Kyoto Animation is streaming a memorial video on its YouTube channel on July 18 to mark the third anniversary of the Studio 1 building arson attack that killed 36 people and injured 33 others in 2019. The video is not available for embedding, but you can view it by clicking here. The studio has released commemorative videos for the previous two anniversaries. Kyoto Animation again asked fans not to go to the scene of the attack in consideration of other people in the neighborhood, regardless of the date. On July 18, 2019, a devastating fire broke out in Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1 building. A total of 70 people were inside the building at the time. In addition to the victims inside the building, a man in his 40s who was on his way to work in the area suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation. Kyoto Prefectural Police arrested the then 41-year-old suspect who allegedly used gasoline to set the fire and are investigating the case as arson. The man allegedly bought 40 liters of gasoline in two containers and used a wheelbarrow to carry the gasoline to Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1 building. In December 2020, Japanese prosecutors formally charged the man suspected of starting the fire. Demolition work on Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1 building was completed in April 2020. The studio began hiring again in July 2020. Source: Comic Natalie
