Summary
Light Yagami is a brilliant student whose life takes a dark turn after acquiring the Death Note. Born on February 28, 1986, he initially appears as a top-tier high schooler at Daikoku Private Academy, where he also attends supplementary classes at Gamou Prep Academy. He comes from a prominent family; his father, Soichiro Yagami, heads the Police Force, and he lives with his mother, Sachiko, and younger sister, Sayu. Physically, Light is described as having brown hair and eyes, standing at 179 cm with a lean build, despite appearances of frailty. He is actually highly athletic and possesses a sharp talent for identifying an opponent's weaknesses. His academic prowess leads him to To-Oh University in Spring 2004, where he serves as one of two freshman representatives alongside L. During his time there, spectators recall his past as a junior high tennis champion in 1999 and 2000, noting that he quit the sport upon entering high school. Adopting the alias Kira, Light utilizes the Death Note to eliminate criminals and reshape the world according to his own rigid definition of justice. He views himself as the new God of this new world, believing his genius grants him the sole authority to judge humanity and guide it toward a proper moral path.
