[Novel] Death Note: Another Novel

[monir]

The following is taken from Wiki

A novel adaption of the series has been written by Ishin Nishio, called Death Note: Another Note. It serves as a prequel to the manga series, with Mello narrating the story of L's first encounter with Naomi Misora during the Los Angeles "BB Serial Murder Case" mentioned in volume 2 of the manga. Beside Naomi's character, the novel focuses on how L works. Insight was given into Watari's orphanage and how the whole system of geniuses such as L, Mello and Near were put to work.

There is only one rule to follow to post in this thread. Do not mention any group that might be scanlating/translating the novel.

[Shiroth]

This is one hell of an idea --- and could turn out to be very interesting. Of course i'd give any chance to hear more about L, and this is it.

Shall be looking out for this one.

[akoftroy]

I read the book and it's pretty good. The book is actually narrated by Mello! I liked it up until the big twist at the end which was frankly ridiculous.

[Ryuuzaki]

I heard this on wiki awhile back...a novel about how L got in contact with Aiber and Wedy would be pretty cool as well.

Anyway to read this BB Case novel online?

[Setsuchan]

I have a small translated piece of this novel..is it allowed to post it here?

[[Z]]

Real Interesting, I have always been curious about L's previous investigations. I wonder what kind of contact L makes with the antagonist of this novel.

[Setsuchan]

I have a preview ( i think it's a preview) from the novel.
Spoilers for chapter 58/episode 25 tho,so be warned.
I wasn't the one that translated this btw.

Spoiler:

Beyond Birthday’s third homicide was an experiment. He’d attempted to remove the person’s internal organs without damaging them, but they had died of internal hemorrhaging anyway, as he’d expected, and that was the end of that. He’d taken great lengths to prevent his victim from moving, too, using both physical restraints and a medicine that made them unconscious. Once suitably immobile, he had meticulously torn off the skin of their left arm. Leaving the tool he’d just used in the wound, he had then hit it repeatedly, intending to kill them, but it had ultimately led to nothing more than heavy internal bleeding. He was disappointed to watch his experiment end in failure. Even after the arm swelled with enough blood to turn it an angry purplish-red, the victim did not die. They had had a series of strange convulsions, which he might have found perfect under other conditions, but which, this time, caught him off-guard. As the arm filled with blood, the victim’s life began to fade. He’d expected this from previous trials, but this time he found the experience to be...sweeter, somehow. Naturally, Beyond Birthday considered the importance of such a murder to be relatively low, but the experiment itself, whether a failure or a success, was extremely entertaining. Afterwards, Beyond Birthday carefully removed the knife from his victim’s shoulder and—well. Well, well, well

Such speeches will stop, such stories will cease to be told, such meticulous notes will no longer be taken; not one sentence contains even a single iota of reason, up to the very last line. I am sick of this wild goose chase; to throw the matter down and finish it is the best I can do. Beyond Birthday’s wild farces are reminiscent of Holden Caulfield, and if they are so alike, then following and cross-examining his erratic thought patterns is not my intention (I, in my position within the government, remember pushing myself beyond my own abilities in an attempt to keep track his delusions). I have kept meticulous notes on this chain of serial murders he’s committed, but reciting them in this way should by no means raise their value. This report is not a novel. I do not like the fact that it has temporarily taken on such a form. There is no excuse for putting this case into such stereotypical, common words, but perhaps by bringing the matter to the public’s attention, I will be able to create a fresh start.

The result of the confrontation between L, this era’s great detective, and this Kira, a homicidal maniac he’d been hunting, is that the common people are forced to read these notes. Kira had prepared the metaphorical guillotine in order to spread his fantastic ideas across the globe, but it was a mere madman’s ideology; he set himself up as the god of his own little game, but he was a only fool who wasted his time chasing after his own childish beliefs. He ruled through terrorism and nothing more—or perhaps his desire was to be the god of a corrupt society, one filled with false accusations and betrayal. Such is probably the difference between gods of death and gods themselves, this negative intent, although it is something I don’t plan to think about often.

