Gainax made a live-action Appleseed promo in '88 and it's absolutely unhinged.
In 1988, Bandai had the animation studio GAINAX make this live-action, roughly three-minute short promo film for the 1988 OVA based on Masamune Shirow’s breakout manga series.
Practical Effects
Homemade cyborg armor that looks like garage sale Power Rangers.
Direction
Takami Akai's chaotic energy before he co-founded Gainax.
Director
Takami Akai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Takami Akai was a founding member of Gainax and later directed NieA_7; this was his directorial debut.
This exists because Bandai wanted to sell VHS tapes of the OVA — corporate synergy produced genuine outsider art.
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