Kazuki Takahashi facts for kids
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Kazuki Takahashi
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Takahashi in 2005
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Kazuo Takahashi (高橋 一雅, Takahashi Kazuo)
October 4, 1961 Tokyo, Japan
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| Died | c. July 4, 2022 (aged 60) Nago, Okinawa, Japan
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| Years active | 1981–2022 |
| Known for | Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Kazuo Takahashi (高橋 一雅, Takahashi Kazuo, October 4, 1961 – c. July 4, 2022), 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!
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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. 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. One of his earliest works, Tennenshoku Danji Buray (天然色男児BURAY), was published from 1991 to 1992 and lasted two volumes. However, Takahashi considered many of his early works to be a "total flop".
In 1996, Takahashi launched Yu-Gi-Oh! in Weekly Shōnen Jump, where it was serialized until 2004. 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. Takahashi continued to supervise the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise following the end of the original manga's run.
In 2013, the one-shot manga Drump was released in Weekly Shōnen Jump, based on a new game by Takahashi. In 2015, Takahashi received the Inkpot award from Comic-Con International for his outstanding contributions to comics. In 2018, Takahashi published the limited series The Comiq in Weekly Shōnen Jump. 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.
Personal life
Takahashi liked to play games such as shogi, mahjong, card games, and tabletop role-playing games.
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. He also enjoyed reading American comics, with Hellboy being his favorite American comic book character.
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 (
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.
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. 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. Takahashi had been wearing snorkeling gear at the time of his death. As of July 7, 2022[update], the Japan Coast Guard is conducting an investigation into the incident. On July 11, it was determined his cause of death was drowning. Police estimated Takahashi's death occurred on the afternoon of the 4th.
See also
In Spanish: Kazuki Takahashi para niños
