Animation production company 'Gainax' goes bankrupt

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Japanese animation studio GAINAX officially declares bankruptcy on June 7. GAINAX, founded in 1984, has produced numerous popular anime series such as 'Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise,' 'Gunbuster,' 'Neon Genesis Evangelion,' and 'Flcl.' However, the company has been struggling since 2012, and in 2019, its former president Volker was involved in a scandal involving the alleged molestation of a minor under the pretext of 'art training,…

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Animation production company 'Gainax' goes bankrupt

Gainax , the animation production company that produced the TV anime series ' Neon Genesis Evangelion ,' has announced that it has filed for bankruptcy with the Tokyo District Court and that the case has been accepted. The rights to 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' are under the control of Khara Inc., the company that produced the ' Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time ' series. GAINAX.NET https://www.gainax.co.jp/ Regarding announcement from Gainax…

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Anime production company Gainax announced on its official website on the 7th that the company's bankruptcy application was accepted by the Tokyo District Court on May 29. The announcement, titled 'Notice,' stated, 'We hereby announce that as of May 29, Gainax Co., Ltd. filed a bankruptcy application with the Tokyo District Court and it was accepted.'