Khara (studio)

Studio Khara (株式会社カラー, Kabushikigaisha Kara) is a Japanese anime studio most well known for its work on the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy of films in conjunction with Gainax; Khara is the primary animation production studio for the films. It was founded by Hideaki Anno in May, 2006, and was first mentioned publicly on 1 August when recruitment notices were posted on Anno's website. It has built up appropriate infrastructure and has offices in West Shinjuku.

While Anno was one of the founding members of Gainax, he seems to be leaving it and heading Khara; as part of his public statements on the Rebuild films, he wrote:

"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. We realize that we are creating something that will be better than the last series."

Works

Movies

• Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007-09-01) - Animation Production
• Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008-07-19) - Animation Cooperation
• Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009-06-27) - Animation Production

External links

• Template:Ja icon http://www.khara.co.jp/ Official web site
• http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-08-07/new-hideaki-anno-project-in-the-works