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Hideaki Hatta (R), a president of Kyoto Animation, heads for a venue of a memorial service where former Kyoto Animation Studio 1 site stood in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on July 18,
![Hideaki Hatta, a president of Kyoto Animation, heads for a venue of a memorial service where former Kyoto Animation Studio 1 site stood in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on July 18, 2023, Hideaki Hatta, a president of Kyoto Animation, heads for a venue of a memorial service where former Kyoto Animation Studio 1 site stood in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on July 18, 2023,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2RD1BKC/hideaki-hatta-a-president-of-kyoto-animation-heads-for-a-venue-of-a-memorial-service-where-former-kyoto-animation-studio-1-site-stood-in-kyoto-city-kyoto-prefecture-on-july-18-2023-four-years-have-passed-since-kyoto-animation-arson-murder-case-the-arson-killed-36-people-injured-an-additional-34-including-the-suspect-on-july-18-2019-the-yomiuri-shimbun-via-ap-images-2RD1BKC.jpg)
Hideaki Hatta, a president of Kyoto Animation, heads for a venue of a memorial service where former Kyoto Animation Studio 1 site stood in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on July 18, 2023,
![Hideaki Hatta, a president of Kyoto Animation, heads for a venue of a memorial service where former Kyoto Animation Studio 1 site stood in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on July 18, 2023, Hideaki Hatta, a president of Kyoto Animation, heads for a venue of a memorial service where former Kyoto Animation Studio 1 site stood in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on July 18, 2023,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2RD1BJ6/hideaki-hatta-a-president-of-kyoto-animation-heads-for-a-venue-of-a-memorial-service-where-former-kyoto-animation-studio-1-site-stood-in-kyoto-city-kyoto-prefecture-on-july-18-2023-four-years-have-passed-since-kyoto-animation-arson-murder-case-the-arson-killed-36-people-injured-an-additional-34-including-the-suspect-on-july-18-2019-the-yomiuri-shimbun-via-ap-images-2RD1BJ6.jpg)
Hideaki Hatta, a president of Kyoto Animation, heads for a venue of a memorial service where former Kyoto Animation Studio 1 site stood in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on July 18, 2023,
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Hideaki Hatta, a president of Kyoto Animation, heads for a venue of a memorial service where former Kyoto Animation Studio 1 site stood in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on July 18, 2023,
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Kyoto Animation Co. President Hideaki Hatta (L) meets the press on July 18, 2023, after attending a memorial ceremony at the site of an arson attack four years earlier on an animation
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Crunchyroll on X: "INTERVIEW: The Unbreakable Heart of Kyoto Animation Crunchyroll News speaks with Kyoto Animation President Hideaki Hatta one year after the arson attack on the studio. ✨ Read: https://t.co/GGitExZgSi https://t.co/CEKmSqFYup" /
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