What Does KyoAni Mean To You? | A Kyoto Animation Discussion

[@UnderTheScopeAnime]

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[@roku-man]

thank for putting this here！ (*´ω｀*)

[@Rmx2011]

The links on the comment don't work, the ones in the description do.

[@abhijithis9424]

The first 2 links are not working mate

[@michaelrandallperc]

I'm 66 years old and Hibike! Euphonium was my first anime except for some Astro Boy in the early 60's. KyoAni is my favorite studio. K-on, Clannad, Hyouka, Chuunibyou, Haruhi, Maid Dragon, and on and on. It's amazing how swiftly and how much I get invested in the characters, moreso than American TV. It's just nuts how much I was rooting for Rikka and Yuuta. I love love love the look and the people from KyoAni.

[@sle6423]

❤

[@Linuxfy]

Blass you. Hope you have a healthy life, my friend

[@desmeister2110]

are you sub or dub

[@michaelrandallperc]

Des meister 100% sub. The creators go to a lot of trouble to get the dialogue right. Besides the english dubs always sound faintly silly.

[@SenileOtaku]

So I'm actually *not* the oldest K-On fan after all (approaching 60 myself). Not that I'm at all ashamed of it, mind you.

[@abhijeetshrestha1502]

Kyotoanimation is one of those safe havens for anime for me. The studio work ethic, their focuses in themes. They've always been like this friend that I've had and appreciated but never said "I love ya dude to" even though I've always thought of it.

[@PrinceMallow]

One of my favorite KyoAni moments comes from K-On! episode 11, "Crisis!", where Ritsu becomes jealous of Mio spending more and more time with Nodoka over her and eventually becomes sick with a cold. The entire ending scene where Mio pays Ritsu a visit alone at her house, and Ritsu is able to tell Mio is coming just from the sound of her footsteps, warms my heart. How Mio agrees to stick around by Ritsu's side until she falls asleep. K-On!'s second season is a vast improvement over the first but this moment from the first season remains one of my favorites in the entire series.

[@FarCritical]

Clannad and After Story were one of my gateway anime. They were what introduced me into the medium and made me realize how magical it could be. I know KEY wrote the story of the original visual novel, but the amount of care and respect that KyoAni put into Clannad that helped it hold up flawlessly over the years is just an example of the magic they seemingly have when they create their works. To this day, Clannad has been untouched as my all time favorite story, let alone anime ever since I watched it a long time ago during a period in my life where things were bleak and miserable. The themes of family, warmth and reason for living were invaluable to me, and the tears I shed while watching it were instrumental in picking myself up from that situation. I can't thank both KEY and Kyoto Animation enough for that. I've watched Air, Kanon, Haruhi, Clannad, Lucky Star and will watch Violet Evergarden eventually. I love all of these for what they provide but my favorite KyoAni anime, anime, and story in all media and fiction in general has and always will be Clanand After Story.

[@JoseMuse]

KyoAni has made me love anime.

[@OneMoreMeme_INeedYou]

My favorite kyoani works have to be the Liz and the bluebird as well as K-on. Seeing Liz in theaters was the most beautiful experience of my life (pulled me out of a deep depression and helped me overcome a lot of repressed emotion). The opening sequence as well as the musical performance and "I love you hug" scenes are precious gems I hold so dearly. From K-on it's no doubt episode 20 where they just bask in the afterglow of their performance in the clubroom. When the break down into tears as they realize just how blessed they are because they have had each other in their lives. As Shaking807 said, It is truly a celebration of life. Thank you Kyoto Animation I also just want to thank you for giving me a platform to talk about this. I have had no one in my life to grieve with, so thank you.

[@CrimsonPhoenixBen]

