The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper confirmed on Wednesday that 49-year-old Kyoto Animation color designer Naomi Ishida passed away in the fire that engulfed the company’s 1st Studio building on July 18.
Ishida had been working in Kyoto Animation since at least 1993, well before the studio was producing its own works.
Ishida’s parents told the newspaper that they believed she normally worked at Kyoto Animation’s 2nd Studio building.
Ishida lived with her parents in Kyoto’s Fushimi ward, and both of her parents had worked with traditional Kyoto products in their careers.