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Takeshi OBATA

小畑 健
Family name (in kanji): 小畑
Given name (in kanji): 健
Date of birth: 1969-02-11
Website:
Twitter (Japanese)
Non-anime staff credits:
Artist for "Hello Baby" (manga) (Japanese)
Character Design for "Yoshitsuneki" (VG)
Character Designer for "Castlevania Judgement" (Wii)
Review:
blanc et noir: Takeshi Obata Illustrations Artbook (May 29, 2016)
News: Show:
Death Note the Musical London Concert Performance on August 22 (Jul 1, 2023)
Death Note the Musical Will Have London Concert Performances on August 21 and 22 (May 26, 2023)
Wit Studio's Bubble Anime Film Previews Riria's Ending Song in Short Trailer (Mar 4, 2022)
Wit Studio's Bubble Anime Film Casts Alice Hirose, Sayaka Senbongi, Marina Inoue (Jan 14, 2022)
Viz Announces Summer 2022 Book Releases Including Junji Ito's The Liminal Zone, Takashi Shiina's Yashahime Manga (Oct 9, 2021)
Platinum End Anime's 2nd Multilingual Trailer Previews Band-Maid's Opening Song (Sep 5, 2021)
Death Note/Platinum End Artist Takeshi Obata, Novelist Akinari Asakura Launch Manga About Aspiring Comedians (Sep 2, 2021)
Platinum End Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Reveals More Staff, Uninterrupted 24-Episode Run (Jul 1, 2021)
Platinum End TV Anime Casts M.A.O, Natsuki Hanae (Mar 24, 2021)
Platinum End TV Anime Casts Miyu Irino, Yui Ogura (Jan 27, 2021)
Jump SQ. Magazine Publishes Death Note Manga's New 1-Shot Chapter in February (Jan 3, 2020)
Netflix Death Note World Premiere at London Frightfest (Jun 30, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 1-7 (May 3, 2016)
Viz to Offer Death Note/Bakuman Creators' Platinum End Manga in Single Chapters (Oct 5, 2015)
Death Note/Bakuman Creators Show New Platinum End Manga's Color Image (Sep 27, 2015)
Bakuman, Death Note Creators Launch Platinum End Manga (Sep 24, 2015)
Viz Media Licenses Inio Asano's Goodnight Pun Pun Manga (Jul 24, 2015)
Crunchyroll Lists Live-Action Death Note Show's Premiere Time, Regions (Jun 26, 2015)
Live-Action Death Note Show's Full Cast Shown in Costume (Jun 7, 2015)
Live-Action Death Note Show's Promo Videos Tease New Ending (Jun 7, 2015)
Live-Action Death Note Show Casts Misa, Light's Father (May 31, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 22-28 (Apr 10, 2015)
Death Note The Musical Sampled in 4-Minute Video (Apr 8, 2015)
Death Note The Musical Practice Video Previews Japanese Songs (Mar 18, 2015)
6th Death Note The Musical English Song Features Light, L, Misa (Mar 12, 2015)
Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki Ranks in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens (Feb 9, 2015)
Naruto #68 Ranks 5th on U.S. Monthly BookScan January List (Feb 8, 2015)
2nd Death Note The Musical English Song Features Ryuk, Rem (Feb 8, 2015)
Hear Death Note The Musical Song Sung in English by Tony Nominees (Feb 1, 2015)
Viz's Shonen Jump to Publish NisiOisin, Takeshi Obata's Manga 1-Shot (Dec 22, 2014)
Viz's Shonen Jump to Add E-Robot, Gakkyu Hotei Manga (Nov 17, 2014)
Death Note The Musical's Videos Preview Singing (Nov 16, 2014)
Death Note's Obata to Relaunch Gakkyū Hōtei Grade-School Legal Manga (Nov 5, 2014)
Medaka Box Creators Reunite for Manga One-Shot (Oct 24, 2014)
Takeshi Obata Will Hold g at New York Kinokuniya Book Store (Oct 4, 2014)
Death Note's Obata, Monogatari's NisiOisin, Rosario + Vampire's Ikeda Make 2 One-Shot Manga Together (Sep 30, 2014)
Death Note The Musical Cast Photographed in Costume (Sep 22, 2014)
Death Note Stage Musical Casts Teppei Koike as L (Sep 15, 2014)
New York Comic Con to Host Manga Artist Takeshi Obata (Jul 29, 2014)
Kenji Urai, Hayato Kakizawa Star in Death Note Musical (Jul 29, 2014)
Edge of Tomorrow's U.S. Box Office Climbs to US$61 Million in 2nd Weekend (Jun 19, 2014)
Live-Action Edge of Tomorrow Film Opens in Theaters on Friday (Jun 6, 2014)
Viz Licenses Trinity Blood Manga for Digital Release (Jun 4, 2014)
Live-Action Edge of Tomorrow's Final Trailer & Featurettes Posted (May 29, 2014)
Live-Action Edge of Tomorrow's 'Angel' TV Spot Aired (May 18, 2014)
Live Action Edge of Tomorrow's Featurettes Posted (May 15, 2014)
Live Action Edge of Tomorrow's 3-Minute IMAX Trailer Posted (May 13, 2014)
Live-Action Edge of Tomorrow's 2 New TV Spots Aired (May 12, 2014)
