#PrayForKyoAni

[ummmlife]

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[yurimother]

Kyoto Animation Fire: 33 Confirmed Dead After Devastating Arson Attack on Japanese Animation Studio

The sad and disturbing news broke today that 33 people were killed and many more injured in a suspected arson attack at Kyoto Animation (KyoAni) Studio in Kyoto Japan.

On July 18, at 10:30 local time the three-story building broke out in flames. A suspect is in custody and currently hospitalized after reportedly pouring what appears to be gasoline and setting the blaze.

The fire burned for five hours before fighter fighters were able to extinguish the flames. There were around 70 people inside the building when the fire started. 36 individuals are in the hospital, some in critical condition. With 33 confirmed dead, the Kyoto Animation fire is the largest mass murder in Japan since the Myojo 56 building fire nearly 20 years ago.

Kyoto Animation was founded in 1981 by former Mushi Pro staff. They are known for their groundbreaking work on many beloved anime series and films such as Lucky Star, Clannad, K-On!, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Free!, Violet Evergarder, A Silent Voice, and more. The studio is seen as the gold standard in the industry for the ethical treatment of workers, with all animators being salaried employees, and high-quality animation.

Fans and industry professionals alike turned to social media to express their grief, sorry, and sympathies, with #PrayForKyoani reaching #1 trending worldwide on Twitter.

Sentai Filmworks has set up a GoFundMe, Help KyoAni Heal, which has raised over $500,000 dollars. Please note that at this time KyoAni has not made any statements requesting financial help or indicating what they may need in terms of support.

Personally, I am devastated to hear this heartbreaking news. I know how much the Western anime community is reeling and I cannot imagine the grief the loved ones of those killed or injured in the alleged attack are feeling. My thoughts, prayers, everything is with them on this sad day. I invite you to no only share this awful news but to keep the people whose lives were lost or shattered today in your heart.

Updates: [1] [2] [3] [4]

[merryweather-media]

I am absolutely horrified to learn about the recent arsonist attack on the studio building of Kyoto Animation. The studio was responsible for many great anime that brought joy to millions of people all over the world. Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, Violet Evergarden, Hyouka, and Clannad are just a few of the amazing anime they have produced over the years. They were also one of the few studios in Japan to treat their animators to stable employment with fixed salaries, which is the reason for their above average level of animation quality.

Yesterday, a man entered their studio and started spreading gasoline everywhere, and set the building, as well as himself, on fire. At this time, there have been 33 confirmed deaths and many injured. Among them were many great animators and directors that had worked for Kyoto Animation for years, such as Takemoto Yasuhiro (UPDATE: Confirmed missing, not dead), the director of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, and Hyouka. Kawanami Eisaku, Director of Free!, Nishiya Futoshi, Director of A Silent Voice, Nishiya Futoshi, character designer for HYOUKA and Nichijou, Kadowaki Miku, Animation Director for Miss kobayashi's Dragon maid. These are the names available right now.

Among them were other animators and staff who spent their days creating anime not for the sake of money (other jobs pay better) but for the sake of love. Loving the work they did, and spreading joy to the people who loved their work.

They will be missed.

If you can, please donate to the GoFundMe setup by Sentai Filmworks titled 'Help KyoAni Heal'. They are a closely tied company to Kyoto Animation.

[mediati0nal-field]

haruhi suzumiya was the first anime i ever watched and loved, and it still holds a special place in my heart today. kyoto animation has always been such a source of inspiration to me and i’m so saddened at today’s news.

[yukipri]

Ways to help KyoAni

Just because I haven’t seen nearly as much on Tumblr as I have on Twitter, here’s a lil post. Likely repeats the same info as many other posts.

This is a long post. To skip on your dash, hit the “J” key.

But today (started during the day July 18, 2019 Japan time), the Kyoto Animation studio was the victim of arson. This isn’t just a tremendously heart-breaking situation for the anime community; it’s also the largest domestic terrorism incident in post-war Japanese history. 33 people died.

UPDATE: 34 people have passed away.

There’s plenty of more detailed articles and it’s a story still being covered, but here’s one short article on NHK world.

Another article on the Guardian.

As of making this post, this was still all very recent, and there will likely be more updates in the future.

>> UPDATE: KyoAni has announced that survivors from the fire returned to work on July 24, 2019. 34 people total passed away (source).

>>>>> Ways to Help

Fans around the world want to help, and as of making this post, there have been several suggestions going around. PLEASE NOTE, that until KyoAni makes a statement themselves, none of these are confirmed to be the best ways to send them support, especially financially, and you should take this into consideration.

