Rest In Peace Yu-Gi-Oh Founder Kazuki Takahashi Perished At the Age of 60

[Husky_Khan]

He expired while snorkeling off the coast of the Okinawa Prefecture. His body was found three hundred meters off of the coastline after being reported missing by his car rental company.

Author of manga 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Kazuki Takahashi found dead in Okinawa

Takahashi's works are hugely popular at home and abroad, with his manga turned into a television series, movies and card games.

www.japantimes.co.jp

 

[ParadiseLost]

What happened? Heart attack/stroke? Or was it an accidental drowning unrelated to medical issues?

 

[gral]

What happened? Heart attack/stroke? Or was it an accidental drowning unrelated to medical issues?

From what I've heard, the latter.

 

[WolfBear]

Extremely sad. May he RIP.

 

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Never played the card game, but Summoned Skull was a pretty iconic monster design. RIP.

 

[WolfBear]

Never played the card game, but Summoned Skull was a pretty iconic monster design. RIP.

Yu-Gi-Oh has a lot of cool cards; this one, for instance:

 

[TheRomanSlayer]

RIP Takahashi. I'm still a big Yugioh fan though, playing Duel Links and collecting the cards themselves.

 

[WolfBear]

RIP Takahashi. I'm still a big Yugioh fan though, playing Duel Links and collecting the cards themselves.

What's your favorite Yu-Gi-Oh series? I personally like the most recent Rush Duel one so far!

 

[TheRomanSlayer]

It'd be a toss up between GX and the original series. I didn't watch much of 5Ds, ARC-V and Zexal.

 

[WolfBear]

It'd be a toss up between GX and the original series. I didn't watch much of 5Ds, ARC-V and Zexal.

What about Link and Rush Duel?

 

[TheRomanSlayer]

Never watched it before

 

[WolfBear]

Never watched it before

FWIW, Link Yugioh is called Yugioh VRAINS.