Tetsuya Oishi
WriterTetsuya Oishi is the screenwriter who adapted Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's manga into the scripts for the Death Note anime, and has written for several similarly tense psychological and survival series since.
Death Note Role
Oishi wrote the screenplay for the Death Note television anime, translating the manga's cat-and-mouse plotting between Light Yagami and L into the series' episode-by-episode scripts during its 2006-2007 run at Madhouse.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Tetsuya Oishi?
Tetsuya Oishi is a screenwriter who adapted Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's manga into the scripts for the Death Note anime. He has gone on to write for several other tense, psychological anime series.
What was Tetsuya Oishi's role in the Death Note anime?
Oishi wrote the screenplay for the Death Note television anime, translating the manga's cat-and-mouse plotting between Light Yagami and L into the series' episode-by-episode scripts. The work covered the anime's 2006-2007 run at Madhouse.
What other anime has Tetsuya Oishi written?
Oishi has written scripts for Elfen Lied, Highschool of the Dead, and Btooom!. Each project shares Death Note's streak of psychological or survival-driven plotting.
What kind of stories does Tetsuya Oishi typically write?
Oishi's scripts share a throughline of tense, high-concept plotting built around psychological or survival stakes, a style connecting Death Note to later work like Elfen Lied. That thematic thread has defined much of his screenwriting career.
When was Tetsuya Oishi born?
Tetsuya Oishi was born in 1979. He went on to write the screenplay for the Death Note anime's 2006-2007 run at Madhouse.
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Sources & Information
This content is original writing by Daddy Jim Headquarters based on the Death Note anime series, manga, and official materials. Episode and chapter references are cited where applicable.
Character and scene imagery on this site is original artwork by Daddy Jim Headquarters, not screenshots or licensed imagery. Official cover art is used on three types of pages for editorial commentary:
- Movie pages: theatrical posters and key visuals, credited to Nippon Television and Warner Bros. Japan.
- Game pages: official box art, credited to Konami and other publishers.
- Manga chapter pages: Jump Comics volume covers, credited to Shueisha, Tsugumi Ohba, and Takeshi Obata.
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