Bolt Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 Yep. As of today until the 29th of July. 5% goes to donation. Very worthy cause Quote
kajnrig Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/20190725-OYT1T50298/ The tl;dr of it: Firefighter anime Fire Force has made visual and narrative changes to its third episode, and will roll those changes through to future episodes as well, in light of the KyoAni fire. According to some person on reddit, episode 3 "literally involves a human villain trapping the rookie firefighters inside a building he sets on fire." --- So... yikes. That's rough for everybody, to put it extremely mildly. In situations like this, I think it would have been just as "good" a move to run a monologue before and after the episode airs expressing the same sympathy and remorse that everyone feels and provide links/phone numbers for donations and the like. No one in their right mind would blame the makers of this anime for what happened to KyoAni, nor would (or at least should) they hold any animosity toward them for continuing to pursue their commercial/artistic goals. That said, I can understand the studio also not wanting to, even unintentionally, further agitate audiences' already raw emotions. Rough place to be in. Quote
kajnrig Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/information/?id=3080 An unprecedented atrocity has robbed many of our friends and colleagues of their bright futures and has left many deeply injured. News from all over the world tells us that amazingly many number of people has sent us their hearts and prayers, which are like candles in the darkness, for those of us trapped in the darkness of deepest grief. There are many friends and colleagues who are hospitalized and suffering, fighting for their lives. Please give us some time. We promise that Kyoto Animation will continue to create animation that help people have dreams, hope and impress them. Kyoto animation will continue to make its employees and staff lead happy lives, and contribute to society and local community. I assure you that Kyoto Animation will not give up, we will not go quietly into the night...we will not vanish without a fight! Kyoto Animation Co. CEO Hideaki Hatta Quote
Old_Nash Posted August 2, 2019 Author Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) Possible motivation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/07/31/national/crime-legal/kyoto-animation-admits-record-receiving-draft-novel-arson-suspect/ Edited August 2, 2019 by Old_Nash Quote
kajnrig Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) Quote Okeda also said that Kyoto Animation had successfully recovered data for some original drawings from a server that was not damaged in the arson attack. According to Okeda, most of the original drawings for anime works being produced at the studio at the time of the attack were lost in the fire, which engulfed the whole three-story building constructed from reinforced concrete. However, some of the drawings had been digitized and saved on the server. The server, located in a first-floor room away from the spiral staircase where the arsonist is suspected of pouring gasoline, was surrounded by concrete walls. The server escaped damage from the fire, as well as water used in fighting the flames, according to Okeda. I'm not among those who were mourning this destruction in particular, but it's heartening nonetheless to know that they're somewhat able to recoup a significant chunk of their history and/or ongoing revenue. Edited August 3, 2019 by kajnrig Quote
Bobby Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Update on this tragedy ... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68090388 Quote
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