L: Change the World (light novel)



In 2007 a light novel was published in Japan based on the movie L: Change the World, which was itself a Spin-Off of the popular Death Note franchise. It was then re-released in 2009 in some countries. The novel in itself is pretty short, with only a total of 188 pages.

It's an Alternative Continuity to both the main Death Note series and the film it was based on. The story centers around L and his last 23 days on earth and twenty-two days to save the world from a terrorist group called Blue Ship whose main goal is to purify the world by killing off most of humanity with a deadly virus.

Tropes:

 * Alternative Continuity: An alternative continuity to an alternative continuity. Let that sink in for a moment.
 * Batman Gambit: Well, it is Death Note.
 * Big Brother Instinct: L to Maki. See Papa Wolf below.
 * Bond Villain Stupidity:
 * Children Raise You
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming/Tastes Like Diabetes: Heart warming to some. Chessy to others.
 * The moments with L and Maki are always adorable. Their big brother-little sister/father-daughter bond are just waiting to pull at your heart strings or waiting to make you throw up rainbows.
 * The part were L mentions that Light was his first friend.
 * Foe Yay: See Ho Yay and Ship Tease.
 * Foregone Conclusion: L will die in the very end.
 * Gambit Pileup: At one time, there are at least four people with different agendas, with L, Blueship, Surega, Kujo,, etc.
 * Mythology Gag: There are a few references to the original work and the movie:
 * L revisits the Yellow Box Warehouse, where he meets Blue Ship for the first time.
 * Rod Ross gets a passing reference, whose name is written down by
 * Matsuda does the fake falling death he did in a similar way, except
 * Papa Wolf: Played straight with L.
 * The two most memorable moments of this trope were:
 * L went into full blown Papa Wolf mode and is ready to
 * L also addressed to the president
 * Ship Tease: L is literally ship teased with both Light and Misa. Much to the delight of the shippers....
 * Stalker with a Crush: L to Misa. His fanboy crush is pretty cute at first but then it slowly starts to get creepy.
 * The Ditz: Subverted. When Kujo first meets Surega, she acts like she didn't know about the FBI.
 * The Man Behind the Man:
 * The War On Straw: No, this is not the argument of the Green movement... Nor is this why anyone supported Kira.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Blue Ship's goal is to kill off most of humanity in order to save the environment..
 * Xanatos Roulette: and L using this to his advantage comes to mind.