In a show of resilience, arson-hit Kyoto Animation to continue training programs for aspiring animators www.japantimes.co.jp

In a show of resilience following a deadly arson attack on one of its studios earlier this year, Kyoto Animation Co. has announced that it will continue to offer training programs for aspiring animators next year.
The animation company — also known as KyoAni — announced Wednesday it will be recruiting students for the program’s animation and background art classes through Dec. 18.
Applicants for the program have to be between the ages of 18 and 25 and hold a high school diploma.
Another Kyoto Animation studio or a studio owned by an affiliate company in Osaka, will be used as classrooms.
The company says it will not issue visas for overseas applicants because the program is not part of a school curriculum.