See, now I have to wonder if the blank stares I got from talking about this were the NORMAL blank stares I get from talking about mecha or if THEY knew where the money was coming from and I somehow didn’t as I boggled at the production crew
I mean I’m not a fan of most countries when it comes to the top to be fair. If you’re fronting propaganda for any country there’s probably a problem somewhere. Buuuuut. A lot of the people from Saudi Arabia sliding up into Japanese media are kinda directly linked to some pretty bad stuff. It’s a little disconcerting.
Also now remembering this is also produced by Gaina, formerly Fukushima Gainax, one of those multiple sussy companies to split off from the main Gainax to start playing musical chairs with their assets but the one that actually went on producing stuff