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Well I'm back, although I'm currently still in Orlando on vacation, Once I get back I'll be around TSW more often again. It's been quite an eventful summer for me and yet I managed to finish and catch up on lots of anime.

 

Otakon 2010

I went to Otakon this year again, for 2 days instead of the full weekend though. It's pretty much the same every time. The only difference being the cosplayers. I didn't even bother with souvenirs. I think next year I'll make more effort to travel to other cons and see what they are like.

 

Anime

I actually got quite alot completed and I'm kinda proud of it. I had to put most of the spring and summer anime on hold though, since I've been too busy to watch them.

B Gata H Kei - Very entertaining from start to finish but I'd really like a second season.

MAR  - What a train wreck. I don't even know why I liked it all those years ago. The last half of the series was just terrible.

Ichiban Ushiro no Daimou - Ok for what it was I guess. Nothing to be overly excited about.

Arad Senki - Horrible, wish I could have my time back.

Angel Beats - Really great series, but I honestly wasn't a fan of the final moments. It all just seemed too rush. Since it's a successful Key series my hopes for a second season might just come true though.

Souja Erin - Although it got very predictable near the end, it was still a fun series to watch. There aren't very many anime where the main character ages and matures by the end, it really makes watching a fantasy show like this more enjoyable.

Regios - So confusing! I'm sure a re-watch would clear things up a bit but I just don't have the time. The animation was great though.

Nodame Cantabile - I'm only halfway through Paris-hen but I loved the first season. I'm really starting to enjoy these romance type anime, I wouldn't even consider watching shows like this before. Thankfully Kimi ni Todoke drew my attention toward them.

Inazuma Eleven - Finally caught up to this. It was difficult since the group releases an extra 3+ episodes each week but I somehow managed to get on track. It's the best soccer anime and probably one of the best sports anime I've ever seen. It's basically "if prince of tennis were a soccer anime" but the characters are much more friendly. It's quickly become one of my favorite anime.

 

I still have a lot more to watch though but I'm glad I got to finish some of them. In any case, I'm back. There will be more AMV Spotlights up soon for those who are interested.

Video: Devil's Sign
Category: Action, Horror
Anime: Hellsing Ultimate (OVA)
Song: Night of the hunter
Artist: 30 Seconds to Mars
Creator: Neverend 

Double entry for you guys.

 

Video: Amazing IC
Category: Action, Fun, Romance
Anime: Various
Song: Amazing
Artist: Seal
Creator: Cross/fade, schen

 

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Video: Genesis
Category: Action, Character Profile
Anime: Ikkitousen, Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny (TV)
Song: Ghosts'n'Stuff (Sub Focus Remix)
Artist: Deadmau5 feat. Rob Swire
Creator: Niwa 

Video: Redona
Category: Fun, Dance
Anime: Various
Song: I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
Artist: Scissor Sisters
Creator: oro$hi (Soul's Team)

 

Putting the "Music Video" in AMV.


Hey everyone. It's been awhile since I made a journal entry that's not about AMVs so I'm just going to talk about  a few random thoughts I've been having.

Can't wait for the spring season. I'm already swamped with anime but I just love when new seasons come around. K-ON! 2nd will be fun to watch, I just hope it's not a repeat of the first season. Hopefully we get more music, more concerts, and more Azu-nyan. Also series like Sarai-ya Goyou (really haven't seen a decent Samurai anime in awhile, looking forward to this), Senko no Night Raid (love spy anime, hoping this one goes over well), and a few others that look interesting. I'll be putting up a thread for all the new series, as I did for the winter season, for those of you who don't keep up with what's coming out when; but mainly just to discuss what everyone's most excited to see. The elimination game will be returning for the fall 2010 season, so look forward to that also.

So many series, so little discussion. I love TSW but the forums can seem a little bland at times. Isn't there a series you want to spread the word about or just talk about how much you are enjoying? The majority of the series I get into are based on the thoughts and praise it gets from friends, forums, and unbiased media sites; I look into them, watch a few episodes, and decide whether I want to finish them. We have a handful of great discussion threads though, but I would just love to see people who don't post as much talking about series that might not be as popular. I would have missed so many good series had I not got the recommendation from other people. Whether you love it or hate it, let's talk about it.
Some great examples of this are the Umi no Misaki, 11 Eyes, and Kekkaishi threads.

