What is "mello"

Mello is a comune in the Italian province of Sondrio.

Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy

Mello can refer to:

Places

• Mello, an Italian commune
• Mello, Oise, French commune
• Mello, California, American community
• Mello, Ethiopia, small Ethiopian town

People

• Anna Vania Mello, Italian volleyball player
• Big Mello, American rapper
• Branco Mello, Brazilian rock singer/bassist
• Craig C. Mello, Nobel Prize winner
• Dave Mello, drummer of the punk /ska band Operation Ivy
• Dom Francisco Manuel de Mello, Portuguese writer
• Fabio Mello, a Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Fernando Collor de Mello, the 32nd president of Brazil
• Francisco de Mello, Marquis of Terceira, Portuguese politician
• Ingeborg Mello, Argentine track and field athlete
• Lois Snowe-Mello, American politician
• Ricardo Mello, Brazilian tennis player
• Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian United Nations employee
• Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Portuguese writer
• Tamara Mello, an American actress
• Timothy J. Mello, American mobster

In fiction

• Mello, the assumed name of Mihael Keehl, a character in the manga and anime Death Note
• Mello, mascot of the 2007 Cricket World Cup

, universally referred to by the mononym , is a fictional character in the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. Mello is introduced alongside Near as a potential substitute for L. Both Mello and Near were raised at Wammy's House, an orphanage established by Watari, L's assistant. However, Mello refuses to work with Near to capture a murderer dubbed " Kira". Over the course of Death Note, he joins the mafia, obtains a Death Note, causes the death of some people, and dies before he can expose Kira's identity. Mello has also appeared in other media from the series, including video games, and light novels.

The character of Mello was created, along with Near, to break the endless cycle of confrontations between the detective L and Light Yagami, the persona behind Kira. Both Mello and Near were designed after L, and were initially envisioned as twins and sons of L. Ultimately, this idea was dropped, with their designs switched compared to the original concept. He is voiced in the Japanese anime series by Nozomu Sasaki and in the English adaptation by David Hurwitz. Merchandise has been created for the character, including plush dolls and action figures. Mello has received mixed commentary by manga and anime publications.