Gainax
K. K. Gainax (Japanese株式会社 ガイナックス, Kabushiki - gaisha Gainakkusu ) is one of the world's most famous Japanese Anime production studio based in Mitaka, Tokyo Prefecture.
History and Structure
Studio Gainax was founded in 1981 by the students Hideaki Anno, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Takami Akai, and Shinji Higuchi under the name Daicon film and, in 1985, its present name, which gaina is a dialect term for " big ( like) ", especially from the east of the Shimane Prefecture Tottori Prefecture and west of the Umpaku spoken dialect.
Acting Managing Director of the studio Yasuhiro Takeda, Hiroyuki Yamaga the studio boss is.
The most well-known anime series produced by Studio Gainax 's Neon Genesis Evangelion in 1995.
Higuchi has left the anime industry years ago. The other founding members now have their own company, but always working together with Gainax.
Employees of Studio Gainax are represented at the annual anime convention Connichi since 2002 as guests of honor.
Works
Anime
The following works were animated by Gainax with the exception of the productions in which it was sub-contractor:
TV series
- 2008: Shikabane Hime: Aka
- 2009: Shikabane Hime: Kuro
- 2010: Hanamaru Yōchien
- 2010: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
- 2011: Dantalian no Shoka
- 2012: Medaka Box
- 2012: Medaka Box: Abnormal
- 2013: Stella Jogakuin Kotoka C ³ -bu
- 2014: maho shōjo Taisen
Original Video Animation
More Anime productions
- 2008: Gurren Lagann Parallel Works ( web anime)
- 2008: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren - hen ( Movie )
- 2009: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Lagann - hen ( Movie )
In addition, the following works where Gainax planning took over: