"Any card—so long as it exists—has a power that is needed."

finssyblog:

Yu Gi Oh is a story of grieving. Of understanding that nothing is eternal or immortal. Of accepting that a goodbye always ends up coming, but that it doesn’t have to be a fatality or the end of the world, even if it hurts.

Behind it’s façade of “card games manga”, it dealt with themes that are often, voluntary or not, hidden in children’s media, despite being realities any person can end up living.

If today, countless of people learned how to continue walking even after a loss, it’s a bit thanks to you Kazuki Takahashi.

Thank you, and may you rest in peace.

(via zakurarain)

pharaohs-light:

This was more than just a card game, show, and Manga for so many of us. This was what made many of our childhoods what they were. It defined who we were and how we grew. To see Sensei leave us so abruptly is shocking, but we all know that he will never truly be gone. As long as we believe…in the heart of the cards.

R.I.P. Kazuki Takahashi