Death Note Musical Workshop Held in NYC (Apr 17, 2014)
Live-Action Edge of Tomorrow Film's 30-Second Ad Aired (Apr 14, 2014)
Death Note Gets Smartphone Escape Game (Apr 12, 2014)
Death Note Has 10th Anniversary Project in the Works (Feb 7, 2014)
EW Posts Edge of Tomorrow Photo, Interview (Jan 14, 2014)
Death Note Manga Gets Stage Musical by Japanese/U.S. Team (Dec 14, 2013)
New Pictures Surface for Live-Action Edge of Tomorrow Film (Dec 10, 2013)
Death Note's Obata Adapts All You Need Is Kill Novel Into Manga (Nov 30, 2013)
Bakuman, Bakemonogatari, Last Exile Released Monday (Jun 16, 2013)
Death Note, Battle Angel's Live-Action Films Still In Queue (May 26, 2013)
Bakuman Delayed to June 17 (May 20, 2013)
3rd Bakuman Series' 1st Episode Preview Streamed (Oct 6, 2012)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2012 (First Half) (Jun 1, 2012)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2012 (First Half) (Jun 1, 2012)
Hikaru no Go Creator Hotta to Attend Go Event in N. Carolina (Apr 19, 2012)
Viz Media Europe Acquires Bakuman Rights for U.K. (Updated) (Mar 27, 2012)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 12-18 (Feb 24, 2012)
Warner Develops Live-Action Film of Tite Kubo's Bleach Manga (Feb 22, 2012)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 5-11 (Feb 17, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 16-22 (Jan 25, 2012)
Inazuma Eleven, Apollon Win Shogakukan Manga Awards (Jan 23, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 9-15 (Jan 18, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 2-8 (Jan 11, 2012)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 4-10 (Dec 16, 2011)
3rd Bakuman Anime Series to Be 25 Episodes Long (Dec 16, 2011)
Bakuman Manga Gets 3rd TV Anime Next Fall (Dec 14, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Montreal's Animaze Film Festival Screens Redline, First Squad Films (Nov 14, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 30-November 5 (Nov 11, 2011)
Director: Warner's Death Note Is Still in the Works (Oct 31, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 10-16 (Oct 19, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 2-8 (Oct 14, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 3-9 (Oct 12, 2011)
Bakuman x Sket Dance Crossover Anime Episodes Planned (Oct 3, 2011)
Bakuman 2 Anime's 1st Episode Preview Streamed (Sep 24, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 4-10 (Sep 16, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 21-27 (Sep 2, 2011)
Bakuman 2 TV Anime Slated for October 1 (Aug 29, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 14-20 (Aug 26, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 15-21 (Aug 24, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 7-13 (Aug 19, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 8-14 (Aug 17, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 31-August 6 (Aug 12, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 1-7 (Aug 10, 2011)
Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010 (Aug 5, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 19-25 (Jul 1, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 12-18 (Jun 24, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 5-11 (Jun 17, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 6-12 (Jun 15, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 30-June 5 (Jun 8, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 22-28 (Jun 3, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 15-21 (May 27, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 8-14 (May 20, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 1-7 (May 13, 2011)
Viz Streams Subtitled Death Note Anime on Netflix (Apr 30, 2011)
No Longer Human Anime Wins at Italy's Future Film Fest (Apr 26, 2011)
Viz Confirms D.Gray-Man, Naruto Spinoff Books (Apr 11, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 27-April 2 (Apr 8, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 20-26 (Apr 1, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 14-20 (Mar 23, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 27-March 5 (Mar 17, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 7-13 (Mar 16, 2011)
