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Kyoto Animation studio set on fire, multiple fatalities reported (update: 33 dead)
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InterMusketeer
Member
According to NHK news 33 people have died in this fire. That's half the people in the building. I read that both fire exits were lit on fire to prevent people from escaping. Absolutely horrible.
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josherjohn
Banned
JFC. Only a monster is capable of this.
spandexmonkey
Banned
This is just wrong, pure evil.
juliotendo
Member
What the fuck. That’s horrific. Can you imagine being trapped in that building? What a horrible way to go.
The guy is 100% death penalty.
Werewolf Jones
Member
Was never a fan but 33 people died because of some crazy viewer who claimed to be fucked over by them. No fire exit & only two ways to get out the building which both got set on fire. Jesus.
RIP to all the staff who perished, you are amongst the best in the business and never deserved this.
RIP to all the staff who perished, you are amongst the best in the business and never deserved this.
Kadve
Member
And access to the roof of the building was priorly blocked for whatever reason, so they couldn't escape that way....
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infinitys_7th
Member
Serious crime is rare in Japan, but when it happens it always seems to be something outrageous and horrible like this. Those poor people 
Maybe a doujinshi creator? Though, I think the police would just deny the connection out of respect for the studio anyway, so they do not have this causatively connected to them on top of this tragedy.
Like someone said earlier, Kyoto animation was one of the best producers to work for, which goes with this being based off of plagiarism rather than stress or anger over working conditions.
Maybe a doujinshi creator? Though, I think the police would just deny the connection out of respect for the studio anyway, so they do not have this causatively connected to them on top of this tragedy.
Like someone said earlier, Kyoto animation was one of the best producers to work for, which goes with this being based off of plagiarism rather than stress or anger over working conditions.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
??? No. I mean the movie might literally feature a studio going down rather than it being a metaphor.
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Kadve
Member
アニメ会社で放火 33人の死亡確認 35人けが | NHKニュース
京都市伏見区にあるアニメーション製作会社のスタジオが男に放火された事件で警察によりますと33人の死亡が確認されたというこ…
NHK now reports that all 75 people that was reportedly inside the building has been accounted for. 33 are dead, 35 are being treated at hospital (17 of those in serious condition) and 7 escaped unharmed.
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tkscz
Member
So then it was premeditated. This guy knew he was going to kill all those people and take his own life. Also can you link to that.
iconmaster
Banned
Terrifyingly thorough.
Luffytubby
Member
Terrible news. My condolences to everyone who has been killed or injured and all their families.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
The rumor has it was a Hibike Euphonium fan that did it because they portrayed his waifu wrong.
#Phonepunk#
Banned
this is really sad. RIP
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Apparantly 20 people died behind the door that led to the roof since it was locked. I'm thinking they didn't have a safety axe nearby or were too weak to kick the door open.
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Kadve
Member
Tha'ts from a random post on 2chan, so take it with a mountain of salt.
The current speculated and most likely motive (based on his shoutings of 'You Stole from me!') is that it was a case of plagiarism accusation gone WAY to far.
O-N-E
Member
Michele
you.
Don't know if this deserves its own thread, maybe it's better to post it here but unlike other channels on 4chan, the /vp/ channel wished it was Gamefreak who got burnt down and NOT the animation company. I've managed to catch the screenshot, unfortunately it's now been deleted so it was only the first part. :/
But still, that proves just how much of an assholes there are in the world. There are peoples who didn't care about the incident, even in this thread. ((I'm aware of how sensitive this can be so I'll edit this out if it gets too much complaints))
And I heard that Takeshi or something died... he was that creator of Dragon Maid if I remember correctly. RIP in peace
But still, that proves just how much of an assholes there are in the world. There are peoples who didn't care about the incident, even in this thread. ((I'm aware of how sensitive this can be so I'll edit this out if it gets too much complaints))
And I heard that Takeshi or something died... he was that creator of Dragon Maid if I remember correctly. RIP in peace
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pramod
Banned
I wonder if this would be a day of reckoning for Japan's otaku culture. If the motivation was truly related to something as retarded as his imaginary waifu, maybe people need to start asking serious questions. All these anti-social people living in fantasy worlds...sooner or later there will be consequences for the real world.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Cool isn't dead.