How in the world can Kira be good?

L will always be the most important thing in my life.

L.

L was too talented to die like that. His death was unreasonable; it came too damn fast! He solved over 3,500 difficult cases, and there are three times the amount of people packing the prisons today than there would be without him. He was a private investigator, and even though he never showed his face, his influence alone was great enough to inspire the world’s organizations to move forward together—I think that only someone who can match such an immaculate reputation should be able to inherit such a title. I also think I know who that person should be. Something happened, and I am unable to succeed him. Instead I shall leave behind this report in full, and let his real successor take the title.

This legend of L, then, is my final will and testament. It is a dying message aimed at the world at large, and which does not belong to me. Near, arrogant brat that he is, will probably find these notes before anyone else has a chance to; I only hope he doesn’t burn them upon discovery, or destroy them some other way. Actually, destroying them might be best; he didn’t know L like I did, and I don’t want to shatter whatever idealized image he might have created of him. There’s a possibility that this may fall into that demon Kira's hands instead, but I don’t mind. This is for you, you homicidal maniac: you let that abominable death god carry you on its back from beginning to end, and you used nothing but some nonsensical notebook to kill in an attempt to keep your hands clean of your own victims’ blood. You do not deserve to kiss L's feet, and are nothing more than dirt so unclean he wouldn’t even bother dirtying a tatami mat by laying it over you.

I am one of only a handful of people who has met L in person. He told me three of his achievement stories during our times together, but I have no intention of sharing those memories with you. Instead I’ll tell you the middle story, the one that relates to me; the story of Beyond Birthday. I refuse to beat around the bush here; if I do not relate the tale of the Los Angeles Beyond Birthday serial murder cases in full, how can anyone glean any information from them? I was brought up in Wammy’s House and stayed there until I was fifteen years old; L wasn’t. It had a profound influence on my ability to adapt to situations as needed. It doesn’t matter if there were ten or more casualties in this case or if it took over a million dollars to solve; L, in addition to three or four other people, gave his life in the pursuit of justice, and his sacrifice was honorable. More details concerning L are brought forward later—though perhaps they concern me as well, and perhaps Kira too; regardless, what happened in that watershed and what happened during the Los Angeles BB serial murder cases is monumental.

Because...

Because that is the first time L identifies himself as Ryuuzaki.

I have no interest in the specifics of how Beyond Birthday committed his crimes. Such gruesome details, then, will be omitted. Instead I will go back and tell the complete story of his first and second murders, since they are what drew L's interest early on, and enticed him to embark on what would become the greatest case of his time. I’m only a third party in this; neither Near, arrogant as he is, nor Kira, crazy as he is, will be able to tell I wrote this unless I leave my signature as the narrator, the navigator, and the storyteller at the end of these opening remarks—although conversely, for anyone but those two people, such anonymity might actually be a good thing. I am, then, the one who died in vain, the best dresser of this pointless death, Mihael Keehl. I call myself Mello now, and am generally identified as such, but that’s already an old story.

My memories are vivid, but they’re filled with nightmares.

if this is nog allowed,you can delete this.

[akoftroy]

Hmm... Your comment and that picture is a huge mega spoiler and pretty much ruins the surprise... Because...

Spoiler:

The big twist at the end of the story is that the character the reader thought was L the whole time is actually Beyond Birthday.

[Setsuchan]

Originally Posted by akoftroy

Hmm... Your comment and that picture is a huge mega spoiler and pretty much ruins the surprise... Because...

Spoiler:

The big twist at the end of the story is that the character the reader thought was L the whole time is actually Beyond Birthday.

Seriously?
I didn't know that!
Darn..without knowing I spoiled myself T__T

I'll remove my comment and picture then.

[myopius]

Ah, I read a summary for this novel on a Livejournal which revealed the whole story basically.

Spoiler for A major plot element:

I was really intrigued to hear BB had shinigami eyes, to those of you who read the novel, did they ever go discuss that any further than just noting its existence? Well, it's no matter, I guess, since

Spoiler for Manga/Anime ending:

there's so tragically little chance of a second Death Note series (despite Ohba's hint about the other note in an interview that was obviously intended just to keep up the fandom).

