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Creator Of Yu-Gi-Oh

• Kazuki Takahashi
  • Author of YU-GI-OH!

    Kazuki Takahashi was born on October 4, 1961 in Tokyo.

  • The creator of YU-GI-OH! became passionate about drawing comics in his teens, and made his debut in Japan's best-selling weekly comic magazine, Shonen Jump, in 1991. After taking some time to recharge his artistic energy, he began drawing the comics series YU-GI-OH! in 1996. The animated version of YU-GI-OH! debuted in 2000 and became an immediate hit, spawning a mania that included video games, animation, and a card game, all of which boasted record sales. 23 million comics have been sold thus far.

    YU-GI-OH!'s appeal has spread across every facet of the media, and Kazuki Takahashi is now known as one of Japan's foremost comic artists.
    

2001

• Trading Card Event in Tokyo
  • An event in Tokyo offering rare trading cards was shut down for crowd control after 55,000 kids showed up.

2000

• Japan Made $2 Billion From Yugioh
  • Konami sold 7 million card-based games for PlayStation and GB players, generating $300 million. Card sales produced $1 Billion. The comic book version has sold 15 million copies worth $70 million. Along with licensed goods (board games, ect.) the TV show and videos, and the total pushes $2 billion! All in the year 2000, by the way.

1996

• Comic Book Series
  • Yugioh debuted in 1996 as a comic book serial about a game player with mystical powers. Then in 1998 the writer, Kazuki Takahashi, introduced a plot twist that was a big hit.