Death of Kazuki Takahashi

On July 6, 2022, Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga series (as well as spawning such as anime series and trading-card game), has died at the age of 60.

On July 7, 2022, Authorities found Takahashi's body in the water off the coast of Nago in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan on Wednesday morning, according to The New York Times and The Japan Times, citing a Coast Guard official. A spokesperson told The New York Times that Takahashi appeared to have been snorkeling before his death.

The manga artist was traveling alone and was found wearing snorkeling equipment, the Coast Guard told NBC News, which also reported that the Coast Guard said there were "damages to his body which looked like they were caused by some sort of marine animal."

"We are investigating the case as both a possible accident or crime," said an official for the city of Nago, reported the BBC.

Takahshi's official Twitter account posted a moving tribute to the manga artist on Thursday.

"Regardless of if you grew up with Yu-Gi-Oh or not, if you only played the card game or only read the manga, if you watched the anime in English or in Japanese, we were all brought together by one man's passion," the post read. "That's the lesson he taught us."

This page is dedicated to Kazuki Takahashi (October 4, 1961 - July 7, 2022)