>>286443425
Please have mercy on Kyoani God

>>286443425
based

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>>286443425
Many significant events have occurred in the animation industry in the past few months.

>>286443425
Another one bites the dust

>>286443425
RIP

>>286443425
RIP, being a good husband ultimately helped the creation of the k-on.

>>286443425
were they always sharing posts with English translation?

Who dares say the v word

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stay hard, kyoani-sensei

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>>286443425
Hijikata Toshizo passed away a long time ago.

Rest in peace

KyoAni... did not find a way...

>>286443425
RIP. Can’t imagine how he felt when the fire happened.

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>>286443425
RIP to the honorable man who built the model studio that all anime studios should follow.

Thank you for all the cute, sexy waifus Hatta-sensei. The characters you helped create will live on forever in our hearts, and our dicks.

they were never the same after the fire

>>286443425
>plot of Shirobako sequel

>>286443781
Wouldn't be surprised if the emotional and psychological toll that left on him played a roll in his passing. I don't want to theorize, but losing over 30 of your pupils on a single day is just devastating beyond words. Especially when you consider the fact that KyoAni is basically the only major anime studio that actually cares about its workers. They actually made having a humane work environment a core part of their brand and business model. It makes watching anything made by KyoAni feel not only satisfying to watch knowing that it had years of love and care poured into it, but like you're supporting a good cause at the same time. It's nice to be able to watch an anime with top of the industry level production quality without having to worry about how many animators killed themselves in the process of making it. I really hope the popularity of KyoAni's work serves as a wake up call to the industry. Just think of all flops that could've been massive hits if not for the late-stage capitalist dystopian hellscape that is the anime industry.

>>286443855
Cap. KyoAni has just been slow to come back. Losing Yamada was honestly the biggest blow to their quality. Yamada's directing style and legacy is so intimately tied with KyoAni's style, that it feels gross seeing her leave for Science Saru. I will never get used to seeing a Yamada production with an art style other than the KyoAni art style.

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>>286443924
Am I the only one who saw the whole fire weird? I mean, look at the photos of the building. It's too hard to die like that, and the guard was missing that day as well as the floor door being conveniently closed that day

Yes I can imagine why they wouldn't want any schizo otaku showing up to his funeral or sending them ANYTHING

>>286443943
Nah it was kigami/shouko and takemoto/nishiya who were the biggest blow. Kigami the most

Kyoani can’t catch a break since the fire. I blame violet evergarden

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Is /a/ supporting kyoani in these dark times?

>>286443990
What roles did they serve? I can only assume that they were legacy members of the staff like Yamada was. I mean, fuck, Yamada was one of the episode directors for Clannad: After Story. She's been with the studio for that long and she left. That's just tragic man. It's sacrilegious against anime in fact.

>>286444059
these fuckass novels, not sure why they aren't adapting the Yuri one

>>286443425
RIP legend. It's amazing what he and his wife were able to make starting with just housewives painting anime cels by staying true to the love of animation and not giving in to corporate greed.

so who's this shinichiro hatta? is he gonna ruin kyoani by accepting subpar source material or rushing animation?

>>286444158
Shoud be one of his son, no?

>>286443425
>Lets make light novels and light novel adaptations instead of real anime.
Fuck this guy. Rest in hell.

>>286444072
You aren't necessarily wrong about Yamada and kyoani tied together, even aniplex producer says that as her storytelling was integrated into the studio however they had already focused on that before her, she just took it to the highest ceiling. Kigami you can call him ace/father as he could do almost everything, Yamada was the face but if one shaped the studio I would say it's kigami. Shouko ikeda designs similarly for the younger generation, haven't seen many in the industry replicate the volume in characters as well as she did. Takemoto had a different style compared to the kyoani mould, nishiya is just an outlier like yamada but in character designs. Iirc there were few who had higher authority, ikeda was one of them for a long while. Kigami, ikeda and nishiya were affiliated with the studio much longer than yamada

>>286444197
Real anime as in?

