Quote:I know that, and you know that, but Hideki Anno didn't know that... I'm stuck with the backstory that's in the canon.
One small problem, though: the English, determined to be different, don't use the title "Count" in their aristocracy; they call a man of equivalent rank "Earl" (although a woman *is* a "Countess").
If I was going to be historically accurate, I'd have to drop the bit where Nadia does the Tarzan yodel while swinging through the jungle, the bikinis worn by Grandis and Nadia, and Jean's jet expiremental aircraft (all of which were shown in the anime).
Although having Doug comment on the error might make for a good throwaway scene.
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