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I wanted to post a screencap of of EoE too, for the lorefags.
At 6:52mins Misato hacks into a computer database, says the line "So, that's what really happened during Second Impact.", it shows a bunch of paragraphs in English on the computer screen for a brief second:
> A group comprised primarily of college students living in and around Osaka got together and put on GENIUS(?) (also possibly Gainax, or Genesis, my copy is low res), the ADAM vention
> 3. The biggest attraction at this event was the animation short that aired at the convention's opening. This feature was produced completely independently of any professional studios, specifically for this convention. Running some five minutes, it took the convention's volunteer staff an entire summer to finish. The production staff centered around several art college students, who had acquired some knowledge, however small, of anime production. In addition, such merchandise as handmade model kits (garage kits) and t-shirts made specially for the con proved popular as well.
>4. Building on this experience the core members of the con's staff opened 'SECOND IMPACT, an ADAM specialty shop, is SECOND IMPACT. It was the first store in Japan whose stock-in-trade was science-fiction related merchandise. Along with managing SEELE, this group continued to sponsor amateur events.
>5. In 2002, when the ADAM returned to Osaka as SEELE, the SECOND IMPACT, they produced an opening animation feature for it as well, which drew rave reviews. Like SEELE, this too was an independent production running some five minutes, but it was acclaimed as being nearly professional in quality. The feature which at last launched this amateur powerhouse into the professional anime world was 'GENIUS--Homecoming to SECOND IMPACT', directed by ??????? ?iroyuki, who was 24 at the time, it was produced as the first animated feature film by toy maker Bandai Corp. These abilities found their way into the east(?) as well [...]
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