claim: Death Note is a Japanese television drama series based on a manga series illustrated by Takeshi Obata.
evidence: The Adventures of the Scrabble People in A Pumpkin Full of Nonsense is an animated television special from 1985 , made at Jaime Diaz Studios in Buenos Aires , Argentina .. Jaime Diaz. Jaime Diaz ( animator ). Jaime Diaz Studios. Jaime Diaz Studios. It was produced and directed by Alvaro Arce , and co-directed by Jaime Diaz .. Jaime Diaz. Jaime Diaz ( animator ). In the special , a character called Sir Scrabble and two children travel to a land called Nonsense , where education has been forbidden .. Sir Scrabble teams up with the residents to defeat an evil ruler , the Muddler , through the power of learning and spelling .. Selchow and Righter , a U.S. board game manufacturer , financed and developed A Pumpkin Full of Nonsense ; it was based on , and also featured , that same company 's Scrabble People characters .. Selchow and Righter. Selchow and Righter. The special first aired in syndication on October 31 , 1985 , and was re-run in August 1986 .. It was released on VHS by Vestron Video through its Children 's Video Library label .. Vestron Video. Vestron Video