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An {#blank#}1{#/blank#} arson attack on a respected Japanese
animation studio left a shocked nation grieving, as investigators looked to
identify victims and determine a possible motive in one of the deadliest acts
of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in Japan's modern history.
A total of 33 people — many of them young —
were killed a day earlier when a man {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to douse flammable liquid through the
Kyoto Animation Co. studio and set it alight, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} an inferno, officials said. Some 36
others were injured, about 10 critically.
The blaze at the production house struck at
a pillar of Japan's anime industry, an obsession in the country and a cherished
cultural {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Kyoto Animation, known as KyoAni, had
produced hits such as "Lucky Star," "K-On!" and
"Haruhi Suzumiya, " {#blank#}6{#/blank#} worldwide acclaim for its skilled
drawings.
Outside the charred shell of the company's
workspace in Kyoto's outskirts on Friday, crowds of well-wishers left flowers
and messages of support for the victims. Many bowed, or {#blank#}7{#/blank#} down and prayed as they offered their
respects.
The {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, Shinji Aoba, aged 41, remained in the
hospital after {#blank#}9{#/blank#} burns all over his body. A woman who
saw police detain the man a day earlier told reporters that he "seemed to
be discontented, he seemed to get angry, shouting something about how he had
been plagiarized, " according to Reuters.
Hideaki Hatta, a co-founder and president
of Kyoto Animation, said Thursday that the studio had been receiving {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, including emails threatening murder.
He said the attack had "broken our hearts."