Michele
you.
Oh thanks goodness it was just an mistranslation, then. Japanese can be really weird sometimes but I'm just glad he is safe. Sorry for the jump in conclusion
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
It makes you sad thinking how that studio had literally no fire extinguishers or seemingly no fire drills/safety.
spandexmonkey
Banned
I don't keep up with what studio does what, started looking over their list of shows and my heart aches. To many animes the wife and I fell in love with.
TheDuskwalker
Member
Damn, that sucks and is sad.
Not too familiar with there works, I've only seen Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid of there stuff, but it was pretty good.
Not too familiar with there works, I've only seen Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid of there stuff, but it was pretty good.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
K-On!Damn, that sucks and is sad.
Not too familiar with there works, I've only seen Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid of there stuff, but it was pretty good.
Nichijou
Haruhi
Violet Evergarden
EightBit Man
Member
Really sad news. My heart goes out to the victims and their families.
petran79
Banned
For the first, recent articles mentioned many persons trapped between 3rd floor and roof.
For the latter it mentions arspnist was disgruntled about a supposed work that he thinks they plagiarized. So he must have visitied the place before to argue. President of KyoAni mentioned that few months ago they had received death threats and they might have been connected to this case.
They panicked probably, hearing that a deranged person roams below with a gasoline tank
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CrankyJay™
Member
Wow, that's a crazy high death toll. RIP to all the victims.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
It is pretty much confirmed this wasn't the case.
For one people died on the door leading to the roof they couldn't even break open the locked door.
Then you have the guy saying shit was plagiarized which is dumb , Kyoani only adapts series they haven't done a original anime in the longest time. The guy is most likely a fucking nutjob.
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Sakura
Member
Just terrible.
I don't understand how something like this can happen. A guy shows up with gasoline and nobody calls the cops on the spot? There is no fire extinguishers or easy to access fire escapes? Can't escape to the roof?
30+ people that's like half the people in the building. I can't even imagine what it would be like to go out like that.
I don't understand how something like this can happen. A guy shows up with gasoline and nobody calls the cops on the spot? There is no fire extinguishers or easy to access fire escapes? Can't escape to the roof?
30+ people that's like half the people in the building. I can't even imagine what it would be like to go out like that.
Robot Carnival
Member
33 people! this is freaking insane! and I think I read on 2ch that the building (Studio 1) has the most animators working there out of the whole company. it also has archive and their servers. if true it would be a HUGE blow to the company.
also saw this online and it got me all teary eyes...
also saw this online and it got me all teary eyes...
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
They have no security. They obviously had no fire drills and most people suffocated to death since they couldn't break one door down. It was a complete disaster.
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PSlayer
Member
Yeah i'm sure some edgylords are memeing this already.Today is not a good day to go to /a/.
petran79
Banned
I mentioned that the pathway to the roof was either blocked or locked.
Dont know if the plagiarism refers to a character in an animated series or other merchandise
Have to wait for more details and what character he referred to, though it is not worth giving it any more attention now
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Chittagong
Gold Member
Death toll hits 30
"It's one of the best and largest animation firms in Japan, and with that loss of life, many of the best hands at animation in the nation are likely to be dead,"
www.channelnewsasia.com
This is the second time this studio made me cry. Absolutely devastating.
RIP you beautiful creators, you were too good for this world
"It's one of the best and largest animation firms in Japan, and with that loss of life, many of the best hands at animation in the nation are likely to be dead,"
Kyoto Animation: The studio which created Silent Voice, K-On! and Haruhi Suzumiya
KYOTO: At least 30 people have died and dozens more injured after a fire on Thursday (Jul 18) gutted the building of one of Japan’s most well-regarded studios.
This is the second time this studio made me cry. Absolutely devastating.
RIP you beautiful creators, you were too good for this world
