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Kazuki Takahashi
高橋 和希
Takahashi in 2005
Born
Kazuo Takahashi (高橋 一雅, Takahashi Kazuo)

(1961-10-04)October 4, 1961
Tokyo, Japan
Diedc. July 4, 2022(2022-07-04) (aged 60)
Nago, Okinawa, Japan
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Known forYu-Gi-Oh!
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Kazuo Takahashi[1] (高橋 一雅, Takahashi Kazuo, October 4, 1961 – c. July 4, 2022),[2][3][4] known professionally as Kazuki Takahashi (高橋 和希, Takahashi Kazuki), was a Japanese manga artist and game creator, best known for creating Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Career

Takahashi started as a manga artist in the early 1980s with short works for various magazines, such as Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Weekly Shōnen Magazine.[5][6] His first major work was Tokio no Taka (闘輝王の鷹, Fighting Hawk), a one-shot published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1990.[5] One of his earliest works, Tennenshoku Danji Buray (天然色男児BURAY), was published from 1991 to 1992 and lasted two volumes.[7] However, Takahashi considered many of his early works to be a "total flop".[6]

In 1996, Takahashi launched Yu-Gi-Oh! in Weekly Shōnen Jump, where it was serialized until 2004.[8] The series became a huge success and has sold over 40 million copies. The series has also received several media adaptations, notably an anime television series and a trading card game.[8] Takahashi continued to supervise the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise following the end of the original manga's run.[5]

In 2013, the one-shot manga Drump was released in Weekly Shōnen Jump, based on a new game by Takahashi.[9] In 2015, Takahashi received the Inkpot award from Comic-Con International for his outstanding contributions to comics.[10] In 2018, Takahashi published the limited series The Comiq in Weekly Shōnen Jump.[11] Takahashi also wrote a two-part manga, titled Secret Reverse, for the Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration, which was released on Shōnen Jump+ in September 2019.[12]

Personal life

Takahashi liked to play games such as shogi, mahjong, card games, and tabletop role-playing games.[13]

In an interview with Shonen Jump, Takahashi stated that his favorite manga from other authors included Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki, and Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama.[14] He also enjoyed reading American comics, with Hellboy being his favorite American comic book character.[15]

His pet dog, a shiba inu named Taro (タロ), was the basis for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game monster card Shiba-Warrior Taro (柴（しば）戦（せん）士（し）タロ); the card's artwork was personally drawn by Takahashi.[16][17]

He occasionally expressed political opinions with his art. For instance, he once posted a drawing on Instagram of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters criticizing the Shinzo Abe government and asking his followers to "vote for justice" in the 2019 House of Councillors election, for which he later apologized.[18]

Death

On July 6, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. JST, Takahashi was found dead 300 meters (980 ft) off the shore of Nago, Okinawa, by Japan Coast Guard officers following a civilian report from a passing boat.[19] It was apparent that he had died one to two days prior to the discovery of his corpse, as there was evidence of scavenging animals such as sharks having been present for a period of time.[3] Takahashi had been wearing snorkeling gear at the time of his death.[1] As of July 7, 2022, the Japan Coast Guard is conducting an investigation into the incident.[20] On July 11, it was determined his cause of death was drowning. Police estimated Takahashi's death occurred on the afternoon of the 4th.[21][22]

References

  1. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael (July 7, 2022). "Yu-Gi-Oh Manga Creator Kazuki Takahashi Passes Away at 60". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  2. ^ 人気漫画「遊☆戯☆王」作者 高橋和希さん 沖縄 名護で死去. NHKニュース (in Japanese). NHK. July 7, 2022. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b 「死体らしきものが浮いている」 沖縄の海岸 300m沖に男性遺体 死後１～２日か. 沖縄タイムス＋プラス (in Japanese). Okinawa Times. July 7, 2022. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "KAZUKI TAKAHASHI". www.kidswb.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b c 遊☆戯☆王. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 21, 2016. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Spencer, Samuel (July 7, 2022). "Kazuki Takahashi Dead At 60: Celebrating The 'Yu-Gi-Oh' Creator's Legacy". Newsweek. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  7. ^ 天然色男児BURAY. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  8. ^ a b 「遊☆戯☆王」の高橋和希が60歳で死去. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 7, 2022. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  9. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (October 17, 2013). "Kazuki Takahashi Draws 'Drump' 1-Shot 9 Years After Yu-Gi-Oh's End". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 13, 2015). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator Kazuki Takahashi Receives Comic-Con Int'l's Inkpot Award". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  11. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 5, 2018). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Manga Creator Kazuki Takahashi Launches Short Manga in Shonen Jump". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  12. ^ Pineda, Rafael (September 3, 2019). "Yu-Gi-Oh's Kazuki Takahashi, Other Jump Artists Draw Marvel Superhero Manga Shorts". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "SHONEN JUMP". SHONEN JUMP. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Kazuki Takahashi interview". Shonen Jump. Vol. 1, no. 20. Viz Media. August 2004.
  15. ^ "When Yugi Met Hellboy...". Shonen Jump. Vol. 2, no. 9. Viz Media. September 2004. p. 330.
  16. ^ 「柴戦士タロ」があ出頭え!? [Shiba-Warrior Taro appears!?]. ジャンプSTUDIO発掘隊 [JUMP STUDIO FINDING CORPS]. ジャンプ流！ [JUMP-RYU!] (DVD付分冊マンガ講座 [magazine bundled with DVD containing some of the same content in video format]) (in Japanese). Vol. 8. Shueisha. April 21, 2016. p. 7.
  17. ^ @jc_jumpryu (April 22, 2016). vol.8好評発売中！... (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (July 16, 2019). "Yu-Gi-Oh Creator Kazuki Takahashi Apologizes for Political Statements". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  19. ^ Tolentino, Josh (July 7, 2022). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Manga Creator Kazuki Takahashi Has Died". Siliconera. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  20. ^ "Author of manga 'Yu-Gi-Oh' Kazuki Takahashi found dead, NHK says". The Japan Times. July 7, 2022. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  21. ^ Shiroshima, Hayato (July 11, 2022). 「遊戯王」作者の高橋和希さん、死因は溺死　司法解剖の結果. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "サメのかみ傷は死後　「遊☆戯☆王」作者の死因は溺死と発表　12キロ離れたビーチにレンタカー". Okinawa Times (in Japanese). July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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