The man allegedly bought 40 liters of gasoline in two canisters and used a cart to transport the gasoline to Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1 building.
On July 18, 2019, a devastating fire broke out at Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1 building.
Demolition work on Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1 building concluded in April 2020.
Kyoto Animation has again asked that fans do not go to the site of the attack in consideration of the other people in the neighborhood regardless of the date.