Event-O-Dex LXXVI

Monday, Sept. 29: Toshio Okada, co-founder of Gainax and screenwriter of Otaku no Video, speaks at MIT (8 p.m. in 4-370.) Addressing the topic "Fans Making Anime: The Early History of Gainax and Japanese Animation," Okada will explain how anime is made and how a small band of fans (otaku) managed to break into the industry and form the Gainax studio (Neon Genesis Evangelion).