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Shinji Aoba, 46, was sentenced to death in January 2024 by the Kyoto District Court for the July 18, 2019, arson of Kyoto Animation Co.'s Studio 1 building in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward.
Kyoto Animation has produced numerous hit anime over the years, including The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006), Clannad ...
TOKYO – A Japanese man sentenced to death for an arson attack that killed 36 people at an anime studio has dropped his appeal and accepted the court’s penalty, a lawyer and local media said on ...
The suspected arsonist behind the deadly Kyoto Animation attack has been sentenced to a death penalty. The anime studio has produced numerous beloved projects.  Tuesday, Jul 01, 2025.