khara inc.

会社概要

About us

Company name:
khara, Inc.

Established: May 2006

Executive

CEO:
Hideaki ANNO
COO:
Tomoyuki OGATA
Managing Director:
Kazuya TSURUMAKI
Managing Director:
Moyoco ANNO
Managing Director:
Ikki TODOROKI
Managing Director:
Mitsuko TANAKA
Managing Director:
Nobuo KAWAKAMI
Managing Director:
Hiroyasu KOBAYASHI
Executive Advisor:
MASAYUKI
Executive Advisor:
Yoshiyuki SADAMOTO
Statutory Auditor:
Shigehiro TAKEI

We…
…Produce motion picture films such as the Evangelion series and the Japan Anima(tor) Expo project.
…Are a group of creators who develop projects, produce stories, write scripts and provide designs for motion picture films.
…Are an entertainment content producers who finance, advertise and distribute motion picture films.
…Are a studio focused on discovering artists essential in filmmaking and developing the talent of motion picture creators.
…Are an organization aiming to preserve, curate and educate information and craftsmanship related to animation works and live-action films employing special effects.
We are khara Inc.

We are dedicated to providing quality and service of the highest caliber, and therefore realize our desire to satisfy audiences with the best entertainment packages possible, for we strive to create titles that will reach into the future.

List of related businesses

*Some proper nouns are listed tentatively.

  • April 2011
    STEVE N' STEVEN Inc. - Established.
  • July 10, 2012
    “TOKUSATSU - Special Effects Exhibition” - Cooperated in organizing the exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.
  • April 3, 2013
    “TOKUSATSU - Special Effects Exhibition” - Cooperated in organizing the traveling exhibition at The MUSEUM OF ART, EHIME.
  • November 8, 2013
    “TOKUSATSU - Special Effects Exhibition” - Cooperated in organizing the traveling exhibition at The Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum.
  • May 29, 2014
    khara&dwango Limited Liability Partnership - Established.
    *Later renamed to Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition LLP.
  • November 1, 2014
    “TOKUSATSU - Special Effects Exhibition” - Cooperated in organizing the traveling exhibition at Nagoya City Science Museum.
  • April 11, 2015
    “TOKUSATSU - Special Effects Exhibition” - Cooperated in organizing the traveling exhibition at Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto.
  • July 1, 2015
    Dehogallery, Inc. - Established.
  • November 1, 2016
    STEVE N' STEVEN Inc. - Renamed to CRAFTAR Inc.
  • June 9, 2017
    Anime Tokusatsu Archive Centre (ATAC) - Established as a nonprofit organization.
  • March 23, 2017
    Hosted "Shin Godzilla vs. Evangelion Symphony"
  • July 3, 2017
    Project Studio Q, Inc. - Established.
  • February 15, 2018
    vaka, Inc. - Established.
  • October 11, 2019
    vaka, Inc. - Stock transfer and resignation of Director Anno.
  • November 3, 2020
    Sukagawa Tokusatsu Archives Center - Established.
  • December 7, 2020
    Yamanno Inc. - Established.
  • September 30, 2021
    Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition LLP - Dissolved.
  • October 1, 2021
    HIDEAKI ANNO EXHIBITION - Held at The National Art Center, Tokyo.
  • February 14, 2022
    HIDEAKI ANNO EXHIBITION - Traveling exhibition held at Oita Prefectural Art Museum.
  • April 16, 2022
    HIDEAKI ANNO EXHIBITION - Traveling exhibition held at Abeno Harukas Art Museum
  • March 31, 2022
    Yamanno Inc. - Dissolved.
  • July 8, 2022
    HIDEAKI ANNO EXHIBITION - Traveling exhibition held at Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum.
  • September 23, 2022
    HIDEAKI ANNO EXHIBITION - Traveling exhibition held at The Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum.
  • October 14, 2022
    CRAFTAR Inc. - Dissolved after stock transfer.
  • January 17, 2023
    Anime Tokusatsu Archive Centre (ATAC) - Recognized as a certified NPO. (By virtue of certification, donations to ATAC are tax-deductible.)
  • April 22, 2023
    HIDEAKI ANNO EXHIBITION - Traveling exhibition held at AOMORI MUSEUM OF ART.

*Information as of May 22, 2023.