Kazuo Takahashi passed away. · 3:46am Jul 8th, 2022
It was reported that the creator of the Yu-Gi-Oh series was found dead off the coast of Okinawa Prefecture wearing snorkeling gear. The coast guard is investigating the cause of death, Takahashi began as a manga artist in the 1980s and found success in 1996 when he created manga comic series Yu-Gi-Oh! and began serializing it in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. He later outlined the rules for an accompanying trading card game.
The franchise grew to span several TV shows, manga spin-offs and video games and is now one of the highest-grossing off all time. Notably, the trading card game, in which players face off against each other, has been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s best selling of its kind.
Takahashi has remained in charge of the manga’s direction through his Studio Dice imprint.
Just two weeks ago, he released Marvel’s Secret Reverse, a manga graphic novel created with Marvel starring Iron Man and Spider-Man.
I grew up in the 4Kids era and Yu-Gi-Oh was one of the titles they did right despite some of the censorship that was used for the series.
Thank you Kazuo Takahashi, for the duels, the memories and for our childhoods.
Yeah it's sad. I loved watching the anime of the first series and GX, even though I also despised some of the censorship. And I loved collecting the cards. I made a few themed decks and still have them to this day. It's also thanks to him I was able to create a certain OC character of mine for another series.
Rest In Peace Takahashi Sensei
May Takahashi-sensei rest in peace.