>>286443425
You were my perfect friend, right there until the end, I'm forever missing you until we meet again.

>>286444256
Original IP unique to the medium of animation, not adaptations
Munto, Gundam, Angel Beats, Code Geass, Madoka, etc

>>286444321
All their best work are adaptions

>>286444362
Because they were an unambitious company which never attempted to be more than a factory pumping out garbage.

>>286444420
but enough about MAPPA

>>286443529
Gotta make sure ther isn't a repeat of that retarded fundraiser scam after the fire

Will he be cremated too?

I still can't believe the fire was caused by some literal faggot who sperged out because of a yaoibait anime like Tsurune.

>>286443966
There is never a good time for a fire, there will always be shit that impedes.

>>286444474
What's this about?

>>286444321
>not adaptations
Some of Kyoani's "adaptations" are so divorced from the original source that they might as well be originals.

>>286443425
Very sad, he was a good man.
RIP

why the fuck are people using a nitter on 4chan called "x cancel"

>>286443425
Damn. Lived a decently long life.

>>286443425
Damn, rest in peace

>>286445020
Dataminers

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>>286443425
Rest in Peace.
Now the question stands: Who will take up this role/these roles in KyoAni?

>>286444494
you can't actually not cremate in japn

>>286445310
>Shinichiro Hatta has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately to continue the work and values carried on by Hideaki Hatta. We remain committed to creating work that can be enjoyed by people all over the world, carrying forward the spirit in our ‘all-hands-on-deck’ principle.
Presumably Hideki and Yoko Hatta's son

>>286445020
So you don't have to actually use twitter

>>286445357
there's nitter instances that don't make me think their wife's boyfriend is present

>>286443425
Rip

>>286445453
You're brainrotted. I don't give a shit as long as it works. All the nitter instances I was using stopped working before xcancel was made. If there are any that work better than xcancel, I'll gladly use them.

>>286443425
RAAAH 50 MORE TSURUNE SEASONS WTF IS A HARUHI

>>286443425
Does this mean they will do good anime again?

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>>286443425
How much more can Kyoani take?

>>286445492
>retard doesn't know how anime is produced\
Haruhi is owned by Kadokawa, it's them who decides what gets a new season or not. They could even use another anime studio, like they hired Satelight to animate The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan.

>>286445346
Wasn't there some painter in the studio called Azumi hatta? Don't think they're all related

>>286445322
What about his employees?

>>286445346
Thanks anon, didn't read the announcement too carefully

>>286445736
again you can't not cremate, it's illegal to be buried in Japan

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>>286443425
Shaft won.

>>286445898
It's an overwhelming norm but it's not nationally illegal, just good luck finding a graveyard. (Often is, but on a local level.)
Some places there are controversies because immigrants/religious minorities set up a cemetery.

>>286447305
>Often is, but on a local level
That's what I meant, it basically means de facto illegal everywhere. It's the same thing as back when the age of consent was 13 while it was 16 or 18 in virtually every government unit and municipality
>Some places there are controversies because immigrants/religious minorities set up a cemetery.
If you're talking about the plans in Oita and Miyagi, then yes there is controversy but no there are no muslim cemeteries since the whole hullaballoo is because the government shot the petitions down
Practically every cemetery that allows burials are from before Meiji era, and can't be used anyway since they're all full.

>>286445346
Hopefully he’s open to the idea of releasing uncut/uncensored versions of anime on the BDs as a way to encourage physical sales during the streaming era. Other than that, carry on as normal.

>>286445736
Reheated in the microwave.

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>>286443425
I hope he gets isekaied and live happily ever after with plenty of cheat abilities and harems. Rest in Peace.

>>286445346
He will introduce AI to kyoani

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>>286443966
I think most people got trapped on the upper floor since there was only one stairwell

Rest in peace, hopefully his successor can fill those massive shoes.

>>286446076
Cute Nero and Hakuno art in the background

F

CEO dead, nyaa dead
why even live

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>>286448476
What do you mean nyaa dead? It was fine a few days ago.

