Takahashi-sensei is dead

[Papasmurf]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1544950247855738883

RIP King. You gave us many good memories.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Crazy! Did not expect this. It’s even said that it’s believed he’s been dead for a few days or so now, but only found now I think. Very sad.

Rest in Peace!

 

[Papasmurf]

I guess we won't ever see a canon YGO movie like DSoD ever again. Sad and depressing.

 

[Classic Adamas]

F

 

[Fantastische Hure]

I thought about posting that before but didn’t . When he listed his favourite monster-cards in one of the volumes, he said Buster-Blader was one of them because of something CGI he saw in a commercial and thought it looked kewl or something. This might have been the one:

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[SSJ2]

Another one gone way too young. RIP.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Also last time I said how most authors couldn’t draw like AT and make it easy to read, well I think next to AT, Kazuki Takahashi was also great. His art was so~ooo clean.

 

[Papasmurf]

His art for the God Monsters and monsters in general by the end of Battle City and in the King's Memories arc was SUBLIME. His new artwork that he produces with a tablet (despite him sucking at computers apparently) is exquisite too. He even said he saw himself as more of a designer than a manga artist, his story outside of King's Memories is more of a visual medium than a story-driven one. Still, it was an enjoyable ride that gave birth to great OSTs via Duel Monsters and an entertaining card game. I am putting more Dragons in my Duel Links deck soon as those were Takahashi-sensei's favorites.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Saw this some-where-else, but this is from the author of Hajime no Ippo.

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1544961180011474944

 

[Papasmurf]

Yeah he was close friends with both Kazuki Takahashi (whose real name is Kazuo) and the late Miura-sensei as well. I feel bad for him, losing one friend after the other in these troubled times.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Kenjirō Tsuda (Kaiba)

Spoiler

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1545052914884161536

^IIRC he’s always credited Yu-Gi-Oh! as the turning-point of his career and saving/helping it or some-thing so yeah.

 

[Papasmurf]

Eric Stuart (dub voice of Kaiba) also mourned his passing.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

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[Fantastische Hure]

Weekly-Jump better dedicate a page or two tribute to him. They owe a-lot of their financial success to him in relatively recent times & is most likely top 3 IPs they have.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

@Pyro say something please. You talk so much, but...

 

[Pyro]

There's nothing for me to say. Part of me died as well.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

They did it seems:

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[Papasmurf]

Army officer recognized for rescuing three people from riptide that killed ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ creator

www.stripes.com

The man died a hero to the bitter end. The true King of Games.