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Tsugumi Ohba

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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: 4.39 · 870,795 ratings · 30,823 reviews · 364 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom (Death Note, #1) by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Pookie Rolf (Translator) 4.47 avg rating — 356,271 ratings — published 2004 — 14 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 — 56,121 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. 3: Hard Run (Death Note, #3) by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustator), Pookie Rolf (Translator) 4.46 avg rating — 41,605 ratings — published 2004 — 2 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 — 41,729 ratings — published 2004 — 2 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) 4.31 avg rating — 32,269 ratings — published 2005 — 41 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 — 30,183 ratings — published 2005 — 2 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 — 29,784 ratings — published 2005 — 2 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) 4.22 avg rating — 26,453 ratings — published 2005 — 2 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) 4.49 avg rating — 24,107 ratings — published 2003 — 2 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. 12: Finis (Death Note, #12) by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrator), Tetsuichiro Miyaki (Translator) 4.38 avg rating — 21,597 ratings — published 2006 — 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

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Series by Tsugumi Ohba

Death Note [デスノート] (12 books)
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Tsugumi Ohba,

Takeshi Obata (Illustrator),

Alexis Kirsch (Translator)

4.41 avg rating — 782,247 ratings

Death Note: Black Edition (6 books)
by

Tsugumi Ohba,

Takeshi Obata

4.41 avg rating — 68,331 ratings

Bakuman [バクマン] (20 books)
by

Tsugumi Ohba,

Takeshi Obata (Illustrator),

Tetsuichiro Miyaki (translator)

4.22 avg rating — 65,102 ratings

プラチナエンド [Platina End] (14 books)
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Tsugumi Ohba,

Takeshi Obata (Illustrator),

大場つぐみ,

小畑健 (Illustrator)

3.79 avg rating — 12,330 ratings

Death Note One-Shots and Specials (7 books)
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Tsugumi Ohba,

Takeshi Obata

4.00 avg rating — 8,002 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

391 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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