kyoto animation
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The Kyoto Animation Studio Tragedy Was Two Years Ago
Yesterday marked two years since the tragic arson attack at Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1 building in the Fushimi area. As Kotaku previously reported, the attack left 36 dead and another 33 injured. On Sunday, Kyoto Animation posted a roughly ten-minute memorial clip on YouTube, which was only viewable that day and could not be embedded.…
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Japanese News Station Apologizes After Misquote About Kyoto Animation Fire Victim
Fuji TV, one of Japan’s largest television networks, has apologised after an unfortunate misquote that called director Yasuhiro Takemoto an “idiot.” Takemoto was one of the victims of last month’s tragic Kyoto Animation fire.
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Kyoto Animation Became More Than Just Anime
Back in April 2006, as an American living in Osaka, I had only been working here at Kotaku for a few months when a new anime took the internet by storm. At that time, cosplayers at otaku events across Japan were dressing up as the lead character in Kyoto Animation’s latest show, The Melancholy of…
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A Serious Look At Big Anime Eyes
Kyoto Animation is one of Japan’s most famous anime studios. Besides its shows, the studio is famous for another thing: large eyes.