Takeshi Obata
Author
Series
Bakuman volume 1
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? Moritaka is hesitant to seriously consider Akito's proposal because he knows how difficult reaching the professional level can be. Still, encouragement from persistent Akito and motivation...
Author
Series
Death note volume 12
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"The human whose name is written in this note shall die" ... Light Yagami, a straight-A high school student, picked up this "death note" dropped into the human world and used it to rid the world of criminals. Years have passed, and various forces have tried to gain possession of the note, but the battle stops here.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Moritaka and Akito find themselves facing the possibility that their manga series in Shonen Jump will be cancelled due to a drop-off in popularity. Then, Akito's new friendship with manga creator Ko Aoki may affect the relationship between Akito and Kaya.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
With Hattori, their former editor, helping out again, Moritaka and Akito do everything they can to make their new series the best it can be. Moritaka works on the character designs while Akito tries to come up with the perfect names for the characters and the series itself. But when it debuts in Weekly Jump magazine, can it take the top spot?
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. Will Light's noble goal succeed, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?"-- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2009, c1998
Language
English
Description
When Hikaru convinces go master Toya Meijin to play Sai online, the meijin raises the stakes: if he wins, "sai" must reveal his true identity; if he loses, he will quit the game forever! Then, Hikaru challenges himself by playing Kurata 6 dan. How do you win a game in which both players use the same color stones?!
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Is Akito Takagi and Moritaka Mashiro's newest rival also their greatest fan? The duo is asked to judge a manga contest and the best entry reminds them of their own creations. But who is this mysterious new artist and what are his controversial methods of creating manga?"--From the publisher.
Author
Series
Death note volume 5
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
L asks Light, though he is still under suspicion, to join the taskforce and help locate the second Kira. Light agrees so he can access the taskforce resources, but when he finally meets the new Kira, she's not at all what he expects.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world?
Author
Series
Bakuman volume 13
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"With their new series Perfect Crime Party doing well in Weekly Shonen Jump, Moritaka and Akito sets their sights on beating their rivals in the magazine. But just as their dreams seem within reach, some surprising news will deal them an unexpected setback"--From publisher's web site.