tl;dr KyoAni changed my life The first KyoAni show I watched was in 2006. I was just starting high school at the time and was also just getting into watching anime. Til then I had just watched whatever they had on YTV (a Canadian channel), you know, Pokemon, Sailor Moon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh! all the kids stuff. Fullmetal Alchemist started to pull me into more serious shounen types of anime and then there was Bleach. I was in the middle of Bleach, grinding through the hundreds of episodes of standard action and prolonged fights. It was cool to me, I liked the characters and sword fights, I was content. Then a friend told me to watch Air. She said it really affected her and strongly urged me to watch it. I was hesitant at first. The art style wasn’t what I was used to, I hadn’t really seen a moe-type anime before. But, being a dumb kid going into high school, of course I wanted to impress this girl, so I watched it. It was unlike anything I had ever seen before. The conversations flowed naturally, not like the stiff writing I was accustomed to. The characters, how they acted, the world, it all felt so grounded and real. Of course the art was weird at first, but once I actually saw it in motion that perception melted away. If anything the characters in Air moved so fluidly and authentically that it felt like Bleach was the unnatural show in comparison. I had also never seen a slice of life series before. I had only watched anime about battles and fantasies, I hadn’t seen a show (live action or not) that was just about people. People doing things, people talking, people crying, people with problems. The story wasn’t straightforward and that mystified me. The ending left me feeling confused and strange, but I wanted more. I had been touched by the KyoAni magic. Then I watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. I heard it was good, and read online it was by the same animation studio. This was the one that changed everything. As good as Air was, Haruhi was on a whole other level. It was all so interesting. The set up, the plot, the characters, the way I had to watch it in broadcast order and keep track of the non-linear storytelling. Bleeding in these other-worldly elements into a daily school life felt like a new concept, even though that was exactly how Bleach began. The reason it felt so different was because of how it was framed, the amazing fantastical stuff wasn’t the focus, in fact it barely showed up in some episodes. The real focus was on the people. Once again they felt so real and lifelike, they acted like actual teens would. It was funny and clever and so dense with quality. It was like I had hit a goldmine of anime. After that point I stopped watching Bleach altogether. It was simple math. Why waste my time on 200+ episodes of Bleach when I could get an experience just as gripping in a short-but-amazing 14 episodes? Other interesting anime stories and experiences had to be out there too. I went on the hunt for more of the classics. Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Hellsing, FLCL, Wolf’s Rain, Death Note etc. It was when I took on Lucky Star that I started to take notice of KyoAni’s distinct mark of quality. Buttery smooth animation. Genuinely well executed comedy. Cute characters. This sort of attention to detail that was hard to find elsewhere. I got into the mindset that whenever I watched a series by KyoAni I wasn’t going to be let down. That mindset has never changed. I began to hoard their backlog like a dragon on his pile of gold, saving watching their shows until I felt the time was just right. Clannad After Story was one that really stuck with me. It still does. To this day it’s my personal favourite series KyoAni has made. Even with all their newer stuff I still love Clannad the most. To me it’s slice of life at it’s peak, a perfect mixture of drama and comedy with a healthy mix of tears. I won’t hesitate to admit I bawled like a child by the ending. It’s affected me in ways that nothing else ever has, and I know countless other people feel the same way. This one was the moment that solidified KyoAni as the best anime studio in my eyes. The only series I love more than it is Gurren Lagann, but in terms of watching something that’s grounded in our world, Clannad can’t be topped. KyoAni’s consistent track record of amazing anime is unbeatable in my opinion and as the years kept rolling by that idea only got stronger. A couple years later I started becoming more obsessed with watching anime. Browsing online Pokemon forums led me to a sub-board where people kept up to date with current anime series. Before long I dipped my toes in. In my first actual season of watching *new* anime, Nichijou started to air. The look of it reminded me of Lucky Star, and I knew it was by the same animation studio so I jumped into it. It was even funnier than I imagined, easily becoming my favourite anime comedy series, each episode had me laughing my head off. For the next 25 weeks I eagerly anticipated every Saturday. The ritual of sitting down to catch a new episode was so ingrained into my mind that yes, I STILL remember that it aired on Saturdays nearly a decade later. Saturdays were Nichijou Days, every week, no questions asked, until the very last episode had aired. After that I was in. Any season past that point when a new KyoAni show premiered, I would watch it. Hyouka, Chuunibyou, Tamako Market. Even Free!, it didn’t matter what. I would go online and post gifs and awe at the animation. I would listen to the theme songs wherever I went. I always found myself captivated by the beautiful storytelling that held together each series. Watching KyoAni’s episodes would be the highlight of any week they had a show airing. Every year there was a new project to get excited for, a new thing to end up loving. Going back a bit... At the same time frame as Nichijou I was just as obsessed with video games as I was with anime. I had chosen games as my career path. I wanted to be a game designer, or someone who worked on games. I was dumb and young and hopeful, so the actual position didn’t matter. Reality hit soon after. For monetary reasons outside of my control I couldn’t continue with games as a post secondary education. I was pulled from my university Game Design course just one semester in. Because of those circumstances I missed my opportunity to get into the other Game Design course at a more cheap local college. I was left distraught. It was then that I had to make a choice. Take the college’s other course offered to me... or wait an entire year for my next shot. That course was Animation. Without my current love of anime I probably would have reconsidered. The affection for the anime medium had been nurtured inside me for years at that point. I don’t think I’d had the same love for it as I do without Kyoto Animation and all their shows. I’d still be watching low quality stuff like Bleach, I might have even gotten bored of it and stopped watching anime altogether. The path I took was because I had seen Clannad, because I had seen Haruhi, because I had seen Air even. KyoAni literally changed my life. Without them I wouldn’t have gone into an animation career. I wouldn’t have ever got my name in credits of Avengers. I honestly don’t know where I would be, if I would keep trying with video game stuff or go some place completely different. It was devastating to hear about the fire weeks ago. I’m still torn up about it and I’m probably going to be feeling like shit for a while. I don’t think I can express enough how much my heart goes out to them. KyoAni has affected me so personally, and I know the same goes for millions of others. Their work is something no one else can replicate, the amount of heart and soul that goes into each production is palpable. I felt it from the first time I ever saw it in Air and I can still feel it now. I pray and wish them all the best in this horrible time. There is no taking back what happened. Someday I hope they can return to doing what they love. It will be a long and difficult journey getting there, but if their hearts are anywhere as strong as the ones they’ve given to all of us then I know they can make it through.

