Shinji Higuchi
Hideaki Anno, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Takami Akai, and Shinji Higuchi set up a fan-based group called Daicon Film, which they renamed Gainax in 1985 and turned into an animation studio. Besides anime sequences, they also produced a series of "tokusatsu" shorts parodying monster movies and superhero shows. These productions include "Swift Hero Noutenki" (1982), "Patriotic Squadron Dai-Nippon" (1983), "Return of Ultraman" (1983) and "The Eight-Headed Giant Serpent Strikes Back" (1985).