Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator, created Yu-Gi-Oh!

Kazuki Takahashi (高橋 和希, Takahashi Kazuki, also known as Kazuo Takahashi (高橋 一雅, Takahashi Kazuo), born October 4, 1961) is a Japanese manga artist and game creator, best known for creating Yu-Gi-Oh!.