Possibility of a Repeat of KyoAni Fire in other Places in Japan Raises Alarm

Even after the destruction and recovery for the surviving staff of KyoAni, there are now concerns that there may be others like Aoba around the country almost about to do the exact same thing with other reasons than just infringement. A 40-ish man in the heart of Tokyo and a 63-year old male as far as Hokkaido threatened Square Enix and LINE respectively for "refunding a bad mobile game" and "making references to KyoAni Fire". Though none of such actual arson repeats has been done, both admitted to their actions through death threats though not as spammy, the latter of which thought he was joking.

I mean, seriously? What kind of attitude these people are doing to harbor similar intentions as Aoba, is the Japanese people really destroying its own anime culture out of acute frustration over their favorite hobbies or simply to inspire him? Is it already turning into a sick running gag?

Here's the latest article from Comicbook; it details both nearly-happened incidents. More articles about such possible repeat copycat crimes that I can find I will post it in here also to ensure that we are fully aware. Working in an anime or game studio has never been safer now.

https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/08/11/kyoto-animation-copycat-threat-square-enix-anime-japan/

LucianDreamer wrote

What kind of attitude these people are doing to harbor similar intentions

Piracy/plagiarism can do wonders.

I hope it doesn't happen again. Have metal detectors, armed guards, only entry by valid IDs please

Angel wrote

I hope it doesn't happen again. Have metal detectors, armed guards, only entry by valid IDs please

Sounds like a pretty good way to scare away potential young talent tbh

malmon wrote
Angel wrote

I hope it doesn't happen again. Have metal detectors, armed guards, only entry by valid IDs please

Sounds like a pretty good way to scare away potential young talent tbh

So being defendless to a similar act is better?

Angel wrote
malmon wrote
Angel wrote

I hope it doesn't happen again. Have metal detectors, armed guards, only entry by valid IDs please

Sounds like a pretty good way to scare away potential young talent tbh

So being defendless to a similar act is better?

These are animation studios we're talking about, not some sort of miliraty bases or something. Having metal detectors, armed guards, and ID verification just seems rather dystopian, especially in what is normally such a low risk business.

malmon wrote
Angel wrote
malmon wrote
Angel wrote

I hope it doesn't happen again. Have metal detectors, armed guards, only entry by valid IDs please

Sounds like a pretty good way to scare away potential young talent tbh

So being defendless to a similar act is better?

These are animation studios we're talking about, not some sort of miliraty bases or something. Having metal detectors, armed guards, and ID verification just seems rather dystopian, especially in what is normally such a low risk business.

Ah then yeah. But I would like for there to never be another tragedy again. Hopefully just security is patrolling more

Angel wrote
malmon wrote
Angel wrote
malmon wrote

Sounds like a pretty good way to scare away potential young talent tbh

So being defendless to a similar act is better?

These are animation studios we're talking about, not some sort of miliraty bases or something. Having metal detectors, armed guards, and ID verification just seems rather dystopian, especially in what is normally such a low risk business.

Ah then yeah. But I would like for there to never be another tragedy again. Hopefully just security is patrolling more

I'd be somewhat surprised if something like that happened again. I would expect most other animation studios, and just offices in general to just be on a slightly higher alert than usual - not just letting randos into the building. If we really never wanted such a tragedy to ever happen again, we'd all lock ourselves in our houses 24/7

malmon wrote
Angel wrote
malmon wrote
Angel wrote

So being defendless to a similar act is better?

These are animation studios we're talking about, not some sort of miliraty bases or something. Having metal detectors, armed guards, and ID verification just seems rather dystopian, especially in what is normally such a low risk business.

Ah then yeah. But I would like for there to never be another tragedy again. Hopefully just security is patrolling more

I'd be somewhat surprised if something like that happened again. I would expect most other animation studios, and just offices in general to just be on a slightly higher alert than usual - not just letting randos into the building. If we really never wanted such a tragedy to ever happen again, we'd all lock ourselves in our houses 24/7

So basically, we'd all become full-time HikkiNEETs?

Sounds pretty cush. Throw in some good company, and I could dig it.

Backlash wrote
malmon wrote
Angel wrote
malmon wrote

These are animation studios we're talking about, not some sort of miliraty bases or something. Having metal detectors, armed guards, and ID verification just seems rather dystopian, especially in what is normally such a low risk business.

Ah then yeah. But I would like for there to never be another tragedy again. Hopefully just security is patrolling more

I'd be somewhat surprised if something like that happened again. I would expect most other animation studios, and just offices in general to just be on a slightly higher alert than usual - not just letting randos into the building. If we really never wanted such a tragedy to ever happen again, we'd all lock ourselves in our houses 24/7

So basically, we'd all become full-time HikkiNEETs?

Sounds pretty cush. Throw in some good company, and I could dig it.

Careful~ make sure you fill out a risk assessment before engaging in such activities~

7 days later

I found another close call article, in Aichi from a few weeks back on an art exhibit museum that isn't an anime-related studio and it doesn't have anime in it. Good thing to know the security cameras inside that building immediately caught him the very moment Shuji sent a fax over a single "comfort woman statue" that needs removed, along with phone calls and online death threats. Even worse, even it draws some political ire, especially women that such a closure too soon after their meeting is one of the many examples of censorship over freedom of expression along with denial over its decision.

The "comfort woman" if most of us don't even know about is that it is a forced sitting pose done by Japanese women during WWII, and nowadays it was seen as unacceptable by modern standards, which somehow surfaced in very recent memory. This one is from ARTFORUM.

Since Japan's laws about guns is super strict unlike America, that's why most crimes though nearly non-existent as you would think usually resorts to stabbing, pushing, blunt, chemical abuse, or fire, and such incidents don't grab that much media attention because it doesn't outright kill. Few people in that country do have guns but not as impulsive and far rarer to encounter while touring.

https://www.artforum.com/news/police-arrest-man-who-made-arson-threat-against-museum-hosting-japan-s-aichi-triennale-80467

So now, it is not just anime or game studios, but just about any cultural heritage building in Japan becoming risk areas for forced obstruction of business incidents, guess I will have to change the title a bit to reflect this.