I know that I should have done this a while ago before I started working on Death Note: The Next Kira, but anyway, here are the new characters for The Next Kira.
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Name: Jirou Arima
Alias: Unknown
Height: 5'7 (almost 5'8)
Weight: Fit
Age: 17 (would have turned eighteen if he didn't die)
Status: Deceased
Birthdate: December 1, 1988 (1985 in NK Volumes)
Birthplace: St. Luke's International Hospital {Tokyo, Japan}
Death Date (Marie's Vision): January 24, 2006 (full story) January 28, 2003 (NK Volumes)
Cause of Death (in both visions): Electrocution after coming into contact with water.
Cause of Death (Real Life): Boiled alive in an onsen with his girlfriend, Mei. He died seconds before Mei did.
Death Place: Kanto Region American High School (Marie's visions) All-On Onsen (real life)
Fate: Survives the school collapse, but gets boiled alive in an onsen with his girlfriend, Meilin Lang. He and Mei don't make it out alive.
Killer: Skull Kira a.k.a. Hayden Belle
Descent: Japanese {on both sides}
Parents: Aiko and Gouki Arima
Pet(s): A Female Japanese Bobtail named Bulma {after the main girl character in Dragon Ball Z} and a male grey cat named Gin that belongs to his little sister, Akiri
Home: Kyoto, Japan/Kansai Region (formerly...up until Light Yagami/Kira killed Naomi Misora), Colorado Springs, CO (up until Kira a.k.a Light Yagami's defeat), Tokyo Japan/Kanto Region (currently)
Religion: Agnostic (whole life)
Death Note user?: No {No Death Note, No Shinigami}
Inspiration: Jim From Japan (YouTuber)
Senior Class: Class of '07 "2007" (full story; died over one year and four months before he could graduate) Class of '04 "2004" (NK Volumes)
Favorite Colors: Neon green and blue
Favorite Animal: Pandas
Favorite Food: Udon, Sushi, Ramen, Chinese Food, Pizza, Burgers, Yakitori, etc.
Favorite Desserts: Strawberry Cake Rolls, Strawberry Cake, Chocolate Mousse Cakes, Red Velvet Cake, Red Velvet Cake Rolls, Strawberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Cheesecake, Matcha Cheesecake, Cherry Pie, Plain Cheesecake, Chocolate Chip Cheesecake, Brownies, Matcha, and Chocolate in one cake, Dorayaki Red Bean Pies, etc
Favorite Ice Cream Flavors: Matcha and chocolate ice cream
Favorite Restaurants: The many restaurant chains that sell ramen and udon...he also loves McDonald's in Japan (and America too), Burger King, Cracker Barrel, Texas Roadhouse, Wendy's, KFC, Church's Chicken, Chick-fil-A, Dairy Queen (for ice cream), Sonic Drive-In, Taco Bell, etc
Favorite Sodas: Ramume, melon soda with a scoop of ice cream, Lemon Soda, Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, Big Red, Red Flash, Frosted Lemonade, etc.
Favorite Holidays: Thanksgiving and Christmas
Favorite Music Genres: Pop, pop-rock, pop-punk, hard rock, post-grunge, and J-Pop
Favorite Singers/Bands: Wish, Nightmare, John Denver, Pink Floyd, The Cure, Elton John, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Ciara, David Bowie, Cassie, Modjo, Big Moutain, Moi di Mois, 3 Doors Down, The Calling, Nickelback, Avril Lavigne, Lizzy Silver, Hideki Ryuga, Crush 40, Evanescence, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Beyonce, Destiny's Child, SXW, Michael Jackson, The Calling, Goo Goo Dolls, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, etc.
Favorite Movies: The Matrix Film Series
Favorite Disney Movies: Mulan (1998) and Tarzan (1999)
Favorite Disney Princess: Mulan (Mulan)
Favorite Anime Movies: The Dragon Ball Z Movies
Favorite Anime Series: Dragon Ball Z
Favorite TV Shows (NOT Anime): Friends (1994-2004)
Favorite Video Game Series: Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda, Mario, Star Ocean, Kirby, Sonic, Dissidia, Kingdom Hearts, Fire Emblem, etc.
Favorite Video Game Character: Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII), but also loves Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII)
Least Favorite Color: Blood red and navy blue
Least Favorite Animals: Snakes, scorpions, and grubs/worms
Least Favorite Foods: The fish sandwiches from McDonald's and turkey burgers
Least Favorite Desserts: Japan Jiggly Cheesecake and Black Sesame Cookies
Least Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Lime
Least Favorite Movies: The Final Destination Movies (especially after what happened to his school)
Least Favorite Soda: A&W Root Beer and Barq's Root Beer
Least Favorite Music Genres: Heavy Metal, Death Rock, and Death Metal
Least Favorite Bands: Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Alien Sex Fiend, Christian Death, HIM, and Switchblade Symphony
Least Favorite Anime Movies: The Vampire Hunter D Movies
Least Favorite TV Shows: One Tree Hill (Since 2003-) and Dawson's Creek (1998-2003)
Least Favorite Video Game Series: Castlevania and the Wario Video Games
Least Favorite Video Game Character: Kefka Palazoo (Final Fantasy VI), but Ultemecia from Final Fantasy VIII is pretty close too
Most Hated Video Game Character: Professor Hojo (Final Fantasy VII), Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII is up there too
Romances: Sarah Almighty (dated in 2002, but broke up in 2003, better off as just friends), Saiko Kikuchi (had a crush on her until she started showing her true colors to people who weren't Japanese), Meilin "Mei" Lang (dating since October 2005; as you already know, Mei died seconds after Jirou did)
