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Kyoto Animation Arsonist Sentenced to Death by Japanese Court
The man who burned down Kyoto Animation in 2019, killing 36 people, has been sentenced to death by a Japanese court.
A Japanese court on Thursday announced the death sentence for Aoba Shinji, the man who burned down the Kyoto Anime studio in 2019 and killed 36 people. Japanese media, however, have also reported that the unemployed and financially struggling Aoba had plotted a separate attack on a train station north of Tokyo a month before burning down the animation studio. The company, known by fans as “KyoAni,” has produced numerous series and features led by schoolgirl characters, including “K-On!,” “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya,” “Tamako Market” and “Sound!
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