1. Donate to the GoFundMe

Organized by Sentai Filmworks, an American licensing company that has worked with KyoAni. They’ve already collected considerable donations.

Things to be aware of:

＊＊＊　UPDATE REGARDING THE GO FUND ME: KyoAni’s lawyer is in contact with Sentai Filmworks, and has confirmed that they will be working together to make sure the funds go to the right places. THIS IS NOW A CONFIRMED SAFE PLACE TO DONATE (source).

>> If you’d like to donate to the GoFundMe, LINK HERE <<

2. Buy digital merchandise from the KyoAni online store

KyoAni has an online store that sells digital images for 216 yen (approx $2 USD) each. Because the files are digital and the download is automated, it shouldn’t burden employees directly, and the money should go directly to the company.

The website is in Japanese, but here are some handy tutorials made by English-speaking twitter users that walk you through it:

By twitter user mimiko_kupo

By twitter user zetsubouzhainu

＊ While this currently seems like a really good way to financially support the company directly without going through third parties (and hey you get pretty high res anime images too), there hasn’t been an official PR stating that this will guarantee your money will go to those affected.

＊ Update: A heads up that only original creations completely owned by KyoAni will have all the profits go to them. Other works that are collaborations or based off of pre-existing works will likely split profits. Recommended works are Free!, Violet Evergarden, and Tsurune (credit).

>> If you’d like to purchase digital files, LINK HERE <<

3. Share Your Message of Support With Kyoto Animation through Crunchyroll

Especially great for those who don’t have money to send or want to wait before supporting financially, Crunchyroll recently opened up a form for fans to send messages of support. You can even send in fanart/photos etc.

Because it’s Crunchyroll, I feel it’s highly likely that they WILL send these to KyoAni when they’re in a situation where they can accept them, and there’s no risk to doing this since money isn’t involved. In situations like these, thoughts really do count.

>> Link to the form HERE <<

UPDATE: 4. Donate at Animate (within Japan only)

Animate, a major anime merch chain company in Japan, just announced that donation boxes to support KyoAni will be placed in stores nationwide starting July 19th, 2019 (currently no end date).

If you happen to be in Japan, adding a donation while shopping for your anime merch might be an option! This should be an incredibly reliable place to donate to.

＊ I’m aware Animate has several international stores as well, but currently there’s no information whether donation boxes will be available there or not. They do not appear to currently be taking donations online.

Source

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UPDATE: 5. Kyoto Animation Officially Starts Accepting Direct Donations

Kyoto Animation has formally opened a bank account for supporters to send their donations directly. Donations are accepted through bank transfer. Their bank information:

BANK NAME : THE KYOTO SHINKIN BANK SWIFT : KYSBJPJZ BRANCH NAME : MINAMI MOMOYAMA BRANCH BRANCH NUMBER : 048 ADDRESS : 16-50, YOSAI, MOMOYAMA-CHO, HUSHIMI-KU, KYOTO-SHI, KYOTO-HU, 612-8016 , JAPAN ACCOUNT NUMBER : 0002890 ACCOUNT HOLDER : KYOTO ANIMATION CO.,LTD., REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR, HATTA HIDEAKI

＊ Please read the Crunchyroll article for full details

＊ Also PLEASE NOTE, while this is the most direct way to send KyoAni your support, if you have an international (non-Japanese) bank, you will be charged a significant transfer fee. It’s generally not recommended to send small amounts of money via direct bank transfer, as the charge will likely cost more than your donation (in which case, one of the above methods may be better, or alternatively, you can pool with friends to make one transfer, OR send the money to a friend with a Japanese bank, etc).

＊ Here’s an excellent twitter thread walking you through the process by twitter user @ crazynabe.

UPDATE: 6. Official KyoAni Yahoo! Net Fund + Other officially confirmed Japanese donation methods

From Crunchyroll’s article:

"Yahoo! Japan and JAniCA (Japanese Animation Creators Association) have worked together to set up a "Kyoto Animation Support Fund" through the Yahoo! Net Fund website. The page states that the money raised will be directly deposited into the account Kyoto Animation set up on July 24 and the money will be used for the victims' families and reconstruction efforts for the studio. 

