Takeshi Obata
is a Japanese manga artist, best known for his series "Black Cat" (2000–2004) and for illustrating "To Love Ru" (2006–2009) and "To Love Ru Darkness" (2010–2017) alongside author Saki Hasemi. Currently, Yabuki writes and illustrates the series "Ayakashi Triangle" (2020–present). His mentor was Takeshi Obata, the illustrator of "Hikaru no Go", "Death Note" and "Bakuman".