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Kyoto Animation (A Silent Voice, Haruhi, Free, Clannad) on fire in premeditated arson attack. Update: Death toll reaches 36 (see staff post)
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...if they somehow are alive they will be suffering permanent brain damage or are brain dead...
Your brain is damaged after 5 mins of no oxygen, dead after 10mins. A big breathe of smoke (no oxygen) will knock you out and potentially kill you.
Source: was firefighter.
Jesus.
This is horrific. Only an evil monster would do something like this to innocent people.
My condolences and heart goes out to the families affected by this madness. I pray that the casualties don't rise any higher.
This is horrific. Only an evil monster would do something like this to innocent people.
My condolences and heart goes out to the families affected by this madness. I pray that the casualties don't rise any higher.
The building had 70 people in it. At least 24 are dead or presumed dead. Over 1/3rd of the people that were in the building are just... gone. Archives, present work, all gone. Directors still missing, key ones. I feel numb. I worry they might not be able to recover in the best-case scenario.
Please please please let this not get any worse than it already has. Hope they can find the missing employees safe.
That should dispel that baseless rumor even as the news only gets more and more horrific.
Edit: Nvm I saw the twitter further down, seems like it's the same source.
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God, it keeps getting worse. I had hoped that the initial count of 3 was going to be worst of it.
What breaks my heart even more is that, unlike what many animators say about their working conditions in other studios, Kyoani was known for being a very good place for animators to work on with proper salaries and good work environment.
A massive tragedy.
In Japan, only doctors can confirm if someone is dead or not. "Unconscious" or "cardiac arrest" are terms that are used for victims who are most likely dead, but have not been confirmed dead by a doctor.
most folks don't know this but the anime industry is super interconnected. when you think about the impact this will have, beyond the sheer tragedy of the lives lost, this is industry wide in ways we can't fathom right now and will have devestating effects on the industry as a whole.
Well, the initial list was them being "missing" which just meant they couldn't be fully verified safe. So it was ambiguous at least. Obviously a relief to hear they are ok in spite of so much tragedy
Kyoto Animation has their own animation school, they provide education opportunities to those looking to join the industry, provide employment opportunities to graduates, and promote from within. They have salaried staff, and encourage talent growth and skill development internally.
T_T
this is true, but kyoani are a notable exception in that their entire animation process is in-house (it's why their working environment is famous for being the best in the industry). of course, this will still be devastating to the industry symbolically
It's very disingenuous to list them as "missing" without any sort of proper source because when the news reports someone is missing in an accident or tragedy, it usually means they were at the scene and their whereabouts cannot be determined after that (ie: people are looking for them actively). In this case, it feels like someone made a list of known people from Kyoto Animation and declared them "missing" because there was no news "confirming" that they were safe, without even knowing if they were working at that studio at the point of the fire. That's why the list is bullocks and damaging.
Yeah, that's what I was "hoping" was the case (that the list was bollocks). And yeah, it is irresponsible to just throw that out there without even a source that might be knowledgable or an official announcement.
Still horrific of course that, likely 20+ people have perished because of a senseless barbaric act of a lunatic
Horrifying. Any reason behind it? Was the arsonist really pouring fuel on people? RIP to those who died. Hope everyone else pulls through :/
Exactly, they even gotten to the point where they created their own publishing company and a contest to discover new talent on the light novel front, and many of their published works ended up becoming great successes when adapted into anime series like Free, Violet Evergarden and others.
Just a great studio all around that truly has respect for their creatives.
Nothing aside some rambling from one of the attackers how Kyoani "stole something" from him. People are running wild with speculation.
Why?
Why animation studio?
What grudge that someone holds that makes them commit such an atrocious attack?
Why animation studio?
What grudge that someone holds that makes them commit such an atrocious attack?
