Ufotable Founder Indicted On Tax Evasion

While Ufotable has been riding high on the insane success of Demon Slayer’s first film, Mugen Train, which has pulled in hundreds of millions of dollars of profit around the world, it seems that the founder of the animation studio has fallen into some hot water, being indicted for tax evasion. In an official announcement released by the animation studio, Hikaru Kondo has been indicted by the Japanese government for allegedly failing to pay over one million dollars in taxes which violates the “Corporation Tax Act,” and “Consumption Tax Act” respectively.

今般、弊社及び弊社代表が、法人税法等違反の疑いで起訴されました。ファンの皆様、関係者に心よりお詫び申し上げます。国税当局の指導に従って修正申告を行い、全額納付いたしました。より良い制作環境の整備に向け、法令遵守、経営の適正化に努めて参ります。 https://t.co/4J3W3RPqeM