>>286448549
Probably dumb-dumb bong.

>>286443425
This is revenge for them selling out to Shonen Jump.

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>>286444059
Bought them a few years ago. From top to bottom, about to finish the mermaid one. DenMoku sucked but the others were damn good.

>>286448656
The other one from denmoku author, I heavily doubt it's any good. How is mare so far? Also so far from the trailer released is it following the denmoku novel or have they gone completely off rails

>>286443425
How important was this guy?

>>286443966
it was a gasoline fire, shit heats up and spreads quickly. anyone who headed to the stairwell died because its design was the perfect chimney for the heat to travel upwards.

>>286448656
>The other one from denmoku author, I heavily doubt it's any good.
From the synopsis alone it seems better, but we'll see.

>How is mare so far?
Pretty damn good though a bit weird at times. SakuMachi is still better.

>Also so far from the trailer released is it following the denmoku novel or have they gone completely off rails
Things they (seem to have) changed:
>Kihachi is an edgy depressed wreck now. In the novel he's very determined and proactive and his only edgy trait is bashing religion whenever he can.
>Seiroku's death was a bit of a secret in the novel that was only revealed about 2/5 of the way in, but now it seems to be an immediate factor.
>Electricity isn't as big of a deal in their fictional world so I don't know how Kihachi is supposed to be influenced by its advent. The whole deal about electricity in the novel is that it's awesome and it's super convenient and it's poised to changed the world.
>Inako has a pet weasel now apparently for some reason.
>Seiroku is now muscular when the novel describes him as skinny.
>For some reason they live in the fictional 明滋 era, instead of the real 明治.
>Kuga has a scar in his face now. Doesn't contradict anything from the novel but it's never mentioned, though it makes sense.
So far there's too little info about how it's going to pan out, though I could recognize a few scenes from chapters 2 and 3. It has some original dialogue but nothing that directly contradicts the story more than what I already mentioned, from what I remember.

>>286448968
Meant for >>286448790
Also, tbf, I'm judging Kihachi as edgy mostly due to the design and the he expresses himself, but he doesn't come across as being like that at all in the novel.

>>286443425
Vax status?

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>>286443425
>The guy that didnt want to pay for fire safety and ordered all fire exits locked has died
Good

>>286443425
F

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>>286443966
>80 window exits
>0 people took them
anyone can close their eyes and find a window in a building theyve been to more than once

>>286448968
Mare has got any romantic elements?

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>>286449110
Yes.

>>286449047
>The guy that didnt want to pay for fire safety and ordered all fire exits locked has died
Any proofs of this or what?

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>>286448968
So all the ooga booga of what looks like him getting spirited away is in the novel

>>286449254
This just seems to be just his uncle's religious articles shop, where he works.

>>286449274
Jesus that's a fucking bummer, they need to hire haneda to write all the scripts instead of wasting resources over this

>>286449311
Honestly I like it having no supernatural elements.

>>286449143
Well that's the next kyoani adaptation ig, sakumachi never ever

>>286443425
rip

>>286449348
>sakumachi never ever
SakuMachi has a lesbian character and a sequel that takes place in Kyoto. Enough for my hopium fix.

>>286449386
Also I like to think that the reason the obvious third volume implied by the second ending never came out is that they're holding off until they actually adapt it. Other series didn't seem to have any problem just pumping out tons of books.

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>>286443425
Wonder what this means for the future of the studio. IIRC they were the first/only animation studio to give their employees a livable wage. Hope that'll continue.

>>286449334
First PV looked way boring than the 2nd one which I assumed had supernatural elements

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>>286449454
>Hope that'll continue.

>>286449095
Weren't most of the windows suicide proof?

>>286449386
>lesbian character
So NG for kyoani then, did this or mare win that bs super grand prize which VEG won?

>>286449095
No you can't faggot because you can't see shit you can't breathe, you're in pain and you're dying. And you can't stand still because it will kill you. And one guy escaped through window on the video desu

>>286449595
Both DenMoku and SakuMachi won prizes. Mare didn't.

