Fire at Kyoto Animation

[Ithekro]

May the God Empress have mercy for the souls of the dead...for she will have none for the arsonist.

[brocko]

2nd highest death toll since WW2 in Japan....

https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comme...break/eu4eezj/

If even 1% of this is true, than that man deserves a goddamn statue.

edit: Jesus fucking Christ

more bloody footprints NSFW

edit 2: some update

この建物は１階が事務所、２階と３階がアニメーション製作の作業場になっていて、遺体が見つかった場所は１ 階が２人、２階が11人、２階と３階の間の階段が１人、３階から屋上につながる階段が11人だということで す。

また36人が病院に搬送され手当てを受けています。

７人は無事でしたが、現在も５人の安否が確認されていないということです。

1st floor is an office, 2nd and 3rd are animation production, no nursery or any shit

2 bodies on 1st floor, 11 on 2nd, 1 on staircase between 2 and 3 floors, 11 on staircase from 3rd floor to the roof

36 in hospital

7 people are safe, 5 are missing

Fire Escape Ladders would've helped surely.

[XLNC]

Death toll now at 33. That's almost half of the people who were in the building.

[brocko]

Stuff like this is what really gets to you....

https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comme...break/eu4dz09/

A 69 years old man stood on site, he said his 21 years old granddaughter has been working for KyoAni for 2 years and she seems to work on the 3rd floor, but in the morning he found her name on the missing list. The grandpa met her 1 week ago." She always says she's working hard, she's happy to see her name in the movie, and recently she bought me a fan book with her own money as a gift, as she knew I'm a fan of that baseball club."

Source: https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/articl...nshun-soci&p=1

[Solace]

I just found out about this. I'm just....sad. This is beyond tragic.

[brocko]

Originally Posted by XLNC

Death toll now at 33. That's almost half of the people who were in the building.

12 men, 20 women, 1 unknown. RIP. And for only 7 to make it out okay

[Cosmic Eagle]

Holy fuck.....33....

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

As an anime lover, words cannot describe the sadness I feel after hearing this horrible news, especially when this tragedy is intentionally executed by a deranged person. Kyoani don't deserve this at all. Why this has to happen to one of the best & respected anime studios in Japan who actually treat its employees & animators like human beings? Fate sometimes takes away the best of us. For me, this is almost like John Lennon tragedy. The difference being, there's still a chance for KyoAni to get back up and I hope they will do just that.

RIP for those who have passed, and I pray for swift recovery for all those who are injured. The anime industry has suffered a great loss. Not only of people's lives but also the loss of talents & creative sources contained within the KyoAni studio that got burned down today. Let's hope the survivors remain strong during these dark times.....

[blakstealth]

Absolutely horrific. I can't believe this is what happens to my most favorite anime studio. RIP

Sentai Filmworks also put up a GoFundMe for them. They're on their way to $500,000.

[MeoTwister5]

According to NHK rescue efforts are apparently already over. All the remaining bodies have been recovered.

[Ithekro]

Pixiv artists seem to be trending for "Pray for KyoAni" in the last hour or so.

[brocko]

For anyone wanting to support KyoAni directly, here's a guide to buy their digital Hi-Res artwork.
https://twitter.com/gokunobaka/statu...13889362989056

[Anh_Minh]

Holy hell. Who does that?

[Klashikari]

While it is probably the best way to do that, it is best to refrain from doing it for a little while even if digital distribution is definitely automated, any hiccup will need human intervention and I believe the situation doesn't call for it.

Right now, it isn't about money but human loss. So I believe it is best to give them time to mourn and settle their situation, then only after that, they will probably communicate about financial troubles if there is any.
I'm pretty sure they will understand foreigners' feelings, but throwing money at them won't ease the catastrophic and emotional loss they went through. If anything, it might be seen as questionable for certain persons in the worst case scenario.

[Kakkou]

Please don't jump on Sentai's fundraiser (or any fundraiser that popped up almost immediately) so quickly when they have yet to establish any proper channels and procedures to donate the money to Kyoani. It's not as simple as just handing it to them. Wait for the full scope of the incident to be made clear and for Kyoani or authorised persons to make a statement about what we can do to help, or even for Sentai to confirm that they have actually worked things out with the Japanese companies like they said they're doing. Even the most well intentioned donation efforts can go awry when set up in haste. What they require or ask for may not even be money.

[blakstealth]

Originally Posted by Kakkou

Please don't jump on Sentai's fundraiser (or any fundraiser that popped up almost immediately) so quickly when they have yet to establish any proper channels and procedures to donate the money to Kyoani. It's not as simple as just handing it to them. Wait for the full scope of the incident to be made clear and for Kyoani or authorised persons to make a statement about what we can do to help, or even for Sentai to confirm that they have actually worked things out with the Japanese companies like they said they're doing. Even the most well intentioned donation efforts can go awry when set up in haste. What they require or ask for may not even be money.

Yeah, gonna agree with this one here.

[brocko]

Rather heavy details surrounding the 3rd floor and roof access, spoilered just in case

Spoiler:

https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comme...break/eu4ot14/


https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/201...94%BE%E7%81%AB
out of 33 dead 20 lied piled on each other on the staircase on the 3rd floor near the door to the roof the door was closed but not locked, it opens from the other side

https://twitter.com/ultimatemegax/st...57231635329024
Almost all of the 20 people dead on the third floor were found laying in the stairwell connecting to the rooftop door. Firefighters were able to open it from the outside w/o key.

[~Yami~]

this is a depressing news... and we still don't know about who become the victim yet
I don't know how the arsonist did this, but I think he planned it for long time because the fire is really huge and took lots of time to be handled by the firemen

let's just hope everything is okay and they could recover soon

about someone who mocked this situation, so far I still don't find them in Twitter..
Since it is still a trending topic number 1 since afternoon.. and also people still rallied together to give their supports

[SeijiSensei]

Sentai released this statement a few moments ago.

Thank you to everyone who has shown their support for those impacted by the tragedy at KyoAni. Together, we can bring light to this incredibly dark time. We are partnering with GoFundMe to ensure that the funds raised are safely distributed. The money will remain on hold while we coordinate how they will reach those in need. Please continue to share and donate, if you can.

They have already raised over $600,000 from nearly 20,000 people. Apparently many of us, including me, are willing to trust an established company with deep ties to the industry to do the right thing.

It's also a striking demonstration of the size and dedication of the world-wide audience for anime.

[McW]

I can only describe this as a nonsense act of violence, it was completely pointless. My condolence is with the victims, the perpetrator could be thrown in the worse jail in the world and I wouldn't care a bit about him.