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Also known as Obata Takeshi

Japanese manga artist (born 1969)

OverviewAI-generated

Takeshi Obata is a Japanese mangaka, illustrator, screenwriter, and artist. Born in Niigata, Japan, on 11 February 1969, he began his work period in 1985. His notable works include Hikaru no Go, DEATH NOTE アナザーノ, エル チェンジ ザ ワールド, and All You Need Is Kill. He speaks Chinese and is represented in the National Museum of World Cultures collection.

Obata has authored 182 works and is referenced by 336 other encyclopedia articles. He is also known under the name 小畑健, written in kana as おばた たけし. His height is 1.85. Social media data indicates he has 15710 followers, while Last.fm records 7 listeners and 54 playcounts for his name.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
11 February 1969
Works
182

Top works

  • DEATH NOTE アナザーノ
  • DEATH NOTE アナザーノ
  • エル チェンジ ザ ワールド
  • All You Need Is Kill 1
  • All You Need Is Kill Manga #1-2

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Film & TV

Writing · Niigata, Japan

Takeshi Obata first achieved international recognition as the artist of Hikaru no Go. He went on to illustrate Death Note as well as the manga Bakuman and All You Need Is Kill.

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7
Total plays
54

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Takeshi+Obata">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Takeshi Obata

Key facts

Born
( 1969-02-11 ) February 11, 1969 (age 57) , Niigata , Niigata Prefecture , Japan
Nationality
Japanese
Areas
Manga artist illustrator
Notable works
Hikaru no Go Death Note Bakuman Platinum End
Collaborators
Yumi Hotta Tsugumi Ohba
Awards
Tezuka Award (1985) Shogakukan Manga Award (1999) Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2003) Eagle Award (2008)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Niigata
Occupation
comics artist
Languages spoken
Chinese
Height
1.85
Show 7 more facts
topic's main category
Category:Takeshi Obata
date of birth
1969-02-11
name in kana
おばた たけし
name in native language
小畑健
start of work period
1985-00-00
has works in the collection
National Museum of World Cultures
social media followers
14165
Sources (5)

via Wikidata · CC0

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Encyclopedic overview

Takeshi Obata (小畑 健, Obata Takeshi; born February 11, 1969) is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer. He first gained international attention for Hikaru no Go (1999–2003) 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

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