Kyoto Animation suspect staked out anime locations before arson attack

As the death toll rises to 35, police say Shinji Aoba was caught on camera visiting sites in the city of Uji

The suspect in the Kyoto Animation arson attack visited locations featured in one of the company’s anime series in the days before the attack, according to investigators.

Security cameras caught Shinji Aoba, 41, near sites that appear in Kyoto Animation’s Sound! Euphonium, a TV series about a high school music club, set in Uji, the city south of Kyoto in which the company’s headquarters are located.

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