According to TV Asahi, a 51-year-old man has confessed to calling his former employer, saying, “If I sprinkle gasoline [at the office] like Kyoto Animation, everything will burn down.” The man previously worked at the company, which is based in Nagoya, and said he had a grudge about how he was bullied at work.
Weathering with You, the follow-up to the acclaimed Your Name, has a US release date. The movie will open on January 17. In case you missed it, check out Kotaku’s review.
An update to the Kyoto Animation tragedy: Another person has been confirmed dead, bringing the total to 36. The victim, a woman in her 20s, was able to escape from the building’s entrance but suffered extensive burns all over her body. She died in a hospital ICU on October 4 due to septic shock.
A Texas judge has dismissed the final defamation claims in voice actor Vic Mignogna’s lawsuit. The Dragon Ball actor was accused of sexual harassment earlier this year and subsequently sued studio Funimation, fellow voice actors Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi, and Ronald Toye, Rial’s fiance. Funimation cut ties with… Read more
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