Funimation Films, the theatrical division of Sony Pictures Television’s Funimation, has opened advanced ticketing for the North American theatrical release of Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll, the first feature-length film from the popular anime TV series Violet Evergarden. The film from Kyoto Animation, one of the most beloved studios in the industry known for its beautiful animation, is a new side story set in a private women’s academy where Violet Evergarden tutors a young girl still trying to heal from the loss of a loved one. It's also the first North American release …

These days, signing on to Twitter first thing in the morning is always a gamble: Will there be a new funny meme to enjoy or some awful atrocity making headlines? Today it was the latter. A suspected arson attack on Japan's Kyoto Animation studio has claimed the lives of 33 people so far, leaving at least 36 others recovering from their injuries. It's the worst mass killing in that country in some time, perhaps ever; a suspected arson killed 44 back in 2001, though it was ruled accidental. But there are some positives to come out of this …

An arson attack on popular anime studio KyoAni has killed 33 people.