The president of Gainax, best known for the Evangelion series, has been arrested. Tomohiro Maki, aged 50, was taken into police custody after taking illicit photos of a teen.
The worldwide release of Neon Genesis: Evangelion on Netflix has meant that the iconic series is much more publicly accessible — but as fans have quickly discovered, a lot has changed. To add insult to the injury of losing the iconic covers of Fly Me To The Moon from the…
Last year, Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara sued Gainax of Evangelion fame for unpaid royalities. A Tokyo District court has ruled in Anno’s favour, with a judge ordering Gainax to pay the full 100 million yen (around $11.8 million AUD).