#Rest in peace...

[galaxyeyedphoton]

With the unfortunate news of Takahashi’s passing today, I thought I would dig up my old draft of an interview from 2016 that I didn’t get around to posting before (although it’s probably already been posted elsewhere since then of course)

Since the images are a little blurry/hard to read with the bright colors, I added a transcript below. I apologize though, I don’t know how to properly add/write alt texts, maybe this is alright enough? But if anyone wishes to add an alt text/image ID feel free to use a copy of this !

Interview transcript:

“Weekly Shonen Jump Interview!

Jump Festa 2016 Interviews: Kazuki Takahashi 

Here’s the latest in our series of Jump Festa 2016 interviews, in which we asked a bunch of manga artists the same set of eight questions. This week, we present Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!

Shonen Jump: In a word of two, what does Shonen Jump mean to you?

Takahashi Sensei: The female readership has increased a lot lately, but at its heart it’s shonen manga. Though I’m not sure what’s going on lately with the Jump staples of “friendship, hard work, victory” because I haven’t been keeping up with recent series, but to me Shonen Jump is all about providing children with dreams.

SJ: What about manga?

Takahashi Sensei: Well, as seen with Yu-Gi-Oh!, it can become the foundation for so many different media. It’s entertainment - it’s about having people read your story. It’s also the simplest form of entertainment. It’s cheap - all you need is a pen and paper and anybody can create a story. That’s what makes it amazing. Even a single person can create an entire new world.

SJ: Is there something that you are really into or excited about recently?

Takahashi Sensei: I want to get into Monster Hunter. I’m doing a collaboration with that popular video game series so I’m trying to get into it. But I’m not there yet. I’m still getting used to the controls. I’m looking forward to getting addicted.

SJ: Is there something you are excited about for 2016?

Takahashi Sensei: It’s gotta be the new movie. A theatrical Yu-Gi-Oh! movie will be released in 2016. It’s the twentieth anniversary since the series began, so I created a story for the move that continues the original manga. I’m really looking forward to that and I hope the fans are as well.

SJ: Which of your characters would you want to hang out with at a New Year’s party?

Takahashi Sensei: Jonouchi would probably be the life of the party and make things fun. I don’t think Kaiba would even show up for a New Year’s party. I really don’t think I’d want him there either. [laughs]

SJ: Have you ever had dreams about your manga characters?

Takahashi Sensei: Dreams about my manga characters...? Hmm... Have I ever had one? I don’t think I have. I’m not sure, but I don’t really dream about my art. So if my characters appeared as real people, I might not know who’s supposed to be who.

SJ: How does it feel when you come to events like Jump Festa and see so many fans?

Takahashi Sensei: I’m just incredibly happy that so many people have come here today. I just had the stage show, and seeing that many fans out there was great. I don’t have that many chances to interact with Yu-Gi-Oh! fans, so it’s a great honor when I do.

SJ: There are a lot of fans out there who read your manga in English. Do you have a message for them?

Takahashi Sensei: I know there are a lot of fans overseas, and I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart. And if they get the chance to see the new movie, I’d be really happy. It continues the story from where the original manga left off, so it should be very exciting.”

#Kazuki Takahashi #Takahashi Sensei #yugioh #ygo #cw eye strain #text from eye strain is written out below the images btw #kazuki takahashi interview #death mention #shonen jump #my screenshots #yeah just numb and devastated by the news especially with the circumstances of it :( #Rest in peace... #ygo still means quite a lot to me i joined websites including tumblr bc of ygo not to memtion irl stuff too so yea

[overobsessedfanboy23]

Later in this episode:

....this episode is a fucking masterpiece in the theming department. My god...

#yugioh go rush spoilers #go rush spoilers #galixon tazaki #dudi nishaw #I had a feeling nishaw's last words were something poetic... #rest in peace...

