At least 23 confirmed or presumed dead after man sets fire to Kyoto anime studio (japantoday.com)

This is the well-known Kyoto Animation studio. ( KyoAni, 京都アニメーション )

Edit : The casualties seem to climb up to 24.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190718/k10011997421000.ht... ( Japanese. )

This is quite unprecedented.

Edit 2 : Prime Minister Abe offering condolences.

https://mobile.twitter.com/AbeShinzo/status/1151748479531667... ( Japanese. )

Life is hard enough in the anime industry these days as it is ( as several stories posted here have mentioned recently ), even in top notch studios like KyoAni.

BBC currently reports at least 26, and expected to rise?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49027178

A good example of how slow moving the news is, a simple thing like a death count is beyond their limited capacity 7+ hours later.

One can see why they should not be relied on for complex issues.

NHK reports the head of the studio has said they had received death threats.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190718/k10011997571000.ht... ( Japanese. )

Here's the perspective of (not casual) anime fans on the whole thing, if anyone cares.

https://www.sankakucomplex.com/2019/07/18/kyoto-animation-st...