Do you guys use EagleStorm's site?
I admittedly have never used or visited it before 2010, but I'm starting to use it more and more; it's even bookmarked now. It's just great having the series ordered by air dates. I probably haven't visited before because I usually didn't care for when a series aired, since I just grab the sub releases, but it's becoming very important to me to keep up with these things. I also wouldn't know half of the series coming out this spring if not for his hard work. Everything I need to know is just all in one place, with links back to TSW to start tracking. Thanks for the great site Eagle.

And last, most saddening bit of info is the inactivity of another fellow admin. T_Sarc88 lives in Chile and hasn't been online after word of the devastating earthquake became public. He's usually always on MSN for me to chat with but he hasn't been on since that day. There are power outages in the area, so I'm praying and hoping that's the minimal amount of turmoil the quake has caused him. Let's think positive thoughts and hope that he and his family are OK.

 

Visit animemusicvideos.org for more info.

Here are the winner's for this years' VCA's. To view the full list of winners and nominees as well as download links of the videos available for free for registered members, click here.

 

I'll be posting some of the videos below for you guys. Enjoy.

 

 

Best Action Video

 

Video: De:Light
Category: Action, Character Profile, Instrumental
Anime: Tales of the Abyss (TV), Shikibane Hime (TV)
Song: The Pure and the Tainted
Artist: Blue Stahli
Creator: Aggressor

 

This video seriously makes me regret dropping Shikibane Hime. In fact I just might give it another try after seeing this. As for the video it's pretty decent, but I didn't think it would actually win. Especially since it was up agaisnt many of the action videos I posted here in the spotlights.

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Best Dance Video

(also Best Fun Video)

 

Video: Bakadance!
Category: Fun, Dance
Anime: Sumomomo Momomo (TV), Kanon (TV - 2006), Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann (TV), etc. (+13)
Song: Barbara Ann
Artist: Blind Guardian
Creator: Aggressor

 

I like it.

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Best First Video

 

Video: Clash
Category: Action, Character Profile, Fun
Anime: Bakemonogatari (TV)
Song: Paralyzer, Upside Down
Artist: Finger Eleven, Boom Boom Satellites
Creator: KalugaGhosT

 

One of my favorite categories. Really great vid for a first try.

 

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Best No-Effects Video

(also Best Horror Video)

 

Video: This Is Halloween
Category: Fun, Horror
Anime: Soul Eater (TV)
Song: This Is Halloween
Artist: Marilyn Manson
Creator: Hagaren Viper (Hagaren Studios)

 

My favorite category and a very deserving win from this video. Always nice to know people can still make great AMV's without pumping them full of flashy effects.

 

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Most Artistic Video

(also: Best Romantic, Best Sentimental, and Best Use of Instrumental Music Video)

 

Video: Butterflies of God
Category: Drama, Serious, Romance, etc. (+2)
Anime: Animatrix, The, Rahxephon: Pluralitas Concentio (movie), 5 Centimeters per Second, etc. (+1)
Song: Byou no Sakana
Artist: Masudo Toshia
Creator: Tana-sama

 

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Video of the Year

(also: Most Original, Best Use of Mutiple Anime, and Best Use of Special Effects Video. Editor of the Year) 

 

Video: Ian Fleming's Property of a Lady
Category: Other
Anime: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Noir, etc. (+3)
Song: Feeling Good
Artist: Muse
Creator: qwaqa

 

It's really good to see something so original take the highest honor in these awards.

ni juu san

By Kizetsu on 1/18/2010
It's past midnight so I guess it's my birthday. Wonder what I'll do today?