[@sle6423]

Tl;did read ☺ Thank you for sharing your story

[@CrimsonPhoenixBen]

@@sle6423 Thank you for reading it!!

[@vincentlin6577]

Read through the entire thing, thanks for sharing your experience with KyoAni!

[@princessthyemis]

Wow. This was mesmerizing to read. It was WONDERFUL!!!😍😍😍 Thank you so much for sharing!!!!

[@niceemployee]

I know this was written a month ago but I just want to thank you for sharing your experience. I'm sort of going through the exact same thing right now binging bleach. I am almost halfway there until I reflected on Violet Evergardeen or A Silent Voice and realized the animes I cherish the most aren't the coolest shonen with intense battles but the connection I felt and tears dropped. You made me realize that part of myself that I never realized I had towards Kyoto animation as a whole. Now I will be true to myself and watch more Kyoto animation shows. Thank you.

[@Roonagu]

Its funny like we all have different and yet same story about KyoAni. As a European, just few hours before attack, I took a late-evening walk through forest, thinking about how much I connected to their characters during last 2-3 months, while going through existential crisis. How I understood Violets search for emotions, as someone with "mild" emotional flattening", for last 8 years (after realization how cruel this world can be). Kumikos cynicsm, how I am also guilty of "setting boundaries, bacause I am afradit of hurting people and of being hurt". Mizores self-consciousness, isolation and how often I can be stuck in my own head. It was a brutal morning, seing KyoAni fire and (at the time "only") 10 death people as the first thing after waking up. But I choose to not escape from my emotions, not to deny this sadness, but, as KyoAni tought me, to "embrace it" and continue in journey of self-discovery. Its really feeling og immense gratitude towards KyoAni for that "push"...and I know that its not the end, that they will rise again, like a pheonix, from the ashes of this tragedy, and will continue in being on the best artists in the world.

[@SecretIdentityStudio]

Thank you all. KyoAni is one of the best studios out there and I love their work so much. They've got our support.

[@PrettyNeatArt]

I didn’t know too much about kyo ani before the fire, I’ll admit. However I did know from the now three years that I’ve been watching anime that there was always one studio that made shows that never failed to put out exceptional Shows and movies. My first kyo ani show was dragon maid. I had seen it around in memes and around twitter so I decided to give it a try expecting it to be some fan service trash that would be something to zone out to. What I didn’t expect was that touching show about an unexpected family. My favorite part had to have been the episode where kobiashi couldn’t make it to kanas sports festival, but decided to tough it out for the sake of kana. I watched a silent voice for the first time when I felt depressed. I resonated with Shouya and Shouko, how they believed everything to be their fault and how Shouya would push people away and have problems talking to others. It helped me try to deal with that, and try to challenge myself to reach out to people more instead of letting people that I love fall farther with time. Things aren’t perfect still, shyness an anxiety really doesn’t ever seem to go away. But I am forever appreciative for being pushed to look people in the eye and make friends. I’m in high school now and aspire to be an animator. I knew I wanted to make art for a living for a while but it was the incredible animation in Violet Evergarden and great direction in k on that made me realize that I want nothing more than to make beautiful animations that could give people hope and inspire them to seek happiness in the things they love. I want to help people, the way kyo ani helped me.

