ive spent most of the past couple of days grieving for kyoto ani. their shows have always been some of my favorites, and many of them will always have a special place in my heart. the fact that someone would want to hurt people who have brought so much joy to plenty of people around the world is so upsetting. im scared not only for kyo-ani’s future, but the future of anime studios as a whole; what if some thing like this happens again? i hope nothing will, but as someone who plans to eventually go into the animation industry this is scary. the victims did nothing wrong and probably woke up that morning thinking about the projects they’d be working on, some may have even been hoping that it’d be successful- a big break for them if they were lucky- but now neither them or their work is likely to even see the light of day.
my heart is broken. i can’t express with words how upset i am over this. all i can do is hope for the best and encourage others to donate. i wonder if im the only one feeling the pain of it all. i don’t mean to be narcissistic, i know plenty of other people are upset over this, but i wish they’d show it more. it seems like nobody is taking it seriously enough. i hope they can come to understand how tragic the situation really is.
for now, all i can do is rewatch haruhi suzumiya and lucky star and do my best to remember what we’ve lost. my heart goes out to the families as well and the victims themselves. wherever they are, i hope they can feel the impact their work has had on others, and i hope they know that they did great, even if their work never got the chance to be complete.
