Khara (studio)

Khara, Inc. (株式会社カラー, Kabushiki-gaisha Karā; stylized as khara, Inc.) is a Japanese independent animation studio and character licensing company, 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 of Khara. It was founded by Hideaki Anno on May 17, 2006, and was shown publicly on August 1, when recruitment notices were posted on his website; Anno remains its president.

The name khara comes from the Greek word χαρά, meaning joy. The company's logo is this word handwritten in Greek letters by Anno's wife, Moyoco.