Kazuki Takahashi of Yu-Gi-Oh is honored by MHA and One Piece Creators

Updated on July 27, 2022 12:37 PM by Dhinesh

Heartbreaking News

The manga community has hurriedly paid tribute to one of its most influential and ground-breaking creators, Kazuki Takahashi, in response to the sudden and untimely death of the Yu-Gi-Oh creator. These tributes include heartfelt messages from the creators of acclaimed works like My Hero Academia and One Piece.

A Worldwide Icon!

Fans all across the world responded to the news of Takahashi's sudden death with an outpouring of sorrow and solidarity. One of the most well-known anime and manga franchises ever, Yu-Gi-Oh! made its Shonen Jump debut in 1996, with Takahashi's manga selling over 40 million copies.

The manga gave rise to an equally popular trading card game that has sold an estimated 35 billion cards worldwide and still has a thriving player base.

How did he pass away?

Kazuki Takahashi's untimely death was reported earlier this month, shocking the manga community. The 60-year-old manga creator's body was reportedly discovered about 1,000 feet offshore of the southern Okinawan island of Nago.

The Japanese Coast Guard's inquiry revealed that Takahashi seems to have perished as a result of a snorkeling mishap.

Influenced the Creators

It is well known that Takahashi had a profound impact on millions of manga readers worldwide, but less well recognized is his impact on the community of manga creators.

Nowhere was this more evident than when manga authors paid tribute to Takahashi in Shonen Jump's monthly "Mangaka Musings" section for everything he had done to advance the manga industry both in Japan and abroad. Throughout its length of publication, Yu-Gi-Oh was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.

Tribute to him

Manga greats include Eiichiro Oda from One Piece, Kohei Horikoshi from My Hero Academia, Hajime Komoto from Mashle, and Gen Oosuka from Doron Dororon all left messages on the discussion board discussing Takahashi and Yu-Gi-oh.

Yu-Gi-Oh! a revolution of manga!

Oda said in his post that Yu-Gi-Oh! is a revolution of the manga!! Fans will always continue to have fun in the world that Takahashi Sensei created. Rest in peace!".

Horikoshi added, "I'm in shock. Rest in peace, Takahashi Sensei." Komoto, who grew up reading Yu-Gi-Oh added, "I played Yu-Gi-Oh! constantly when I was a child. I truly hope that his journey is a peaceful one." While Sakamoto Day's Yuto Suzuki posted, "I was obsessed with gathering Yu-Gi-Oh! cards as a child. Takahashi Sensei, rest in peace."

Fans messages

"I played Yu-Gi-Oh! constantly when I was a child. I truly hope that his journey is a peaceful one" wrote Komoto, who grew up reading Yu-Gi-Oh! While Sakamoto Day's Yuto Suzuki posted, "I was obsessed with gathering Yu-Gi-Oh! cards as a child. Takahashi Sensei, rest in peace." Takahashi's impact on the manga industry extended across generations of authors; emerging stars Fusai Naba of Aliens Area and Masaoki Shindo of RuriDragon also posted tributes.

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Yu-Gi-Oh, which was first released in 1996, follows the tale of Yugi Mutou, a young gamer who, after solving a challenge that was previously believed to be insurmountable, unleashes the ancient spirit Yami Yugi, which then enters Yugi's body.

Then, when Yugi faces difficult opponents, the Yami activates and challenges the adversary in a variety of card games and wagers, where the loser is punished harshly.

A Great Icon

As seen by the sentiments of the creators of big series like One Piece and My Hero Academia, Yu-Gi-Oh ran for eight years until 2004 and afterward generated a complete trading card and game empire that is still a cultural behemoth to this day.

The inventor of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Kazuki Takahashi, who passed away on July 6, was thanked and honored by more than twenty creators of Shonen Jump.