Gonzo

Gonzo K.K. (Japanese: 株式会社ゴンゾ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Gonzo) (formerly GDH K.K.) is a Japanese anime studio owned by ADK that was established on February 22, 2000. They are known for creation many popular anime's such as Hellsing, Afro Samurai and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Panic! Full Metal Panic!].

History

 * September 1992: Gonzo Inc. established by former Gainax members.
 * May 1996: Digimation K.K. established.
 * May 1999: Gonzo Inc. changed its company name to Gonzo K.K.
 * February 2000: GDH established.
 * May 2000: Creators.com K.K. established.
 * April 2002: Gonzo K.K. and Digimation K.K. merge; the combined company is renamed Gonzo Digimation K.K.
 * November 2003: Future Vision Music K.K. established.
 * July 2004: Gonzo Digimation K.K. changed its company name to GONZO K.K.; Creators.com K.K. changed its name to G-creators K.K.; Gonzo Digimation Holding changed its company name to GDH K.K.
 * July 2005: Gonzino K.K. established.
 * September 2005: Warp Gate Online K.K. becomes subsidiary.
 * December 2005: GDH Capital K.K. established and Warp Gate Online K.K. changed its company name to Gonzo Rosso Online K.K.
 * February 2006: GK Entertainment established.
 * April 2009: GDH K.K. merged with its subsidiary, Gonzo K.K., and changed its name to Gonzo K.K.
 * June 2019: Gonzo transfers some of the properties to Studio Kai.
 * November 2019: Okinawa Gonzo was dissolved.
 * March 2020: It was revealed that the company planned to execute a reverse stock split. If approved, it would reduce the number of issued shares from 38,800 down to 24, making the company a wholly owned subsidiary of ADK in the process. After making Gonzo into an wholly owned subsidiary of ADK, it will transfer all of its shares in the company to Shinichiro Ishikawa.

TV Series

 * Gate Keepers
 * Vandread
 * Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School
 * Final Fantasy: Unlimited
 * Hellsing
 * Vandread The Second Stage
 * Full Metal Panic!
 * Saikano
 * Kiddy Grade
 * Gravion
 * Kaleido Star
 * Last Exile
 * Gad Guard
 * Peacemaker Kurogane
 * Chrono Crusade
 * Gravion Zwei
 * Gantz
 * Bursts Angel
 * Samurai 7
 * Desert Punk
 * Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
 * Basilisk
 * Speed Grapher
 * Trinity Blood
 * Transformers: Cybertron
 * G.I. Joe: Sigma 6
 * SoltyRei
 * Black Cat
 * Glass Fleet
 * Witchblade
 * Welcome to the N.H.K.
 * Marginal Prince
 * Red Garden
 * Pumpkin Scissors
 * Master of Epic: The Animation Age
 * Afro Samurai
 * Getsumento Heiki Mina
 * Romeo × Juliet
 * Bokurano
 * Kaze no Stigma
 * My Bride is a Mermaid
 * Dragonaut: The Resonance
 * Rosario + Vampire
 * The Tower of Druaga: the Aegis of Uruk
 * S · A: Special A
 * Blassreiter
 * Strike Witches
 * Rosario + Vampire Capu2..
 * Linebarrels of Iron
 * The Tower of Druaga: the Sword of Uruk
 * Saki
 * Shangri-La
 * Nyanpire
 * Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing
 * Ozuma
 * Leviathan The Last Defense
 * Dog & Scissors
 * A Town Where You Live
 * Blade & Soul
 * Seiyu's Life!
 * Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue
 * Akiba's Trip: The Animation
 * 18if
 * Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits
 * Space Battleship Tiramisu
 * Hinomaru Sumo
 * Conception
 * Try Knights
 * Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle

OVAs

 * Blue Submarine No. 6
 * Melty Lancer: The Animation
 * Gate Keepers 21
 * Yukikaze (anime)
 * Kaleido Star Aratanaru Tsubasa Extra Stage
 * Bakuretsu Tenshi -Infinity, Strike Witches, Red Garden: Dead Girls
 * Hori-san to Miyamura-kun (Ep 4-6)

ONAs

 * Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
 * Calamity of a Zombie Girl, with Stingray
 * Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō, production by Toei Animation
 * 7 Seeds
 * Hero of Robots

Financial issues
The studio had a financial problem in their closing account in the 2008–2009 term and stated its deficit was estimated over US$30 million. The Tokyo Stock Exchange announced that on July 30, 2009 Gonzo would be delisted from the exchange. This delisting is the conclusion of a notification made to investors in March 2008 that the studio's financial liabilities exceeded its total financial assets. Since Gonzo was unable to reverse this, paperwork for delisting was filed at the end of June.

The studio is still able to operate, and its parent company GDH has absorbed it in an effort to consolidate management. The combined company now simply refers to itself as Gonzo. By April 2009, the merger was complete.

As part of the restructuring, GDH also sold the Gonzo Rosso game development subsidiary, GDH Capital financing subsidiary, and remaining shares of Tablier Communications initially acquired in March 2006. Gonzo Rosso K.K. was sold to Chushou service kikou kabushikigaisha (division of Incubator Bank of Japan, Limited) on 31 March 2009.

Since this deficit, Gonzo has started to post better earnings due to the release of titles such as Rosario + Vampire to western online streaming services such as Netflix. The marketing of these products to western audiences has returned Gonzo to financial stability, and Gonzo posted higher than expected profit margins in the April–September 2012 period.

Trivia

 * Founders Kōji Kajita and Taito Okiura were members of Gonzo prior to the establishment of David Production, the studio is known for adapting Hirohiko Araki's long running series, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.
 * Gonzo owns GK Entertainment, a South Korean animation studio which has worked on most of Gonzo's shows.