Komikus Yu-Gi-Oh! Found Dead On Nago Beach

Yu-Gi-Oh! (Toei Animation)

JAKARTA - Shocking news from the world of Japanese comics. manga creator Yu-Gi-Oh! Kazuki Takahashi was found dead on Wednesday, July 6.

NHK reported that Takahashi was found dead floating completely with snorkeling equipment on the banks of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday morning. The identification process is complete today, Thursday, July 7.

The Nago coast guard confirmed the body was Kazuki Takahashi. They are currently conducting an investigation with the local police.

Kazuki Takahashi is a manga and video game creator for Yu-Gi-Oh. Starting his career in 1982, he made a manga called Fighting Hawk in 1990.

His name was popular after releasing Yu-Gi-Oh! in 1996. The story airs on Weekly Shonen Jump and has grown in various formats, one of which is the game card that was launched by Panai and then Konami.

Yu-Gi-Oh! tells the story of a child named Yugi Mutou who is often bullied but likes to play games. One day, he solves a puzzle and makes himself have an alterego side that is in his body.

In 2015, this 60-year-old comedian received an Inkpot award for his contribution to the comic world. He continues to consistently release the story published at Weekly Shonen Jump.

The Comiq is his latest work launched in 2018 at Weekly Shonen Jump.

Along with this news, manga Yu-Gi-Oh! became a conversation on social media. The readers sent messages and thanked Kazuki Takahashi for the comics that filled their childhood.