Yahoo! Net Fund accepts donations from overseas credit cards as well as T-Point cards, used in Japan to collect points on purchases at multiple locations throughout the country, including Yahoo! Auctions, Family Mart and entertainment chain Tsutaya. As of 6:30PM JST (Japan Standard Time), 648 people have donated through the website raising 684,745 yen ($6,300 USD). The website started collecting donations at 6:00PM JST.” (source)

>>> LINK HERE

Other currently officially endorsed donation methods, including Animate mentioned in method 4:

アニメイト「京都アニメーション様支援募金」 https://www.animate.co.jp/info/279024

Tポイント・ジャパン「【緊急募金】京都アニメーションへの義援金」 https://tsite.jp/donation/index.pl?xpg=PCTC0202&bokin_id=527

日本アニメーター・演出協会「Yahoo!ネット募金 京都アニメーション応援募金」 https://donation.yahoo.co.jp/detail/5234001

日本動画協会 https://aja.gr.jp/info/1436

(SOURCE: KyoAni’s official website)

＊ Will be updated as more information is added.

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Other ways to support KyoAni is by watching their content through official means, and purchasing their merch and media. I highly recommend this, and a spike in viewership of their works can send its own message of support.

HOWEVER, please be aware that media licensed to view internationally often has even more split interests than within domestic Japan, and your viewership may not lead to too much direct financial support (although it’s better than not, and no harm in doing so). Also be careful/understanding of delays when purchasing anything physical directly from KyoAni, as their staff currently likely have other priorities.

And PLEASE, be respectful and keep KyoAni’s staff and their families in your thoughts first and foremost. There will likely be delays or possibly even cancellations to their anime, but please be understanding, and keep supporting them. Content can be made again at a later time. People have just lost their lives, and those living have experienced something unimaginable. They should be our priority.

Post made evening July 18, 2019, EST.

Post updated morning July 26, 2019, EST.

[electriccelery93]

It's been a whole year since the attack on Kyoto Animation that killed 36 innocent people.

Anytime I feel down or hopeless I just think of this beautifully absurd and inspirational scene from Nichijou.

We love you KyoAni ❤

[satanicstage]

Twitter ID :SatanicStage Pixiv big size: https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/77598045

[x0401x]

“After they properly recover – it’s okay if they take it slow with that –, I’d be happy if Kyoto Animation could show us their strength and share their vigor.”

Mourners Pay Tribute to Victims of the Kyoto Animation Studio Fire

[chocoheart44]

Prayers for Kyoto Animation

As an anime fan I am deeply saddened from this tragedy, Kyoto Animation was one of the studios that made everything look amazingly beautiful by the way they created, it even created one of my favorite tv shows and movies such as Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Free! Series( a swimming anime), Netflix’s Violet Evergarden, and A Silent Voice, the best anime movie I’ve seen and loved in my entire life. I am saddened of how many people are injured and dead from the fire incident, i pray and wish for the workers and studio to survive and get through the tragedy and wish them the very best for them.

[mnn07-01]

😢😢

[lha-san]

I was devastated to learn about what happened to Kyoto Animation Studio. It is so far my favorite animation studio and I am saddened to know people lost their lives in that fire. Prayers and support to all these people.

[bluefumi]

明日・明後日みやこめっせで 京アニの「お別れ　そして志を繋ぐ式」。 参列できないですが遠くから祈ります。

世の中が少しつづでも変わっていきますように。 自分ももっと優しくなれるように頑張ります。 . (Nov. 02, 2019)

[kiejin]

#PrayForKyoani

One of my favourite anime studio.

Beautiful animations, wonderful storylines, amazing details and I could even say that some of their works save me.

All my prayers will be wtih you 💜

[donamoeba]

From Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA):

As of 18/7/2019 17:15 JST, 60 casualties are officially confirmed at the Kyoto Animation explosion, leaving 7 dead, 17 with no signs of life, 10 severely injured, 6 with moderate injuries, and 20 with minor injuries. (bolded words are updated info)

source

[creamsherry]

💐♥️ #prayforkyoani #京アニ放火事件 https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwIqAAF29s/?igshid=1sqnrahn5eee8

[werewolf-cuddles]

So, the absolute waste of life who set fire to KyoAni Studio 1 is now directly responsible for the following:

the deaths of 34 people

the hospitalization of another 34 people, including one person who had to have their leg amputated

the destruction of the Studio 1 building.

the loss of all projects that the studio was working on at the time. both physical media and digital media, everything was lost in the fire.

I don’t normally advocate for the death penalty, but when you take 34 lives and damage 34 more, all over some petty grudge, you deserve nothing less than to burn in hell.