[Panda-sensei]

More Death Note stuff FTW!!! I can't wait for it!

[Super Ska Master]

Originally Posted by myopius

Ah, I read a summary for this novel on a Livejournal which revealed the whole story basically.

Spoiler for A major plot element:

I was really intrigued to hear BB had shinigami eyes, to those of you who read the novel, did they ever go discuss that any further than just noting its existence? Well, it's no matter, I guess, since

Spoiler for Manga/Anime ending:

there's so tragically little chance of a second Death Note series (despite Ohba's hint about the other note in an interview that was obviously intended just to keep up the fandom).

Spoiler:

It is possible for another series. It's always possible for another shinigami to drop another notebook. And Near and Misa are still alive and could be involved. Along with the investigation team. I just think that this would probably not happen, due to the fact that I hear that Near is very unpopular with the japanese. This may be incorrect, but oh well.

One thing they should include in the novel is more about Matt and his backstory. They didn't personify him a lot.

[RecurringNightmare]

Originally Posted by myopius

Ah, I read a summary for this novel on a Livejournal which revealed the whole story basically.

Spoiler for A major plot element:

I was really intrigued to hear BB had shinigami eyes, to those of you who read the novel, did they ever go discuss that any further than just noting its existence? Well, it's no matter, I guess, since

Spoiler for Manga/Anime ending:

there's so tragically little chance of a second Death Note series (despite Ohba's hint about the other note in an interview that was obviously intended just to keep up the fandom).

Spoiler:

Errm... just wondering: why is there no chance? I don't think that was ever officially announced anywhere, and the writer clearly has the ability to keep making up more stories in the DN universe.

Ohba wrote the second movie which I hear is vastly different from the manga or anime, and the L movie which is new stuff all together.

You may be correct about Ohba's hint, but who's to say for sure?

Obata is working on something else right now (I think it's Blue Dragon or some garbage...), but Ohba's mind may be working some more magic (And if it isn't for Death Note hopefully it's for something equally as good.). I really hope Death Note isn't the last thing that we see from Ohba... that would be a real shame.

[myopius]

I believe that the kind of story that Death Note is--a suspenseful thriller about someone who has a notebook that kills people secretly and those who want the notebook or want to stop the killings amid moral ambiguity--only lends itself to a sequel of the same type, but the fresh elements of that story have already been used so I doubt a writer would be inclined to go there again. It's not that I hope this is the last we see of the series, and I do sincerely believe that a good sequel could be made. I'm not just not optimistic.

So, sorry, that's just my personal opinion. I could indeed be wrong, like how Michael Crichton chose to write The Lost World. The reason I posted was to find out if anyone knew about that other aspect of the novel, so from now one everyone can feel free to respond to that instead of the unnecessary and superfluous extra comment I made about the possibility of a sequel.

[Kalimah]

the only thing i could find about it was that you can preorder it on amazon...it's coming out in February so it says *really really hopes it's true*

[RecurringNightmare]

Originally Posted by Kalimah

the only thing i could find about it was that you can preorder it on amazon...it's coming out in February so it says *really really hopes it's true*

Oh, it's true, BTW. Viz announced it some time ago... I'm sure you could find a reliable source with a Google search.

[Kalimah]

i guess i should have been a bit more specific, i was really hoping that it was true that was coming out in february...cuz yeah...thats not too far off ^_^

[RecurringNightmare]

Originally Posted by Kalimah

i guess i should have been a bit more specific, i was really hoping that it was true that was coming out in february...cuz yeah...thats not too far off ^_^

It was also confirmed that we'll be getting it in February. We're also gettin the 13th volume of the manga (Which is just a 'companion' book to help explain some things.).

[Kalimah]

oh i know all about volume 13...i've already pre-ordered it with Near's little finger puppets ^_^

[keeperofthenote]

so the 13th volume and this novel are not in america yet? where can i preorder them?