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In 2007, the firing of Yutaka Yamamoto led to lots of people resigning after ''Lucky Star''{{'}}s original run and creating another studio called [[Ordet]], who made the [[Black★Rock Shooter (anime)|''Black★Rock Shooter'' anime]]. But that's another story.
Kyoto Animation is distinguished from other studios for its preferential treatment of employees. Like [[Studio Ghibli]], they pay their employees salaries instead of hiring part time employees and paying them on a piecework basis. Salaries at the studio are usually double of the rest of the industry. A visit to the [https://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/recruit/public/professional/ company's website] shows you full time employees earn 202,000 yen ($1549.74 USD) a month, along with commuting allowance and social benefits. While that's not a lot, it's a step in the right direction. Compare that to other studios, where animators are paid per drawing at around 200 yen ($1.53 USD), leading to a monthly salary of 107,833 yen ($827.29 USD) (source: [https://kotaku.com/average-anime-industry-salaries-get-depressing-1774852881 kotaku.com]). They shut down their studio in the evening, and does not allow their employees to stay up late, making their employees less stressed {{verify}}. All of this is intended to improve the quality of their work, and it shows in the high-quality and detailed animation in the studio's series and films.
In what was one of the deadliest massacres since World War II, Studio one of Kyoto Animation was set on fire on the 18th of July 2019, killing thirty-three people and injuring three dozen by the time the fire was extinguished. This delayed projects like ''[[Violet Evergarden: The Movie]]'' as the studio dealt with the impact of the incident. Around $30 million was raised to help the studio rebuild. By 2022, the studio has largely recovered from the incident, resuming anime production with new talent.
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