Kyoto Animation (株式会社京都アニメーション), often abbreviated KyoAni (京アニ, Kyouani), is a Japanese animation studio and light novel publisher located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. It was founded in 1985 by husband and wife Hatta Hideaki and Youko, who remain its president and vice-president respectively.

Kyoto Animation has become recognized for its high production values and “sensitivity to the wonders and quandaries of ordinary life”. Unlike most animation studios, the company’s employees are salaried rather than freelance workers, and are trained in-house.

On July 18, 2019, an arson fire at Kyoto Animation’s first studio in Fushimi killed 36 people (including directors Takemoto Yasuhiro and Kigami Yoshiji), injured 34 others (including the suspect) in varying degrees, and destroyed most of the building’s materials and computers. The suspect, 41-year-old Aoba Shinji, later admitted to committing the attack. He was sentenced to death in January 2024.
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