[EVA] Eva 2.22 thoughts (spoilers)

[Codename V]

...I...didn't say he merchandized it because no one understood it.  I said they were near-bankrupt in 1996 and really needed the money; very simple.





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From: Aaron Clark <aaronc1 at umbc.edu>
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Sent: Tue, June 8, 2010 12:27:35 PM
Subject: Re: [EVA] Eva 2.22 thoughts (spoilers)

But you're presenting it as if Anno senselessly merchandised Evangelion
because no one understood it, which is a pretty preposterous thing to say,
and if I were you, I wouldn't say it unless you have something to back it
up.  We can do without that sort of fan fiction.

--Aaron

> ...I didn't say I think Gainax is rolling in money.  I actually sympathize
> that they sort of had to merchandize in order to survive at the time...but
> this deal with the devil led to bad things.  Yes, I have read the Notenki
> Memoirs.
>
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> From: Aaron Clark <aaronc1 at umbc.edu>
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>> V:
>> Anno's reason was that no one really "got" Evangelion and instead built
>> a
>> merchandising empire around it.
>
> "Q: What do you think is the biggest fan misconception about Gainax-- one
> thing people might assume about Gainax and its employees that just isn't
> true?"
>
> "A: That we have lots of money. That's so not true. I remember some fans
> from overseas came to see our office, and since Gainax is such a
> well-known name they thought they'd see some impressive building, a big
> high-rise or something...but it's just a regular small building, they were
> quite shocked."
>
> Source:
> http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2010-06-03/interview-gainax-hiroyuki-yamaga
>
> You sir still have some misconceived notions about Evangelion that need to
> be rectified.  Most notably the fact that you are completely unaware that
> Gainax is an animation company that had part of its roots in General
> Products, a store which produced and sold garage kit models.  Gainax, like
> most anime companies, survives in a tough economy by merchandising.
> They're not just lounging around a pool of gold coins like Scrooge McDuck,
> they do what they have to in order to get by, and sometimes that's giving
> fans what they want, or in other cases, will buy.
>
> Do yourself a favor, pick up a copy of Otaku No Video, and The Notenki
> Memoirs, watch/read them, then come back and we'll talk.  Until then,
> spare us your Gainax fan fiction.
>
> --Aaron Clark
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