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9th Animator Expo Short 'Gridman' Streamed
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
1993-94 show by Ultraman's Tsuburaya inspires short by Akira Amemiya

Gridman: Boys Invent Great Hero" ("Denkō Chōjin Gridman") on Friday.
Someday's Dreamers II Sora) designed the characters.
The website describes the story as follows:
22 years ago...
A boy, Takeshi Todo, who attempted to take over the world with the devil of the computer world together.
He reformed himself after the battle and now needs the power of the hyper agent. Again, the evil is going to appear in the real world.
A materialized monster is now approaching!
Enter the battle code!
The access code is..."GRIDMAN"
The previous eight shorts in the project include "Akemi Hayashi's "Tomorrow from there."
Anno himself is serving as executive producer of the entire project initiative with Dwango President Megumi Hayashibara.
One new short will stream every week for a planned total of 30 shorts, ranging from original projects and spinoffs to promotional videos and music videos. The episodes will be streamed for free via a dedicated iOS/Android app and on the web. There are no plans for a commercial release at this stage.