Yesterday the main Kyoto Animation arson attack trial concluded when Shinji Aoba, the defendant, was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to the death penalty. While Aoba’s lawyer has not released a statement since the verdict was handed down, according to the Nhk , the defense team filed an appeal with the Osaka High Court, according to the Kyoto Shimbun . The Osaka High Court is in Japan's second highest court tier , followed by the Supreme Court. Aoba was found guilty with the murder of 36 employees — who included The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya director Yasuhiro Takemoto, animator Yoshiji Kigami, chief animation director on the Free! franchise Futoshi Nishiya, Sound! Euphonium character designer Shouko Ikeda and many more — attempted murder on 32 counts, arson, breaking and entering, and violating the firearms and sword control law, according to the Nhk . Presiding Judge Keisuke Masuda of the Kyoto District Court stated “The court has...
- 1/26/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
A man who deliberately set fire to a three-story animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto in 2019, killing 36 people, has been sentenced to death for mass murder.
The guilty man, Shinji Aoba, is reported to have held a grudge against Kyoto Animation, which is also known as KyoAni, in the belief it had stolen ideas from novels he submitted to a competition run by the company.
The court found no evidence backing up Aoba’s claims that KyoAni had plagiarized his work.
The 35-year-old studio, created by husband and wife team Yoko and Hideaki Hatta, was known for works such as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid and Violet Evergarden.
On July 18, 2019, Aoba entered the studio and started throwing gasoline around the premises, while screaming at the employees.
He then ignited the fire with a lighter and flames quickly engulfed the building.
A total of 36 people died,...
The guilty man, Shinji Aoba, is reported to have held a grudge against Kyoto Animation, which is also known as KyoAni, in the belief it had stolen ideas from novels he submitted to a competition run by the company.
The court found no evidence backing up Aoba’s claims that KyoAni had plagiarized his work.
The 35-year-old studio, created by husband and wife team Yoko and Hideaki Hatta, was known for works such as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid and Violet Evergarden.
On July 18, 2019, Aoba entered the studio and started throwing gasoline around the premises, while screaming at the employees.
He then ignited the fire with a lighter and flames quickly engulfed the building.
A total of 36 people died,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes Thursday for carrying out a shocking arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people.
The Kyoto District Court said it found the defendant, Shinji Aoba, mentally capable of facing punishment for the crimes and announced his capital punishment after a recess in a two-part session Thursday.
Aoba stormed into Kyoto Animation’s No. 1 studio July 18, 2019 and set it on fire. Many of the victims were believed to have died of carbon monoxide poisoning. More than 30 other people were badly burned or injured.
Judge Keisuke Masuda said Aoba had wanted to be a novelist but was unsuccessful and so he sought revenge, thinking that Kyoto Animation had stolen novels he submitted as part of a company contest, according to Nhk national television.
Nhk also reported that Aoba, who was out...
The Kyoto District Court said it found the defendant, Shinji Aoba, mentally capable of facing punishment for the crimes and announced his capital punishment after a recess in a two-part session Thursday.
Aoba stormed into Kyoto Animation’s No. 1 studio July 18, 2019 and set it on fire. Many of the victims were believed to have died of carbon monoxide poisoning. More than 30 other people were badly burned or injured.
Judge Keisuke Masuda said Aoba had wanted to be a novelist but was unsuccessful and so he sought revenge, thinking that Kyoto Animation had stolen novels he submitted as part of a company contest, according to Nhk national television.
Nhk also reported that Aoba, who was out...
- 1/25/2024
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Editor's Note : The following article contains sensitive material regarding the Kyoto Animation arson attack with statements made during the courtroom sentencing. One of the biggest court cases in Japanese history came to a close today as the Kyoto District Court handed down the verdict against 45-year-old suspect Shinji Aoba for the Kyoto Animation arson attack which tragically occurred on July 18, 2019. After a summary of the evidence, the court found Aoba guilty on all counts, sentencing him to the death penalty. Aoba was charged with the murder of 36 employees — who included The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya director Yasuhiro Takemoto, animator Yoshiji Kigami, chief animation director on the Free! franchise Futoshi Nishiya, Sound! Euphonium character designer Shouko Ikeda and many more — attempted murder on 32 counts, arson, breaking and entering, and violating the firearms and sword control law, according to the Nhk . On all counts, he was found guilty by the court.
- 1/25/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
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