 Japanese conglomerate Kinoshita Group announced on Monday that it has acquired animation studio Fukushima Gainax as a subsidiary business. The conglomerate, whose business spans real estate, nursing homes, publishing, music, and radio, said in a press release that the transfer of ownership of Fukushima Gainax's shares was completed on July 26.As part of the acquisition, Fukushima Gainax will no longer retain the identity of its affiliated namesake, animation studio Gainax based in Mitaka, Tokyo. The company changed its corporate name into Gaina effective August 9 and began using the trade name Studio Gaina. Additionally, it will move its primary studio from Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, to Koganei, Tokyo. As reported last week by MyAnimeList, Fukushima Gainax also operated an animation museum in the town of Miharu in Fukushima Prefecture. The museum has been spun off into a new business named Fukushima Gaina effective August 8. The new entity will continue to support reconstruction efforts in the Tohoku region, separate from the animation business of Studio Gaina. Fukushima Gainax President and Representative Director Yoshinori Asao will continue to serve in the same role at both Studio Gaina and Fukushima Gaina. Film producer Naoya Kinoshita, who also serves as the Kinoshita Group CEO, was appointed as chairman of the board in both companies. Kinoshita Group formally entered the media business in 2011 with the establishment of Kino Films, a film production and distribution subsidiary. The conglomerate has also sat on the production committees of anime films such as Captain Herlock (2013) and Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014). It funded its first television anime production in 2017 with Seikaisuru Kado. With additional investment from Kinoshita Group, Studio Gaina's move to Tokyo will allow the company to hire more animators. It has posted openings for character designers, chief animation directors, image board artists, key animators, episode directors, animation producers, production desk managers, and more. Studio Gaina official site: http://www.studiogaina.com/ Fukushima Gaina official site: http://www.fukushimagainax.co.jp/ Source: Animation Business Journal |
mta_pnFeb 17, 2022 5:54 PM
| Ehh i guess that's a good one for them right ? |
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| they just removed the letter n, this might confuse some people lol |
Cabron said: deg said: Nah, they removed the letter x.they just removed the letter n, this might confuse some people lol ah ye i wrongly typed that lol |
TheServant said: Isn't this old news? I am pretty sure I have read about this a few days ago. Yeah, it was out on ANN some days ago |
| IT ALL COMES TUMBLING DOWN, TUMBLING DOWN, TUMBLING DOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNN Swagernator said: this is a studio that ventured in tomato farming just to meet ends. This is not a good thing for them. "Reorganizing" is just an another term for saving themselves from bankruptcy. They're on their last days now Ehh i guess that's a good one for them right ? |
| Twitter and it's consequences had been a disaster for the human race |
| As far as I know Gainax was dead for years already, so this just removes the name from the current industry for good. Shame, are there even any overall consistently good major studios left... |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| I don't care what they rename to as long as I get my Flying Babies this Winter. |
| 「友達なんていない。人はすぐに裏切るし、学校っていうのは誰かを標的にしないとやってられない馬鹿共の集 まり。ままごとみたいな役決めて、仲のいいふりして都合が悪くなったら知らんぷり。そんな奴らと仲良くした いとか全然思わない。」 |
| I am very scared about this also the new name sucks |
| Gaina has got to be the weirdest name. But obviously they want to maintain the namesake otherwise be forgotten. |
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| I just hope the second season of "Piano no Mori" is not in danger. |
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