Gainax anime
92 anime by Gainax (1990–2008), newest first. Each page lists where to watch, ratings and similar series.
All Gainax anime by year
3.1Gurren Lagann Parallel Works
OVA · 2008
Gurren Lagann Parallel WorksOVA · 20083.1
3.3Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Parallel Works
Special · 2008 · 8 ep
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Parallel WorksSpecial · 2008 · 8 ep3.3An anthology of animated shorts featuring characters from Gurren Lagann in alternative worlds. Every clip is animated by a particular animator of GAINAX. Creators are Akira Amemiya, Shin Itagaki, Hirokazu Kojima, SUEZEN, Ryouji Masuyama…
3.4Corpse Princess: Aka
TV · 2008 · 13 ep
Corpse Princess: AkaShikabane Hime: AkaTV · 2008 · 13 ep3.4After being brutally murdered along with her family, Makina Hoshimura turns into a Shikabane Hime, a living corpse contracted to the Kougon Cult, in order to exert revenge on the mysterious undead organization responsible for her death…
4.3Gurren Lagann
TV · 2007 · 27 ep
Gurren LagannTengen Toppa Gurren LagannTV · 2007 · 27 ep4.3In a far away future, mankind lives underground in huge caves, unknowing of a world above with a sky and stars. In the small village of Jiha, Simon, a shy boy who works as a digger discovers a strange glowing object during excavation. The…
3.0He is My Master
TV · 2005 · 12 ep
He is My MasterKore ga Watashi no GoshujinsamaTV · 2005 · 12 ep3.0Izumi Sawatari and her younger sister, Mitsuki Sawatari, have run away from home and are in need of employment. The only jobs available are as maids in the mansion of 14-year-old millionaire, Yoshitaka Nakabayashi. What seems like simple…
3.7Gunbuster 2: Diebuster
OVA · 2004 · 6 ep
Gunbuster 2: DiebusterTop wo Nerae 2! DiebusterOVA · 2004 · 6 ep3.7While Gunbuster's final mission destroyed the space monsters' star system, the intergalactic war still continues. Earth's only hope lies in the hands of "TOPLESS", an elite mecha group with children possessing supernatural powers and new…
3.5Re: Cutie Honey
OVA · 2004 · 3 ep
Re: Cutie HoneyOVA · 2004 · 3 ep3.5A mysterious organization known as Panther Claw make their presence known by terrorizing Tokyo and giving the cops a run for their money. Police are further baffled by the appearance of a lone cosplaying vigilante who thwarts all of…
3.0Melody of Oblivion
TV · 2004 · 24 ep
Melody of OblivionBoukyaku no SenritsuTV · 2004 · 24 ep3.0A great war occurred in the 20th century between humans and monsters. Since that time, the monsters rule the world in fear but keep relatively hidden from public view. A boy named Bokka ponders the past and wonders what became of the Meros…
3.1This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
TV · 2004 · 12 ep
This Ugly Yet Beautiful WorldKono Minikuku mo Utsukushii SekaiTV · 2004 · 12 ep3.1High school student Takeru Takemoto works part time as a (motor)bike courier. During one of his deliveries, he saw a mysterious light passing him and fell into a forest. What he had found was a beautiful girl coming out from a glowing…
3.1Sky Blue
Movie · 2003 · 1 ep
Sky BlueWonderful DaysMovie · 2003 · 1 ep3.1The final version is set in 2142 A.D., a century after humanity’s carelessness resulted in the collapse of Earth’s biosphere. The only survivors are a technological society in a magnificent enclosed scientifically-designed…
3.3Mahoromatic Summer Special
Special · 2003 · 1 ep
Mahoromatic Summer SpecialSpecial · 2003 · 1 ep3.3It's another normal day in the Misato residence when Mahoro finds yet another pornographic magazine in Suguru's room. This prompts her and Minawa to make a pact with Chizuko, Rin, Miyuki and Miss Shikijo to search and confiscate all of the…
3.4Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful
TV · 2002 · 14 ep
Mahoromatic: Something More BeautifulMahoromatic: Motto Utsukushii MonoTV · 2002 · 14 ep3.4As the relationship between Mahoro, Suguru and his classmates develops further, another android girl enters their lives and becomes attached to Mahoro. All the while, the number of days before Mahoro is to shut down decreases steadily…
3.5Mahoromatic 2 End Year Special
Special · 2002 · 1 ep
Mahoromatic 2 End Year SpecialSpecial · 2002 · 1 ep3.5
3.5Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
TV · 2002 · 13 ep