DenMoku:
>This book is an expanded and revised version of "Nijisseiki Denki Mokuroku," which won the Encouragement Award in the Long Novel category at the 8th Kyoto Animation Awards.

SakuMachi:
>This book is a revised, expanded, and edited version of "Sakura no Furu Machi", which won the KA Esuma Bunko Special Prize in the Novel Category of the 10th Kyoto Animation Awards.

>>286444059
I like mah KyoAni, but importing as a private individual (i.e. buyfagging) has become pretty much impossible in Lady Von der Leyen's Europe.
They charge out of their asses for handling fees on import, like you wouldn't believe. And also, SAL has been dead since Corona, so shipping is also fucking madness.
Fuck the EU.

>>286444138
Kinda neat how animation studios were set up and functioned back in the day.
A real shame it quickly became unviable in the west despite technological advancement.

>>286449667
Sakumachi award sounds much fancier yet denmoku got the adaptation..

>>286449707
As a fellow yuropoor, I can tell you that it's even worse than you imagine. Not only is importing for private individuals stupidly expensive, it is actually illegal. Well, technically it's illegal for the Japanese seller to export into the EU but same difference. Regulation 2023/988 is utterly deranged, the worst excess of bureaucracy bordering on plain tyranny.

>>286449976
SakuMachi wasn't even out yet when the adaptation was announced.

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>>286449536
You want the workers to make less money?

>>286450058
>2023/988
>2023
So I'm safe (from a legal perspective), I guess. I was a very active buyfag from 2006ish to 2020.
Fuck the EU. I hope, my country leaves it after the next nation-wide elections.
Well, either that, or I'm leaving the EU myself.

F

>>286449454
His son took over the reigns, can't imagine him being much different from the old man in term of running the company.

>>286450170
Yeah, they only passed it recently and it only came into full effect at the end of 2024. And at the beginning of this year, my local customs office started to actually enforce it, withholding imports from me on the grounds that they are "not complient products." I couldn't believe it at first and now I'm utterly appaled by the brazen corruption behind that bill. Fuck the EU indeed. Of course if you already stopped importing then you won't be afflicted.

>>286450277
Surely this cannot be true.
Countries piss and shit themselves for something as minor as a import tariff being put on their products.

>>286445346
I woner if he likes yuri.

>>286450310
According to the regulation, anyone exporting into the EU needs to make sure that it complies with EU safety regulations and also needs to appoint an "economic operator" who is established within the EU who can be contacted/held accountable in case there's any problem with the product. In essence, the EU is trying to force foreign companies to open branche offices within the EU and this is not a problem for big companies who probably maintained such branch offices already anyway. It's not affecting Nintendo or Toyota or any other big player. But it's affecting small-time companies and private individuals buying from them directly. And who cares about those anyway, eh?

>>286443966
>Am I the only massive retard?
No.

>>286443966
Abe did 7/18

>>286443425
Finally Haruhi 3 will happen

>>286449095
iirc, they DID have that same idea but many of them passed out from smoke inhalation before they got to the windows.

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>>286450462
Sucks to hear for you EUbros. I've lamented Brexshit (mainly loss of Freedom of Movement) but at least importing from Japan has been relatively painless; no customs charges at all up to £135 and even got away with going slightly over it before.
Hope things get better for yous

>>286450270
Maybe in terms of ideals but there's no guarantee his business acumen will be as good. It's possible to be a good person but a terrible businessman.

>>286450721
It's possible to evade this bullshit. In fact, most people are not aware at all that it exists, because customs does not have nearly enough personell to consistently enforce the retarded regulation, so importers only get fucked in the ass at random. But it's still technically illegal for anyone living in the EU to buy anything whatsoever (yes, including novels) directly from KyonAni unless KyoAni first jumps through all the bureaucratic hoops.

>>286444059
are ya the same bloke who shared these novels on anidex if you are then share those again if you don't mind as anidex looks to have kicked the bucket

>>286451064
NTA. I uploaded both SakuMachi volumes and DenMoku. I was looking for somewhere else to upload them.