Video: Fluffy Kittens & Rainbows
Category: Action, Parody, Fun
Anime: Various
Song: I'm Back, Undead Artist: Dope, Hollywood Undead
Creator: Chiikaboom
 

 

Video: Electropop!
Category: Fun, Romance
Anime: Shugo Chara! (TV), Shugo Chara!! Doki— (TV)
Song: Electropop Artist: Jupiter Rising
Creator: whispersreloaded

 

 

 Video: Live
Category: Drama, Sentimental
Anime: Various
Song: Life is Beautiful  Artist: Sixx A.M.
Creator: Animated

 

New Season!!

By Kizetsu on 10/1/2009

Sorry I've been so "absent" guys.

Currently playing this new MMO called Dungeon Fighter Online:  http://dungeonfighter.nexon.net/

It's fun..grindy, but fun.

 

But now that I'm at a decent point in the game I can get ready for this new season of anime!!

Researched most of the shows awhile back so I have a general idea of what's coming out. What are you guys most excited to see?

Also, stay tuned for the Fall Anime Elimination Game!!!

Chronicles of the OCD Goth Cowboy Jesus Future Overlord

by Chiikaboom

Song: Le Disko

Artist: Shiny Toy Guns

 Anime: Soul Eater

Crash 

by EncoreLuffy

Song: Crash

Artist: Decyfer Down

Anime: One Piece + Movies

 

 

Aniki

by Chawonka

Song: Devour

Artist: Shinedown

Anime: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

 

 

Summer Anime

By Kizetsu on 8/11/2009

So...What are you guys still watching?

Don't really like most of this season's anime.  I'm only still following Canaan and Princess Lover. Tokyo Magnitude wasn't bad, it's just too depressing for a summer anime IMO. I'll probably end up finishing it when it's done though cause it's definitely one of the better series this summer.

Is there anything else that's good? Maybe the first few episodes gave off a bad impression but it's actually a decent series?

In the mean time I've been watching some older series. Saint Seiya from episode 1, Darker than Black, and Gintama mostly.

 

Fall season is almost here!! So many great series coming out.

 


 

 

This one definetely makes up for the lackluster of the previous 2. And the story is getting really interesting now. I'm glad he decided to make a story out of it instead of just random action. I don't think we'll see anymore for awhile though.

My favs from best to worst:

2.

1.

5.

4.

3.

 


 

 

I must say, although I didn't like 3, I kind of like where the story is going. The battle scene in this one was quite good as well. Still not as good as 1 and 2 though, we'll just have to wait and see.

Finally after a 2 year wait the 3rd installment of Monty Oum's Dead Fantasy has arrived! Four should be soon to follow.

 


 

 

In case you have no Idea what I'm talking about...

 

Dead Fantasy is a home-made animation of the girls from Square Enix ( Final Fantasy) fighing the girls from tecmo (Dead or Alive). Here are parts 1 and 2 incase you want to see them:

 

Dead Fantasy 1

 


 

 

Dead Fantasy 2

 

 


 

 

Viva la Luna

by moonbunnychan

Song: Viva la Vida

Artist: Coldplay

 Anime: Sailor Moon (^_^)

 

Yakitate

by narutomaniac

Song: Dope

Artist: AmneZia

Anime: Clannad

 

 

One Piece 405

By Kizetsu on 6/16/2009

What a crazy episode! I literally shed a tear.

I can't wait to find out what happens! What's worst is they threw a filler arc right after this, making the wait even longer!!

*manga readers please avoid giving me any spoilers*

What did you guys think about this episode? 

 

Premeditation

by pink haze

Song: Neverland

Artist: Darren Hayes

Anime: Peace Maker Kurogane

 

 

 

 

So I created a MSN group for TheSubWire.

Send me an instant message if you would like to join.

Makanii@live.com

I'll send you an invitation. Then, check your email and you are in!

 

So I've seen enough episodes of eaech series to give post my final leaderboard on the series this season.

