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''' Studio Khara''' (''Greek: "Joy"'') is a new production studio made by [[Hideaki Anno]], splitting off from [[Gainax]]. Khara made [[Rebuild of Evangelion]]. It's not clear what connections Gainax has to the material anymore now that the project leader has a new production studio. 
''' Studio Khara''' (''Greek: "Joy"'') is an anime production studio founded by [[Hideaki Anno]] in 2006. Its first production is [[Evangelion_1.0:_You_Are_%28Not%29_Alone|Evangelion 1.0]].


After working on the original ''Evangelion'' TV series, Anno worked on several other animated projects, but then by the early 2000's moved on to direct several live-action projects.  Anno famously became disgusted with how ''Evangelion'' had become embraced as an icon of ''otaku'' culture (nerdy obsessive anime fans) who had had once embraced but [[The End of Evangelion|come to loathe]].  He was also disgusted (as several of the series' other creators were) with the endless merchandising produced based on the series.  However, on August 1st, 2006, recruitment notices were posted on Anno's personal website stating that he was forming a new animation studio.  Many naturally assumed that Anno would be working on an entirely new animated project.
In the first movie poster for ''Rebuild of Evangelion'', released on February 14th, 2007, Anno explained why he would not be returning to Gainax to produce the project:
 
:''"As the creator of this project, I assure you that a very new-feeling Evangelion world has been constructed.  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."<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-20/hideaki-anno-releases-statement-about-new-evangelion-movies Anime News Network]</ref>
 
Anno is joined on the Rebuild films by all the original major creators of Evangelion: [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]] (character designs: also created the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|NGE manga]] adaptation), [[Ikuto Yamashita]] ("mechanical design": Angel and Evangelion designs), and [[Shiro Sagisu]] (musical score).
 
==Relationship with Gainax==


However, on September 9th, 2006, the stunning news was released (via Gainax's official website) that Khara would produce a new series of four ''Evangelion'' movies serving as a re-imagining of the original storyline, along with new cinema-quality animation:  "''Rebuild of Evangelion''".
It appears that Khara is an entirely independent production company. From the sources available in English, it is unknown what relationship Anno and the team members of Rebuild maintain with Gainax or whether they will return to Gainax.  


In the first movie poster for ''Rebuild of Evangelion'', released on February 14th, 2007, Anno explained why he would not be returning to Gainax to produce the project:
==Joint copyright in Evangelion==
 
From the copyright notices on the Rebuild film, Gainax's web page and the covers of all Evangelion manga published since (including Angelic Days and Eva Manga 11), it appears that Khara and Gainax now hold joint ownership in the copyright to Evangelion. 


:''"As the creator of this project, I assure you that a very new-feeling Evangelion world has been constructed.  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." [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-20/hideaki-anno-releases-statement-about-new-evangelion-movies ]


The actual connection between Gainax and Khara on the new project, however, is a bit murky: while Hideaki Anno, the head writer and director, left Gainax, many of the other key production team members had stayed with Gainax. While still associated with Gainax, they nonetheless re-teamed with Anno to work on ''Rebuild of Evangelion''. Thus the other members of the core creative team for the original series such as [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]] (character designs: also created the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|NGE manga]] adaptation), [[Ikuto Yamashita]] ("mechanical design": Angel and Evangelion designs), and [[Shiro Sagisu]] (musical score), who are still part of Gainax, have returned for ''Rebuild''. News announcements on the project are actually posted on Gainax's website, and Gainax's name appears in the credits for the ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' movies (most likely because they still share copyright over the "Evangelion" title and its characters).
==External links==
*http://www.khara.co.jp/ Official web site
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Khara Wikipedia entry]


Thus Gainax's "official" involvement with ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' isn't really clear, but the production team isn't really making any effort to clarify the situation, because their devotion to making a new ''Evangelion'' project seems to have transcended these boundaries.


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Studio Khara (Greek: "Joy") is an anime production studio founded by Hideaki Anno in 2006. Its first production is Evangelion 1.0.

In the first movie poster for Rebuild of Evangelion, released on February 14th, 2007, Anno explained why he would not be returning to Gainax to produce the project:

"As the creator of this project, I assure you that a very new-feeling Evangelion world has been constructed. 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."[1]

Anno is joined on the Rebuild films by all the original major creators of Evangelion: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (character designs: also created the NGE manga adaptation), Ikuto Yamashita ("mechanical design": Angel and Evangelion designs), and Shiro Sagisu (musical score).

Relationship with Gainax

It appears that Khara is an entirely independent production company. From the sources available in English, it is unknown what relationship Anno and the team members of Rebuild maintain with Gainax or whether they will return to Gainax.

Joint copyright in Evangelion

From the copyright notices on the Rebuild film, Gainax's web page and the covers of all Evangelion manga published since (including Angelic Days and Eva Manga 11), it appears that Khara and Gainax now hold joint ownership in the copyright to Evangelion.


External links

  1. ↑ Anime News Network
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