Yu-Gi-Oh creator Kazuki Takahashi’s cause of death revealed

Mangaka drowned off the coast of Japan.

Last week, anime and manga fans were shocked by the news of the death of Yu-Gi-Oh’s creator, the mangaka. Kazuki Takahashi, at 60 years old. The author’s body was found in Okinawa after days of searching, and the cause of his death has now been established, confirming that the artist drowned.

According to medical tests (via ANN) conducted after the discovery of the body, Takahashi died of drowning on 6 July. The police also do not believe that the writer was accompanied at the time, since his death was the result of an accident. However, according to authorities, Takahashi was wearing scuba gear when he was found.

Although the cause of death has already been determined, the Japan Coast Guard is still investigating the events leading up to the mangaka’s death. So far, no information has been released about Takahashi’s funeral. Many fans have paid tribute to his work on social media since his death, but the author’s family has yet to comment on it.

Kazuki Takahashi

Takahashi started his career in 1982 with titles such as war hawk as well as Tennenshoku Danji Burai. He achieved success in 1996 with Yu-Gi-Oh, anime about a group of people who do magic with cards. In addition to manga, Takahashi had experience creating games and created a card game that was used in an anime released in 1999.

In addition to building the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise, which has expanded into movies, console games, mobile devices, and more, Takahashi was also a big fan of American comics and released a story about two weeks ago about Spiderman as the male iron in Marvel.