[@kona.haruka_]

Shows produced by Kyoto Animation are god-tier. All high quality, brilliant scripts, gorgeous animations. My favorite shows are Free!, Clannad, Kyoukai no Kanata, Amagi Brilliant Park, Hyouka, K-On and Violet Evergarden. KyoAni is the BEST animation studio out there. When I started watching Suzumiya Haruhi mo Yuutsu, I knew that I have found the best studio for me. What happened to KyoAni was devastating and I was really down for days, checking news and Twitter for updates. Losing both Takemoto Yasuhiro and Nishiya Futoshi, who worked together in High Speed movie (my favorite Free movie) made an impact to me. I was crying during office hours, feeling sad about what happened. I was able to visit the area recently. The surrounding area of Studio 1 was somber but the overflowing flowers and origami would really bring you mixed emotions, making you say your own prayer for the lives lost. I cried, still. But it was worth it visiting Studio 1 before it could be demolished.

[@andhiaaisyah4773]

For me, KyoAni is great anime production that i know. Cuz they make anime became beautiful and aesthic. My favorite KyoAni anime is Free! Cuz the boys are hot and their like show me that there more happiness that i can got besides have friends,it because i want have a friend,but all i got is a fake friend. So Free! is my happiness. And free! always bring me a 'halucination' about boys' muscle, their handsome face,and halucination about date with them. Thank you KyoAni, to show that there is more happiness in this world.

[@Jefizard]

As an aspiring comic artist. KyoAni for me is like a gentle mentor and source of inspiration. They constantly show me how expressive and beautiful anime art can be. A Silent Voice changed my life.

[@tarantulala5990]

Kyoto Animation is a special studio for me. I might make some grammar mistakes due to English not being my native Language, but i hope it won't disturb you from main thought. I remember me being a child when i first heard of anime from my brother. Those first shows i watched were really something new and magical for my childish mind. Time passed i continued to watch anime. The magic that had made me love anime became a pale shadow of what it once was. And then i heard about KyoAni from the Under the Scope series about Euphonium. I was intrested when i heard about a studio that treats every frame of their shows with love. I watched Silent Voice. It made my 17 year old heart remember WHY i started watching anime in the beggining. Then i watched Sound Euphonium and turned into a kid once again. That continued happening with almost every show the studio made. I really don't know where i am going with this thing, but i just wanted to share this thought with people who can relate to it. And the only thing i can say to KyoAni is Thank you. Thank you for the chance to return into the magical world of the childhood. Thank you for making anime that stands out from garbage shows made for money only. Thank you for all those wonderful characters. Thank you.

[@snoot6629]

Well , K-on literally cured my depression , I wake up early and started watching the show 4:00 am as a kid , i started working out , i smiled more when im around with my friends and started to learn to draw its amazing what animation can do to people

[@princessthyemis]

I know, isn't it? I'm teaching myself the language because of anime and want to live there for a year! It IS amazing what anime can do! Anine has CEMENTED in me a love for animation and the Japanese way of storytelling!!! I am so happy to hear how it has impacted you as well!

[@snivyfans]

My favorite studio of all time.

[@mans1370]

KyoAni is my favorite studio ever. They make me fall for anime in another perspective.

[@9agy]

dont know what to say, i know this video is fairly old but Kyoani pretty much saved me. i'm happy to say that i am a month and a half clean from self harm. Anime, exspecially kyoani anime, helped me. Thank you Kyoto Animation.

[@emmanuelatti86]

Clannad after stories is my all time favorite anime. It made me discover that anime could be much more than stories about people fighting each other with magic/superpowers/martial arts. It made me realize so many things about life, people, friendship, growing, getting old , love and loss.

[@lilliedawn7373]

Clannad after stories is by far one of if not the most touching and fantastic show I have ever watched

[@tindersamurai911]

This video is really cool, I'm sad I didn't find this sooner.

[@Kabcr]

This is an excellent form of processing grief. It's a good time to move on and rebuild, while remembering all that was lost. To keep grieving, as fans and as a community, is not being respectful to those who passed on. Thank you for bringing awareness and all the love you've shown to the studio and its works.

[@princessthyemis]

Um, how is a continuation of grieving not being respectful??

