Studio · Animation house
Gainax
ガイナックス
82 animated productions (plus 4 producer credits) — working primarily in sci-fi, comedy, and mecha, active since 1985.
82
Studio productions
4
Producer credits
6.6
Avg score
1985
Active since (catalogue-derived)
01 · Identity
What we know
Aggregated from the catalogue. Nothing in this section is curated copy.
Genre fingerprint
Sci-Fi
42 titles · 49%
Comedy
40 titles · 47%
Mecha
22 titles · 26%
Action
20 titles · 23%
Seinen
17 titles · 20%
Ecchi
16 titles · 19%
At a glance
Active years
1985–2017
Avg score
6.6
Dominant role
Animation studio
Catalogue
86 titles
02 · Catalogue
The body of work
86 titles across 2 chronological windows. Filter by role or hold for the prestige tier.
1985–2001
35 titles
Avg ★ 6.5
★ 7.2
studio
Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden
2001 · 12 ep
★ 6.9
studio
Mahoromatic End Year Special
2001 · 1 ep
★ 8.0
studio
FLCL
2000 · 6 ep
★ 5.7
studio
Gunbuster Renewal EX
2000 · 3 ep
★ 5.7
studio
Ai no Wakakusa Yama Monogatari
1999 · 12 ep
★ 7.4
studio
Oruchuban Ebichu
1999 · 24 ep
★ 5.8
studio
Here Comes Koume!
1999 · 12 ep
★ 7.6
studio
His and Her Circumstances
1998 · 26 ep
★ 7.5
studio
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
1997 · 1 ep
★ 8.6
studio
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997 · 1 ep
★ 8.4
studio
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · 26 ep
2002–2017
51 titles
Avg ★ 6.7
★ 5.7
producer
Jinryoku Senkan!? Shiokaze Sawakaze
2017 · 3 ep
★ 5.6
studio
Lights of Sand
2017 · 1 ep
★ 5.6
studio
Masamune Datenicle
2016 · 6 ep
★ 6.7
studio
Wish Upon the Pleiades
2015 · 12 ep
studio
Aoki Uru: Overture
2015 · 1 ep
★ 5.7
studio
Magica Wars
2014 · 26 ep
★ 6.5
studio
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³
2013 · 13 ep
★ 5.6
studio
Top wo Nerae 2! Kagaku Kouza
2012 · 3 ep
★ 7.1
studio
The Mystic Archives of Dantalian: Ibarahime
2012 · 1 ep
★ 4.7
studio
JRA Hokan Keikaku
2012 · 3 ep
★ 7.4
studio
Medaka Box Abnormal
2012 · 12 ep
03 · People
Top collaborators
Ranked by credit count across this company's catalogue, weighted toward senior positions (Director · Series Composition · Character Design · Music).
HY
Hiroyuki Yamaga
Director
31
credits in this catalogue
+12 roles
HA
Hideaki Anno
Director
25
credits in this catalogue
+20 roles
HI
Hiroyuki Imaishi
Director
24
credits in this catalogue
+15 roles
SS
Shouji Saeki
Director
23
credits in this catalogue
+10 roles
The long bench
YY
You Yoshinari
Director
AN
Atsushi Nishigori
Director
MO
Masahiko Ootsuka
Director
M
Masayuki
Director
HT
Harumi Takaboshi
Color Design
HE
Hanako Enomoto
Key Animation
YS
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Director
AA
Akira Amemiya
Director
YY
Yuusuke Yoshigaki
Key Animation
KT
Kazuya Tsurumaki
Director
TH
Tadashi Hiramatsu
Director
S
Sushio
Director
04 · Where they live
External links
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