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    • Jon Mitchell
      Jon Mitchell Premium Member last edited by Jon Mitchell

      I read he news about the arson at Kyoto Animation this morning. I'm shocked/speechless

      #PrayForKyoani

      I read banned books

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      • shrike_al
        shrike_al Member last edited by

        I was wondering why KyoAni was trending on Twitter. Then I checked the tweets and learned about the arson.

        It was horrific. Apparently, the perp barricaded the escape doors. Several directors lost their lives, including two I'm really fond of (of Violet Evergarden and Suzumiya Haruhi).

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        • LegitPancake
          LegitPancake Premium Member last edited by

          I watched the news unfurl last night, when initially there were only 30 injured, then multiple deaths confirmed. Hoping that was the last of it, I went to bed and woke up this morning to the news that 33 were confirmed dead. This is absolutely devastating for these employees and the studio, if not the worst disaster ever in the anime industry. I pray for the souls lost and the families of the deceased, as well as those who made it out alive and are in the hospital. I am left speechless of this barbaric act.

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          • smashman42
            smashman42 Premium Member last edited by

            Holy crap, that's horrible! :(

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            • Terabyte
              Terabyte Premium Member last edited by

              Oh wow, I was't aware of it. I'm currently away for a couple weeks and I haven't kept up-to-date with my usual news sites. This is a really tragic event 😟

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              • tgquan67
                tgquan67 @shrike_al last edited by

                @shrike_al said in Kyoto Animation studio arson:

                I was wondering why KyoAni was trending on Twitter. Then I checked the tweets and learned about the arson.

                It was horrific. Apparently, the perp barricaded the escape doors. Several directors lost their lives, including two I'm really fond of (of Violet Evergarden and Suzumiya Haruhi).

                It seems there are confusions/conflicting news about this? From one souce I read it claimed the opposite (those 2 are safe).
                I was also wonder how the fire could engulf the whole building and create that many casualties, but if he really barricaded the exit, that was one hell of a malicious plan.

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                • saffire
                  saffire Premium Member last edited by

                  There are no names being released of the casualties right now, take any names you do see with a grain of salt.

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                  • the green death
                    the green death last edited by

                    Whoever did this is a monster and I don’t use that term lightly. The families and friends of those lost must be suffering so much.

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                    • saffire
                      saffire Premium Member last edited by

                      KyoAni president says they lost all of their materials in the blaze. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-19/kyoto-animation-president-states-in-interview-that-all-materials-computers-were-destroyed-in-fire/.149142

                      Also the perpetrator has confessed to being motivated by his belief that KyoAni stole his work.

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