Tragic news looms over the anime industry and that is that Studio Gainax has declared bankruptcy
It is a sad day for the anime community, as it has been confirmed that Studio Gainax has officially filed for bankruptcy. This is news that has taken some by surprise, while others saw it coming, especially considering the great and endless battles that the studio was having regarding its management.
Studio Gainax has historically been one of the best and most popular animation studios. This company has been responsible for transcendental animes like Neon Genesis Evangelion and also Gurren Lagann, to name a few. But, unfortunately, and due to various factors related to management and decision-making, the studio has declared bankruptcy. Below, we will tell you all the details of this unfortunate news.
Studio Gainax has officially declared bankruptcy
Studio Gainax has filed for bankruptcy
As we have mentioned before, Studio Gainax has been one of the most important Japanese animation studios. popular in recent years. In fact, this company had been in the market for more than 40 years and, in all this time, had created many impressive and high-quality series.
Recently, the company has issued a press release in which it officially confirms its tragic economic situation, declaring bankruptcy. This statement has been dedicated to the shareholders, but also to the fans so that they know a little more about these details that have cornered them in making this decision.
Although Studio Gainax has been around for about four decades, creating very good anime, The truth is that since 2012 They have been facing a lot of problems due to the bad business decisions that have been made. But that's not all, since he has also been involved in scandals and million-dollar lawsuits. Added to this, the fact that they were not working on any anime only made the situation worse until, finally, they could not resist and made this tough decision.
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An interesting detail is that the creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion himselfHideaki Anno has also commented on these problems related to the administration of this company.
Obviously, the most popular anime that Studio Gainax has made is Neon Genesis Evangelion, a franchise that has already worth more than 1.2 billion dollars in the market and it is not only one of the best anime of the 90s, but of all time. Although it is not the only one, since they have also worked on the Gurren Lagann anime, another interesting series, but whose rights were purchased by Studio Trigger in 2021. A peculiar detail is that this studio was founded by former Gainax employees.
It should be noted that Studio Gainax also produced animes like FLCL, Gunbusters, between many more. Although these do not have as much impact as Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The fate of Studio Gainax was inevitable, but it is no less tragic
Furthermore, we can draw up a chronology of these events, and affirm that the fall of this study began in 2016 when Hideaki Anno and Khara They sued the company for 100,000,000 yen corresponding to royalties without paying. The studio subsequently attempted to change its approach and restructure its operation, but none of this worked and only delayed the inevitable.
But beyond this tragic decision for the anime industry, it cannot be denied that Studio Gainax has been and will be always one of the best animation studioswhich not only produced one of the most influential franchises of all time, but was also the place where many talents were forged and gained experience.
And while it is true that this was an expected result due to to interference and bad decisionsit is still something sad, especially for fans who, at the time, enjoyed the Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gurren Lagann or any other anime from this company.
But Studio Gainax will always live in everyone's memory those anime lovers in general and who were amazed by Neon Genesis Evangelion, considered one of the best anime of all time.
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