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2 unusual facts about AOI


AOI: Bionix

Plans were made to release the Kev Brown-produced "Special" (featuring Yummy Bingham) as the second single, however Tommy Boy soon folded as a label, cutting short any further promotion of Bionix.

#*Contains bass line and riffs from the song "Ah ! Melody", from Histoire de Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg and Jean-Claude Vannier


40th Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa

The Cacciatori d’Africa and 65 Infantry Division "Grenadiers of Savoy" (Granatieri di Savoia), came under overall command of Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta, who was Viceroy and Governor-General of AOI.

65th Infantry Division Granatieri di Savoia

The Granatieri di Savoia and 40 Infantry Division "Hunters of Africa" (Cacciatori d'Africa) came under overall command of Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta, who was Viceroy and Governor-General of AOI.

Coppélia

In episode 2 of the anime Coppelion Aoi stated that their unit was named after "Coppélia", saying that just like Coppélia, a beautiful life size doll created by Dr. Coppelius, they were living dolls created by genetic engineering.

Justice to Believe / Aoi Iro

"Justice to Believe/Aoi Iro" is the 14th single from Japanese voice actress and singer Nana Mizuki.

Natsuki Taiyo

In their first round match, Team Stardom (Taiyo, Mayu Iwatani, Saki Kashima, Yoko Bito and Yoshiko) defeated Team Reina (Aki Kanbayashi, Aoi Ishibashi, La Comandante, Yumiko Hotta and Zeuxis).

Society for Art of Imagination

AOI was founded in 1961 by a group of artists from England who called themselves the Inscape Group, among them Diana Hesketh, Peter Holland, Brigid Marlin, Jack Ray and Steve Snell.

Tokugawa clan

The Tokugawa's clan crest, known in Japanese as a "mon", the "triple hollyhock" (although commonly, but mistakenly identified as "hollyhock", the "aoi" actually belongs to the birthwort family and translates as "wild ginger"—Asarum), has been a readily recognized icon in Japan, symbolizing in equal parts the Tokugawa clan and the last shogunate.


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