page_title: Kyoto Animation arson attack
section_title: Reactions
hierarchical_section_title: Kyoto Animation arson attack / Reactions
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: アニメイト秋葉原　京都アニメーション支援募金 English: Animate Akihabara, fund-raising for Kyoto Animation
context_page_description: The Kyoto Animation arson attack occurred at Kyoto Animation's Studio 1 building in the Fushimi ward of Kyoto, Japan, on the morning of 18 July 2019. The arson killed at least 36 people, injured an additional 33, and destroyed most of the materials and computers in Studio 1. It is one of the deadliest massacres in Japan since the end of World War II and the deadliest building fire in Japan since the 2001 Myojo 56 building fire.
  The suspect Shinji Aoba, who did not work for the studio, entered the front door and doused the area and several employees with gasoline before igniting it. After setting himself on fire while lighting the gasoline, the suspect attempted to flee, but was apprehended by police about 100 metres from the building. Witnesses stated they heard him accusing the studio of plagiarism. The police arrested Aoba on suspicion of murder and other offenses on 27 May 2020, after awaiting his recovery from life-threatening burns for more than 10 months.
context_section_description: Kyoto Animation accepted direct donations through a local bank account to help the victims of the attack from 23 July 2019 to 27 December 2019. Eventually, the bank account had accumulated approximately ¥3,300,000,000. The donations included separate ¥10,000,000 donations from Japanese musician Yoshiki and game developer Key. It is estimated that the company would require as much as ¥10,000,000,000 to cover the cost of supporting the victims and affected families and company-related business operating recovery expenses. As of November 2019, the company has begun the process of distributing the funds raised to the victims, with each victim receiving an appropriate amount after factoring various considerations such as severity of injuries, whether the victim is a sole breadwinner, etc.
caption: Donation box at Animate Akihabara.
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