
According to a report in the Japanese daily Mainichi Shimbunthe autopsy was completed Kazuki Takahashiauthor of the franchise Yu-GI-Oh!, which confirmed that death was due to drowning. The report concludes by assuming that it is unlikely that the death was caused.
The NHK website reports that the author drowned while snorkeling alone near the town of Onna, the body was found on July 6 in shallow water 300 meters from the coast, in addition, his diving equipment was still connected, including an underwater mask, a snorkel and fins.
The entire anime and manga community shared their memories of the author the day we had to inform them of his death, including some dubbing fans of the series and also the great Irwin Daayanwho was the one who gave voice and life to Yugi Moto and the pharaoh in the version in our language of the original anime.