The GoFundMe has reached 2 million dollars. That's an average cost of a 1 cour anime production.
Other updates: >KyoAni has opened an account for donations. They will post it on their website (likely bank account). The donated money will go towards helping the staff who were hurt by this incident. mainichi.jp/articles/20190723/k00/00m/040/323000c
So how do we work on who the victims are? For the time being, through interviews and reports. >Japanese news outlets now reporting 4 or 5 specific employees missing >Futoshi Nishiya (Character Designer of Hyouka, Nichijou, Liz and The Blue Bird) >The Ikeda Sisters (Character Designers of Clannad, Chuunibyou, Euphonium, Haruhi Suzumiya) >Yoshiji Kigami (60 year old key animator, regarded as the most talented animator in the company) >Yasuhiro Takemoto (Director of Hyouka, Amagi Brilliant Park, Maid Dragon, Full Metal Panic Fumoffu) jiji.com/sp/article?k=2019072300127&g=soc headlines.yahoo.co.jp/article?a=20190723-00000037-sasahi-soci www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kyoto/20190722/2010004080.html
>"It will take 5 to 10 years to rebuild Kyoto Animation" - Expert >A camera installed near the company's main office, which is about 1 km from the studio, captured a similarly dressed man pushing a handcart youtube.com/watch?v=Q4rfpaBU4Gk
It's been 5 days and I'm still feeling like shit because of this.
Julian Carter
I suppose the 2 million from the Gofundme and the money brick and mortar stores like Animate in Japan are collecting will both be pooled together with the money KyoAni raises directly. So, all of it goes to victims and none of it to rebuilding. (I think that's proper)
Hunter Walker
>>Futoshi Nishiya (Character Designer of Hyouka, Nichijou, Liz and The Blue Bird) >>The Ikeda Sisters (Character Designers of Clannad, Chuunibyou, Euphonium, Haruhi Suzumiya) >>Yoshiji Kigami (60 year old key animator, regarded as the most talented animator in the company) >>Yasuhiro Takemoto (Director of Hyouka, Amagi Brilliant Park, Maid Dragon, Full Metal Panic Fumoffu) These losses are so devastating to the brand. Like even if they do come back, they won't be the same at all.
Samuel Baker
The animator school was in that building, right?
Brayden Reed
Yes. Which is why most of the dead are young.
Sebastian Brown
>Yoshiji Kigami (60 year old key animator, regarded as the most talented animator in the company) Kind of like the senior animator guy in Shirobako? The one who drew a lot of old classics.
Lucas Brooks
>Work your whole life to become a master >Punished in the end