Series i'm not watching:

 

Arad Senji Slap Up Party

Asura Cryin' - Dropped

Cross Game

Hanasakeru Seishounen

Hatsukoi Unlimited

Hayate 2 - Still need to finish 1

Marie & Gali

Natsu no Arashi - Dropped

Pandora Hearts - Dropped

Restorante Paradiso

Polyphonica Crimson S

Shin Mazinger

Souten Kouro - Dropped

Tayatuma - Dropped

07 Ghost - Dropped

Valkyria Chronicles - Dropped

Saki - On Hold

Shangri-La - On Hold

Phantom - On Hold

 

Not Yet Aired/Subbed (will edit review once they air)

 

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

Velvet Under World

Metal Fight Beyblade - Only 1 Episode so far

 

Final Leaderboard: (From favorite to least favorite)

 

1. Sengoku Basara

 

2. Basquash!

 

3. Guin Saga

Thanks to CAG and Eaglestorm for changing my mind about this one.

 

4. Eden of the East



5. K-ON!

 

6. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

 

7. Tears to Tiara

Beautiful no?

 


Title: Noise

Maker: Megamom

Anime: Various

Song: Love is Noise by The Verve

Let's get the spotlights started again. As usual leave a comment and tell me what you guys thought.

 

Eureka Seven - Sunlight

by  Silk_SK

Anime: Eureka Seven

Song: Sunlight by Natasha Imbruglia

So I finally sat down and got started on my AMV for the Otakon AMV contest this year. After spending weeks trying to find well seeded Black Lagoon raws, I just gave up and decided to use some subs.

As soon as I do though, a friend informs me has has the raws, and he'll give me whatever I need. Luckily I had just started and didn't get very far.

But instead of just deleting what I've already done, I decided to upload it as a preview and grab some opinions.

It's a very rough start, just some timing with no effects. The clips don't last that long, they stop at about 40 seconds in but you're welcome to enjoy the music afterward( the song is awesome and i doubt most of you guys have heard it before). Leave a comment and let me know what you guys think so far.

Title: Revy Don't Stop (Preview)

Maker: Kizetsu

Anime: Black Lagoon

Song: Butterfly by Back-On

Thanks to all you guys who commented and enjoyed this list.

BEST ANIME OPENING

Doubt & Trust

Video Link

Anime: D. Gray-man

Song: Doubt & Trust by Access

 

Series i'm not watching:

 

Arad Senji Slap Up Party

Asura Cryin' - Dropped

Cross Game

Guin Saga - Dropped

Hanasakeru Seishounen

Hatsukoi Unlimited

Hayate 2 - Still need to finish 1

Marie & Gali

Natsu no Arashi - Dropped

Pandora Hearts - Dropped

Restorante Paradiso

Polyphonica Crimson S

Shin Mazinger

Souten Kouro - Dropped

Tayatuma - Dropped

 

Not Yet Aired/Subbed (will edit review once they air)

 

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

Velvet Under World

Metal Fight Beyblade

 

Series Leaderboard from least favorite to favorite

 

11. Tears to Tiara

Episodes Watched: 2

10. Saki



Episodes Watched: 2

 

9. Valkyria Chronicles

Episodes Watched: 3

 

8. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

Episodes Wachted: 3

 

7. Shangri-La

Episodes Watched: 2

 

6. 07 - Ghost

Episodes Watched : 2

 

5. Basquash!

Episodes Watched: 3

 

4. Eden of the East

Episodes Watched: 2

 

3. K-ON 

Episodes Watched: 3

 

2. Phantom

Episodes Watched: 2

 

1. Sengoku Basara

Episodes Watched: 3

 

Getting closer to number 1!

Check Taryel's Journal for #4

Check My Journal for #4

 

Best Anime Opeing Number 3

Video Link

Anime: Blood+

Song: Colors of the Heart by UVERworld

Check Taryel's Blog for #5

Since we had a dispute when it came to the number 4 spot, we decided to make it a tie!

Check Taryel's Blog for the other #4

Here's what I thought deserved the spot.

Best Anime Opening Number 4

Boys & Girls

Video Link

Anime: Hitman Reborn

Song: Boys & Girls by LM.C

I've decided to wait til I've seen 2-3 episodes of everything and give my final thoughts on them but for now, here's a leader board of all the series I've seen so far.

