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Birth Name: 小畑 健, Obata Takeshi

Age: 55, born 11 February 1969

Country of origin: Japan

Currently Residing In: Japan


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Description: Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer. He first gained international attention for Hikaru no Go (1998–2003) with Yumi Hotta, but is better known for Death Note (2003–2006) and Bakuman (2008–2012) with Tsugumi Ohba. Obata has mentored several well-known manga artists, including Nobuhiro Watsuki of Rurouni Kenshin fame, Black Cat creator Kentaro Yabuki, and Eyeshield 21 artist Yusuke Murata. Career: Takeshi Obata chose to be a manga artist because he always loved drawing. As a child he re-read Shotaro Ishinomori's Cyborg 009 over and over. He originally became noticed ... (more)
Tags: Manga Artist (3), Japanese (1), Death Note (1), Anime Artist (1)
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8.2
100 own
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8.4
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8.2
73 own
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8.3
65 own
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8.4
62 own




TV written by

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1. Death Note (2006)
Rating:
8.2
1829 Watched
2. Bakuman. (2010)
Rating:
7.1
114 Watched
3. Hikaru no go (2001)
Rating:
7.3
41 Watched
Rating:
6.1
10 Watched




Movies written by

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1. Death Note (2006)
Rating:
6.8
582 Watched
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7.1
346 Watched
3. Death Note (2017)
Rating:
3.5
307 Watched
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6.3
143 Watched
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6.5
19 Watched




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