#prayforkyoanime

At least 33 people are dead and dozens injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto, officials say.

A total of 67 people were on duty at the time the fire happened. 

The Go Fund Me set up by Sentai Filmworks to help support KyoAni

I don’t know how someone could bring so much harm to people who brought so much joy to people. 

Lucky Star was one of the first anime I remember watching, Koe no Katachi/A Silent Voice showed just how terrible bullying can impact people... The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya was a part of the childhood of so many people,.

KyoAni has just... done so much good for people and created so many works that just resonated in the hearts of many. So far, reports say that he wasn’t a disgruntled employee, which only add to the horrifying nature of the crime.

KyoAni nurtures their animators and pays them a liveable wage, putting them on salary and not putting them on unrealistic deadlines just to make more profit. They’re one of the few animation studios that contribute positively to work culture and still create beautifully animated works whereas other studios regularly cut corners and treat their animators and staff as subhuman. 

So why? Why would someone hurt so many people? He killed at least half the staff and injured many others. There is absolutely nothing in this world that warrants the death of so many innocent people. 

My heart breaks for KyoAni, one of the studios that had such a huge impact on my love for anime and producing characters and stories that continue to resonate with me and many others.