Before Gainax blew our minds with
Neon Genesis Evangelion and
FLCL they created a short film for the Japan Science Fiction Convention. The burgeoning animation team, featuring greats such as Hideaki Anno, debuted their first film at the con (a.k.a. "Daicon") in 1983 to critical acclaim.
Two years later, they returned to Daicon and debuted the "Daicon IV Opening Animation", which was not only a satire that featured the prominent use of characters from American and Japanese animation, but also an overwhelming and visually stunning short in its own right.
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