DER JAPANISCHE COMICZEICHNER KAZUKI TAKAHASHI ("YU-GI-OH!") IST GESTORBEN

"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.

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

In 2011, "Yu-Gi-Oh!" was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's best-selling trading card game after selling more than 25.17 billion sets around the world, according to Kyodo News.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/07/07/entertainment-news/kazuo-takahashi-found-dead/

Kazuki Takahashi dies: Anime world honors Yu-Gi-Oh! creator

Fans, voice actors and other members of the anime community are coming together on social media to pay tribute to Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi, who died in a diving accident on Wednesday. He was 60.

Alexandra Del Rosario

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-07-07/kazuki-takahashi-yu-gi-oh-creator-dead-reactions

Muere Kazuki Takahashi, creador del manga ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’, a los 60 años

El autor del popular universo y de su juego de cartas ha fallecido este martes en la ciudad japonesa de Nago

https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-07-07/muere-kazuki-takahashi-creador-del-manga-yu-gi-oh-a-los-60-anos.html

Addio a Kazuki Takahashi, l'inventore del gioco Yu-Gi-Oh! muore annegato

l creatore giapponese di anime e manga era andato a fare snorkeling al largo di Nago, una delle città dell'arcipelago di Okinawa. Aveva 60 anni.

Kazuki Takahashi, créateur de «Yu-Gi-Oh !», est mort

La popularité du manga et de l’anime est aussi directement liée au succès mondial du jeu de cartes à collectionner qui en est dérivé. Lancé en 1999 et relancé en 2002, «Yu-Gi-Oh! Jeu de cartes à collectionner» fait partie des plus populaires jeux de ce type. Avec plusieurs dizaines d’extensions et plus de 35 milliards de cartes vendues dans le monde depuis sa création, il fait partie des jeux de cartes, avec Pokémon et Magic, qui ont fait l’objet d’une intense spéculation ces dernières années. Les cartes les plus rares et les plus recherchées peuvent se vendre plusieurs milliers d’euros pièce.

Er trieb leblos im Meer: Yu-Gi-Oh!-Schöpfer Takahashi gestorben

Sammelkarten mit japanischen Fantasy-Monstern – das war unter Deutschlands Jugendlichen mal ein ziemlich großes Ding. Nun ist der Mann gestorben, der die bekannteste dieser Manga-Comicwelten schuf: Kazuki Takahashi wurde 60 Jahre alt.