Yu-Gi-Oh! tankobon edition

• I believe that "the other me" exists in everyone's heart. It may be your ideal self that awaits you to reach it.
  「もう一人の自分」は誰の心の中にも存在してると思ってます。それは理想の自分であり到達した先に待っているものかも知れません。
  • From Yu-Gi-Oh! tankobon vol. 9.

Yu-Gi-Oh! bunkoban edition

• It is said that everything that exists in this world is made up of two contradictory qualities. Darkness and light, outer and inner, good and evil, heaven and earth... Those are the themes of Yu-Gi-Oh!
  森羅万象、この世界に存在するすべてのものは、二つの相反する性質で作られていると言われています。光と闇、表と裏、善と悪、天と地、それらは『遊☆戯☆王』のテーマでもあります。
  • From Yu-Gi-Oh! bunkoban vol. 6.

• Moving on in time, if you look at today’s world, faith, religion, race, as well as due to territorial rights and various other reasons, among countries in mutual relationships, there are still wars or ethnic disputes. It is not rare that the Gods who are supposed to save people’s hearts have ignited the flames of war.
  今の世はどうかというと、信仰、宗教、人種、国家的利益など様々な原因で、国同士の戦争や民族紛争が絶えません。人々にとっての心の救いであるはずの神が、戦争の火種になっている事も珍しくはないのです。
  • From Yu-Gi-Oh! bunkoban vol. 14.

• So I went back to my atelier. As I was about to put it on my desk and restart it… “bzzzzzzt”. Frozen. “Maybe the one who is just not suited for CG… is me.” Restart! Frozen! Restart! Frozen! “This PC…!!” *screeching* When I kicked my computer, I sprained my big toe, and for three weeks, had to visit an osteopatic clinic. I’m not sure what I was sometimes thinking but there were times when I tried to dump my computer into the bathtub.
  再びアトリエに持ち帰り。机に座って起動させてみると……キュウウン。フリーズ。「ＣＧ、向いてないって事かな……オレ。」起動！フリーズ！起動！フリーズ！「このポンコツ！！」グキィッ！！パソコンを蹴とばした瞬間、足の親指を捻挫し、三週間の整骨院通い。時には何を思ったのか、パソコンを風呂に入れてみた事もあります。
  • From Yu-Gi-Oh! bunkoban vol. 15.

Studio Dice official website

The official website was opened on May 1, 2010. It served as the updates and fulfillments of Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Art drawing collections that requested by the fans, featuring Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's and Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal series, and also his personal 3 episodes of science fiction short animation, Button. At the end of January 2012, the website went on hiatus as Takahashi decided to focus on his creative work.

• The homepage design concept is: "Let's roll the dice on a round earth without boundaries!" I just came up with this idea, and I will continue to work hard! Thanks to all of the staff.
  HOMEのデザインコンセプトは「国境のない丸い地球で、ダイスを振ってみよー！」と今思い付いたので、これからも地道にがんばります！スタッフ共々感謝いたします。
  • Blog title: Thank You Very Much! (ありがとうございます！)
    Taken on June 6, 2010.

• My computer sure has been in good shape as of recently! Usually anything electronic hates me and makes me want to give up. Even when I bought my phone, the camera function quickly stopped working and I couldn't use it. Or so I thought, as I gave it to someone and the camera suddenly worked again. Sort of! It broke again and the moment I brought it to the store, it fixed itself. Sort of! By the way, how about the iPad? I want it, but I have to make sure it doesn't dislike me!
  最近、パソコンの調子がいいなー！日頃、電子機器的なものに嫌われがちで参ってしまう。携帯買った時も、カメラ機能がすぐイカれて使い物にならなかった。と思いきや、人に渡すとカ メラ機能が突然復活。とか！またイカれて、店に持っていった瞬間直ってる。とか！ところでipadどうなのかな～？ほしいけど嫌われないようにしないとな～～～！
  • Blog title: Electronic Devices (電子機器)
    Taken on June 24, 2010.

