Yu Gi Oh !
or "king-of-the-game" bids farewell to its famous creator, Kazuki Takahashi, who died at the age of 60.
According to the Japanese public television channel NHK, the mangaka was found on Wednesday July 6 off the coast of Nago, in the prefecture of Okinawa, in the south of Japan.
He was allegedly the victim of a diving accident.
Global success
His card game
Yu-Gi-Oh!
,
pre-published between 1996 and 2004 in the prestigious magazine for manga
Weekly Shonen Jump
, marked millions of people.
The principle is simple: a confrontation between individuals during duels armed with cards representing monsters.
Between role-playing games and Egyptian mythology, the game, which appeared in France in the 2000s, has sold more than 35 billion cards sold worldwide since its creation.
