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: Touta Matsuda
Aliases: Taro Matsui, Chief, Chief Matsuda, etc.
Birthday: December 14, 1975 (1972 in the NK Volumes)
Age: 30-31
Status: Alive
Generation: Generation X (in both the full story and the NK Volumes)
Parents: Saoutome and Touya Matsuda
Siblings: Tomi Matsuda (older sister; born in 1974)
Other Family Members: Landon Tate-Matsuda (nephew; Tomi's son; born in 1996/1993 in the NK Volumes) and Cynthia Tate-Matsuda (niece; Tomi's daughter born in 1999/1996 in the NK Volumes)
Height: 5'8 (1/2)
Weight: 130 lbs
Senior Class (High School): Class of '94 "1994" (Class of '91 "1991" in the NK Volumes)
Senior Class (College): Class of '96 "1996" (Class of '93 "1993" in the NK Volumes)
Status: Alive
Alignment: Good
Occupation: Police officer, Chief of the NPA (given the job after Aizawa turned down the offer), Detective, 70s baby (in both the NK Volumes and the full story), 80s kid (for the most part), 70s kid (in the NK Volumes) 80s teen (in the NK Volumes), 90s teenager (for the most part), etc.
Favorite Movie: Liar Liar (laughed so hard during the plane scene)
Favorite Disney Movie: The Lion King
Favorite Disney Princess: Either Snow White or Mulan
Favorite Anime: Either Detective Conan or Sailor Moon
Favorite TV Show (NOT Anime): Beverly Hills 90210 (and Murder, She Wrote)
Favorite Singer: Michael Jackson
Favorite Band: Nirvana
Favorite Actor: Vincent Tong
Favorite Video Game Series: Super Mario
Favorite Video Game Character: Mario (Super Mario)
Least Favorite Color: Pastel Bronze
Least Favorite Animal: Snake
Least Favorite Food: Grilled Squid
Least Favorite Dessert: Pecan Pie
Least Favorite Ice Cream: Butter Pecan (Blue Bell, is alright with other Butter Pecan ice cream from other ice cream brands.
Least Favorite Soda: Pepsi Cherry
Least Favorite Restaurant: Church's
Least Favorite Movie: Saw (almost puked while watching it; full story) The Exorcist (in the NK Volumes; scared him to death; he watched it during a sleepover in the dark with his friends and almost had a heart attack, so they decided to turn it off, not even halfway into the movie)
Least Favorite Anime: Barefoot Gen (teared up while watching it)
Least Favorite TV Show (NOT Anime): Family Guy (since 1999; doesn't think it's funny like The Simpsons)
Least Favorite Singer: Marilyn Manson
Least Favorite Band: Christian Death (thinks it's sad Rozz Williams died, but isn't a fan of Goth music)
Least Favorite Video Games: The Wario Video Games
Least Favorite Character: Wario (Mario)
Most Hated Video Game Character: Kefka Palazoo (Final Fantasy VI)
Love Interest(s): Unnamed Girlfriend (dated right before Sayu was kidnapped. She was never excited to be with him. Everyone agreed he could do better, including Sayu. So...in DN: Next Kira, Matsuda never liked Sayu in that kind of way. However, this clip is shown in TheMurderNotebook. Matsuda tells the new hires the true story about what the showrunners of the anime got wrong.)
