Kemono Friends Director Threatened; Police Investigate Voice Actor Threats
In April, suspect Kishimoto Fukuda from Kyoto City went on an online message board
and posted about a plan to brutally stab to death with a knife the male director of the popular anime “Kemono Friends,”
writing that he would stab him repeatedly with a knife and kill him,
and he is suspected of causing the anime’s production to be put on hold, among other things.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, by late April, multiple posts had also been confirmed
in which he allegedly threatened to kill voice actors who appeared in Kemono Friends.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the case as a crime committed by suspect Kishimoto.
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Original transcript (Japanese)
京都市の岸本福田容疑者は4月、インターネット掲示板で 人気アニメ『けものフレンズ』の監督の男性に対して ナイフでめった刺しにして殺すなどと書き込み、 アニメ制作を中断させるなどした疑いが持たれています。 警視庁によりますと4月下旬にはけものフレンズに出演していた声優らに対し
殺害を予告する書き込みなども複数確認されています。 警視庁は岸本容疑者による犯行とみて捜査しています。
