Creator of Yu-Gi-Oh, Kazuki Takahashi, passes away off the coast of Okinawa In the Year of the Tiger 🐯?

I picked the right week to start watching ‘Stranger Things’ season 4 it seems.

Kazuki Takahashi, legendary Japanese mangaka, has passed away at age 60. He is most well known for creating the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise that has gone on to become one of the most popular and highest grossing media franchises of all time.
Takahashi was found floating off the coast of Nago, Okinawa, wearing snorkelling gear. According to reports by News Dig and NHK, translated by GLHF, the body was spotted by a passer-by and then pulled to land. He was confirmed dead on July 6, then identified the next day.

Yu-Gi-Oh first aired in 1998, the Year of the Tiger.

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