RIP Kazuki Takahashi (Creator of Yu-Gi-Oh)

[Lizuka #BLM]

www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-07/yu-gi-oh-manga-creator-kazuki-takahashi-passes-away-at-60/.187468

The Japan Coast Guard found manga creator Kazuki Takahashi (real name Kazuo Takahashi) off the coast of Nago city in Okinawa on the morning of Wednesday, July 6. He was 60 years old.

The Coast Guard reportedly found Takahashi equipped with snorkeling gear. Both the Coast Guard and police are currently investigating the events that led up to Takahashi's death. A person on a passing boat had called Japan's maritime hotline to report an apparent body, floating 300 meters (about 1,000 feet) from the coast off the resort city of Nago, at about 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh! manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1996 to 2004. The manga launched an international hit franchise that continues to this day with card games, anime, toys, and newer manga series. Takahashi won Comic-Con International's Inkpot Award in July 2015. The award recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to comics, science fiction and fantasy, film, television, animation, and fandom.

Takahashi also drew The Comiq manga, which comemmorated the 50th anniversary of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2018. Viz Media published the manga digitally. Takahashi also drew the Secret Reverse Marvel Comics manga collaboration, which Viz Media also released.

Really sucks to hear, especially since it sounds like just drowned while out having fun or something. My brother's a huge Yu-Gi-Oh fan so will need to let him know about it later.

[Mozenrath]

That's terrible. When I'd heard he died at 60, my first instinct was thinking it was from overworking causing health problems, like Tezuka and Miura, but not a freak accident like this. I really feel for his loved ones, this has to be a total blindside.

[Feargus McReddit]

Yeah, that sucks. His involvement in the franchise seem to be minimal these days (last year, they took his name off the cards after being on the bottom for pretty much the entire time since the card game started) but he kickstarted an absolute juggernaut and his death is a tragedy considering how events might have unfolded.

Rest in peace Takahashi-san.

[Fundertaker]

RIP

[Ash Kingston]

Yeah, this one really sucks to hear, especially since it sounds like a freak accident. RIP, Takahashi-san, and thank you for creating something that I've recently rediscovered my interest in.

[thechase]

I loved the original series/manga as a college nerd in the 2000s. Never got into the games, I was there for the story, and it sucks we won't get more original cast/premise reunion stories with his involvement. Drowning's one of my biggest fears too.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

I won’t sugarcoat it, I’m not handling this news well at all. Normally I can roll with the punches of the news of the passing of the creator of something I liked, but this is different. Extremely different. Yu-Gi-Oh! was such an all-encompassing dominating presence in my life in the early 2000s. I was extremely shy as a kid(I still am shy nowadays but was extremely so back then). Yu-Gi-Oh! was how I broke out of my shell and made my closest friends in middle school. We would even call each other over the phone and duel each other, and naturally we spent all our free time at school dueling.

I literally still own the first Duel Disk toy released in the States back in 2003 by Mattel. I vividly remember how hard and how much I needed to beg and plead with my mom and grandma to get them to drive me around town to all the Toys R Us locations to track it down(mainly because it was flying off shelves). For God’s sake I even own the physical Dungeon Dice Monsters game. I was in deep. The only franchises that learning of the passing of the creator would devastate me more would be Dragon Ball and Pokemon.

[Jonathan Coachman]

Man that sucks RIP

[BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps]

While I was never a player of the actual game, I always enjoyed the Yu-Gi-Oh anime, both the original and fan dubbing. RIP.

[chrom]

I'll summon Dark Magician one last time for him

[Timeless Hayterade]

Jul 7, 2022 3:48:22 GMT -5 Koda, Master Crunchyroller said:

I won’t sugarcoat it, I’m not handling this news well at all. Normally I can roll with the punches of the news of the passing of the creator of something I liked, but this is different. Extremely different. Yu-Gi-Oh! was such an all-encompassing dominating presence in my life in the early 2000s. I was extremely shy as a kid(I still am shy nowadays but was extremely so back then). Yu-Gi-Oh! was how I broke out of my shell and made my closest friends in middle school. We would even call each other over the phone and duel each other, and naturally we spent all our free time at school dueling.

I literally still own the first Duel Disk toy released in the States back in 2003 by Mattel. I vividly remember how hard and how much I needed to beg and plead with my mom and grandma to get them to drive me around town to all the Toys R Us locations to track it down(mainly because it was flying off shelves). For God’s sake I even own the physical Dungeon Dice Monsters game. I was in deep. The only franchises that learning of the passing of the creator would devastate me more would be Dragon Ball and Pokemon.

I couldn't have said it any better. Yu-Gi-Oh was a major staple of my teenage years. Hell, I still collect cards to this day.

[ayumidah]

It might've been a shark attack, haven't seen clarification on that yet. Jesus, poor guy.

Mai and Jonounchi remain on my list of favorite anime characters/ships. RIP.

[genericusername]

RIP, another legend gone.

[Facetious]

I haven't touched the card game in 15 years, but this sucks! I just reread the manga a few months ago.

[ayumidah]