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{{quote|''"['Gainaxxy'?] I never know what people mean when they say that. It started out to mean [[Gainaxing|big, bouncy breasts]], then became [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|existentialist angst]], then became [[FLCL|hyper-kinetic psycho-sexual slapstick]]. What's it mean now?"'' |
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''"[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|All of that,]] [[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|at once]]."''|'''[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=350079#post7705763 |
''"[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|All of that,]] [[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|at once]]."''|'''[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t{{=}}350079#post7705763 RPG.net forum thread]'''}} |
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Studio Gainax, also known just as Gainax, is one of the better-known [[Anime]] studios, having created such series as ''[[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]]'' (''Fushigi no Umi no Nadia''), ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', ''[[FLCL]]'', ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' and causing the creation of such terms as [[Gainaxing]] and the [[Gainax Ending]]. |
Studio Gainax, also known just as Gainax, is one of the better-known [[Anime]] studios, having created such series as ''[[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]]'' (''Fushigi no Umi no Nadia''), ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', ''[[FLCL]]'', ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' and causing the creation of such terms as [[Gainaxing]] and the [[Gainax Ending]]. |
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{{examples|Studio Gainax has created the following:}} |
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* Two original animated introductory films for ''Daicon III'' and ''Daicon IV'', two iterations of a major [[Science Fiction]] convention in Japan. These were their first creations, before they had really formed the studio. |
* Two original animated introductory films for ''Daicon III'' and ''Daicon IV'', two iterations of a major [[Science Fiction]] convention in Japan. These were their first creations, before they had really formed the studio. |
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* ''[[Aikoku Sentai Dai-Nippon]]'', a parody of the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' series. The first of several [[Toku|tokusatsu]] parodies made by them in the '80s. At this point, they weren't called Gainax yet, but Daicon Film. |
* ''[[Aikoku Sentai Dai-Nippon]]'', a parody of the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' series. The first of several [[Toku|tokusatsu]] parodies made by them in the '80s. At this point, they weren't called Gainax yet, but Daicon Film. |
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* ''[[Medaka Box]]'' |
* ''[[Medaka Box]]'' |
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{{examples|The company has also done minor work in the following:}} |
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* ''[[.hack]]'' (Franchise Collaboration) |
* ''[[.hack]]'' (Franchise Collaboration) |
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* ''[[Agent Aika]]'' (In-Between Animation) |
* ''[[Agent Aika]]'' (In-Between Animation) |
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* ''[[Trinity Blood]]'' (Animation) |
* ''[[Trinity Blood]]'' (Animation) |
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=== Studio Gainax is responsible for the following [[Trope Namer|Trope Names]]: === |
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* [[Gainax Ending]]: Though to be fair, a lot of their more recent shows have tried to avert this. |
* [[Gainax Ending]]: Though to be fair, a lot of their more recent shows have tried to avert this. |
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** Fully an [[Ascended Meme]] too. |
** Fully an [[Ascended Meme]] too. |
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* [[Gainaxing]]: [[Misty May]], those shiners aren't going to heal if you keep jogging... |
* [[Gainaxing]]: [[Misty May]], those shiners aren't going to heal if you keep jogging... |
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=== Studio Gainax follows the following tropes: === |
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* [[Author Appeal]]: In relationship to [[Japan Takes Over the World]], no studio (besides [[TMS Entertainment]] and [[Studio Ghibli]]) has ever done it with more boldness. |
* [[Author Appeal]]: In relationship to [[Japan Takes Over the World]], no studio (besides [[TMS Entertainment]] and [[Studio Ghibli]]) has ever done it with more boldness. |
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* [[Animation Bump]]: Most (if not all) of their series exhibit this. |
* [[Animation Bump]]: Most (if not all) of their series exhibit this. |