"your name." director vows not to flinch after arson at Kyoto studio

Animation film director Makoto Shinkai, known for his 2016 smash-hit "Kimi no Na wa: your name.," vowed Friday to continue making anime as before, a day after an arson attack claimed 33 lives at a Kyoto studio."I would like to see new works from KyoAni, and we, as workers in the same industry, hope to continue making (anime) without flinching. I believe we ought to," Shinkai said at a Tokyo theater following the fire Thursday at Kyoto Animation Co. -- affectionately known as "KyoAni" -- in western Japan.He offered his condolences to the victims of the blaze at the premier of his new animate…READ FULL ARTICLE