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Tsugumi Ohba

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Tōkyō, Japan

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Tsugumi Ōba (Profile in Japanese: 大場つぐみ), born in Tokyo, Japan, is a writer best known for the manga Death Note. His/her real identity is a closely guarded secret. As stated by the profile placed at the beginning of each Death Note manga, Ōba collects teacups and develops manga plots while holding his knees on a chair, similar to a habit of L, one of the main characters of the series.

There is speculation that Tsugumi Ōba is a pen name and that he is really Hiroshi Gamō. Pointing out that in Bakuman the main character's uncle was a one-hit wonder manga artist who worked on a gag super hero manga, very similar to Gamō and Tottemo! Luckyman in all aspects. Also that the storyboards drawn by Ōba greatly resemble Tottemo! Luckyman in style. ...more

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Average rating: 4.38 · 786,985 ratings · 27,575 reviews · 341 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom (Death Note, #1) by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Pookie Rolf (Translator) 4.46 avg rating — 311,095 ratings — published 2004 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence (Death Note, #2) by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Pookie Rolf (Translator) 4.48 avg rating — 52,033 ratings — published 2004 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Note, Vol. 4: Love (Death Note, #4) by Tsugumi Ohba, Alexis Kirsch (Translator) 4.42 avg rating — 38,840 ratings — published 2004 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run (Death Note, #3) by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustator), Pookie Rolf (Translator) 4.45 avg rating — 38,471 ratings — published 2004 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Note, Vol. 5: Whiteout (Death Note, #5) by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Alexis Kirsch (Translator) 4.32 avg rating — 29,930 ratings — published 2005 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Note, Vol. 7: Zero (Death Note, #7) by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Alexis Kirsch (Translator) 4.44 avg rating — 28,267 ratings — published 2005 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Note, Vol. 6: Give-and-Take (Death Note, #6) by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Alexis Kirsch (Translator) 4.39 avg rating — 27,715 ratings — published 2005 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Note, Vol. 8: Target (Death Note, #8) by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Tetsuichiro Miyaki (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 24,647 ratings — published 2005 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi Ohba, Yuki Kowalsky (translator), Takeshi Obata (Illustrator) 4.48 avg rating — 21,589 ratings — published 2003 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bakuman, Band 1: Traum und Realität by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Diana Hammermeister (Translator) 4.15 avg rating — 21,231 ratings — published 2009 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Tsugumi Ohba

Death Note [デスノート] (12 books)
by

Tsugumi Ohba,

Takeshi Obata (Illustrator),

Alexis Kirsch (Translator)

4.41 avg rating — 703,056 ratings

Bakuman [バクマン] (20 books)
by

Tsugumi Ohba,

Takeshi Obata (Illustrator),

Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translator)

4.23 avg rating — 63,198 ratings

Death Note: Black Edition (6 books)
by

Tsugumi Ohba,

Takeshi Obata

4.41 avg rating — 59,865 ratings

プラチナエンド [Platina End] (14 books)
by

Tsugumi Ohba,

Takeshi Obata (Illustrator),

大場つぐみ,

小畑健 (Illustrator)

3.78 avg rating — 11,333 ratings

Death Note One-Shots and Specials (8 books)
by

Tsugumi Ohba,

Takeshi Obata

4.00 avg rating — 6,771 ratings

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Quotes by Tsugumi Ohba (?)

“You can call me what you like, but I will be taking your cake.
-L (from Death Note)”
― Tsugumi Ohba

tags: death-note, l, tsugumi-ohba

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“If you keep my secret, this strawberry is yours.”
― Tsugumi Ohba, Death Note Box Set

tags: death-note, manga

394 likes

“Misa: I can't imagine a world without Light!

L: Yes,that would be dark.”
― Tsugumi Ohba

tags: death-note

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