[thankonomics]

#no... #rest in peace... #Genso Suikoden #Suikoden #Eiyuden Chronicle #Rabbit & Bear Studios

[shihlun]

RIP Akira Toriyama (1955-2024)

#Akira Toriyama #鳥山明 #self portrait #rest in peace

[genericpuff]

starting 2024 off on a good fucking note

snoozing tumblr live PERMANENTLY 👏👏👏

#i'm not even gonna be the bigger person and say rest in peace #i hope it burns in hell jfc #get fucked #tumblr live #goodbye tumblr live

[cinnabargirl]

Just found out The Soft Moon aka Jose Luis Vasquez passed away a few days ago...literally shocked and speechless...

#like i genuinely don't know what to say #probs one of my fave modern dark post-punk/goth acts #rest in peace...

[classycookiexo]

May she rest in peace

I hope she knew that she contributed to so many children’s lives

R.I.P Queen 🕊️

#backyardigans #rest in peace #janice burgess #nickelodeon

[hamletshoeratio]

I loved the Zeus - Posedion conversation so much because it is the most sibling tm scene in the show so far (after Posedion intervened and stopped his brother from literally murdering his son). They're literally at war one second, there's some levity a second later when they decide they're on the same side and then the youngest brother has to rub in the fact that he won and that he's going to tell everyone else in the family ASAP much to the older brother's absolute annoyance as he rolls his eyes. Not to mention "Who knows about father?" "... Hermes " "So... everyone knows?" Hermes canonically being the biggest blabber in Olympus lmao.

#pjo series #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson and the olympians spoilers #percy jackson #pjo spoilers #pjo tv series #pjo tv spoilers #pjo tv show #pjo zeus #posedion pjo #posedion #zeus #toby stephens #lance reddick #rest in peace to lance reddick #he had an absolutely phenomenal performance #he was captivating as zeus

[kingcrimsonsalt]

Rest in Peace Akira Toriyama (1955-2024)

He was genuinely one of the very best, no one did it like him. Goodbye, grandfather of Shounen.

#dbz #dragon ball #dbs #shounen jump #rest in peace #akira toriyama

[napalm-waistcoat]

#manga #dr slump #dragon ball #akira toriyama #rest in peace

[aiburr]

monsters can go to the surface (twitter), but the night vale residents cannot/don't want to get out of town (tumblr)

#cecilsweep #cecil palmer #wtnv #tumblr sexyman poll #sans undertale #cecil gershwin palmer #welcome to night vale #my art #it's what both would've wanted. sans can finally rest and cecil is back on the everyones minds and ears. we are at peace #also i went with a design that reminds me the most of what i saw on my dash back in the days for cecil

[kitchen-light]

Lit Hub has posted an article with the names, photos and biographies of the Palestinian poets and writers killed by the IOF since the beginning of October. May we remember them, their names & their poems 🍉🕊🍓🪁

"Since October 7, Israel has killed at least thirteen Palestinian poets and writers in Gaza.

If we think of ourselves as a global literary community, then these people were our fellow travelers, our peers.

They—just like the more than 66 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza in the line of duty; just like every one of the more than 21,000 innocent people massacred in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel over the past 75 days—deserve to be remembered."

#poetry #on poetry #palestine #rest in peace #found*

[theonlydrewboo]

Sad but true.

#titan #titan submarine #titanic #titanic submarine #missing submersible #missing titanic submarine #oceangate #sad but not surprised #rip #rest in peace #news #breaking news #photo of the day #pic of the day

[mauv-the-bluest-cat-ever]

#thought drawing her will help with processing?? idk #once again. rest in peace Jellie. you were the cat ever #jellie the cat #goodtimeswithscar #mauv's work

[mingyusbinch]

REST IN PEACE, DEAR MOONBIN (1998-2023)

#moonbin #astro #moon bin #i don't want to be here right now honestly i just wanted my last post about moonbin to be the ones where hes smiling as my last memory #it kills me to see my posts reblogged with sad messages now #and i still can't believe this news either #i've been mia anyway but now im even less inclined to go on tumblr rn #im so sorry for everyone including family/friends of bin #and himself but i cant think about that bc it will break me apart #rest in peace bin i'll miss you more than anything

[raskolnikovslawyer]

in honor of louise glück’s passing, here is a poem that i think about constantly and that has pulled me through some of the most difficult moments in my relationship with my parents

#rest in peace you literary legend #x