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GAINAX Company, Limited^WP (株式会社ガイナックス, Kabushiki-gaisha Gainakkusu^?) (pron. "guy-nax") was an production studio which produced Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was founded in 1981 (when it was originally known as "Daicon Film") by four university students: Hideaki Anno, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Takami Akai^WP, and Shinji Higuchi^WP. Anno has since retired from the company to form his own production studio, khara inc.. GAINAX then went bankrupt on 29 May 2024, following financial and managerial troubles after being sued over unpaid debts. The rights to the Evangelion series were then passed over to khara inc.

Works

TV Series

• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–1991) (Fushigi no Umi no Nadia)
• Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996) (Shin Seiki Evangelion) (co-production with Tatsunoko)
• His and Her Circumstances (1998–1999) (Kareshi Kanojo no Jijo or "Kare Kano" for short)
• Modern Love's Silliness (1999)
• Oruchuban Ebichu (1999)
• Mahoromatic (2001–2003, 2009)
• Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002) (Abenobashi Mahō Shōtengai)
• Petite Princess Yucie (2002–2003) (Puchi Puri Yūshi)
• The Melody of Oblivion (2004) (Boukyaku no Senritsu)
• This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (2004) (Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai or "Konomini")
• He Is My Master (2005)
• Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2007)
• Corpse Princess (2008) (Shikabane Hime) (animation co-produced by Feel)
• Hanamaru Kindergarten (2010)
• Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010)
• The Mystic Archives of Dantalian (2011)
• Medaka Box (2012)

Films

• Akira (1989) (animation cooperative team)
• Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise (1987)
• Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997) (animation co-produced by Production I.G.)
• The End of Evangelion (1997) (animation co-produced by Production I.G.)
• Revival of Evangelion (1998) (animation co-produced by Production I.G.)
• Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (2001) (noted in the credits as an outside animation team)
• Gunbuster vs. Diebuster Movie (2006)
• Gekijōban Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2008–2009) (two-part film series)

OVAs

• Aim for the Top! Gunbuster (1988) (Top o Nerae! Gunbuster)
• Beat Shot (1989)
• Circuit no Ohkami 2 Modena no Tsurugi (1990)
• Blazing Transfer Student (1991)
• Money Wars (1991)
• Otaku no Video (1991)
• KO Beast (1992) (KO Seiki Beast Sanjuushi)
• Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993) (final battle sequence)
• FLCL (2000) (Furi Kuri)
• Anime Tenchou (2002)
• Re: Cutie Honey (2004) (co-produced by Toei Animation)
• Aim for the Top 2! Diebuster (2004) (Top o Nerae 2! Diebuster)
• Wish Upon the Pleiades (2011)

Live Action Films

• Love & Pop (1998)
• Shiki-Jitsu (2001)
• Cutie Honey (2004) (opening animation)

See Also

• GAINA