Kyoto Animation fire: Arson attack at Japan anime studio kills over 30

[Sylvia]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49027178

At least 33 people are dead and dozens injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto, officials say.
Police said the 41-year-old suspect broke into the Kyoto Animation studio on Thursday morning and sprayed petrol before igniting it.
The suspect has been detained and was taken to hospital with injuries.
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Kyoto Animation, known as KyoAni, was founded in 1981 and has produced popular animation shows including "K-On" and "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya".
The studio also released a standalone feature anime A Silent Voice in 2016.
One of KyoAni's series, Violet Evergarden, was picked up by Netflix for a global market.
It also publishes many popular graphic novels mainly about teenage school life.

Kyoto Animation: Fans heartbroken by deadly anime studio fire in Japan: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49026944

 

[Buzz]

Thoughts and prayers to the victims and their loved ones.

 

[kittyjake5]

How terrible. My condolences.

 

[attyfan]

How awful.

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

I saw the news this morning. Have they figured out why the arsonist attacked?

 

[rosewood]

This is so shockingly horrible.
Their works are lovely and we can see how they loved the every little detail of young girls' daily life. My daughter loves their works, especially Nichijo, and she dropped tears yesterday. I remember Patrick Chan loved K-on from their works as well. My thoughts are to the victims and the beloved ones.

 

[Garden Kitty]

How very sad.

 

[Lara]

Aside from their animation being beautiful, the studio also had a reputation of treating their employees well (which is not the norm in the business from what I understand).

Senseless and heartbreaking.

 

[VGThuy]

I am really heartbroken about this. Here are the posts I made in another thread about it:

Holy crap. Someone committed arson at Kyoto Animation Anime Studio. One person died and dozens were injured.

This studio was behind one of the best and emotionally resonate animated films I've seen recently on Netflix, A Silent Voice.

I'm still reeling in from that horrific news. This is a serious blow to the animation community for many reasons, and apparently it was one of the few animation studios in Japan that treated their employees well, as it's an industry full of of worker exploitation with unforgiving expectations of labor exertion.

 

[rosewood]

Aside from their animation being beautiful, the studio also had a reputation of treating their employees well (which is not the norm in the business from what I understand).

Senseless and heartbreaking.

This.

ETA:
I remember Marin Honda and her family used to live near the studio. A few years ago they moved to a bit closer to one of the rinks where they train, tho.

 

[paskatefan]

So awful & senseless! My condolences