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| “ | I don't need two or three days. Let me do it! | „ |
| ~ Matsuda accepts L's plan to arrest Higuchi even if this would risk his life. |
| “ | You led your own father to his death... and now he's gone, YOU CALL HIM A FOOL?! | „ |
| ~ Matsuda to Light Yagami in the final episode |
Touta Matsuda also known as Taro Matsui, is a major antagonist in the Death Note franchise. He is the youngest and mostly inexperienced member of the Japanese Task Force and NPA.
His lack of policing experience can sometimes hinder the investigation. His reckless attitude can gets him into certain sticky situations, much to the annoyance of his co-workers. L Lawliet and Shuichi Aizawa views of him as a naïve, young detective lacking seriousness in work.
He is voiced by Ryo Naitou in the Japanese version of the anime, and Vincent Tong (who later voiced Flash Sentry from My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, Kai from Ninjago, and Eugene Wong from Dragons: The Nine Realms) in the English version.
Appearance[]
Matsuda has brown eyes and a black hair. He wears a gray suit with a red tie.
Personality[]
Despite being inexperienced, he is able to bring down several mafia members who were holding death notes, and shows great proficiency in tight situations. As Taro Matsui, he infiltrates as Misa Amane's manager in the face of Yotsuba. Matsuda also was devoted to Soichiro Yagami, Light's father, whom he sees as a mentor.
Though he had sympathy for Kira's followers and thought that Kira have great intentions at heart, Matsuda was enraged when Light insults his own father, apathetic about his death. In response, he shoots Light five times (three times in the manga) to stop him from writing Near's real name down.
Matsuda is also one of the few characters that survives the events of the anime/manga, alongside Near and a few of the other task force members. The manga epilogue shows that he continues to work as a member of the police force. Although he refuses to believe that Light was Kira, and that Near was involved with Teru Mikami's death.
Quotes[]
| “ | I'll kill him... I'll kill him! HE HAS TO DIIIIEEEE!!! | „ |
| ~ Matsuda attempting to kill Light before being stopped. |
| “ | Wait, Light! | „ |
| ~ Matsuda's reaction to Light escaping before chasing after him. |
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Trivia[]
- Despite his appearance, Matsuda is proven to be a pretty popular character.
- The manga explains that nepotism is the reason why he has a job as a cop despite being more or less incompetent at it.
- While Ryuk was the one who wrote Light's name on the Death Note it can still be debated that Matsuda was indeed Light's killer since it was was Matsuda who shot Light several times which is more than an enough reason for Ryuk to write Light's name.
- Throughout the anime, the phrase "Matsuda, you idiot" would constantly repeat, having most of Task Force saying it (Mostly L/Ryuzaki said this phrase).
- Matsuda has a B blood type.
- Matsuda has a height of 174 cm (5' 8½") and a weight of 59 kg (130 lbs).
- Matsuda's lifespan is 548192.
- Matsuda's birthdate is December 14th, 1978 (1981 in the anime) and is twenty-five to twenty-six years old before the timeskip and thirty to thirty-one after the timeskip.
External Links[]
- Touta Matsuda on the Death Note Wiki
- Touta Matsuda on the Near Pure Good Wiki
- Touta Matsuda on the Love Exalted Wiki
- Touta Matsuda on the Ensemble Dark Horse Wiki
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