[@Kabcr]

@@princessthyemis Grief has a time and place, but we as family didn't know anyone personally. If you're family, then the grief can be as long as you need it to be. But continuing to be sad and depressed that they're no longer there isn't celebrating the successes they had and creative works that they made. We should, now and forever, continue to live and enjoy life according to the ideals they wanted us to have.

[@Kutsushita_yukino]

Your right its time to move on and i need to stop crying like a baby , i cried a ton that my left eye hurts badly

[@Second_ace]

Thank you so much to the 3 of you. This really helped me a lot.

[@OneMoreMeme_INeedYou]

Thank you so much for doing this. I especially want to thank Ultimatemega X for following the news so closely during and following the incident. You were an anchor for me, as well as the community during that confusing dark time. Thank you Jack for hosting this and being a pillar of the Kyoani community

[@dimasrag]

Midori really calls Kumiko's euphonium "Jack" in episode 9 minute 17:08 great explanation for ur twitter name bro

[@youshouldnot3956]

As a teenager who liked anime where nobody watches them, I used to be ashamed of watching anime. It seemed like such a niche. I acknowledged that anime were just cartoons and there were nothing different from anime and american cartoons. Couple that with my obese physique and my lack of social skills is a recipe for bullying. For many years I've had an inferiority complex and have no confidence in myself an thought that I have it hard and it's okay to not do anything about it. It's weird to say this but watching A Silent Voice changed this. After watching it, it made me feel like every solution that I've taken to consideration was a mistake but it didn't mean that I have to regret it. I started to understand where there's hardship there's a solution. I started being able to make friends and became not afraid of being myself. Back then I used to hate being with other people but now I couldn't feel more lonely without them. I'm happy in my life right now and somehow a silent voice was a part of the equation.

[@OneMoreMeme_INeedYou]

I really appreciate highlighting the works of those who we have lost and not just the studio as a whole. As said, so many precious moments and components that I have never truly appreciated or realized where thanks to these incredible people

[@toaster6420]

My favorite work from Kyoani has to be the Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. The movie moved me and that one classical piano piece in the movie hit me hard in the feels. This movie is one of my favorites to have ever witnessed.

[@Rarururu__]

KyoAni is the reason I'm studying animation, it's the magic of the mundane they managed to capture that taught me everyone has a story if you're willing to look, it's the people that claimed you don't need a big flashy action scene to have spectacular animation. K-ON taught me fun things are fun, Violet taught me everyone deserves to have their feelings read, Tamako showed me that family is not only biological, but also the relations you form. And also Love Story is for me the best animated love story hands down. Hibike taught me to pursue my passion and aim for the best. Hyouka taught me to experience the world more positively. Nichijou taught me the ordinary is actually not ordinary. I cried my eyes out with Clannad, I watched their documentaries with earnest interest because to me they are the role model I want to follow as I learn and grow as an animator. They're the reason I can competently play drums. To be completely honest I dream of working for them, but I know how nearly impossible that is. Nonetheless I will treasure everything they taught me, and look forward to what they'll bring.

[@tryomama]

Probably late and just discovered this. KyoAni. It meant it saved my life and my family's from a very bloody front page of my local newspapers. A Silent Voice is what changed it all

[@akabisan]

You guys just spill out everything on my mind about KyoAni.

[@xPERSHI]

It's my favorite studio, since there is almost not a single anime made by them, that I didn't enjoy. They make some of the most visually appealing animes out there and most of the soundtracks in kyoani shows are amazing. I can't praise them enough. 4 of their animes are in my top 10 animes. I love emotional animes, and for that, KyoAni are without a doubt top noch.

[@Exel3nce]

enjoyable doesnt mean automacitally good :P

[@CycloneFox]

First of all, anime in general is a big part of my life. Since I discovered this distinct Japanese style of animation, I've been a fan of it. I think it was Sailor Moon in the 90s where I thought, this is something so special that it's not just like any other kids show. I started going to anime conventions in my later teens and I never stopped loving it. The next big hobby of mine are video games, but I rarely every play games that don't have an anime style or are Japanese at all. So almost all of my free time is dedicated to anime in one way or another. But after watching Haruhi, something about it changed. To say that KyoAni is my favorite studio, is an understatement. It ruined a lot of other shows for me and made me appreciate anime as an art form for several reasons. It seems as if KyoAni anime doesn't get made for money alone, but with true passion and love. For some time, I only watched KyoAni exclusively and nothing else. The rest just couldn't match it. Over time, KyoAni seems to have influenced the rest of the industry greatly and other anime have gotten way better as well, but KyoAni is still ahead by a huge margin, in my opinion. For me, KyoAni is the most important studio for the most important hobby in my life.

