Iida was a last minute guest at FanimeCon 2011, possibly because their perma-guest and head of Gainax, Hiroyuki Yamaga, had to cancel due to a family emergency. Iida had only one autograph session late Sunday night at a time when many attendees have already left the con. Because of this, a very small crowd showed up for this particular autograph session. Most of the attendees were requesting Asuka to be sketched for them, and Iida had a hard time understanding why Asuka seemed to be far more popular than Rei. He asked me why so many people were requesting Asuka, and I told him that, in my case, I like her as a fellow redhead. He didn't seem too impressed with my answer.


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