We continue to stretch the ambit of our podcast by discussing proto-Gainax's fan animations for the Nihon SF Taikai science fiction conventions. It's a kind of fanfiction, although the narrative that emerges is mostly "what if all of early-1980s sci-fi crashed into each other and exploded?" In the time it took you to read this, a woman dressed as a playboy bunny could already have beaten up Godzilla, Darth Vader, and a Xenomorph.

Daicon III and IV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THZqXJotlBY

Remastered Daicon III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQjruwkyOaU

Remastered Daicon IV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDN68LxWW-8&t=314s

Densha Otoko Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jg7tpJO6P4