File: DAICON IV.swf-(9.01 MB, 600x337, Anime)
[_] Anonymous 08/22/13(Thu)22:48 No.2086834
Marked for deletion (old).
>> [_] Jinx 08/23/13(Fri)00:26 No.2086941
>Batman and Spiderman in same universe
Obviously fake.
>> [_] Anonymous 08/23/13(Fri)00:30 No.2086948
>>2086941
No, Batman and Spiderman are real.
>> [_] Anonymous 08/23/13(Fri)01:05 No.2086994
I went searching for this in 2001 when I found out about it.
Here is some information on the history of this video (that I saved without attribution, so I
don't know who wrote it), for the curious and uninformed:
The Daicon Bunnygirl from the Daicon III and IV Opening Animation.
Alert readers of the online auction service eBay might have noticed the recent sale of a
laserdisc (LD) featuring the Daicon III and IV Opening Animation. This commemorative laserdisc
was ONLY sold during the Daicon convention in Japan, by the people that went on to become Gainax.
Many American anime fans are familiar with the film, as bootleg video copies of "the world's most
powerful bunnygirl" were widely distributed in the early 1980s. Bids for this extremely rare
collectible started at $100.00, and the auction closed at $1,380.55. As my correspondent remarks,
"For that price, it'd better be free of laser rot!"
>> [_] Anonymous 08/23/13(Fri)01:05 No.2086995
The eBay auction description included (in part):
Daicon III-IV Opening Animation
Anime Laserdisc - Extremely Rare!
According to the rec.arts.anime FAQ, " 'DAICON III' and 'DAICON IV' were two animated shorts
shown at the opening ceremonies of the 15th (1981) and 17th (1983) DAICONs. They feature the
convention mascot (the Daicon Bunny, strongest Playboy Bunny in the universe) encountering
everybody from the Space Cruiser Yamato to Ming the Merciless." The FAQ goes on to say "...the
people who made DAICON IV later went on to create the GAINAX (WINGS OF HONNEAMISE, NADIA OF THE
MYSTERIOUS SEAS) animation studio."
>> [_] Anonymous 08/23/13(Fri)01:06 No.2086997
This is an amazingly rare LD containing the Daicon III and IV opening films, pencil tests, and
color samples, all set to music, most notably ELO's "Twilight" and "Hold on Tight." It is
reported that the original Daicon IV animation, an incredible work of art by a group of promising
pre-professionals, was shot on Super-8, and we should all be thankful that it got transferred to
laser. As a bonus on the flip side, there's also an amusing, strange little live-action film
about some archaeologists who unearth a terrifying monster, while a young woman is held prisoner
in a cave by some bizarre sock-puppet aliens. LD includes booklet with pictures and sketches for
both features.