Viz Launches Next Bakuman Book Digitally Before Print (Mar 14, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 28-March 6 (Mar 14, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 13-19 (Feb 26, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 6-12 (Feb 18, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 30-February 5 (Feb 12, 2011)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, January 24-30 (Feb 6, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 10-16 (Jan 19, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 3-9 (Jan 13, 2011)
Warner Hires Shane Black for Hollywood Death Note Film (Jan 13, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 27-January 2 (Jan 12, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 29-December 5 (Dec 10, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 22-28 (Dec 3, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 15-21 (Nov 28, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 8-14 (Nov 19, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 31-November 6 (Nov 12, 2010)
Belgian Police Close to 2007 'Manga Murder' Victim ID (Oct 26, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 11-17 (Oct 20, 2010)
Vertical: No Longer Human Manga News Was Premature (Oct 14, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 4-10 (Oct 13, 2010)
Bakuman, Mazinkaizer SKL, Arakawa Under the Bridge × 2 Videos Posted (Sep 25, 2010)
4 Arrested for 2007 Belgian 'Manga Murder' Case (Sep 20, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 5-11 (Sep 17, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 29-September 4 (Sep 10, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 22-28 (Sep 3, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 15-21 (Aug 27, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 8-14 (Aug 20, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 9-15 (Aug 18, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 1-7 (Aug 14, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 2-8 (Aug 11, 2010)
Bakuman's Otter #11 Also Runs in Shonen Jump Next Mag (Aug 11, 2010)
Bakuman's Manga-in-Manga Otter #11 to Be Published (Aug 2, 2010)
Viz Hosts Ultimo/Shaman King's Takei at Comic-Con Int'l (Jul 24, 2010)
Letter Bee, D.Gray-man Artists Do Classic Novel Covers (Jun 27, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 3, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 2, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 10-16 (May 19, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 3-9 (May 12, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 26-May 2 (May 5, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 15-21 (Mar 24, 2010)
Warner Brothers in Film Talks for Bleach Manga (Mar 22, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 1-7 (Mar 10, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 17-23 (Jan 29, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 11-17 (Jan 20, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 28-January 10 (Jan 13, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 27-January 2 (Jan 8, 2010)
Bakuman. Manga's TV Anime Confirmed for Fall 2010 (Update 3) (Dec 10, 2009)
Zac Efron: Death Note Remake 'Not on the Front Burner' (Nov 22, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 9-15 (Nov 18, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 2-8 (Nov 11, 2009)
To Love-Ru, Kuruneko Creators Launch New Manga Series (Nov 3, 2009)
Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Posts Staff, Cast Lineup (Sep 22, 2009)
Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku to Animate 2 More Literary Works (Sep 22, 2009)
4 Japanese Literary Masterpieces Get Aoi Bungaku Anime (Update 2) (Sep 11, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 31-September 6 (Sep 9, 2009)
Death Note's Obata Designs Anime for 'Literary' Classic (Sep 5, 2009)
Free Evangelion: 1.0 Screenings in Texas & D.C. (Aug 25, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 10-16 (Aug 19, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 3-9 (Aug 12, 2009)
Viz's Shonen Jump Adds Bakuman, Toriko Manga (Jul 24, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 8-14 (Jun 17, 2009)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Jun 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 1-7 (Jun 10, 2009)
1st 10 Minutes of L change the WorLd Film Streamed (Apr 25, 2009)