[@Katt1721]

I wasn't introduced to KyoAni through The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, K-On, Lucky Star, or even Clannad - all really popular works by the studio. I was watching anime by the time all of these already finished and I watched a ton of earlier shows during those first few years as a new fan, but none of these ever really resonated with me at the time. Actually, the first time I ever really saw their work was probably during my middle school days when they worked in tandem with Sunrise on Inuyasha before emerging as a solo work studio. The first KyoAni show I watched in full was actually Amagi Brilliant Park (and really only because I just love amusement parks). I feel like that show isn't as highly regarded as many of their more dramatic works, but I absolutely loved it, and it made me go back and check out much more of their work. I marathoned Hyouka, Haruhi, Nichijou, Free, etc... and more because I knew I needed to take a closer look at this studio I had kind of brushed off years ago. And while I didn't love everything I saw (specifically Clannad), for the most part, every show had something special and unique to offer. Within the next couple years Sound Euphonium, A Silent Voice, Violet Evergarden, etc... all became new favorites. I learned more about how the studio operates in contrast to the rest of the industry, and more and more of their blu-rays lined my shelves. A few days after the attack, I re-watched both A Silent Voice and Liz & the Bluebird (despite quite a few moments where i had to pause and cry a bit), and was able to recommend the former to a friend (who doesn't watch anime). She absolutely loved it. I think seeing someone who knows nothing of anime fall in love with a KyoAni film helped me accept that the studio will not be defined by this horrible act, but by the effect their art has had on people, and will continue to have on people in the future.

[@oaxis8198]

at the time I just finished entrance exam to one of the highschool, the one that i want to be in, the one that will prove that i'm good enough, the one that will say that i'm the one who stand on top. my arrogant and ignorant are the thing that plunged me into the ground harder than it should be. it hurt too much to accept that you faliled, that you aren't that special. I even thought to commit suicide (because I'm fucking stupid). then I watch violet evergarden. it somehow made me happy at that time. more I dig in, more of those pain disipate and suddenly I can live on with a realization that "I'm not special". after that I got into more of their work. kyokai,silent voice,K-ON,hibike euph and more of their newer work. their work gave me a new way to look at the world. you can even say kyoani give me another life. I'm forever grateful.

[@princessthyemis]

I am SO GLAD YOU ARE ALIVE. my brother committed suicide. STAY ALIVE AND KEEP FIGHTING. KEEP LIVING. never, ever give in. Suicide is "a permanent solution to a TEMPORARY PROBLEM."

[@sle6423]

I would love to see a permanent place to host everyone's stories on how their lives have been shaped and influenced by KyoAni (instead of having them spread across social media/fundraising platforms) if one doesn't already exist, with the aim of it being a permanent (digital) memorial to those who've passed. (Just thinking out loud after reading other's comments here and thinking back to other stories shared after the incident elsewhere)

[@cyrene03]

Thank you for this

[@iridium3342]

Very informative podcast. Your works are inspirational. TYVM! My fav KyoAni work is definitely Koe no Katachi.

[@iridium3342]

I refreshed Hibike! as a result of this topic and I have to say all things considered I enjoyed it more than Koe no Katachi. after all it was the first KyoAni product I watched without knowing about KyoAni. I was rather new to anime back then.

[@christinaly1368]

Kyoto animation made me realized that anime is not just about hentai,action, and fanservice, anime is a work of art, the first anime i almost fully watched was free! And it is my number 1 favorite anime of all time,a silent voice and clannad sparked my love for anime, and the next thing i knew, i was watching anime mainly that was made by kyoani Thank you kyoani for inspiring me and showing me the light of anime

[@Dangerman1973]

Favorite KyoAni shows, K-On! Season 1, Lucky Star, Sound! Euphonium and Liz and the Blue Bird, and Miss Kobayashi’s Maid Dragon.

[@qrowthebird7496]

Kyoani got me back into anime

[@jondonom]

My favorite scene is the rooftop scene of Disapperance. It was surpposed to be anti-climatic in the light novel cause it was actually Kyon's room lol. So KyoAni goes way out of their way to create a beautiful and meaningful scene. It just shows KyoAni gets it and goes out of their way to create something for their fans and we love them back for it.

