Creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! Kazuki Takahashi Has Died at 60 - News

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The creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! Kazuki Takahashi has died at the age of 60, according to a report from NHK. 

Takahashi was found drifting 300 meters off of the coast of Nago City in the Okinawa Prefecture wearing snorkeling equipment.

A firefighter rushed to rescue Takahashi, however, he was later confirmed dead. The Japan Coast Guard is investigating the circumstances of his death. There were no noticeable injuries on his body. 

Takahashi was a manga artist and in 1996 created Yi-Gi-Oh, which was published in Weekly Shonen Jump until 2004. Following the success of the manga saw the release of the popular anime, trading card game, and several video games. 

The most recent video game in the series was Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. It released in January 2022 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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V-r0cK (on 07 July 2022)

His work has touched the lives of millions. RIP

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Spike0503 (on 07 July 2022)

I used to really like the anime as kid, the character designs felt so unique, and YGO: Forbidden Memories for the PS1 is an absolute gem. RIP

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KLAMarine Spike0503 (on 07 July 2022)

That game was so stingy! Ugh!

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Spike0503 KLAMarine (on 08 July 2022)

Haha, I got used to it I guess! I'm not even into the YGO card game as most people know it nowadays, just that version for the PS1 game.

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FormerlyTeamSilent13 (on 11 July 2022)

Very sad to hear about his passing and the circumstances of his death. A couple years I started to play yugioh again after more than 15 year break, I learned he created over 1,000 card arts for the game. RIP

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PAOerfulone (on 08 July 2022)

I've been recently getting back into Yu-Gi-Oh!
This freaking blows, man.
May he RIP.

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LivncA_Dis3 (on 07 July 2022)

Yu-Gi-Oh will be forever remembered!

Rip ya legend!

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KLAMarine (on 07 July 2022)

Fired up my copy of Nightmare Troubadour in his memory. Rest in peace.

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Ljink96 (on 07 July 2022)

RIP. Freaking loved the card games and the anime. Such a talented soul gone too soon. Thank you.

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Chazore (on 07 July 2022)

damn, RIP, that's one bad way to go for sure (And I've seen plenty of scuba death docs, it really is a scary way to go).

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jason1637 (on 07 July 2022)

Legend. rip

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