Tsugumi Ohba – Japanese manga writer of the 21st century, best known for «Death Note» and «Bakuman», winner of the Tezuka Award. His works blend psychological thriller, satire, and meta-commentary on creativity, influencing a generation of manga readers and creators.
✨ True identity remains unknown – he writes under a pen name. 📚 Debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2003 with «Death Note». ⚖️ «Death Note» explores morality, justice, and the power over life and death. 🎨 Collaborates with illustrator Takeshi Obata. 📖 Follow-up project «Bakuman» portrays the struggles of aspiring manga artists. 🏆 «Bakuman» won the Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award. 🌍 Known for intricate, layered plots and psychological depth. 💡 His stories often critique ambition, media, and authorship. 📺 «Death Note» spawned anime, live-action films, and video games. 📖 Widely regarded as a master of “intellectual suspense.” 😄 Once joked in a foreword that his pen name is “so mysterious he sometimes forgets it himself.”