Studio Gainax once was one of the most important and influential anime studios around. That may no longer be the case, but its many children (Gonzo, Khara, Trigger, and Gaina) live on. The following is a guide for anyone attempting to collect Gainax’s entire catalog, and includes information on every one of their series with a US release, and in the case of multiple, which release is the best one to get. Note that this list only covers works from Gainax (and their predecessor, Daicon Film). Maybe someday I’ll do a guide for their child studios, but now is not that time. Titles without links I haven’t gotten to yet. Titles with a † do not have any English-friendly release.
Last Updated October 9th, 2022
- 1981, 1983: Daicon III/IV
- 1987: Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
- 1988: Appleseed
- 1988: Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū†
- 1988-1989, 2004, 2006: Gunbuster/Diebuster
- 1989: Beat Shot†
- 1990-1991: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
- 1990: Circuit no Ōkami II: Modena no Tsurugi†
- 1991: Blazing Transfer Student†
- 1991: Money Wars†
- 1991: Otaku no Video
- 1995-1997: Neon Genesis Evangelion
- 1998: His and Her Circumstances
- 1999: Modern Love’s Silliness†
- 1999: Oruchiban Ebichu†
- 2000: FLCL
- 2001-2003, 2009: Mahoromatic
- 2002: Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
- 2002: Anime Tenchou†
- 2002: Petite Princess Yucie
- 2004: Re: Cutey Honey†
- 2004: The Ugly Yet Beautiful World
- 2005: He is My Master
- 2007-2009: Gurren Lagann
- 2008: Corpse Princess
- 2010: Hanamru Kingergarten†
- 2011, 2015: Wish Upon the Pleiades
- 2011: The Mystic Archives of Dantalian
- 2012: Medaka Box
- 2013: Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C3
- 2014: Magica Wars†
Gainax-adjacent Works
These works involved Gainax to an extent, but they weren’t the ones handling the production work directly, so I’m listing them separate.
- 1992: K.O. Beast
- 2004: The Melody of Oblivion
- 2004: Cutey Honey (live-action)
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