, formerly known as , is a
Japanese animation
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
studio subsidiary of the Kinoshita Group.
History
In March 2015,
Gainax
Gainax Co., Ltd. (stylized as GAINAX; , Hepburn: ) was a Japanese anime studio famous for original productions such as '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'', '' Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise'', '' Gunbuster'', '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue ...
established Fukushima Gainax, a new animation studio and museum, in a converted junior high school building in
Miharu, Fukushima to take more overseas outsourcing work. The studio and museum were established to bring more tourism to the area in the wake of the
Fukushima nuclear accident
The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan, which began on 11 March 2011. The cause of the accident was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, whic ...
in 2011. In December 2015, Fukushima Gainax and Gainax became independent companies with no relation between each other besides the Gainax name, with the company starting their own projects later.
In September 2016, the company established a new subsidiary in Tokyo. In August 2018, it was announced that Fukushima Gainax had been acquired by Kinoshita Group Holdings on July 26, making it Kinoshita's new subsidiary. Fukushima Gainax changed its studio name to Gaina and relocated to Koganei, Tokyo on August 9, with its new parent company planning to make the new subsidiary a pillar of its anime production to expand its business.
Works
TV series
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Forest of Piano'' (2018–2019)
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Hulaing Babies'' (2019)
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Hulaing Babies☆Petit'' (2020)
*''Cap Revolution Bottleman DX'' (2022)
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The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting'' (2022, with
Feel)
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Hanabi-chan Is Often Late'' (2022)
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Flaglia'' (2023)
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Grendizer U'' (2024)
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Baban Baban Ban Vampire'' (2025)
*''Rescue Academy'' (TBA)
Original net animations
*''Bridge for Future'' (2015)
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Masamune Datenicle'' (2016–2018)
*''Omoi no Kakera'' (2016)
*''Miharu no Amigo'' (2016)
*''Kumo no Kanata'' (2017)
*''Jinriki Senkan!? Shiokaze Sawakaze'' (2017)
*''Aihime Megohime'' (2019–2021)
*''Cap Revolution Bottleman'' (2020–2021)
Films
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Uru in Blue
, also known as ''Blue Uru'', is an unproduced anime, Japanese animated science fiction film project by Gainax intended as a sequel to their 1987 film ''Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise''. ''Aoki Uru'' was originally planned to be dir ...
'' (TBA)
*''Akubi wo Suru ni wa Wake ga Aru'' (TBA)
*''Gunbuster 3'' (TBA)
ONAs
*''Tabechattate Ii no ni na!'' (2018)
References
External links
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{{Japanese animation studios
Animation studios in Tokyo
Japanese animation studios
Japanese companies established in 2015
Mass media companies established in 2015
Koganei, Tokyo