[@xaviersgiantego1453]

i love you so much for doing this

[@bepis1791]

KyoAni changed how I view life itself, and touched me so many times. I felt so helpless when the event happened. I wish them the strongest recovery, so they can inspire me and my life once more.

[@寂び侘び-b6s]

KyoAni changed me.

[@tony2000and10]

kyo ani has encapsulated the best times we've ever had in life, not just the good ones but also the painful ones that builds up our character and who we are now

[@Anzumatsuri]

Ultimatemegax! Love your translation work.

[@antrite08]

I was watching Lucky Star on my birthday on the 17th and just smiling the whole time then i went to bed and woke up to the news i honestly still feel in shock about it i love kyoani they've shaped me into the anime fan i am today i did see a post recently that they won't let this stop them they just need some obviously understandably time to get back i say take all the time you need We love you Kyoani i love this studio so much it makes me angry the people that lost there lives was just doing what they love it's frustrating but hope nothing but the best to them

[@zelko123_]

KyoAni mean everything to me

[@alexanderbolosan3061]

To be honest it helped me get though lockdown and a slight depression during that time

[@reoru4425]

Clannad bring me closer to anime. Back in 2010 i only watch anime in tv but when i watch clannad on youtube this bring closer to almost all anime i havent watched.

[@crystalr6461]

KyoAni feels like home to me. I cried when I found out about the fire. Honeslty, this studio is such a gift to anime lovers. They take mundane slice of life stories and fill it with so much heart and character. That is their signature, you can differentiate KyoAni work with just one look.

[@vincentlin6577]

There was a time where I refused to watch any anime due to my misconception that it was only filled with fanservice or bizarre imagery, but Kyoto Animation's titles such as Haruhi Suzumiya or Clannad were responsible for making me willing to take the first steps into the medium, and I probably wouldn't be this into anime if I weren't exposed to their works. Words couldn't begin to describe the horror that went through my mind when I heard that such an atrocity happened to a studio I cherished this much in my heart, and it became the first time that I felt this personally affected by a recent incident. Apart from writing a five paragraph-long tribute to Kyoto Animation, I also started watching Hyouka for the first time and wrote a special review in memory of Yasuhiro Takemoto and Futoshi Nishiya after their deaths were confirmed as a way to express my gratitude towards KyoAni.

[@evergaolbird]

The studio that deserved better. Thank you very much!

[@m0nm0n020]

I always do a yearly "Disappearance of Haruhi" movie watch around December

[@mranimetalks8168]

My favorite studio!

[@阿良良-x2g]

i love kyoani

[@ktinrein]

First comment :V But to be real, I really love Kyoto animations, they were my gate to the anime fandom. I will never forget the not they gave me

[@bigchongus5140]

Ngl but KyoAni is the best studio

[@Jackisboy]

The queen Sha makes her appearance

[@ShaKing807]

Jackisboy Jack is GOD

[@thelegokillers]

This is gonna be a tough one... Just got to the part where you are discussing where you were when you head the news and I got flashbacks to when I first heard it and started to tear up :(

[@vp2008]

Big shock to find out @ShaKing807 is a girl! She's one of the best mods on r/anime!

[@Rhyinn]

Shaking! I've been interacting with you for a long time on /r/anime! I'm happy to see you on with one of my favorite youtube guys

[@ShaKing807]

Rhyinn Thanks so much!! I'm so lucky and thankful to have been able to talk to them about such an important topic!

[@hsryu5569]

KyoAni had so many things right. Great anime, great quality, great ethics, and simply great passion. They mean so much to me and so many other people because they gave us works that were pouring with love and passion. It gave us laughter when we needed it, managed to make us cry or melancholy with life lessons and really down to earth moments, made us care for the characters inside and feel with them whenever something happened and inspired us while still maintaining that stunning quality. They mean a lot to me because of these reasons and I feel that many people anime fans or not respect them whether or not they've liked or have seen one of their anime. They were and still are a special part of not just the industry but the community.

[@overkill1340]

I had the privilege of seeing Euphonium Oath's Finale the day of the fire. Started my adventure with KyoAni with Air. It was also my second non-standard-masculine show after Toradora and really solidified my love for romance series which my wife and I still regularly enjoy. I do really like Air and Kanon. Haruhi is probably my least favorite KyoAni show as I really hated the titular character. Probably didn't help that I watched it chronologically and ended the series with the production of their in show movie which had some of the worst of the worst Haruhi abuse in the whole series. Endless eight is much more digestible when binge watching as my wife and I played spot the differences. Disappearance is still one of my favorite KyoAni properties though. After I finished Air, Kanon, Clannad then some time later, K-ON, I started watching everything KyoAni produces. I'll probably never bother with Myriad Colors or Munto but Free is on my long list of shows to watch. I've already seen everything else. Knowing that my favorite studio is also one known to treat it's staff very well is icing on the cake.

