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{{examples|Studio Gainax has created the following:}}
{{examples|Studio Gainax has created the following:}}
* 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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQjruwkyOaU ''Daicon III''] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-840keiiFDE ''Daicon IV''], two iterations of a major [[Science Fiction]] convention in Japan. These were their first creations, before they had really formed the studio.
* ''[[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.
* ''Kaiketsu Noutenki'', a parody of ''[[Kaiketsu Zubat]]'', made in 1982.
* ''Kaiketsu Noutenki'', a parody of ''[[Kaiketsu Zubat]]'', made in 1982.

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"['Gainaxxy'?] I never know what people mean when they say that. It started out to mean big, bouncy breasts, then became existentialist angst, then became hyper-kinetic psycho-sexual slapstick. What's it mean now?"
"All of that, at once."

—RPG.net forum thread

Gainax, also known as Studio 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.

Gainax is known for impressive visuals, gripping storylines, confusing plot points, and running out of money before the series is finished. This last tendency has been a particular problem in the past; the last episodes of Gainax series tend to be lower in quality and take a lot of shortcuts. The last two episodes of Evangelion were produced when the studio had been cut off by the main sponsor, and mostly reused clips from previous episodes with different dialogue. Still shots are frequent as well. The final episode of Top o Nerae! (also known as Gunbuster) is due to the black and white presentation often thrown into this bin, a common misconception as the black and white animation was actually more expensive. Thankfully, they seemed to have learned their lesson by Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (see below).

Here is an image of the many characters created by Gainax over its lifetime.

As a small note, they have a good relationship with Production I.G, who did quite a lot of work on End of Evangelion and FLCL. The director of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt, and one episode of FLCL also worked with Production I.G on Dead Leaves.

Recently[when?] they seemed to have switched to doing shonen anime with smaller budgets and routine animation (like Medaka Box), rather than the expressive style they were known for, due to many of their best animators quitting and moving to do work themselves at the same time.

Studio Gainax has created the following:
The company has also done minor work in the following:
Gainax provides examples of the following tropes:

"It's Gainax! Fanservice adds to our character development!"

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