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Native name | 株式会社カラー |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Karā |
| Company type | Kabushiki-gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Predecessor | Gainax |
| Founded | May 17, 2006; 19 years ago (May 17, 2006) |
| Founder | Hideaki Anno |
| Headquarters | Shoan,, Japan |
Key people | Hideaki Anno (president andCEO) |
| Divisions | Studio Khara Digital-bu |
| Website | www |
Khara, Inc. (株式会社カラー,Kabushiki-gaisha Karā; stylized askhara, Inc.) is a Japanese independentanimation studio, located inSuginami,Tokyo, best known for its work on theRebuild of Evangelion film tetralogy.Studio Khara (スタジオカラー,Sutajio Karā) is the primary animation production studio and also handles character licensing. It was founded byHideaki Anno on May 17, 2006, and was shown publicly on 1 August when recruitment notices were posted on his website; Anno remains its president.[2]
The namekhara comes from theGreek word χαρά, meaningjoy. The company's logo is this word handwritten in Greek letters by Anno's wife,Moyoco.[3]
Anno leftGainax and transitioned to Khara; as part of his public statements on theRebuild films, he wrote:
"For this purpose, we are not returning to our roots at Gainax. I have set up a production company and studio, and it is in this new setting that we will start again. Without looking back, without admiration for the circumstances, we aim to walk towards the future. Thankfully, we have gathered staff from the old series, new staff, and many other fantastic staff to work on this series. We realize that we are creating something that will be better than the last series."[4]
Key contributors brought back to work on the new project include directorKazuya Tsurumaki, character designerYoshiyuki Sadamoto, storyboard artistShinji Higuchi,composerShirō Sagisu, andanimatorMahiro Maeda.[5][6]
By 2014, the copyright for theNeon Genesis Evangelion series was transferred to Khara.[7]
In 2016, Khara sued Gainax for ¥100 million in unpaid royalties from an agreement that Khara would earn royalties from income received on works and properties that founder Hideaki Anno had worked on.[8] The suit alleged that Gainax delayed on paying royalties and incurred a large debt with Khara, which had loaned ¥100 million in August 2014, but had yet to receive payment on the loan.[9] On June 7, 2024, Gainax announced that the company has filed for bankruptcy on May 29, making the Gainax trademark being transferred to Khara.[10][11][12]
On August 21, 2024, Khara announced that they had successfully acquired the intellectual property of allP Productions' tokusatsu works, after the company ceased producing tokusatsu series followingLion-Maru G.[13]
On October 6, 2024, Khara announced that they would begin production on a newSpace Battleship Yamato film in 2025. All that is currently known is that it will be unconnected to prior remakes done by other companies.[14]
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