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Kyoto Animation studio set on fire, multiple fatalities reported (update: 33 dead)

Paracelsus

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警察「複数の人の死亡を確認」アニメ会社で火事 | NHKニュース

警察によりますと京都市伏見区のアニメーション製作会社「京都アニメーション」のスタジオで起きた火災で、複数の人が死亡したこ…
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Suspect was soaked in gasoline when taken in custody, man in his 40s. Motives yet unknown.
*Death toll is not official yet*, over 30 injured of which several are critical.
EDIT: Adding as more news surface
- Guy didn't just pour gasoline all over the building but on people too

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Latest summary
headlines.yahoo.co.jp

「京アニ」火災　複数死亡20人不明　「放火した」男を確保　京都・伏見（毎日新聞） - Yahoo!ニュース

18日午前10時半ごろ、京都市伏見区桃山町因幡のアニメ製作会社「京都アニメーション」 - Yahoo!ニュース(毎日新聞)
headlines.yahoo.co.jp
35 injured of which 10 critical, 20 missing, suspect is a 41 year old man.

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Apparently 20+ confirmed dead, could be up to 30. It's possible most of the missing people are deceased.
www.theguardian.com

Kyoto Animation studio fire: at least 25 dead after arson attack in Japan

Dozens more injured after ‘man threw liquid and set fire’ to building, police say
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

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www.telegraph.co.uk

33 dead in 'arson' attack at Japanese animation studio in Kyoto

At least 33 people have been killed and many more injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday morning.
www.telegraph.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk

33 dead

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Kyoto Shimbun (Kyoto Newspaper)



Motivation for the crime "kyoani stole my novel"
[Japanese]
京都新聞。41歳男。ガソリンまく
35人負傷
犯行動機は俺の「小説を盗んだ」から
 
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SLoWMoTIoN

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What the fuck son? What reason could you have to kill random people that worked on fucking anime?
Sakura said:
What the hell man.
This guy is getting the death penalty.
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Japan has the death penalty?
 
juliotendo

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SLoWMoTIoN

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This wasn't even the head office. I don't get why this guy targeted this specific building.
 
juliotendo

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Well we can concur he was a lunatic.

Other than that, maybe he was recently laid off or rejected from a relationship with a co worker or who knows.
 
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SLoWMoTIoN

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kiiltz said:
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I just finished rewatching Shirobako too, making it hit that much harder.

One of the leading studios that actually pays their employees well. I'm fucking pissed.
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This is just a coincidence right?
 
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slugbahr

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RIP to the victims
I hope the others recover

Burn in hell you piece of shit
 
Paracelsus

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Apparently it was indeed 13 dead (1 from earlier plus 12 found in cardiac arrest in the building)

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"The arsonist was chased by a KyoAni employee until he was apprehended by police while hiding at a nearby home. when asked why he did it, the arsonist angrily replied “I was ripped off. I poured the gasoline. I lit the fire with a lighter.”
 
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GreyHorace

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WHAT THE FLYING FUCK?!!

If this guy was some deranged otaku with something to prove, then fuck him. Hating an anime studio's work is no excuse to commit arson and homicide. EVER.
 
kiiltz

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Paracelsus said:


Apparently it was indeed 13 dead (1 from earlier plus 12 found in cardiac arrest in the building)

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パクリ (PAKURI) = plagiarism

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"The arsonist was chased by a KyoAni employee until he was apprehended by police while hiding at a nearby home. when asked why he did it, the arsonist angrily replied “I was ripped off. I poured the gasoline. I lit the fire with a lighter.”
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If I'm getting this right, it has something to do with pakuri?

Jesus
 
Patrick S.

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On 9gag's Anime/Manga section there's a thread about this, the sister of someone who posts in that thread works at that place and has been injured by the fire. Might be another source for updates if you can ignore it's 9gag.
 
Lanrutcon

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Murder is vile, but murder by fire? Jesus. That's another level of cruelty entirely.

You say they still hang people over there?
 
Chairman Tickles

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Disgruntled employee or disgruntled fan?

Also 20+ deceased in a core production studio = the lunatic has effectively destroyed the studio. You don't find animation talent just like that. These are people with decades of experience.
 
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Paracelsus

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MrTickles said:
Disgruntled employee or disgruntled fan?

Also 20+ deceased in a core production studio = the lunatic has effectively destroyed the studio. You don't find animation talent just like that. These are people with decades of experience.
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As far as I can read, two theories are floating around (he's confirmed to NOT be a former employee)
1. Rabid mentally ill otaku didn't like what they did to one of his waifus, so he decided they needed to be torched alive
2. Disgruntled mentally ill otaku went to one of those KyoAni contests (those they have about light novels etc.), he was rejected, later saw they were using one of his ideas (or some idea he claims to be his) and went in a fit of murderous rage
Neither is worse, there's no excuse.
 
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petran79

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Μore info;

Access to the roof was blocked or locked. More people could have been saved
In such quiet cities in Japan there is no guard or access system. Anyone can walk in and even interact with staff. Arsonist must have visited the place before to know the weak spots
 
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Robot Carnival

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holy shit! 20+ dead!? this is horrible and my thoughts are with them. hopefully they're able to recover. I'm pretty sure arson that cause death would be hang in Japan, and I hope that guy gets it.
 
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