Ep.146 - The Kyoto Animation Arson Attack

That Chapter Podcast

Mike Oh

True Crime

4.9 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In 2019 a horrifying attack took place against a prestigious animation studio in Kyoto, costing 36 people their lives. Who would do such a thing? A mad man who felt the world was against him. Research by Twigs Send your scary stories to: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatchapterpodcast Business enquiries : [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Okay doki-do-yo. Hey you and welcome. My name is Mike and you're listening to the latest episode,
0:05.9	folks, of the That Chapter podcast. Today, it's a Mike solo episode. If you follow the That Chapter
0:13.5	Instagram page, you might have noticed my latest posts, which said, if the Red Sox sweep the Blue Jays,
0:19.5	Keith can stay on. The Red Sox did not sweep the Blue Jays.
0:39.7	So therefore, Keet is out. I took him out back and, well, you know, what I did to him. So he's not, he's off the podcast. He's off it forever, forever until the next episode, you know, which is fine. But today, you're stuck with me. It's a mic-only episode, which I mean, I'm sure I can feel, I can feel the relief from here.
0:39.7	And in today's episode, folks, we're stuck with me. It's a mic-only episode, which, I mean, I'm sure I can feel, I can feel the relief from here.
0:43.1	And in today's episode, folks, we're going to a little known place.
0:45.8	You may not have heard of it, named Kyoto Japan.
0:49.8	This is a story which I've wanted to cover for quite a long time.
0:54.7	It is the Kyoto Animation Arson attack, which happened in 2019.
1:01.9	And, you know, this attack, this horrifying mass murder, it's gotten into one of Japan's worst atrocities.
1:09.4	This is a crazy story involving an even crazier sack of shit who done did it to this, like, I'm not a huge animation fan.
1:12.2	I'm sure some of you listeners probably are like balls deep into it.
1:14.1	Me personally, not so much. Kind of smell.
1:15.3	What the...
1:16.2	Like a baca.
1:18.7	Ereña.
1:20.0	But as far as I know, the Kyoto animation studios are like one of the most famous and
1:24.8	prestigious and prestigious in the world.
1:28.3	They've made amazing, amazing works.
1:31.3	Like, um, okay, wait, you know, let me just list them out here, because maybe you've heard of them.
1:35.3	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumia, uh, Clonet, K-on, Free, a silent voice, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Violet Evergarden, sound euphonium. Um, I find any of those, any of those ringing the bell, folks, you've seen any of these, heard of them? Well, if you have, let me know. Are they good? Are they working a goo to somebody who doesn't like anime? I'll leave it up to you too, decide that. But you know what, let's get into today's story. Let's give it a goo. It all begins with artistry, from being very good a deal drawing
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