Native name | 株式会社カラー |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Karā |
Company type | Kabushiki-gaisha |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Predecessor | Gainax |
Founded | May 17, 2006 |
Founder | Hideaki Anno |
Headquarters | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan[1] |
Key people | Hideaki Anno (founder/president) |
Divisions | Studio Khara Digital-bu |
Website | www |
Khara, Inc. (株式会社カラー, Kabushiki-gaisha Karā, stylized as khara, Inc.) is a Japanese animation studio, located in Suginami, Tokyo, best known for its work on the Rebuild of Evangelion film tetralogy. Studio Khara (スタジオカラー, Sutajio Karā) is the primary animation production studio. It was founded by Hideaki Anno in May 2006, and was shown publicly on 1 August when recruitment notices were posted on his website; Anno remains its president.[2] The name khara comes from the Greek word χαρά, meaning joy.