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The Indestructible Studio Gainax: Part III


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SkerllyFC07



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:32 pm Reply with quote
Will this series of articles cover Gainax in 2000s and 2010s? I wanna know what made the studio to be forgotten in recent years
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Ronie Peter



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Yoh Yoshinari and the others said that the problem with GAINAX was their unwillingness to do original and notorious things, to make animations out of the standards that would also, in a way, be outside commercial standards, that is, always driven by people which are from outside the studio [producers].

After GAINAX lost its will to be a nonstandard studio, the animators became discouraged, and saw that the studio had become only an industry subordinate. Not always original will succeed, but if they do, this is even more rewarding for a team than an adaptation, I believe.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:58 pm Reply with quote
This is one heck of a wild ride!
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H. Guderian



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:39 pm Reply with quote
I've known people like that. They're out there and adventurous, then a big trial in their life comes up and they perform remarkably well. But after that seem to be diminished and tamed.
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Stampeed Valkyrie



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:44 pm Reply with quote
I'm also hoping this isn't it.. Gainax still has more excellent works.. other then Evangelion that came later.. Abenobashi, Mahoromatic, This ugly yet beautiful world.. and FLCL (almost forgot that one)
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Mr. sickVisionz



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Welcome to Part III of our continuing history of Studio Gainax! If you missed the first two installments, you can find Part One here and Part Two right here.


The "here" aren't actually links.
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jroa



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:40 pm Reply with quote
Pretty good historical overview series. I will likely re-read the whole thing in one go once it's done.

One nitpick: Evangelion was released in an era where VHS tapes were still a real thing, on both sides of the ocean, so the sales wouldn't be limited to DVD copies alone.
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Zin5ki



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:57 pm Reply with quote
I wonder if any Uru in Blue scripts still exist in a compiled form. If so, it would surprise me if they had not accrued a degree of value by virtue of the studio's later output.
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TheCanipaEffect



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:52 pm Reply with quote
SkerllyFC07 wrote:
Will this series of articles cover Gainax in 2000s and 2010s? I wanna know what made the studio to be forgotten in recent years


Yep! That is the next and final part. Post-Eva, Diebuster, Khara, GAINAX and what they are today. It's totally a rollercoaster.
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flammie



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:56 pm Reply with quote
The links to part1/part2 are not there.
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johnnysasaki



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 6:56 pm Reply with quote
TheCanipaEffect wrote:
SkerllyFC07 wrote:
Will this series of articles cover Gainax in 2000s and 2010s? I wanna know what made the studio to be forgotten in recent years


Yep! That is the next and final part. Post-Eva, Diebuster, Khara, GAINAX and what they are today. It's totally a rollercoaster.


not mentioning the train wreck that was the production of Kare Kano.Hideaki Anno exaggerated the humor on an adaptation of a shoujo manga to make it feel less of a shoujo.The author hated what he did and the anime finished without a conclusion(the original manga is a bit lengthy)
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Sakagami Tomoyo



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:55 pm Reply with quote
Gainax really does bring to mind the cliched line "their greatest strength was also their greatest weakness". Because they just did whatever without worrying about whether it's sensible or not, they could make some amazing stuff, but also because of that they were courting disaster every step of the way. And these days, they're effectively just another regular studio that works in an orthodox way, and their recent shows are therefore competently made, but ultimately nothing special.
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zrnzle500



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:10 pm Reply with quote
Wow I was surprised that GAINAX (through General Products) had a hand in the creation of WonFes and Anime Expo. It’s interesting how seemingly unrelated things are connected like that. Definitely a worthwhile read. And I must say what cliffhanger you ended it on.
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Cutiebunny



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:44 pm Reply with quote
SkerllyFC07 wrote:
Will this series of articles cover Gainax in 2000s and 2010s? I wanna know what made the studio to be forgotten in recent years


I'd say that the mass exodus of most of its talent leaving GAINAX to form Trigger had to do something with it.
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SpaceCobraJoe



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 1:00 am Reply with quote
Mr. sickVisionz wrote:
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Welcome to Part III of our continuing history of Studio Gainax! If you missed the first two installments, you can find Part One here and Part Two right here.


The "here" aren't actually links.


Part II = animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-02-23/the-indestructible-studio-gainax-part-ii/.128179
Part I = first link on the Part II page.
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