In 2007, Anno left
Gainax and transitioned to Khara; as part of his public statements on the
Rebuild films, he wrote: For this purpose, we are not returning to our roots at Gainax. I have set up a production company and studio, and it is in this new setting that we will start again. Without looking back, without admiration for the circumstances, we aim to walk towards the future. Thankfully, we have gathered staff from the old series, new staff, and many other fantastic staff to work on this series. We realize that we are creating something that will be better than the last series. Key contributors brought back to work on the new project include director
Kazuya Tsurumaki, character designer
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, storyboard artist
Shinji Higuchi,
composer Shirō Sagisu, and
animator Mahiro Maeda. By 2014, the copyright for the
Neon Genesis Evangelion series was transferred to Khara. In 2016, Khara sued Gainax for ¥100 million in unpaid royalties from an agreement that Khara would earn royalties from income received on works and properties that founder Hideaki Anno had worked on. The suit alleged that Gainax delayed on paying royalties and incurred a large debt with Khara, which had loaned ¥100 million in August 2014, but had yet to receive payment on the loan. On June 7, 2024, Gainax announced that the company has filed for bankruptcy on May 29, making the Gainax trademark being transferred to Khara. On August 21, 2024, Khara announced that they had successfully acquired the intellectual property of all
P Productions' tokusatsu works, after the company ceased producing tokusatsu series following
Lion-Maru G. On October 6, 2024, Khara announced that they would begin production on a new
Space Battleship Yamato film in 2025. All that is currently known is that it will be unconnected to prior remakes done by other companies. ==Works==