Magical Shopping Arcade AbenobashiAbenobashi Mahou☆ShoutengaiTV · 2002 · 13 ep3.5Imamiya Satoshi, "Sasshi" to his friends, has grown up in the Abenobashi Shopping Arcade in Osaka, along with his childhood friend, Asahina Arumi. Now, all that was stable in his life is in ruins. His family's bath house has closed and…
3.5Petite Princess Yucie
TV · 2002 · 26 ep
Petite Princess YuciePuchi Pri*YucieTV · 2002 · 26 ep3.5Seventeen-year-old Yucie can never be taken seriously. How can she, when she's been cursed to be trapped in a ten-year-old's body? Bright, cheerful and optimistic, Yucie has never let her curse get in the way of living a happy life. Her…
2.9Anime Tenchou
OVA · 2002 · 1 ep
Anime TenchouOVA · 2002 · 1 ep2.9This is the Animation Store Manager!! Anime Tenchou is a CM character for Animate, one of Japan's biggest retailer of anime, games, and manga. The character series was created by Shimamoto Kazuhiko for publicity purposes. Later adapted…
3.4Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden
TV · 2001 · 12 ep
Mahoromatic: Automatic MaidenTV · 2001 · 12 ep3.4Vesper is a secret agency fighting an army of alien invaders by using super-powerful battle androids. Mahoro is Vesper's most powerful battle android and has won many battles, but she has little operating time left and soon will cease to…
2.6Gunbuster Renewal EX
Special · 2000 · 3 ep
Gunbuster Renewal EXTop wo Nerae! Gunbuster SpecialsSpecial · 2000 · 3 ep2.6A series of shorts related to Gunbuster released in the DVD Box set. Contains: • Harumi & Yumiko Good Morning Okimi! (はるみ＆ゆみこの グッドモーニング 沖女！) • AD.2032.7.23 Battle Space (AD.2032.7.23 戦闘宙域) • Sizzler Project (シズラープロジェクト)
4.0FLCL
OVA · 2000 · 6 ep
FLCLOVA · 2000 · 6 ep4.0Naota is a detached sixth grader afflicted by the pangs of puberty. He's fooling around with his brother's ex-girlfriend when a crazed girl on a motor scooter runs him over, brains him with a bass guitar, and moves into his house. This…
2.5Ai no Wakakusa Yama Monogatari
TV · 1999 · 12 ep
Ai no Wakakusa Yama MonogatariTV · 1999 · 12 ep2.5The comic story of Shizuka, the eldest daughter, who lives at home, showing no signs of getting married; her mother, who is both annoyed with Shizuka, and at the same time concerned about her window of eligibility; her sister Ikumi, with…
2.8Here Comes Koume!
TV · 1999 · 12 ep
Here Comes Koume!Koume-chan ga Iku!TV · 1999 · 12 ep2.8Koume is a new employee of Caramel Ribbon, Inc., a firm of designers. This is the story of her days and nights, complete with humour unique to Osaka. Seen from outside, Kansai doesn't seem like the rest of Japan. Watching this show will…
3.8His and Her Circumstances
TV · 1998 · 26 ep
His and Her CircumstancesKareshi Kanojo no JijouTV · 1998 · 26 ep3.8Miyazawa Yukino is the perfect student. Kind, intelligent, pretty and modest, it's unbelievable that such a person could exist. Little did everyone know Yukino's perfection was just a facade. An act to fulfill her desire for praise and…
4.3Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Movie · 1997 · 1 ep
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of EvangelionShinseiki Evangelion Movie: Air/Magokoro wo, Kimi niMovie · 1997 · 1 ep4.3NERV faces a brutal attack from SEELE, but with Asuka in a coma, and Shinji in a nervous breakdown, things soon turn into the surreal. This movie provides a concurrent ending to the final two episodes of the show Neon Genesis Evangelion…
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3.6Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
Movie · 1997 · 1 ep
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & RebirthShinseiki Evangelion Movie: Shi to ShinseiMovie · 1997 · 1 ep3.6Compilation recap movie for the series Shin Seiki Evangelion. Due to the struggling production of the movie 'End of Evangelion' delaying the film a month before it was set to release, this film was announced to 'hold fans over'. During the…
2.4Debutante Detective Corps
OVA · 1996 · 1 ep
Debutante Detective CorpsOjousama SousamouOVA · 1996 · 1 ep2.4Debutante Detective Corps begins with introductions to the five main characters, Miyuki, Reika, Youko, Nina, and Kimiko. It seems these five girls are incredibly rich and have been sent a threatening video tape by forces unknown. A police…
2.8New Aim for the Top! Gunbuster Science Lesson
Special · 1995 · 2 ep
New Aim for the Top! Gunbuster Science LessonShin Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster! Science LessonSpecial · 1995 · 2 ep2.82 extra omake Science Lesson specials released on the LD-BOX set. Includes: Chapter 4+1 and Final Chapter.
