GAINAX

is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as Gunbuster, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, Gurren Lagann, and Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, which have garnered critical acclaim and been commercially successful. Evangelion has reportedly grossed over 150 billion yen, or approximately 1.2 billion USD. In a discussion at the 2006 Tekkoshocon, Matt Greenfield claimed Evangelion had grossed over 2 billion USD; Takeda reiterated in 2002 that "It sold record numbers of laserdiscs in Japan, and the DVD is still selling well today,", as well as for their association with award-winning anime director and studio co-founder Hideaki Anno. The company is headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo.