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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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For those unaware, this weekend is the Nihon SF Taikai, and since it's in Osaka this year, it is Daicon VII. This happens on the 25th anniversary of Daicon IV and its rather interesting opening animation sequence.

The Daicon IV opening has always been one of my favorite pieces of animation. There aren't that many works where you can see the love that the animators put into it, but in this case it really shines through. There are so many impressive sequences in it that it just blows the mind that it wasn't even finished until the morning of showing. From a very early Itano Circus to bootleg ELO music to the wonderful invention of the "Gainax jiggle", this short has it all. The sequence where the city is destroyed by an atomic bomb and then transformed into an endless field of flowers is one the most technically beautiful pieces of animated art I've seen.

I personally view Daicon IV as one of the key moments in the transition to modern anime. I hope they did some sort of tribute this weekend to it -- I've always thought it would be great if modern Gainax did an updated version with additional characters from the past quarter-century, although that seems pretty unlikely with them being a legitimate company now. In any event, it remains a landmark in my mind.

Watch it if you can, if only to see Darth Vader fight a bunny girl.

loved it great animation I loved seeing all those characters and I loved the song^^

I loved all the pop culture references. She had a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader X3

Wow, she was actually battling Darth Vader, along with other pop culture icons. This.........was the most awesomest thing I have ever seen!