Gainax

Gainax Co., Ltd. was a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo. It is famous for its original anime productions such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise, Gunbuster, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, FLCL, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Gurren Lagann, and Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, which have garnered critical acclaim and commercial success, as well as for their association with award-winning anime director and studio co-founder Hideaki Anno. Evangelion has reportedly grossed over ¥150 billion. In a discussion at the 2006 Tekkoshocon, Matt Greenfield claimed that Evangelion had grossed over US$2 billion; Takeda reiterated in 2002 that "It sold record numbers of laserdiscs in Japan, and the DVD is still selling well today". The company was headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo.