Shock in Japan after the godfather of the manga was found dead at sea

A great shock for the Japanese people, after finding Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of one of the most famous cartoon series, died in a mysterious way, and the news turned into the only and first talk in the local media and on social media platforms due to the great popularity of this artist.

And local media reported today, Thursday, that the body of a Japanese artist who created the successful comic manga series Yu-Gi-Oh, which spawned a global media franchise that includes a card game, was found in the sea.

And "Sky News Arabia" quoted Japanese broadcaster NKH that Kazuki Takahashi, 60, whose real name is Kazuo, was found wearing snorkeling equipment and floating in the sea near Nago in the southern Okinawa province early. Wednesday, and he was identified the next day, and the authorities are still investigating the mysterious circumstances of Al-Wafa.

Yu-Gi-Oh, which means King of Games, was a comedy series that ran between 1996 and 2004 and revolved around a boy who resolves conflicts using different toys.

This led to another series of Japanese comics known as manga, a form of comic or graphic novel with artistic roots in a traditional Japanese style, as well as video games and card games that spread around the world.

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