One Piece, Early Days singer Ai Kawashima in NYC in May (Apr 20, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 10-16 (Mar 18, 2009)
Death Note's L Spinoff Film in U.S. Theaters in April (Mar 6, 2009)
Viz to Detail Monster Anime, L: Change the World's Plans (Feb 8, 2009)
Librarians Honor Sand Chronicles, Real, Uzumaki, Japan Ai (Jan 28, 2009)
2008's Top-Selling Graphic Novels in U.S. Bookstores (Jan 26, 2009)
Japanese Anime TV Ranking, January 5-11 (Jan 23, 2009)
Ponyo, Miyazaki, Hisaishi Pick Up Asian Film Award Nods (Jan 22, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 13-19 (Jan 21, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 6-12 (Jan 14, 2009)
2nd Death Note Film to Run in Canadian Theaters Tonight (Dec 3, 2008)
UK's Leeds Film Fest Screens Stranger, 20th Century Boys (Nov 14, 2008)
2nd Death Note Film to Run in Canadian Theaters (Nov 6, 2008)
11 Manga Titles in August's Top 20 U.S. Graphic Novels (Sep 4, 2008)
2nd Death Note Film to Run in U.S. Theaters in October (Aug 25, 2008)
1st Death Note Film to Play in Canadian Theaters (Aug 22, 2008)
Death Note Team's Bakuman Manga Posted in 4 Languages (Aug 19, 2008)
Manga Does Not Rule U.S. Graphic Novel Sales in July (Aug 7, 2008)
Death Note Creators Confirmed to Launch Bakuman Manga (Aug 3, 2008)
Second Death Note Special to Air on August 22 in Japan (Jul 25, 2008)
Death Note's Obata to Work on Next Castlevania Game (Jul 2, 2008)
Over 65,000 Watch 1st Death Note Film in U.S. Theaters (Jun 4, 2008)
Death Note's L Film to Screen in New York This Summer (May 19, 2008)
UK Fans Give Eagle Award to Death Note Manga (May 14, 2008)
Death Note Artist Obata to Attend Japan Expo in Paris (May 1, 2008)
Viz Dominates American Graphic Novel Sales in April (May 1, 2008)
National Public Radio Profiles Death Note (Apr 29, 2008)
1st Death Note Film to Run in 300+ U.S. Theaters in May (Apr 14, 2008)
Manga Listed Among Eisner Award Nominees for 2008 (Apr 14, 2008)
New Blue Dragon, N.Y. Salad, My Melody Anime Planned (Mar 10, 2008)
First Live-Action Death Note's English Trailer Posted (Mar 4, 2008)
South Carolina Student Removed over "Death Note" List (Mar 2, 2008)
America's Cartoon Network to Run Blue Dragon This Spring (Feb 29, 2008)
USA Today Booklist, February 18–24: Manga Comes Back (Feb 28, 2008)
USA's Shonen Jump Replaces Hikaru no Go with Slam Dunk (Feb 21, 2008)
DB's Toriyama, I''s Katsura to Team Up on 1-Shot Manga (Feb 5, 2008)
Death Note Manga to Return with One-Shot Story in Japan (Feb 3, 2008)
Eyeshield 21's Murata to Do 1-Shot Window Washer Manga (Jan 29, 2008)
Death Note Artist, Novelist Team Up on Urōboe Uroboros (Dec 27, 2007)
Promo Video for Death Note's L Prequel Game Streamed (Dec 17, 2007)
Police Reaches Dead End in Belgian 'Manga Murder' Case (Nov 27, 2007)
Virginian Teen Suspended over Names in 'Death Note' (Nov 22, 2007)
Anonymous Author to Reveal Death Note Spinoff's Story (Nov 14, 2007)
Death Note Films to Premiere in United Kingdom (Oct 15, 2007)
Media Blasters, Del Rey Announce New Manga Licenses (Oct 8, 2007)
Anime Pitched for Distribution at American Film Market (Oct 3, 2007)
Notes near Body Parts in Belgium Linked to Death Note (Oct 1, 2007)
Viz Pictures Licenses Live-Action Death Note Films (Sep 19, 2007)
Death Note's L Film's Heroine, 4-Nation Debut Revealed (Aug 13, 2007)
Vexille Opens Locarno Fest, Streams First Ten Minutes (Jul 11, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 11-17 (Apr 18, 2007)
Death Note Creator Arrested for Possessing a Knife (Sep 7, 2006)
New Manga from Hikaru no Go Manga-ka (Nov 24, 2003)
2003 Tezuka Award Winners (Apr 24, 2003)
Interest:
Bubble Anime Film Making-Of Video Reveals How the Dream Team Assembled (Apr 14, 2022)
Death Note Artist Takeshi Obata Holds 1st Exhibition (Dec 7, 2018)
All-Star Creators Mark JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's 25th Year (Sep 17, 2012)
Interview:
Interview: Takeshi Obata (Oct 22, 2014)
Press Releases:
VIZ Media to Release Limited Edition Art Book Blanc et Noir: Takeshi Obata Illustrations (Apr 14, 2016)
VIZ Manga Digital Platform Spotlights Takeshi Obata This Month (Oct 8, 2014)
VIZ Media and ReedPOP Welcome Manga Artist Takeshi Obata to New York Comic Con 2014 (Sep 29, 2014)
Manga Artist Takeshi Obata to Appear at New York Comic Con (Jul 29, 2014)
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