Claim: Death Note is a Japanese television drama series based on a manga series illustrated by Takeshi Obata.
Evidence: is a Japanese television drama series based on the manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.
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 -LRB- 1998 -- 2003 -RRB- with Yumi Hotta , but is better known for Death Note -LRB- 2003 -- 2006 -RRB- and Bakuman.