Gainax
Noah’s Barks pages relating to animation studio Gainax.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
For all of the hemming and hawing about Neon Genesis Evangelion’s deep themes or lack thereof, the series is mainly successful for simply being a great story that’s told with finesse. (Includes Schick x Evangelion) (read more)
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Everything was for ‘The End of Evangelion.’ The most exceptional and compelling attributes of ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ are on full display in this theatrical climax. (read more)
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Geeks’ Video
Studio Gainax’s ‘Geeks’ Video,’ AKA ‘Otaku no Video’ is a self-deprecating mockumentary, and a humorous "exposé" on Japanese subcultures. (read more)
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Appleseed (1988)
An ’80s sci-fi OVA about a police officer and her cyborg boyfriend and partner, ‘Appleseed’ adapts one of the earliest works of ‘Ghost in the Shell’ creator, Masamune Shirow. (read more)
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Animation Store Manager
Hideaki Anno directed this commercial for Animate, a major media retailer in Japan. Heavily stylized, it’s a progenitor to latter-era Gainax and Studio Trigger’s style. (read more)
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Daicon Opening Animations
Before going on to form Gainax, one of the anime industry’s most influential studios, the creative minds involved created these two shorts for science-fiction conventions Daicon III and Daicon IV. Features: Questionable usage of many copyrighted materials. (read more)
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FLCL
‘FLCL’ is a post-modern coming-of-age OVA that is as much a celebration of studio Gainax’s legacy as it is a metaphorical exploration of prepubescent angst. (read more)
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Blazing Transfer Student
‘Blazing Transfer Student’ is a two-episode OVA by studio Gainax that humorously parodies classic shonen clichés. (read more)
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Aim for the Top! Gunbuster
Hideaki Anno of ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ fame directs studio Gainax’s gorgeous, intense mecha anime that would inspire hits like ‘Gurren Lagann.’ Heavily alludes to tennis anime ‘Aim for the Ace!’ (Includes ‘Science Lesson’) (read more)
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Gurren Lagann
Studio Gainax brings super robot anime to a wider audience with Gurren Lagann, a pastiche of genre tropes delivered with exceptional style and enthusiasm. (Includes Sparkle★Yoko Box and My Gurren Is Shiny!!) (read more)