Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2023

Makoto Shinkai was never the same filmmaker after the 2011 earthquake struck Japan.

When the tsunami and quake ravaged the Tōhoku region of northern Japan and prompted a nuclear meltdown, Shinkai, a now 50-year-old director and animator of some of the most popular anime features in the...

Friday, Jul. 19, 2019

Police were investigating Friday the gutted animation studio building in Kyoto where a man raging about theft set a fire that killed 33 people, crushing the hearts of comic fans in Japan and beyond.

Witness accounts and reports suggested the man had a grudge against Kyoto Animation, but...

Thursday, Jul. 18, 2019

A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation production studio in Kyoto, Japan, and set it on fire Thursday, authorities said, leaving 33 people dead, shocking anime fans in and outside Japan.

Most of the dead and the 36 injured were workers at Kyoto Animation, known for mega-hit...

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