Demon Slayer Studio and Founder Indicted for Tax Evasion
Both Ufotable, the studio behind the anime series
Demon Slayer, and the company’s founder, representative director, and president Hikaru Kondo have been indicted for tax evasion.
The animation studio acknowledged the indictment made by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. It also states that the company has filed an amended tax return and paid the full amount. It also apologizes for any inconvenience it may have caused to any related parties. Ufotable allegedly owed 137 million yen in taxes.
According to the Kyodo news service (via Anime News Network), ufotable owes 109 million yen in corporate tax from 2015 to 2018, and 28 million yen in consumption tax from September 2014 to August 2018. Kondo reportedly hid money earned from ufotable anime-themed restaurants and stored them at home last year.