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At least 23 confirmed or presumed dead after man sets fire to Kyoto anime studio

by Ultramanoid on 7/18/2019, 7:30:03 AM with 3 comments
  • by Ultramanoid on 7/18/2019, 7:31:56 AM

    This is the well-known Kyoto Animation studio. ( KyoAni, 京都アニメーション )

    Edit : The casualties seem to climb up to 24.

    https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190718/k10011997421000.ht... ( Japanese. )

    This is quite unprecedented.

    Edit 2 : Prime Minister Abe offering condolences.

    https://mobile.twitter.com/AbeShinzo/status/1151748479531667... ( Japanese. )

    Life is hard enough in the anime industry these days as it is ( as several stories posted here have mentioned recently ), even in top notch studios like KyoAni.

  • by Ultramanoid on 7/18/2019, 10:47:57 AM

    NHK reports the head of the studio has said they had received death threats.

    https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190718/k10011997571000.ht... ( Japanese. )

  • by Kaiyou on 7/18/2019, 12:32:15 PM

    Here's the perspective of (not casual) anime fans on the whole thing, if anyone cares.

    https://www.sankakucomplex.com/2019/07/18/kyoto-animation-st...