The news of Kazuki Takahashi’s death on July 6 was a tragic event, with the beloved manga author passing away at 60 years old, his death sparked numerous rumors and theories about why his body was found off the coast of Okinawa with snorkeling gear.
It has now been revealed that Kazuki Takahashi didn’t die from suicide or foul play, but rather his death was attributed to his attempt at saving three other people who were caught in a riptide at Mermaid’s Grotto in Onna Okinawa.
Major Robert Borgeau who is part of the 10th support group stationed at Torii Station in Yomitan, spotted multiple people stuck in a riptide at the tourist attraction. During the chaotic rescue attempt, the major didn’t see that Kazuki Takahashi dived down into the thrashing waters to attempt to aid Borgeau in the rescue, and subsequently drowned.
Since the revelation, foul play has been ruled out from Takahashi’s death, and Borgeau commented later that the conditions were incredibly hard that day, and when asked about Takahashi, he commented: “He’s a hero, he died trying to save someone else.”
▍About Kazuki Takahashi
Kazuki Takahashi, also known as Kazuo Takahashi was born on October 4, 1961. He was a Japanese manga artist animator, director, and the man responsible for creating the original manga Yu-Gi-Oh! in 1996. His manga lead to the creation of the trading card game played worldwide and published by Konami. He attributed the creation of the card game as a reference to Magic: The Gathering, but quickly found success as the original chapter involving the card blew up and reworked Yu-Gi-Oh! to center entirely around the card game.