4.2Neon Genesis Evangelion
TV · 1995 · 26 ep
Neon Genesis EvangelionShinseiki EvangelionTV · 1995 · 26 ep4.2In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special…
3.6Ranma ½: Yomigaeru Kioku
OVA · 1994 · 2 ep
Ranma ½: Yomigaeru KiokuOVA · 1994 · 2 ep3.6"Reawakening Memories" deals with Akane suddenly remembering a trip to Ryugenzawa when she was a small child. While there she was saved from a giant platypus by Shinnosuke. Akane travels back to Ryogenzawa and once again meets Shinnosuke…
3.2K.O. Beast
OVA · 1992 · 7 ep
K.O. BeastKO Seiki Beast SanjuushiOVA · 1992 · 7 ep3.2Who cares about saving the world when there's treasure to be found! When Wan and his voracious appetite hook up with bossy little Mei-Mer and playboy Bud Mint, they won't let anything stand in their way to find all that glitters! Kidnapped…
2.5Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
Movie · 1991 · 1 ep
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion PictureFushigi no Umi no Nadia: Original MovieMovie · 1991 · 1 ep2.5Three years after the defeat of Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis, a new threat has surfaced bent on bringing the world under his control. Geiger, using advanced robot technology, is attempting to begin a world war, and take control of the…
2.4Route 20: Galactic Airport
Special · 1991 · 1 ep
Route 20: Galactic AirportR20: Ginga KuukouSpecial · 1991 · 1 ep2.4A pilot film for an unmade Gainax anime that was planned to follow their first movie, Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise. However, Wings of Honneamise failed at the box office and with the recent collapse of the Japanese asset price…
3.0Nadia: Secret of Blue Water Specials
Special · 1991 · 10 ep
Nadia: Secret of Blue Water SpecialsFushigi no Umi no Nadia Omake GekijouSpecial · 1991 · 10 ep3.0These short Omake "extra" episodes were included as a bonus on the Japanese LD set.
2.1Money Wars: Nerawareta Waterfront Keikaku
OVA · 1991 · 1 ep
Money Wars: Nerawareta Waterfront KeikakuOVA · 1991 · 1 ep2.1Money Wars: Nerawareta Waterfront Keikaku is a story about a battlefield in the stock market.
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3.5Otaku no Video
OVA · 1991 · 2 ep
Otaku no VideoOVA · 1991 · 2 ep3.5Somewhat based on the real story of how Gainax was founded, Otaku no Video addresses all aspects of an otaku lifestyle. Ken Kubo is a young man living an average life until he is dragged into a group of otaku. Slowly, he becomes more like…
3.3Honoo no Tenkousei
OVA · 1991 · 2 ep
Honoo no TenkouseiOVA · 1991 · 2 ep3.3Transfer student Takisawa Noboru quickly learns that all disputes at his new school are settled in the boxing ring. Now he finds himself in a series of showdowns with the local top dog, Ibuki Saburo, for the love and respect of the…
3.6Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
TV · 1990 · 39 ep
Nadia: The Secret of Blue WaterFushigi no Umi no NadiaTV · 1990 · 39 ep3.6In 1889, the world is on the pinnacle of great discoveries in technology. In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle, obsessed with restoring the former Atlantean empire to the glory it once held, begins his…