Gainax Co., Ltd. was a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo, and earlier headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo. It was best known for original anime such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise, Gunbuster, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, FLCL, Gurren Lagann and Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, and for its association with director and co-founder Hideaki Anno. Evangelion reportedly grossed over 150 billion yen. The studio mixed in-house stories with adaptations of existing manga such as Kare Kano, Medaka Box and Mahoromatic, and won the Animage Anime Grand Prix for Nadia in 1991, for Evangelion in 1995 and 1996 and for The End of Evangelion in 1997. Its last production was in 2015. Gainax filed for bankruptcy on 29 May 2024, ceased operations on 7 June 2024 and was officially dissolved on 1 December 2025.
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based in Musashino, Tokyo
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officially dissolved on December 1, 2025
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December 24, 1984
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Kabushiki-gaisha Gainakkusu
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