The creator of the best-selling trading card game in history is being hailed as a "hero" after he died trying to save an American girl off the coast of Okinawa.
Kazuki Takahashi, 60, died in July after the tragic incident that went without clarification from officials for weeks. The Japanese Coast Guard explained that officials consulted with the family of the late comic artist, who expressed desire to downplay Takahashi's tragedy so as not to draw attention away from the ongoing care of the young girl.
FILE - Participants of the German Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Championships play against each other in Schkeuditz, Germany, May 18, 2013. (Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images) US Army Maj.
Robert Bourgeau called Takahashi a "hero" in a Tuesday interview with the Stars & Stripes — a newspaper for the U.S. military.
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