Characters: From Worst to Best: Noami misora](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Naomi-Misora.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1)
Although she appears just fewer times in the series, Naomi Misora played an interesting part in Death Note. After her husband was killed by Kira, she tried hard to contact the head of the Kira investigation team and ended up encountering the killer in the form of Light Yagami. And that’s how the game of Tom and Jerry started till the very end when her name was revealed to Kira.Related: Real Life Locations of Death Note
4. Kiyomi Takada
![Kiyomi takada](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kiyomi-Takada.jpg?resize=704%2C396&ssl=1)
Kiyomi Takada openly supported Kira and was one of the people who knew Kira’s identity. Although she was kept in the dark for a long time, there were many flashbacks that suggested she was working in the background with Kira. Most of the scope around her still remains un-understood by some of us.
5. Soichiro Yagami
![Death Note Top 10 Main Characters: From Worst to Best: Soichiro Yagami](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Soichiro-Yagami.jpg?resize=972%2C551&ssl=1)
It’s really ironic that the lead investigator of the Kira Affair fed and hosted Kira in his own house. Nevertheless, Soichiro optimism made him be one of the best characters in Death Note. He was a brilliant and intelligent man but his only drawback was the fact he didn’t want to face the truth. As he died, he ended up believing that his son wasn’t Kira.
6. Teru Mikami
![Teru Mikami](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Teru-Mikami.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1)
Having another Kira in Death Note was quite an interesting idea. He had a twisted sense of justice as a result of his traumatic past which made him a perfect Kira candidate.
Equally his symbolic repetition of the word “Delete” is a memorable character thread that most fans and I like. Maybe some of you might think he is not one of the best characters of Death Note, I personally think he is one of the most interesting.
7. Misa Amane
![Death Note Top 10 Main Characters: From Worst to Best: misa amane](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Misa-Amane.jpeg?resize=1024%2C537&ssl=1)
Misa is equally one of the main characters in the death note series. In the beginning, she was just one of the main fans of Kira with no life motivations but as the series proceeds, we can see how she has developed her own unique persona and become a brilliant character.
One of the interesting moments in the series is when she shared a relationship between Light and Rem.
8. Ryuk
![Ryuk](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ryuk.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&ssl=1)
Ryuk is one of the most interesting and best characters in Death Note. Being one of the Shinigami, he brought his book(Death Note) to earth with the intent that someone might pick and use it. Even though he seems tricky and had a deceiving persona, he played an interesting part and role in the series.
Anime Art: Ryuk Embroidery
9. Rem
![Death Note Top 10 Main Characters: From Worst to Best: rem](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rem.jpg?resize=800%2C450&ssl=1)
Whoever knew Shinigami could develop feelings for humans until the point of sacrificing their selves? Rem despite being a Shinigami herself always clashes with Ryuk and ended up developing feelings for Misa.
She has a charismatic way of saying things in a short, sharp and honest point. Rem ended up sacrificing her life to kill L as well as save the human she sympathizes with.
10. Touta Matsuda
![Touta matsuda](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Touta-Matsuda.jpg?resize=704%2C396&ssl=1)
Despite being a weakling and a member of the Kira Investigation team, he developed his character brightly as the series proceed. He equally has a talent for undercover work.
Sometimes he expresses sympathy with Kira but will always get scold-up by his superior and mentor Soichiro. A reason why Kira may have to spare his life will be due to the fact he is close to his father and also he didn’t take him too seriously.
11. L
![Death Note Top 10 Main Characters: From Worst to Best: L](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/L.jpg?resize=740%2C370&ssl=1)
L is one of the main best characters not only in death note but equally in the Japanime world. His whole being, his background as an orphan and his introverted personality totally opposite to Light. Being an eccentric and the best detective in the series fighting Kira, in his final moments, he considers Light as a true friend.
12. Light Yagami
![Light yagami](https://i0.wp.com/www.tradnow.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Light-Yagami.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1)
The honor and perfect student transformed into a serial killer with a god-like complex and living under the roof of Soichiro, the main investigator of the Kira Affair his father. He is a real incarnation of the proverb Don’t judge a book by its cover.
What do you think about our classification? Feel free to express yourself regarding this classification and propose your own classification of the main characters in death note.
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