Gainax
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| Animation studio | |
| Industry | Animation (Anime) |
| Genre | Various |
| Founded | December 24, 1984 |
| Founder |
Hideaki Anno Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Hiroyuki Yamaga Takami Akai Toshio Okada Yasuhiro Takeda Shinji Higuchi |
| Headquarters | Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan |
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Key people
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Hiroyuki Yamaga (President) |
| Products |
Gunbuster Diebuster Neon Genesis Evangelion Gurren Lagann This Ugly Yet Beautiful World FLCL Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Petite Princess Yucie |
| Website | www.gainax.co.jp |
GAINAX Co., Ltd. (株式会社ガイナックス Kabushiki-gaisha Gainakkusu?) is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as Gunbuster, The Wings of Honneamise, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, FLCL, Gurren Lagann and , which have garnered critical acclaim and been commercially successful. Evangelion has reportedly grossed over 150 billion yen, or approximately 1.2 billion USD. In a discussion at the 2006 Tekkoshocon, Matt Greenfield claimed Evangelion had grossed over 2 billion USD; Takeda 2002 reiterates that "It sold record numbers of laserdiscs in Japan, and the DVD is still selling well today", as well as for their association with award-winning anime director and studio co-founder Hideaki Anno. The company is headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo.
Until Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gainax typically worked on stories created in-house, but the studio has increasingly developed anime adaptations of existing manga like Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou and Mahoromatic. Series produced by Gainax are often known for their controversial twist endings.
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