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Daicon III and IV Opening Animations Premieres
The Daicon III Opening Animation screens at the Nihon SF Taikai convention in Osaka, the first of two self-funded fan short films that a young Hideaki Anno, Hiroyuki Yamaga, and Takami Akai made under the amateur group Daicon Film before founding Gainax.
- The Daicon III and IV Opening Animations were made by Daicon Film for the Nihon SF Taikai conventions in Osaka, in 1981 and 1983[1]
- Aired Aug 22, 1981 to Aug 20, 1983, two shorts of about 5 minutes[1]
- The 1981 Daicon III short was animated solely by Daicon Film, three university students: Hideaki Anno, Hiroyuki Yamaga and Takami Akai[1]
- In Daicon III an unnamed girl is entrusted with a cup of water to water a radish and fights off monsters, mechas and starfighters; in Daicon IV an older version in a Playboy Bunny suit faces science-fiction adversaries set to ELO's "Twilight"[1]
- Scores 7.72 on MyAnimeList from 12,830 users[1]
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