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Takeshi Obata

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Takeshi Obata was born on 11 February 1969 in Niigata City, Niigata, Japan. She is a writer, known for Death Note (2017), Death Note (2006) and Death Note: The Last Name (2006).
BornFebruary 11, 1969
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    • Known for

    Nat Wolff in Death Note (2017)
    Death Note
    4.5
    • Writer
    • 2017
    Tatsuya Fujiwara and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Death Note (2006)
    Death Note
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Shunji Fujimura, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takeshi Kaga, Sakura Uehara, Nana Katase, Magy, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, and Erika Toda in Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
    Death Note: The Last Name
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Sôsuke Ikematsu, Erika Toda, Masaki Suda, and Masahiro Higashide in Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016)
    Death Note: Light Up the New World
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Platinum End (2021)
      Platinum End
      6.0
      TV Series
      • manga
      • 2021
    • Hikaru no Go (2020)
      Hikaru no Go
      8.5
      TV Series
      • original manga
      • 2020
    • Jump Force (2019)
      Jump Force
      5.1
      Video Game
      • characters: Death Note
      • 2019
    • Nat Wolff in Death Note (2017)
      Death Note
      4.5
      • based on "Death Note" by: In Shonen Jump
      • 2017
    • Sôsuke Ikematsu, Erika Toda, Masaki Suda, and Masahiro Higashide in Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016)
      Death Note: Light Up the New World
      5.7
      • manga
      • 2016
    • Kankurō Kudō, Hirofumi Arai, Kenta Kiritani, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Takayuki Yamada, Lily Franky, Sarutoki Minagawa, Shôta Sometani, Takeru Satoh, and Nana Komatsu in Bakuman (2015)
      Bakuman
      6.9
      • manga
      • 2015
    • Masataka Kubota, Kento Yamazaki, and Mio Yûki in Death Note (2015)
      Death Note
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • manga
      • 2015
    • Death Note: The Musical (2015)
      Death Note: The Musical
      8.4
      • manga
      • 2015
    • Death Note: The Musical (2015)
      Death Note: The Musical
      7.6
      • original story by
      • 2015
    • Bakuman. (2010)
      Bakuman.
      8.0
      TV Series
      • manga
      • 2010–2013
    • Death Note Relight 2 - L's Successors (2008)
      Death Note Relight 2 - L's Successors
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • manga
      • 2008
    • Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Death Note: L Change the World (2008)
      Death Note: L Change the World
      6.0
      • story and characters
      • 2008
    • Death Note Relight - Visions of a God (2007)
      Death Note Relight - Visions of a God
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • manga
      • 2007
    • Kappei Yamaguchi, Shidô Nakamura, and Mamoru Miyano in Death Note (2006)
      Death Note
      8.9
      TV Series
      • original manga
      • comic
      • 2006–2007
    • Desu Nôto Kira Gêmu (2007)
      Desu Nôto Kira Gêmu
      Video Game
      • manga
      • 2007

    Animation Department

    • Platinum End (2021)
      Platinum End
      6.0
      TV Series
      • original character design
      • 2021–2022
    • Bubble (2022)
      Bubble
      6.4
      • original character designer
      • 2022
    • Aoi Bungaku Series (2009)
      Aoi Bungaku Series
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • 2009
    • Castlevania: Judgment (2008)
      Castlevania: Judgment
      5.5
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 2008
    • Hikaru No Go (2001)
      Hikaru No Go
      8.2
      TV Series
      • original character design
      • 2001–2003

    Art Department

    • The Rose of Versailles (2025)
      The Rose of Versailles
      5.8
      • lead character designer
      • 2025
    • Hikaru no Go (2020)
      Hikaru no Go
      8.5
      TV Series
      • original manga illustrations
      • 2020
    • Death Note: Another Note (2012)
      Death Note: Another Note
      6.5
      Video
      • illustrator: manga
      • 2012
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Born
      • February 11, 1969
      • Niigata City, Niigata, Japan

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