Ooba Tsugumi

* Based on the manga by Ooba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi serialised in Weekly Shounen Jump. This recap takes place after the end of the series. A Shinigami approaches Ryuk in the Shinigami realm in order to learn more about the human world. Instead, Ryuk tells him of all the events leading up to the last story arc, about Light Yagami and his rival L. It contains updated…

* Based on the manga by Ooba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi serialised in Weekly Shounen Jump. This recap is a continuation of the first one. It recounts shortly the previous special and continues to retell the final arc of the series. It contains updated dialogue, as well as a few new scenes. Note: This is a TV special which aired on Nippon Television in Japan on August 22, 2008.

Bored with his deteriorating world and the laconic way of his fellows, shinigami Ryuk drops his Death Note on Earth and watches to see if it stirs up anything interesting. His plan succeeds beyond his wildest expectations when the Death Note is found by brilliant high school senior Yagami Light, who is also bored with a world he considers rotten. Although initially he regards…

* Based on a shounen manga by Ooba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi serialised in Weekly Shounen Jump. Bakuman follows the story of high school student Mashiro Moritaka, a talented artist who does not know what he wants to do with his future. One day he draws a picture of Azuki Miho, a girl he is secretly fond of, during class and forgets the notebook at school. He comes back to…

After the decision to serialise Moritaka and Akito has been made, they are introduced to Miura, their new manager. At first, the two thought it was a joke, but Hattori gives them a pep talk before leaving. While Miura does not seem like a bad person, he is given to rudeness, and the duo worry about their future. In addition, the duo are given 3 assistants to work on their…

* Based on a shounen manga by Ooba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi serialised in Weekly Shounen Jump. Mashiro Moritaka and Takagi Akito have come a long way since they started making manga in middle school, but trials still await them as they head towards their goal of getting an anime adaption for one of their manga. As they continue to grow as artists and as people, they will be…