Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases (アナザーノート — ロサンゼルスBB連続殺人事件)
Author(s)	Nisio Isin
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Genre(s)	Mystery, Detective
Publisher	Shueisha, Viz Media
Publication date	August 1, 2006
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	176

Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases (アナザーノート — ロサンゼルスBB連続殺人事件) is a light novel written by Nisio Isin and released on August 1, 2006.^[1][2] The story is a prequel to Death Note and recounts the Los Angeles "BB Murder Cases", which was mentioned briefly in Chapter 14/Episode 7 of the manga/anime. It was released in English by Viz Media on February 19, 2008.^[3]

Plot

Narrated by Mello it recounts the first time L worked with Naomi Misora, searching for clues and trying to prevent the next victim of a psychotic serial killer, who is able to make murders look like suicides. The plot also has an interesting backstory to the orphanage from which L came from, Wammy's House, and the relationship between Naomi Misora and Raye Penber.

Notes

• In the first chapter, Ryuzaki mentions how he use to be an avid fan of Akazukin Chacha whilst younger.
• Throughout the book, Mello explains to the reader his understanding of L.
• The plot of L: Change the World is briefly mentioned in the last chapter and is changed to fit in the real death note universe.
• Both Aiber and Wedy are mentioned in the last chapter of the book.

References

1. ^ "Death Note, XXXHOLiC Novels in the Works". Anime News Network. June 28, 2011. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8835. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
2. ^ "西尾維新 × Death Note" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/nisioisin/. Retrieved December 21, 2006. 
3. ^ "Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases (Novel)". Viz Media. http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7222. Retrieved June 28, 2011.