[@takara9782]

They made some of my favourite anime like K-On!, Liz and the Blue Bird and Nichijou. They are the best at bringing out the essence of every day life and I hope their unique qualities will live on in some way

[@Die-Coughman]

I watched a silent voice for the first time in that day

[@pluspyy]

simple me not dying

[@studyonly7448]

What are your thoughts on Heaven's Feel part 2 ?

[@yumenegi]

Koe no Katachi saved my life during the hardest time of my life.

[@iscream6170]

哈哈，这个时长，老京吹了（Im PRISE U）

[@afabian2]

Out of the three key Key visual novel adaptations by Kyoto Animation, I like them in apparently the reverse order of everyone else on the planet Air > Kanon > Clannad. However, I can add that I only *like* Air, and *really* dislike Clannad. The order is reversed, but they don't rank incredibly highly in any case.

[@qizeaqfile]

I know that this because of bias but the visual is indeed becoming better now compare to their earlier anime but the subtle movement in Kanon and Air and even in Fumoffu is distinctly Kyoani and much more beautiful than most anime coming out in this season. You guys maybe not like the story of Kanon and Air but it's still one of the greatest visual novel anime adaptation of all time. Even though I prefer Clannad in the story but I like the characters in Air a lot more.

[@Ryo39]

Why was this not in my recommended section?

[@antrite08]

Kanon fans are here i'm one of them Uuguu!!! lol

[@Arc4ne_]

Good anime? :)

[@senjusan6359]

I love your videos, why you got so small amount of subs? :

[@catsbyondrepair]

Kyoani has made some hentai before

[@giancarlom.]

KyoAni is sh!t. Don't get me wrong, I've watched all of their works: from Air and Kanon, to Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, K-On!, Kyoukai no Kanata, Hyouka, Chuunibyou demo koi ga Shitai, to Violet Evergarden, including Maid Dragon, and Nichijou, yep they were all awesome. And yep I've watched a lot of anime, 758 as I last tallied in 2018, but again, once you broke out of the anime frenzy, it's juz shite all throughout for you. I couldn't care less what new KyoAni work they'll release. Condolence to the victims alright, but, you know, once you're disillusioned from anime, it is all flat from this point on.

[@thedoor9178]

Nice

[@smashhit2178]

Tbh, kyoani means nothing to me. But I still feel sorry for them. I never watched something from them except Tsurune and Violet Evergarden. The Animestudios that mean something to me are Studio Toei Animation, Studio pierrot and Studio Mappa. It still is the darkest moment in the history of anime and one of the biggest arsons of all time. (Sorry if my english is bad..)

[@cuissonbake6917]

Been watching kyoani since 2006 and you claim to be the biggest fans? Just cause you have an anime channel? Anime really has gone mainstream.... also how can you criticize 2006 animation style and still call yourself an anime kyoani fan... Not everyone wants to express themselves to the mainstream you know. Just say you are a fan; not the biggest that's a bold claim. Kyoani helped me feel like I had friends growing up because back then the only people online were outcasts from society. It's sad that mainstream internet culture does not realize this.

[@trycon40]

What KyoAni Mean To me is gate keeping.

[@vivi_nguyenxx]

First

[@Exel3nce]

i just see kyoani as another studio. its good that they were one of the only ones who treated their employees with respect and the amount of money to live by. but overall, its just a studio with some fantastic works that crawled their way up to my top list (a silent voice, hibike) and just some ok eyecandy (chuunubyo, violet). nothing exagerrated like "it changed my life" or anything else, because i dont rlly believe people mean that in a serious way

[@holaburger6075]

Honestly not much at all. I was never interested in their specific style which a lot of times seems to boil down to moe for the sake of moe without anything interesting. I checked out Violet Evergarden after I heard about the fire to give them another shot, but it turned out painfully slow and boring. Guess it's just not made for me.

[@herbdeanisthegoldstandard8293]

Kyoto Means absolutely nothing to me. Hyouka was alright tho

[@ahealingbonfire]

If you watch more of their anime, they will mean alot to you!

[@b3daz]

Zero.