After a month of stories following the tragic July 18 arson attack on Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1, just 10 of the 35 deceased employee’s names have been disclosed to the public. Among them are Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid director Yasuhiro Takemoto and Free! chief animation director Futoshi Nishiya. This is in …Read more »
It’s now been almost exactly a month since the arson attack on Kyoto Animation studios, and while there aren’t any questions as to who was responsible, the greater reasoning behind it lingers. Shinji Aoba was arrested right after the attack and is still in the …Read more »
Since the July 18 arson at Kyoto Animation, various events and crowdfunding efforts have been set up to help the studio financially and show support. The latest is an exhibition of key art in Matsue, a city on the coast of western Japan. The fire destroyed the …Read more »
In the wake of the arson that left 35 employees of Kyoto Animation dead, the future of the studio’s many previously-announced projects is unclear. But one project confirmed to be coming out without delay is Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll. The “side story” to series Violet …Read more »
The Museum of Kyoto, a museum right in the middle of downtown Kyoto, has opened an exhibition dedicated to the works of Kyoto Animation. This follows the July 18 arson attack on the studio that killed 35 employees and injured 33. The exhibition, which displays posters of KyoAni’s …Read more »
It has been three weeks since the arson attack on Kyoto Animation that killed 35 people and destroyed the studio’s main office. Today Japanese newspaper Nikkei is running an interview with one employee injured in the attack. The 52-year-old male employee, who has chosen to remain anonymous, …Read more »
The beloved Kyoto Animation studio — which is behind such anime as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Clannad, and K-ON! — was attacked by arson on July 18, killing 35 employees. Since then many fans and concerned people have been coming out of the woodwork to help, and we have a few …Read more »
The story of the arson attack on Kyoto Animation’s 1st Studio building has rocked the anime community and Japan as a whole. The tragic event left 33 dead and 35 injured, and according to KyoAni president Hideaki Hatta, the amount of monetary damage was also …Read more »
Image via Sankei UPDATE: Since this article was originally written, NHK has confirmed the deaths of at least 33 people. Awful news took over news and social media tonight as Japan’s public broadcaster NHK and other outlets reported on a fire at Kyoto Animation Studio 1, located …Read more »
Without spoiling anything, I’ll just say that when the credits rolled on the latest Sound! Euphonium film, I was pretty sure the story wasn’t over. Now it’s been officially revealed that Kyoto Animation will continue the popular franchise. The new Sound! Euphonium anime will track the third (and final) …Read more »
Fans of Kyoto Animation’s take on Kana Akatsuki’s Violet Evergarden series of fantasy light novels are in for a treat early next year. The adaptation’s official website went live with a teaser and key visual for Violet Evergarden the Movie, which is now set to premiere in Japan …Read more »
School is supposed to be about the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. Ritsu Tainaka, on the other hand, wants to add two more things to the curriculum: rock and roll. But first she has to save the Light Music Club from being disbanded; she …Read more »
Have you ever gotten so drunk that you end up saving a living dragon from potential death, and then said dragon appears at your doorstep prepared to live with you and repay a debt for all eternity? Well, Kobayashi did once, and now this dragon …Read more »
Fans of Sound! Euphonium: take note. Back in 2017, it was announced that not one but two original films set in the world of Kyoto Animation’s Sound! Euphonium would be released in 2018. (The first of those, Liz and the Blue Bird, came out in …Read more »
If you’re in the United States (and there’s a good chance you are, this is Otaku USA, after all) and have a Netflix account, as of today, you have access to Violet Evergarden, the latest series from Kyoto Animation. If you happen to binge it …Read more »
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