When was Kyoto Animation founded?
Kyoto Animation was co-founded in 1981 by married couple Hideaki and Yoko Hatta. The company became a limited company on the 12th of July 1985, and converted to a full corporation in 1999.
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What happened in the 2019 Kyoto Animation arson attack?
On the 18th of July 2019, Shinji Aoba set fire to Kyoto Animation's first studio in Fushimi, killing 36 people and injuring 34 others. Aoba later admitted to the attack and was sentenced to death in January 2024.
How does Kyoto Animation treat its employees differently from other studios?
Kyoto Animation employs its animators as salaried staff rather than freelancers, and trains them in-house. In 2020, Women in Animation honoured the studio with its Diversity Award for building a gender-balanced workforce.
What is the Kyoto Animation Awards competition?
Kyoto Animation has hosted the annual Kyoto Animation Awards since 2009, accepting submissions in three categories: original novels, manga, and scenarios. Winning and honored works are published under the KA Esuma Bunko imprint and may be adapted as anime; Violet Evergarden became the first grand prize winner in 2014.
What was the first work to win a Kyoto Animation Awards grand prize?
The novel Violet Evergarden won the first grand prize in the competition's history in 2014, in the novels category. It was later adapted as an anime series that aired in 2018 and distributed in part through Netflix.
Where is Kyoto Animation located?
Kyoto Animation is located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The studio's logo uses the kanji kyō, the first character of the word Kyoto.