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Tsugumi Ohba

Author of Death Note, Volume 1: Boredom

90 Works 25,959 Members 376 Reviews 21 Favorited

About the Author

Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the hit series Death Note, Bakuman and Platinum End. Takeshi Obata Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu show more Cultural Prize: Shinsei "New Hope" Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit Death Note as well as the hugely successful manga Bakuman, All You Need Is Kill and Platinum End. show less
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Series

Works by Tsugumi Ohba

Death Note, Volume 1: Boredom (2004) 2,815 copies
Death Note, Volume 3: Hard Run (2004) 1,710 copies
Death Note, Volume 4: Love (2004) 1,578 copies
Death Note, Volume 5: Whiteout (2005) 1,458 copies
Death Note, Volume 7: Zero (2005) 1,302 copies
Death Note, Volume 8: Target (2005) 1,217 copies
Death Note, Volume 9: Contact (2005) 1,144 copies
Death Note, Volume 10: Deletion (2006) 1,069 copies
Death Note, Volume 12: Finis (2006) 1,026 copies
Death Note: How to Read (2006) 579 copies
Death Note (2008) 503 copies
Bakuman. 1: Yume to Genjitsu (2009) 482 copies
Bakuman. 2: Choco to Akamaru (2009) 275 copies
Bakuman. 3: Debyuu to Aseri (2009) 243 copies
Bakuman. 4: Denwa to Zen'ya (2009) 222 copies
Bakuman. 6: Mucha to Konjou (2010) 170 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 1 (2016) 161 copies
Death Note Short Stories (2021) 150 copies
Bakuman. 12: Gaka to Mangaka (2011) 133 copies
Bakuman. 15: Hagemi to Omoi (2011) 123 copies
Bakuman. 19: Kettei to Kanki (2012) 117 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 2 (2016) 99 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 3 (3) (2016) 75 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 4 (4) (2017) 73 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 5 (5) (2017) 64 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 7 (7) (2018) 45 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 9 (9) (2018) 39 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 8 (8) (2018) 37 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 10 (10) (2019) 33 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 11 (11) (2019) 28 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 12 (12) (2020) 21 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 13 (13) (2021) 16 copies
Platinum End, Vol. 14 (14) (2022) 13 copies
Platinum End 13 (2021) 5 copies
Platinum End 14 (2022) 3 copies
Platinum End 12 (2021) 3 copies
Bakuman 13 1 copy
데스노트 2 (2004) 1 copy
Bakuman 11 1 copy
데스노트 1 (2004) 1 copy
Nedtælling 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Ohba, Tsugumi
Other names
大場つぐみ
Gender
male
Nationality
Japan
Country (for map)
Japan
Birthplace
Tokyo, Tokyo-to
Occupations
manga artist
Short biography
Tsugumi Ohba is the author of the manga series Death Note. The only details known about his/her life are, as stated at the beginning of every volume of Death Note, that (s)he collects teacups, develops manga plots while holding his/her knees on a chair, and was born in Tokyo. His/her true identity is unknown, but several clues in the manga suggest that "Tsugumi Ohba" is the pen name of Hiroshi Gamō, known as an author of gag manga, which is in contrast with Death Note's dark tone, making this connection either very likely or much less likely, depending on which angle you look at it.

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Reviews

Let's just say...I'm committed to finished this series now.
 
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KrabbyPattyCakes | Dec 3, 2023 |
There's no turning back now. I'm invested in this storyline. Let's just hope it's not going to be a let-down.
 
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KrabbyPattyCakes | Dec 3, 2023 |
The last time I read a manga series I was in high school and never really though that mangas were actual books...How wrong I was for so long. Recently, I've been getting into a lot of manga and found this one through my public library (which means it was freeeeeee).

I give it a 4 out 5 only because Mirai's angle is kinda annoying. She seems a little empty in the head, but I'm hoping that changes throughout the series. If you're looking for something different in the manga and want to venture into a different genre of manga this is a good one. And as mentioned before there is a lot of ass and boobs.

Overall this seems like a series I can get behind.
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Statistics

Works
90
Members
25,959
Popularity
#801
Rating
4.1
Reviews
376
ISBNs
553
Languages
17
Favorited
21

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