>>286443425
It's around the time all the figures that shaped anime from the 80s are in their 80s now. We'll see more deaths in the coming years. Hope they are raising new blood with the same values.
>>286443518
QRD?

>>286443425
Well shit
This means no lucky star ever

>>286451104
i didn't mean every single one from the image but did come across files shared of that airship novel and the magical girls during tsurune or eupho thread well no problem if ya don't have them but can you dump ones you've got atm on anonfiles or some other

>>286451880
>QRD
founding of the studio i reckon

>>286449095
Wrong, some people jumped, got injured, but lived.

>>286443425
Why couldn't it have been the faggot who set the studio on fire?

>>286452777
Isn't he dead though

>>286443425
rip

>>286452993
No, not yet.

i miss prime Kyoani.

>>286445731
He's been confirmed as Hideaki's "eldest son"
https://www.sankei.com/article/20260302-ROF2FAWGCJNJ5KSX5E55ZFCBLA/

This is such sad news. Kyoani has the highest quality standards in terms of animation. I hope they don't slip.

>>286451915
Is Anonfiles even still around?

>>286443425
His poor wife.
I'll never forget the quote their lawyer talked about the event after the arson
"...took the bullet train to Kyoto, showing up at the studio unannounced and proffering his services. Hatta asked Okeda to first consult his wife. When he found and spoke to Yoko, she collapsed in his arms. In a weak voice, she said, “Please help us.”

What a terrible loss for absolutely fucking no one, rest in piss faggot maybe make something good in your next life

>>286455739
Boy I am absolutely shocked by your edgelord spoiler. SHOCKED I say.

>>286443425
GG

>>286451915
For now you can get the ones I have here:
>https://files.catbox.moe/8m7a73.epub (SakuMachi)
>https://files.catbox.moe/jndqqo.epub (ShiroToba)
>https://files.catbox.moe/dxphp4.epub (DenMoku)
Preferably there would be somewhere people could easily find them.

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i hope the new boss gets rid of all the after effects and postprocessing from their workflow. >>286449280 this smeared in vaseline look is awful.

>>286443425
at this point someone needs to perform an exorcism on kyoani

>>286456446
Well nyaa is easily the most accessible, maybe archives but barely anyone looks for japanese LN on there.

>>286456664
>nyaa
Can't upload there from my region.

>>286456611
the guy was 74 years old and a smoker

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>>286456503
Comparatively denmoku seems to have toned it down a bit. Unfortunately with ishihara directing Ruri dragon its gonna have a lot of it, I guess it's a sacrifice for his snappier comedic timings.

>>286457144
>ishihara directing Ruri dragon
has that been confirmed yet?

>>286457112
*76

>>286443425
End of an era. Thank you for the gift that will always keep on giving.

>>286456446
thanks for these mate

>>286457203
Nta, but I don't think that it has been confirmed. His schedule is clear, though, so I'd understand if people going to assume that it will be his next project.

>>286443924
>late-stage capitalist
I'm so sick of midwits using this term.

>>286456503
at least with kyoani the post-processing isn't primarily used to hide ugly animation; they use it fairly well, even if it is sometimes disappointing to have detail blurred and muddied.
Hopefully we'll see more experimentation like CITY in the future though. That show looks so damn good.

>>286457203
Leaks were that he is directing dragon anime and it was expanded upon later that it's maid dragon so nothing is confirmed but it's very likely so expect a bunch of post processing if that's the case, personally would've liked Ryo miyagi to direct ruri as he is the perfect fit for such material.

>>286445639
To be fair old boy was 76. This would hit a lot harder if he was like 50 dying of cancer.

>>286443966
It's you again, fuck you. Move on already, for the longest time this exact fucking post has been made ever since the fires.

>>286449095
I can't remember exactly, but weren't they having a meeting in some basement floor then when they were trying to get out, the smoke was too much and most of them passed out while trying to escape? Fire smoke aint no joke.