I cannot pretend to know so much that I can say he improved and in what way, but I do believe his ability to express himself through art continues to get better and better. 1: Dreams and Reality Kindle & comiXology by Tsugumi Ohba (Author), Takeshi Obata (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition 344 ratings Volume 1 of 20: Bakuman See all formats and editions Kindle & Comixology 6.99 Read on any device Kindle & Comixology Paperback 9.99 29 Used from 2.52 14 New from 9. I cannot express how lucky I was to have him do the art for my series. TO: My impression of Obata Sensei is that he’s a very serious and sensitive person. How did you become partners with him? Also, do you think he has matured as an artist since Death Note? TO: I don’t have a specific mentor, but I was heavily inspired by creators like Shotaro Ishinomori, Fujio Fujiko, and Fujio Akatsuka. Q: Do you have a manga-creating mentor for manga? Or is there any particular manga that influenced you?

But what made me actually want to create manga was when I became an adult and realized I needed to work to survive, and normal work didn’t appeal to me. Tsugumi Ohba (TO): When I was a kid, I read a lot of manga and always looked up to the creators. Tsugumi Ohba (Japanese:, Hepburn: ba Tsugumi) is the pen name of a Japanese manga writer, best known for authoring the Death Note manga series with illustrator Takeshi Obata from 2003 to 2006, which has 30 million collected volumes in circulation. Q: Tell us how you first became interested in becoming a mangaka (manga artist). Now that Bakuman is over, Ohba Sensei, for the first time in America in an SJ Alpha exclusive, shares his thoughts about the series, his work, and about himself! The story-driven manga series truly comes to life with the help of his partner, illustrator extraordinaire Takeshi Obata. He first made his name known as the storywriter of the controversial cat-and-mouse suspense series Death Note. Tsugumi Ohba is one of the most mysterious creators in Shonen Jump history.

Bakuman, Band 1 by Tsugumi Ohba