• The other night, I was looking at the sky when 'whoosh' I saw an orange light! I thought that maybe it was a shooting star, but then I thought it'd be neat if it was the one in a billion chance that it was a UFO. Last year, I read a ton of books about UFOs and an unprecedented UFO boom swelled inside of me, so I thought, 'Maybe so!' for a split second....but maybe not. I want to spot one some day, but do you all believe in UFOs?
  先日、夜空を見ていたら、スーッとオレンジ色の光を見た！たぶん流れ星だと思うけど、万にひとつの可能性で UFOだったらいいなと思った。去年やたらUFO関連の本を読みあさって、自分の中で空前のUFOブームが来ていたので、もしかして！なんて一瞬思ったけど、、、ないか。いつか見てみたいけど、皆さんは信じます？　 UFO。
  • Blog title: UFO
    Taken on June 25, 2010.

• The OCG has gotten so complex that I can't keep up~! My memory has gotten so bad as of late that I can't even remember all the cards~! And the text is tough with these old eyes~! Still, simply hearing stories of everyone enjoying themselves dueling is enough to satisfy me! But, I'm not a quitter so maybe I'll secretly build a deck and challenge Kageyamacchi to a duel! Just kidding!
  • Blog title: Kageyamacchi (影山っち)
    Taken on July 14, 2010.

• Aah~(gazes longingly) Those were the days. Taking a look back--back when I was putting out Yu-Gi-Oh! as a weekly serial, on the reader approval surveys, my female reader approval rating was only 5% (among the 5 worst in the magazine), and my editor at the time would tell me to "Just give up on the female fans!"...
  あ〜（遠い目）思い返せば週刊で遊戯王を連載している頃、読者支持率アンケートでは女性支持率わずか５％で（本誌の中でワースト5位内）当時の担当さんとは、女性ファンはあきらめよう！などと話していたあの日、、、
  • Blog title: Thank You Very Much! (ありがとうございます！)
    Taken on August 17, 2010.

• A group of uncles with some ages were staring at the figure prototype that placed on the coffee shop table in a serious manner, and also discussing the perfect curves of the thighs and slender waist. It must be a rather weird scene to the people who sit next to them (Boom!)
  • Blog title: Figures.
    Taken on August 24, 2010.

• [The weather] suddenly gets colder. I visit Kyoto every fall, and I wonder about the autumn leaves this year. For the past few years, the leaves have not seemed to have the best coloring. I wonder if this has to do with the climate change...
  なにやら急に寒くなってきました〜。毎年、秋には京都に出かけるのですが、今年の紅葉はどうなんでしょう。ここ何年かは、葉の色付きが良くない印象があって、これも気象の変化が原因なんでしょうかねぇ。
  • Blog title: Drawings that Exercising.
    Taken on September 28, 2010.

• The threat of natural disasters is repeatedly shown on TV. Even though those images make me shiver, gasp, and freeze, I can still eat a decent meal and wrap myself up to stay warm. How valuable are these actions we do everyday? I wonder if, ironically, we won't even realize its value until we witness the death of people and towns.
  テレビで繰り返し流される自然災害の脅威。それらの映像に震え、息を飲み、身を凍らせようが、おれはまとも過ぎる食事を摂ることも、身を包み暖をとることも出来る。その日々あたりまえの行為がいかに価値あることであろうか。
  • Blog title: Earthquake (震災)
    Takahashi's thoughts on 2011 Tohoku earthquake, taken on March 15, 2011.

Studio Dice Instagram

Originally known as @kazuki_yugioh, joined during May 2016 (after the release of Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions anime movie). Later on May 2017, the account was renamed as @studio_dice. It served as Kazuki's very personal page of illustrations, ranging from Yu-Gi-Oh! to non-Yu-Gi-Oh! titles. The privacy setting was changed from public to only followers on March 2022.

• While I was in Spain, a terrorist attack occurred near my hotel! I would like to sincerely pray for the repose of the souls of those affected. Looking towards the future, we must never succumb to negative intentions! We must not lose to warmongers who stir up religious conflicts!
  スペイン滞在中にホテルの近くでテロが起こりました！被害に遭われた方々に心からご冥福を祈りたいと思います。 未来に向かって俺たちは決して決してネガティブな意思に負けてはならない！ 宗教対立を煽る戦争屋どもに負けてはならないのだ！
  • Takahashi's thoughts on 2017 Barcelona attacks.