general media RIP Kazuki Takahashi

[ggg-2 3,553]

Kazuki Takahashi, creator of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, was found dead yesterday after an apparent snorkeling accident at the age of 60. 

[Megas 27,640]

Yu Gi Oh played a big part of my childhood and not too long ago I got back into collecting. Not news I wanted to wake up too, especially given the circumstances surrounding his death

RIP

Edited July 8, 2022 by Megas

[Ganondorf8 11,314]

Now this was something I wasn't expecting to see. I hope they can figure out what lead to his unfortunate passing.

[They call me Loyalty 1,948]

Damn wizards of the coast... r.i.p.

Edited July 7, 2022 by They call me Loyalty

[Splashee 28,564]

Never really had any connection with Yu Gi Oh, but this is still sad to hear

[TBD 17,254]

I grow up with Yu-GI-Oh and it’s one of my first anime and remembered collecting cards and play it. Been watching all the series up to Zexal and this is really tragic to hear and very heartbreaking. I don’t know what else to say because his death is just so.. unfortunate and unexpected. Thank you Kazuki Takahashi and his creation for being part of my childhood and so forth, Rest In Peace.

[Misty Shadow 7,880]

I just thought about Kazuki Takahashi last night, I'm not making this up. I've been a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh! longer than any other franchise. I always read his author's notes in the manga and I can say for sure that sixty is too young for a guy like him to be leaving this world. I always knew that out of every iconic figure that could've died, his death was going to hit me the hardest. I only wish him peace. 

[Moonlight 7,286]

honestly had to do a double take when I read the news, I'm not super familiar with Yu-Gi-Oh but I know plenty who are, hope he knew how much happiness he brought to people.

RIP, what an awful way to go

[Jon the VGNerd 885]

On 2022-07-07 at 4:33 PM, Splashee said:

Never really had any connection with Yu Gi Oh, but this is still sad to hear

You definitely should give it a shot. The anime is incredibly amazing to watch as well, including the 1998 version.

Still, 2022 has been incredibly bleak. And to see that Kazuki Takahashi had passed on only adds insult to injury...

[Denim&Venöm 19,000]

It's quite astonishing to see what is creation became. It was originally more of a dark fantasy with Yugi acting in an almost villainous role as he played death games with his tormentors. And by a stroke of luck, his parody on Magic: The Gathering really caught on. It was perfect for the kids growing out of Pokemon and parting ways with Digimon after Season 3. Yu-Gi-Oh encompassed my life for a good decade and I met some good people from it. Every now and then I still fire up my demo of the Power of Chaos game and play a few rounds. 

Rest in Power, Takahashi-san. Arigatou gozaimasu.