Kazuki Takahashi Net Worth (Updated 2022)

What is the net worth of Kazuki Takahashi?

Introduction

Kazuki Takahashi was a Japanese manga artist and game creator best known for creating the hit manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! (King of Games), which is one of the most popular Japanese anime and manga franchises in the world.

The popular card game was developed into a manga and anime series, as well as appearing in the films Bonds Beyond Time, The Movie: Pyramid of Light and 5D’s. A decade later, the game set the Guinness World Record for the best-selling trading card game in history with over 22 billion cards sold.

First half of life

Kazuki Takahashi was born Kazuo Takahashi on October 4th, 1961 in Japan. Kazuki received his early education in Tokyo, Japan. Growing up, he was very fond of shogi, mahjong and board role playing games.

Beginning of career

In 1982, Kazuki began his career as a manga artist. In a 2002 interview with Time for Kids, he recalled his first published work, but admitted that he “didn’t want to think about it.”
His first, released 20 years ago, was a cartoon comedy about a high school that was a complete flop. He then made a foray into professional wrestling, which failed.

Kazuki’s best known early works are Tenenshoku Danji Bure and Fighting Hawk. Kazuki’s first published work, Fighting Hawk, was published in 1990. Kazuki’s first serial in Weekly Shōnen Jump was Tenenshoku Danji Bure, but it only lasted two volumes.

Breakthrough

Kazuki’s career began after the release of his Yu-Gi-Oh! manga series in 1996. Yu-Gi-Oh translates to “King of Games” and the series follows the adventures of a young boy who defeats his rivals through puzzles and games.

Several series were produced for eight years until 2004, yet the series became well known around the world as it expanded into a franchise. The popular Yu-Gi-Oh series has spawned numerous animated films and spin-off shows over the years, as well as video games and trading cards.

Kazuki received the Inkpot Award from Comic-Con International in 2015 for his outstanding contributions to the comics industry. In 2018, Kazuki published the weekly Shnen Jump limited series The Comic. He also wrote Secret Rivers, a two-part manga for the Marvel Shonen Jump+ Super Collaboration, which was published in Shonen Jump+ in 2019.

How did Kazuki Takahashi die?

A US Army soldier has been praised for saving three people from a riptide at a popular Okinawa dive area that allegedly killed a famous Japanese manga artist, according to reports.

Robert, a certified scuba diver, reportedly saw 3 men struggling in a dangerous riptide and ran to help, still wearing his running shoes. Robert was able to guide both men to shore and then his fellow soldier back.

Witnesses reported that manga artist Kazuki also jumped in to help during the rescue. The Japanese Coast Guard found his body floating off the coast of Nago the next day, July 6, 2022, wearing a diving mask, snorkel and fins.

Kazuki Takahashi Net Worth

As of 2022, Kazuki Takahashi’s net worth is estimated to be $20 million. More than two decades after his franchise launched in 1996, Kazuki’s fortune is still believed to be in the millions.

His Yu-Gi-Oh series, which includes TV spin-offs and the famous card game, brought him worldwide success. Yu-Gi-Oh! The card game was first released in Japan in 1999, but was not released in the United States until 2002.

The franchise’s trading card game is perhaps its most well-known release. The cards made history in 2009 when it was claimed that more than 22 billion cards had been sold internationally.

Two years later, the card game surpassed its previous high when it was revealed that more than 25 billion cards had been sold as of March 2011. In 2021 alone, the game sold over 35 billion cards and generated over $9.6 billion in revenue.