COMIC ARTIST

Takeshi Obata

1969 - Today

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Takeshi Obata (小畑 健, Obata Takeshi; born February 11, 1969) is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer. He first gained international attention for Hikaru no Go (1999–2003) with Yumi Hotta, but is better known for Death Note (2003–2006) and Bakuman (2008–2012) with Tsugumi Ohba. Obata has mentored several well-known manga artists, including Nobuhiro Watsuki of Rurouni Kenshin fame, Black Cat creator Kentaro Yabuki, and Eyeshield 21 artist Yusuke Murata. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Takeshi Obata is the 75th most popular comic artist (down from 70th in 2024), the 1,037th most popular biography from Japan (down from 940th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Takeshi Obata ranks 75 out of 226. Before him are Vicar, Jacques Tardi, Jim Davis, Romano Scarpa, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, and Tignous. After him are Jean Van Hamme, Tetsuya Chiba, Kazuo Koike, Hiromu Arakawa, Quentin Blake, and Richard F. Outcault.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Takeshi Obata ranks 135. Before him are Sissel Kyrkjebø, Mojtaba Khamenei, Tommy Morrison, Alexander Acosta, Birdman, and Antônio Carlos Zago. After him are Candy Dulfer, Kim Rossi Stuart, Richard Witschge, Răzvan Lucescu, Pedro Castillo, and Pierfrancesco Favino.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takeshi Obata ranks 1,036 out of 6,245. Before him are Ozaki Kōyō (1868), Tsuneko Okazaki (1933), Takeo Arishima (1878), Joseph Asajiro Satowaki (1904), and Masayuki Uemura (1943). After him are Tetsuya Nishiwaki (1977), Yoji Yamada (1931), Masae Suzuki (1957), Kuroda Seiki (1866), Kijirō Nambu (1869), Saburō Kawabuchi (1936), and Kuroki Tamemoto (1844).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan

Among comic artists born in Japan, Takeshi Obata ranks 25. Before him are Naoko Takeuchi (1967), Masami Kurumada (1953), Kazuki Takahashi (1961), Yoshito Usui (1958), Takehiko Inoue (1967), and Mitsuteru Yokoyama (1934). After him are Tetsuya Chiba (1939), Kazuo Koike (1936), Hiromu Arakawa (1973), Machiko Hasegawa (1920), Moto Hagio (1949), and Tite Kubo (1977).

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