Six Years on, Victims of Fatal Kyoto Animation Attack Remembered

Kyoani Arson Victim’s Picture Book to Become Anime Series; Former Colleagues Aim to Carry on Creator’s Legacy

KYOTO — Friends and former colleagues of Yoshiji Kigami, an animator who died in the July 2019 arson attack at a Kyoto animation studio, are pushing ahead with a plan to turn a children’s book he wrote into an anime series.

Kyoto Animation arson marks 6th anniversary with death penalty finalized

Kyoto Animation Co held a memorial on Friday to honor the 36 victims of the 2019 arson attack, with families renewing the memories of their loved ones on…

Victims of Kyoto Animation arson remembered 6 years after attack

Mourners have gathered at the site of Kyoto Animation in western Japan to remember victims of an arson attack on the studio six years ago. The fire left 36 people dead and 32 others injured.

Kyoto Animation arson marks 6th anniv. with death penalty finalized

Kyoto Animation Co. held a memorial on Friday to honor the 36 victims of the 2019 arson attack, with families renewing the memories of their loved ones on the anniversary day that came months after the assailant dropped an appeal to overturn his death sentence.

Six years on, victims of fatal Kyoto Animation attack remembered

Some 150 people including bereaved relatives and employees attended the ceremony at the former site of the studio, offering silent prayers.

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