Creator of manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! dies while snorkelling in Japan

Creator of manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! dies while snorkelling in Japan – with police treating it as a possible crime

  • Kazuki Takahashim 60, was found dead off the Okinawa coast in snorkeling gear
  • He was found around 328 yards offshore and pulled from the water, media said
  • ‘We are investigating the case as both a possible accident or crime,’ said officials

Kazuki Takahashi, author of the popular ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ manga series, has been found dead after an apparent snorkelling trip in Japan, a coast guard official said Thursday. 

The 60-year-old was found off the coast of Okinawa in the country’s south on Wednesday and was thought to be snorkeling when he died.

He was wearing a T-shirt and an underwater mask, snorkel and fins, the official in the city of Nago, who declined to be named, told AFP.

‘We are investigating the case as both a possible accident or crime,’ he said.

Kazuki Takahashi, author of the popular ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ manga series, has been found dead after an apparent snorkelling trip in Japan, a coast guard official said Thursday

The 60-year-old was found off the coast of Okinawa in the country’s south on Wednesday and was allegedly snorkeling when he died

Japanese media including public broadcaster NHK said Takahashi was found around 328 yards offshore and pulled from the water.

‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ ran in the Japanese weekly comic magazine Shonen Jump between 1996 and 2004.

It told the story of Yugi, a teenager who receives an ancient puzzle that awakens in him the alter ego of an Egyptian pharaoh.

The manga gave rise to a media franchise including a trading card game as well as anime series and films.

It was later published as a series of 38 books by Japanese publishing powerhouse Shueisha, which did not issue any immediate statement on Takahashi’s death.

Takahashi wrote under a pen name and his real first name was Kazuo.

‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ ran in the Japanese weekly comic magazine Shonen Jump between 1996 and 2004

Fans took to social media to commemorate the memory of the man that inspired the international francise. 

‘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,’ said one fan. ‘He’ll always be alive in our hearts. That’s the lesson he taught us.’

Another fan wrote: ‘Yu-Gi-Oh was such a massive part of my childhood. From Manga I’d read in elementary, anime I’d watch in the mornings & to this day I have my old cards in my drawer.

‘Thank you for bringing this series to life & I hope you know the Legacy you left.’

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