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Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi had died, with his death officially being recorded as drowning. A recent report from the U.S.
military’s newspaper has provided more context surrounding the circumstances of his death (via Kotaku).Takahashi was best known as the author of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. The success of the manga led to Konami creating the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game in 1999, with Takahashi’s help.
The card game also then led to several video games including the most recent one, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.In a recent report from Stars & Stripes, a U.S. Army officer has been recognised for “rescuing three people from a riptide at a popular Okinawa dive spot in an episode that apparently killed a well-known Japanese manga artist.”The story, which is in the Department of Defence’s own newspaper, says that 49-year-old Major Robert Bourgeau has been recommended for a Soldier’s Medal for his actions on July 4, where he reportedly spotted three swimmers struggling in a “dangerous riptide” and immediately swam out to rescue them.
The swimmers, who were two Japanese citizens, were brought to shore, and the US soldier was directed to safety.During the rescue, however, it is reported that “several sworn witness statements” say that Takahashi also jumped in to help the struggling swimmers, but that onlookers merely “caught glimpses of him until he disappeared beneath the waves”.According to a latest report Kazuki Takahashi, mangaka of Yu-Gi-Oh! who passed away on July 4th this year died while trying to save three people who were stuck in a deadly riptide on Okinawa beach. HE DIED A HERO.
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The creator of the best-selling trading card game in history is being hailed as a "hero" after he died trying to save an American girl off the coast of Okinawa. Kazuki Takahashi, 60, died in July after the tragic incident that went without clarification from officials for weeks. The Japanese Coast Guard explained that officials consulted with the family of the late comic artist, who expressed desire to downplay Takahashi's tragedy so as not to draw attention away from the ongoing care of the young girl.
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Kazuki Takahashi died a hero.
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Famed Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli is suing an air charter company for allegedly violating a contract by providing him with an older, noisier airplane during a portion of his U.S. tour last year. Bocelli, 64, filed the lawsuit against Private Jet Services of Seabrook in New Hampshire federal court last month.
Stars and Stripes show that Takahashi was aiding in the rescue of an 11-year-old girl, her mother and a soldier caught in a current at Mermaid’s Grotto in Okinawa, Japan.According to the publication, US Army Major and scuba diving instructor Robert Bourgeau was at the popular dive spot with students when he heard the screams of an unidentified Japanese mother caught in the current and jumped into action.At some point during the rescue, Takahashi, 60, was seen by the students jumping into the water to assist in the rescue, but then disappeared beneath the waves.“He’s a hero,” Bourgeau said of Takahashi, adding, “He died trying to save someone else.”Bourgeau managed to physically save the woman and child and was able to verbally guide the soldier to safety.The anime and manga creator’s body was discovered two days after the rescue — seen floating off the coast of Okinawa by a person running a marine leisure business, according to an official at the Naha Coast Guard Nago station.The official also shared in a July interview that Takahashi’s body showed signs of being attacked by a marine creature, possibly sharks, but the cause of death was still under investigation.Later, a rental car was discovered at Mermaid’s Grotto under the trading card game creator’s name, allowing his family to identify his body.Bourgeau was nominated for the Soldier’s Medal for his rescue efforts.
The Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli is suing an air charter firm that specialises in luxury jet service, alleging the company provided him an older, noisier plane than agreed upon during a portion of a US tour last year. The case filed in September by Bocelli, 64, in federal court in New Hampshire also says Private Jet Services of Seabrook violated the terms of its contract when the crew on one flight announced that Bocelli and his party should expect a bumpy ride before landing on a flight from California to Cleveland.
Kazuki Takahashi, who created the popular manga “Yu-Gi-Oh”, tragically died in July at age 60 when his body was discovered floating off the coast of Naga City in Okinawa, Japan.
Kazuki Takahashi died in an incredibly tragic way.