Tsugumi Ohba

Tsugumi Ohba
大場 つぐみ
BornTokyo, Japan[1]
Area(s)Manga writer
Notable works
Death Note
Bakuman
Platinum End
CollaboratorsTakeshi Obata
AwardsEagle Award for Favourite Manga for Death Note

Tsugumi Ohba (Japanese: 大場 つぐみ, Hepburn: Ōba Tsugumi) is the pen name of a Japanese manga writer, best known for authoring the Death Note manga series with illustrator Takeshi Obata from 2003 to 2006, which has 30 million collected volumes in circulation.[2] The duo's second series, Bakuman. (2008–2012), was also successful with 15 million in circulation.[3] In 2014, Ohba collaborated with My Little Monster creator Robico for the one-shot "Skip! Yamada-kun".[4] Another series with Obata, Platinum End, was serialized in the monthly Jump SQ from November 4, 2015, to January 4, 2021.[5][6]

  1. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata Spotlight". Viz Media. May 28, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  2. ^ DEATH NOTE ： 日テレで今夏連ドラ化決定 ニアも登場. Mainichi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Kenshin's Takeru Satoh & Ryunosuke Kamiki Star in Live-Action Bakuman Film". Anime News Network. May 7, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "Death Note's Ohba, My Little Monster's Robico Make 1-Shot Manga". Anime News Network. April 20, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Bakuman, Death Note Creators Launch Platinum End Manga". Anime News Network. September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. ^ Hazra, Adriana (January 3, 2021). "Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba's Platinum End Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 4, 2021.