DAICONⅢ オープニングアニメ

DAICON III OPENING ANIMATION

MOVIE

MOVIE
Dubbed
SOURCE
ORIGINAL
RELEASE
August 22, 1981
LENGTH
5 min

DESCRIPTION

A girl is visited by two men from a space ship. They give her water she needs to water her daicon (radish). On her journey to deliver the water, this girl has to fight demons and giant robots.

(Source: Anime News Network)

CAST

DAICON no Onnanoko

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REVIEWS

Kuropiko
90/100
The 80s: The Anime: The Music Video
It is very difficult to talk about what is essentially a surreal music video that happened to be animated by Gainax. While I certainly wouldn't call this their best work (there's far too much in contention for that title), it is very easy to see how it would go on to influence many creators, both inside and outside Gainax. It's not a video you can really look away from, there's constantly some interesting visual on the screen or some wonderful animation to keep your eyes firmly on point, and for that it is commendable.

I can't really talk about the full extent of this piece's, or DAICON IV's, influence though. I am simply not well versed in that regard at all, but if you really want to know how it influenced future anime, all you have to do is watch it. It's like a classic Dezaki title in that sense, once you watch it, you see it everywhere, a borderline unescapable nightmare you have made for yourself. It didn't have the same reach as Dezaki, where nearly every anime stumbles into at least one Joe or Rose of Versailles reference, and every anime invariably lifts a technique from him, but it is iconic and beloved for a very good reason.

As for the story, I hope you like "Local robot(?) girl meets aliens, hijinks ensue", because that's all you're getting. It's not meant to be deep, it's an animation highlight reel, a pure trip, one that will make you feel nostalgic for things you've never even seen before. I recommend this wholeheartedly alongside DAICON IV (which I will refrain from reviewing as it would be a copy paste of this review). The two together are under 8 minutes in total and there is no reason not to give it your time, especially if you claim to care about anime history.

One last thing. Some people might be confused on what version of DAICON III and IV to watch. As you can tell by the photo below, I chose the laserdisc release, however, there are particularly crisp fan remasters that are easy to find on Youtube and Twitter if you can't handle a bit of that old laserdisc quality. I feel the only wrong way to watch DAICON is to not watch it at all.

This is the first entry in what I hope will be a consistent thing where I review every Gainax anime I have seen while I go through my Gainax watch. If you want to know more about my Gainax watch, check my anime list and go to "The Gainax Watch". If you want my specific order, sort by Last Added and start from the bottom. I also have another list known as "The Gainax Leftovers" which is Gainax anime that didn't make the cut, and is generally reserved for stuff without subs, poor scores, and are generally unremarkable (so anything after Panty & Stocking outside Megalo Box isn't being watched). And yes, I know the Eva Rebuilds aren't Gainax.
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