After nearly 42 years, Gainax, the Japanese anime studio behind works like Neon Genesis Evangelion , FLCL , Gunbuster , and Gurren Lagann , has finally gone defunct. Its closure comes a year after the studio filed for bankruptcy. Granted, the Gainax that old-head anime fans once knew has spent years as a shell of its former self, but its co-founder, acclaimed director Hideaki Anno , still shared some words for its wake as a last goodbye.

As noted above, Gainax formally filed for bankruptcy last May, according to a report from Anime News Network . Over the years, the studio spawned other production houses like Studio Trigger and Anno’s own Studio Khara, which brought many talented creatives with them when they formed. Gainax has been embroiled in legal issues with its progeny

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