KyoAni Fire Suspect Deemed Mentally Fit
By Epic Dope Staff | December 12, 2020
The Kyoto Animation Arson case had left many of us speechless. It is very rare for such a case to happen that claimed 36 lives, & 33 wounded.
The Japanese prosecutors have confirmed that the suspect, Shinji Aoba, will be indicted by Dec 16 under the suspicion of causing a fire at KyoAni.
The suspect was arrested in May 2020, which is 10 months after the attack. This was due to Aoba himself being severely injured in the fire.
Aoba said that Kyoto Animation had used one of his stories. He had indeed submitted some stories to KyoAni; however, those plots were rejected.
Several well-known names in the anime world like Yasuhiro Takemoto, Yoshiji Kigami, Futoshi Nishiya, Shouko Ikeda passed away in that incident.