Gaina (company)

Gaina

Native name	株式会社ガイナ
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Gaina
Formerly	Fukushima Gainax (2015–2018)
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Predecessor	Gainax
Founded	March 20, 2015; 9 years ago (March 20, 2015)
Headquarters	Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Yoshinori Asao (President)
Parent	Gainax (2015) Independent (2015-2018) Kinoshita Group Holdings (2018–present)
Subsidiaries	Fukushima Gaina
Website	http://studiogaina.com/

Gaina Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社ガイナ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Gaina), formerly known as Fukushima Gainax (Japanese: 福島ガイナックス, Hepburn: Fukushima Gainakkusu), is a Japanese animation studio subsidiary of the Kinoshita Group.

History

In March 2015, Gainax established Fukushima Gainax, a new animation studio and museum, in a converted junior high school building in Miharu, Fukushima to take more overseas outsourcing work. The studio and museum were established to bring more tourism to the area in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011.^[1] In December 2015, Fukushima Gainax and Gainax became independent companies with no relation between each other besides the Gainax name, with the company starting their own projects later.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2016, the company established a new subsidiary in Tokyo.^{[citation needed]} In August 2018, it was announced that Fukushima Gainax had been acquired by Kinoshita Group Holdings on July 26, making it Kinoshita's new subsidiary. Fukushima Gainax changed its studio name to Gaina and relocated to Koganei, Tokyo on August 9, with its new parent company planning to make the new subsidiary a pillar of its anime production to expand its business.^[2]

Works

TV series

• Forest of Piano (2018–2019)^[3][4]
• Cap Revolution Bottleman DX (2022)^[5]
• The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting (2022, with Feel)^[6]
• Hanabi-chan Is Often Late (2022)^[7]
• Flaglia (2023)^[8]
• Grendizer U (2024)^[9]
• Baban Baban Ban Vampire (2025)^[10]
• Rescue Academy (TBA)^[11][12]

Original net animations

• Bridge for Future (2015)^[13]
• Masamune Datenicle (2016–2018)^[14]
• Omoi no Kakera (2016)^[15]
• Miharu no Amigo (2016)^[16]
• Kumo no Kanata (2017)^[17]
• Jinriki Senkan!? Shiokaze Sawakaze (2017)
• Aihime Megohime (2019–2021)
• Cap Revolution Bottleman (2020–2021)

Films

• Uru in Blue (TBA)^[12][18]
• Akubi wo Suru ni wa Wake ga Aru (TBA)^[12]
• Gunbuster 3 (TBA)^[12]

Television series

• Hulaing Babies (2019)^[19][20][21]
• Hulaing Babies☆Petit (2020)^[22]

ONAs

• Tabechattate Ii no ni na! (2018)

References

1. Ressler, Karen (January 16, 2015). "Gainax Sets Up Studio, Museum in Fukushima". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
2. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 20, 2018). "Kinoshita Acquires Fukushima Gainax, Moves Studio to Tokyo Under New Name". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
3. "The Piano Forest TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Ending Song Artist". Anime News Network. January 31, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
4. "The Piano Forest Anime Gets 2nd Season in January". Anime News Network. July 1, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
5. "Takara Tomy's Cap Kakumei Bottleman DX Sequel Anime Premieres on April 3". Anime News Network. March 1, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
6. "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
7. "Hanabi-chan wa Okuregachi Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2022 Debut". Anime News Network. November 27, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
8. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 25, 2022). "Flaglia Anime, Musical Project Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
9. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 5, 2023). "Grendizer U TV Anime Revealed for Debut in 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
10. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 24, 2024). "Baban Baban Ban Vampire TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Teaser Video, Visual, January 2025 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
11. "Fukushima Gainax Makes Rescue Academia Anime About Minamisōma City". Anime News Network. November 8, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
12. "Gaina Announces Uru in Blue Anime for 2022, New Top o Nerae 3 Anime Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
13. "Gainax Fukushima Studio Makes Anime Commercial Series for Bank". Anime News Network. October 4, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
14. "Gainax Fukushima's Masamune Datenicle Web Series Holds 1st Talk Event in Tokyo". Anime News Network. June 23, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
15. "Gainax Fukushima Tohoku Earthquake Short Gets 25-Minute Version". Anime News Network. March 21, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
16. "Fukushima Gainax's Miharu Tourism Anime's 1st Episode Streamed". Anime News Network. March 29, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
17. "Fukushima Gainax's Kumo no Kanata Anime Short Streamed". Anime News Network. March 3, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
18. 「現在、還暦。フリーライター。新作『蒼きウル』を鋭意制作中。」Yamaga, Hiroyuki (December 22, 2022). "'Bunmei-ron' dai 1-kai 'eki ura' ["Civilization" #1: 'Behind the Train Station']". Niigata Keizai Shimbun. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
19. "Fukushima Gainax Makes Flying Babies Anime Project About Hula Girls". Anime News Network. November 5, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
20. "Flying Babies TV Anime Unveils Visual, January Premiere". Anime News Network. August 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
21. "Gaina's Hulaing Babies 5-Minute Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, January 10 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
22. "Gaina Reveals Hulaing Babies☆Petit Spinoff Anime for January 2020". Anime News Network. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Gaina at Anime News Network's encyclopedia