“Evangelion” Animation Production, Gainax Animation Files for Bankruptcy
©Courtesy of Gainax After 40 years in business, Gainax, the iconic Japanese animation studio, filed for bankruptcy in Tokyo on May 29. Originally known as Daicon Film, the studio is best known for its Neon Genesis Evangelion series, launched in the mid-1990s, which earned its producers more than $2 billion in global revenues. The history…