Following the incident, Kyoto Animation has also decided to cancel the production of its planned Free!
On the morning of July 18, the Kyoto, Fushimi Ward studio of anime production house Kyoto Animation was the target of an arson attack when a man ignited gasoline he had spread around the interior of the building.
The arsonist himself suffered burns in the incident, and was apprehended by police roughly 100 meters (328 feet) from Kyoto Animation’s building.