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At least 23 confirmed or presumed dead after man sets fire to Kyoto anime studio
- Ultramanoid 7y agoThis 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.html?utm_int=news_contents_news-main_001 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/1151748479531667457?p=v 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.
- aaron695 7y agoBBC currently reports at least 26, and expected to rise? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49027178 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49027178 A good example of how slow moving the news is, a simple thing like a death count is beyond their limited capacity 7+ hours later. One can see why they should not be relied on for complex issues.
- Ultramanoid 7y agoNHK reports the head of the studio has said they had received death threats. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190718/k10011997571000.html?utm_int=news_contents_news-main_002 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190718/k10011997571000.ht... ( Japanese. )
- Kaiyou 7y agoHere's the perspective of (not casual) anime fans on the whole thing, if anyone cares. https://www.sankakucomplex.com/2019/07/18/kyoto-animation-studio-blaze-kills-multiple/ https://www.sankakucomplex.com/2019/07/18/kyoto-animation-st...