Yu-gi-oh! manga creator revealed Monday that Takahashi died by drowning on July 6. It is unlikely that this was the result of a criminal act.
The Japan Coast Guard found Takahashi off the coast of Nago City, Okinawa, on the morning of July 6. He was 60 years old.
Authorities reportedly found Takahashi wearing diving gear. Both the Coast Guard and police are investigating the events that led to his death. A person on a passing boat called Japan's maritime hotline to report a body floating 300 meters (about 1,000 feet) off the coast of the resort city of Nago around 10:30 a.m. on July 6.
The author launched the Yu-gi-oh! manga in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1996 to 2004.
Source: ANN
