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INTEREST: World's Largest Evangelion Statue Earns Guinness Record in Shanghai




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Xavon



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:16 pm Reply with quote
Isn't that 'World Record' a little too specific? What's next, 'world's largest battle damaged Eva-02 made of non-metallic composites'?
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Jose Cruz



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:54 pm Reply with quote
And I am the world's tallest man with my name. Rolling Eyes

Well, but this confirms my suspicion that it is only a matter of time until China makes more comics and animation than Japan does considering how the are actually worshipping it now. Cool
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SniperRuleZ



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:01 pm Reply with quote
The more specific an award gets, the more meaningless and embarassing it is.
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AnimeLordLuis



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:49 pm Reply with quote
What amazes me more than anything is that people still care about the guinness world record. Laughing
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robertbaldie



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:50 pm Reply with quote
AnimeLordLuis wrote:
What amazes me more than anything is that people still care about the guinness world record. Laughing

This.
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Polycell



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 1:06 pm Reply with quote
Xavon wrote:
Isn't that 'World Record' a little too specific? What's next, 'world's largest battle damaged Eva-02 made of non-metallic composites'?
Guinness loves making more records; it helps keep their name in the paper more than people breaking existing records - or failing to.
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