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The Osaka High Court ruled Tuesday that a defendant's withdrawal of his appeal against the death sentence in the Kyoto Animation arson-murder case is valid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/18/japan/kyoani-death-sentence-appeal-withdrawn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kyoani #japanesecourts #osaka #anime #deathpenalty #kyoto

Court rules KyoAni killer's withdrawal of death sentence appeal was valid

After the defendant retracted his appeal in January, his lawyers filed with the high court to contest the validity of his decision.

The Japan Times

Gaewin Feb 27

Tamako Market dépeint une jolie fresque quotidienne, aussi drôle qu'attachante. La découverte de ce microcosme se fera au travers d'une très jolie réalisation, et se conclura par un film très soigné dans la suite logique de l'histoire.
#anime #kyoani

https://darckness68.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/tamako-market-un-beau-quotidien/

Tamako Market (un beau quotidien)

La vie de Tamako est rythmée par le quotidien de la galerie marchande d’Usagiyama. Fille de l’un des fabricants de mochi, elle vit dans ce cocon de bonne humeur et de bienveillance. Un …

Pensées éphémères

Arcadiagt5 Feb 9

GODDAMNITALL KISS ALREADY!!!

Alas, #kyoani remain filthy #yuribaiters who bait and they don’t.

#anime_eupho

Arcadiagt5 Feb 8

I do wonder how many photos #kyoani used as reference for this sequence in Kyoto Station though… #anime_eupho #kyoto #grandTour

(the second photo is from my first visit to Kyoto in 2017 BTW… https://piratesobg.wordpress.com/2017/09/29/the-grand-tour-day-9-28092017-tokaido-trail-6-kyoto/)

Arcadiagt5 Feb 8

On to S2 of #anime_eupho

Which starts with the end of the season as flash forward (?) I guess?

ANd then the second OP by the fabulous True, which starts in Black & White as an artistic choice by #kyoani (IIRC it stays that way until a certain plot point is resolved).

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Arcadiagt5 Feb 8

And, now, at the end of #anime_eupho S1 we have the prefectural competition.

WIth one of the best character moments that #Kyoani ever put to screen. https://piratesobg.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/sometimes-you-dont-need-dialogue-aria-by-way-of-hibike-euphonium/

Sometimes you don’t need dialogue: ARIA by way of Hibike! Euphonium

Sometimes a gesture, or a facial expression, is all that’s needed to convey a powerful moment of characterisation. I’ll be writing about Hibike! Euphonium tonight but there was a m…

Pirates of the Burley Griffin

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Arcadiagt5 Feb 7

Yeah, I gotta admit though that Reina is gorgeous in that white dress. If #Kyoani are going to #Yuribait Kumiko that dress was definitely the way to do it.

Arcadiagt5 Feb 7

Ahhh, here we go with the #YuriBaiting that #Kyoani are so notorious for.

i.e. #anime_eupho episode 8 Festival Triangle