Kazuki Takahashi, who created the manga and trading-card game Yu-Gi-Oh!, died Wednesday while snorkeling in Japan, The New York Times reported on Thursday. "We are shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Mr. Kazuki Takahashi," representatives of Konami Entertainment, the game publisher, said in a statement. The concept took off and inspired video games, movies, TV shows and a blockbuster trading-card game. Remember watching my classmates playing the game on the school bus," wrote one fan. Remember watching my classmates playing the game on the school bus pic.twitter.com/q6sLkKihi6 — angel (@angel68851142) July 7, 2022Said another, "That is sad.

Source: New York Times July 07, 2022 19:20 UTC