The cost of treating the suspect in the Kyoto Animation incident may reach 200 million yen, all of which will be borne by the state and local governments.

The Kyoto Animation arson case that shocked the world last year ended tragically with the deaths of 36 animation industry elites. However, the suspect Shinji Aoba (42 years old) had been recovering from his injuries. On the 27th of last month, the Kyoto police announced the formal arrest of Shinji Aoba on suspicion of arson and murder. So the question is, according to Japanese media reports, the actual treatment costs of Shinji Aoba, who enjoyed top-notch treatment, may reach 200 million yen, all of which will be borne by the state and local governments.

· Let's take a brief look back at the disaster . On July 18, 2019, one of the buildings at the headquarters of Kyoto Animation, a veteran in the ACG industry, was suddenly set on fire by a criminal. It was later found out that it was an unemployed man named Shinji Aoba who deliberately set the fire, which resulted in 36 deaths and 33 injuries. He himself was also seriously injured. According to eyewitness testimony and preliminary police investigations, the suspect Shinji Aoba had submitted his work to Kyoto Animation many times before but was not accepted. This malicious arson may be related to this matter.

It is reported that in this long list of treatment costs, the cost of postcard-sized cultured skin grafts, which cost up to 300,000 yen each, reached 75 million yen, and it is estimated that 150 to 250 pieces were used; other artificial dermis cost 50 million yen; ICU treatment costs 50 million yen, plus other costs , the total may reach 200 million yen.

The Japanese government said that such high medical expenses should have been borne by the patient himself , but Aoba is a special "living protection recipient", and 3/4 of the total treatment costs will be borne by the state, and 1/4 will be borne by Saitama Prefecture, where Aoba lives.