Daicon IV Opening Video

Author: Klingon_Jedi
Date: 20-Oct-2005, 11:45 PM

Author: Klingon_Jedi
Time: 20-Oct-2005 11:45 PM
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This is the opening done by Gainax(an anime studio responsible for Evangelion, Gunbuster, Kare Kano and others) for the 1983 Daicon Scifi Convention.

Basically, it's a music video starring the Bunny Girl Mina interacting with various Scifi/fantasy characters and settings, including, of course, Star Wars. The qualtie's only so-so, but it's not bad given how rare the LDs are.

http://kumasan.free.fr/Daicon4.zip

Made for IE Forum's Episode III theme month - May 2005.

Author: ricarleite
Time: 21-Oct-2005 5:29 AM
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Is it the one that Gainax produced with money from their own pocket, while they were still strugling to be an animation production team? If so, neat!

Also, apart from the anime mentioned, some of you might know Gainax work from anime such as Wings of Honneimase (cant spell), Nadia, Furi Kuri, or Mahoromatic.

“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering

Author: SilverWook
Time: 21-Oct-2005 10:31 AM
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That was amazing! You say there was an LD of this?

Where were you in '77?

Author: Klingon_Jedi
Time: 21-Oct-2005 4:56 PM
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That's what I heard on the forum I found it on. It can apparrently go for thousands when it shows up on Yahoo Japan auctions.

Only weird thing was they parody it in FLCL, where Haruko comes in in a bunny suit on a flying guitar, and she says Daicon V, when this is Daicon IV.

Here's a website I found on it,

http://www.cjas.org/~leng/daild.htm

Made for IE Forum's Episode III theme month - May 2005.

Author: mowkusrah
Time: 21-Oct-2005 8:42 PM
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Gainax referenced all kinds of great ish in FLCL!=9 M'favorite anime ever.

The Daicon video was also reincarnated for the opening theme of the TV series Densha Otoko in Japan. I don't know if Gainax did it themself, though.
Anyway, there weren't any direct Star Wars references in that one. Good series, though!

http://www.cjas.org/~leng/daicon.htm

would someone please fucking decide wheter to open or close the goddamned blast doors?!

Author: Klingon_Jedi
Time: 21-Oct-2005 9:23 PM
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According to that site, the Densha Otaku clip was done by Gonzo, which apparently was founded by former Gainax members(and started out doing PSX FMVs - it shows). I have a love/hate relationship with that studio, They can make some good things, but they mostly over use CGI while not developing story much. That, and their fan's (self-labeled Gonzo Whores)are rather annoying. I haven't seen the that show though.

http://www.catsuka.com/interf/bideo/amateur.htm

That has the other Daicon animations.

Made for IE Forum's Episode III theme month - May 2005.

Author: ricarleite
Time: 23-Oct-2005 4:35 AM
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Now, I'll instantly MARRY whoever is otaku enough to name the aircraft "destroyed" (it was just on fire) just before the Yamato and that Enterprise starhip, on the DAICON III opening. It takes a certain level of otaku presence to be able to catch THAT reference.