Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator Kazuki Takahashi Dies At 60

Kazuki Takahashi (Japan artist), is the genius behind this mega-popular Japanese artwork Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, has died at 60. 

The following news is a result of reports by a Japanese public broadcaster NHKAccording to IGN. According to information coming from Japan, Takahashi was found floating in shallow waters on the coast of Nago City on the Island of Okinawa by the country’s Coast Guard yesterday, July 6. Coast Guard discovered him in snorkeling gear. His death is being investigated by both the Coast Guard as well as local police. 

Takahashi’s manga career began in 1982, but it didn’t truly take off until the release of Yu-Gi-Oh! in 1996. He was a founder of the Yu-Gi-Oh!Takahashi however published titles like Fighting Hawk Tennenshoku Danji BurayAccording to Kotaku. After Yu-Gi-Oh! hit shelves in 1996, the series only continued to grow in popularity, spawning a real-life card game in 1999 (that’s still extremely popular today) as well as multiple anime series. The series is still very popular today. Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise spans not just manga, card games, and anime, but video games as well, like this year’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. 

[Source: NHK via IGN]

Staff at Game Informer extends their condolences to Takahashi’s family.