is a Japanese

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, located in

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, best known for its work on the '' Rebuild of Evangelion'' film tetralogy. is the primary animation production studio. It was founded by

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in May 2006, and was shown publicly on 1 August when recruitment notices were posted on his website; Anno remains its president. The name ''khara'' comes from the

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word χαρά, meaning ''joy''.

History

Anno left

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 ...

and transitioned to Khara; as part of his public statements on the ''Rebuild'' films, he wrote:

"For this purpose, we are not returning to our roots at Gainax. I have set up a production company and studio, and it is in this new setting that we will start again. Without looking back, without admiration for the circumstances, we aim to walk towards the future. Thankfully, we have gathered staff from the old series, new staff, and many other fantastic staff to work on this series. We realize that we are creating something that will be better than the last series."

Key contributors brought back to work on the new project include director Kazuya Tsurumaki,

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Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, storyboard artist Shinji Higuchi,

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Shirō Sagisu, and

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Mahiro Maeda. In 2016, Khara sued Gainax for ¥100 million in unpaid royalties from an agreement that Khara would earn royalties from income received on works and properties that founder Hideaki Anno had worked on. The suit alleged that Gainax delayed on paying royalties and incurred a large debt with Khara, which had loaned ¥100 million in August 2014, but had yet to receive payment on the loan. On June 7, 2024, Gainax announced that the company has filed for bankruptcy on May 29, making the Gainax trademark and the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise rights being transferred to Khara. On August 21, 2024, Khara announced that they had successfully acquired the intellectual property of all P Productions' tokusatsu works, after the company ceased producing tokusatsu series following '' Lion-Maru G''. On October 6th, 2024, Khara announced that they would begin production on a new

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film in 2025. All that is currently known is that it will be unconnected to prior remakes done by other companies.

Works

Television

*'' The Dragon Dentist'' (2017) *'' The Diary of Ochibi-san'' (2023–2024) *'' Kaiju No. 8'' (2024, kaiju designs) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX'' (2025) (co-produced with

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)

OVA/ONAs

*'' Japan Animator Expo'' (2014–2015) *'' Patlabor Reboot'' (2016) *'' Gravity Rush: The Animation ~ Overture ~'' (2016) * '' VOY@GER'' (2021) (co-produced with CloverWorks)

Animated films

*'' Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone'' (2007) *'' Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance'' (2009) *'' Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'' (2012) *'' Mary and the Witch's Flower'' (2017) (co-produced with Studio Ponoc) *'' Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time'' (2021) *Untitled Space Battleship Yamato movie (TBA)

Live-action films

*''Kantoku Shikkaku'' (2011) *'' Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo'' (2012, co-produced with

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) *'' Shin Godzilla'' (2016, co-produced with

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) ncredited*'' Shin Ultraman'' (2022, co-produced with

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and

) *'' Shin Kamen Rider'' (2023, co-produced with

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Video games

*'' Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' (2017) *'' Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown'' (2019)

Intellectual properties owned by Studio Khara

;Original * '' The Dragon Dentist'' ;Owned from P Productions * ''Bouken Rockbat'' * '' Denjin Zaborger'' * '' Lion-Maru'' trilogy ** '' Fuun Lion-Maru'' ** '' Kaiketsu Lion-Maru'' ** '' Lion-Maru G'' * ''Gokemidoro'' * '' The Monster Prince'' * '' Spectreman'' * '' Tetsujin Tiger Seven'' ;Other * ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (owned from

) ** '' Rebuild of Evangelion''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khara Khara Japanese animation studios Japanese companies established in 2006 Mass media companies established in 2006 Animation studios in Tokyo Hideaki Anno Tokusatsu Suginami