Person
Kazuki Takahashi
Writing · 1961–2022 · Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Kazuo Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋 一雅, Hepburn: Takahashi Kazuo; October 4, 1961 – July 4, 2022), known professionally as Kazuki Takahashi (高橋 和希, Takahashi Kazuki), was a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the author of Yu-Gi-Oh!, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1996 to 2004. The manga spawned a trading card game of the same name, which holds the Guinness World Record for the best-selling trading card game of all time. On July 6, 2022, Takahashi was found dead in the water 300 meters (980 ft) off the shore of Nago, Okinawa, by Japan Coast Guard officers following a civilian report from a passing boat. He was found wearing snorkeling gear, and his cause of death was determined to be drowning. Later reports stated that Takahashi had died in the afternoon of July 4 while assisting in the rescue of three others who were caught in a rip current.
Known for

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Original Story

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Creator

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Creator

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
Creator

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
Creator

Yu-Gi-Oh!
Original Story

Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
Screenplay

Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters
Original Story

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie
Original Story

Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time
Original Story
Filmography
- 2016Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of DimensionsScreenplay
- 2014Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-VCreator
- 2011Yu-Gi-Oh! ZexalCreator
- 2010Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond TimeOriginal Story
- 2008Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'sCreator
- 2006Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule MonstersOriginal Story
- 2004Yu-Gi-Oh! GXCreator
- 2004Yu-Gi-Oh! The MovieOriginal Story
- 2000Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel MonstersOriginal Story
- 1999Yu☆Gi☆Oh!Original Story
- 1998Yu-Gi-Oh!Original Story
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