1. Basquash!

2. 07-Ghost

3. K-ON!



4. Shangri-La

5. Sengoku Basara

6. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood



7. Saki

8. Valkyria Chronicles

9. Phantom



10. Pandora Hearts

 

There are still a few that haven't actually aired yet but these are what I think of what we've seen so far. Anything that has already aired but not on this list I have prematurely decided not to watch. If you think I should watch something not on here, then please, lend me your thoughts. 

So many good series this season. Lots of promisng ones. Here's a mini review of the ones i've seen so far.

 

Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom



Really couldn't gather all that much from the first episode, but the premise is nice. I'll need atleast 2 more episodes to decide wheter or not I'm going to get into it.

 

Basquash!

Definetely one of the keeprs from this season. Great animation and what looks like to be a great plot. It's made by the Macross Frontier team so I'm sure it'll turn out to be a really good series. Not quite sure on hte mechs though. Robots are fail.

 

Pandora Hearts



It has potential but that was a very weak first episode. It was wierd and confusing. We'll need to see a lot mroe before I make a decision on this one.

 

Sengoku Basara

Yukimura! Oyakata-sama! Rofl. Great first episode. I love the opening too. I just hope this anime takes itself seriously. I'll probably enjoy it even if it doesn't.

 

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

So far, so good...I guess.

 

K-ON!

Needs more music, but defiently a solid first episode. I get the feeling episode 2 will set the tone for how the rest of hte series will play out.

Check Taryel's blog for number 7

Best Anime Openings

Number 6: Tenjou Tenge

Video Link

Anime: Tenjou Tenge

Song: Bomb A Head by m.c.A-T

 

Hint for Number 5

Run

Here are the winners!!

If any of the links don't work. Leave a comment and let me know.

To download any of these videos register at animemusicvideos.org and follow the links

Best Action Video


Video Information

Meh. It's OK. There were lots of better vidoes IMO. Including the 2 Soul Eater ones I spotlighted earlier this year.

 

Best Comedy Video

Video Information

I've never seen Minami-ke, but that was really funny.

 

Best Dance Video

Video Information

Easily my favorite video out of all this years videos.

 

Best Dramatic Video

Video Information

Twilight! This video got lots of awards this year. Pretty good.

 

Best Fun Video

Video Information

The only video previously spotlighted to win an award this year. Love this video.

 

Best Horror Video

Video Information

One of my favs.

 

Best No-Effects Video

Video Information

My favorite category of the awards. Mostly all the finalists videoes were pretty good.

 

Best Parody Video

Video Information

If you had that geass you know you'd do the same...

 

Best Romantic Video

Video Information

 

Best Trailer or Commercial

Video Information

Meh. It had it's moments. Very few good chocies for this category this year.

 

Best Use of Lip Synch

Video Information

Hilarious video.

And finally.........

 

Video of the Year

Video Information

3rd straight win for video of the year for Nostromo. Can he be stopped?

 

Best Character Profile - Twilight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jpLPcY51Tc

Best Use of Special Effects - Twilight

Most Artistic Video - Twilight

Best Sentimental Video - Twilight

Best Collaboration Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxu_5-Dz2Aw

Best First Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HzOsbNl3b4

Best Multi-Editor Project  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hol0r_pzSM8

Best Use of Instrumental Music - Festival of Life

Most Original Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihAmue86MkM

Best Use of Mutiple Anime - Auriga

Check Taryel's Journal for Number 9

Best Anime Openings

Number 8: Daia no Hana (Black Cat Opening 2)

Video

Anime: Black Cat

Song Daia no Hana by Yoriko

 

Hint for Number 7

Now is the time! For the ecchiest opening ever that is.

What? Kiz has an actual journal post? No way!

 

Hello fellow TSW members. 

Let me just start out by saying, I really love this site. Thanks to all the hardwork of Chronos, Eagle Storm, and whoever else may be involved, I get to keep track of my anime as well as be involved in our great community here. But we can do so much better.

One of the positive things we have here are the great journal entries. Nothing like reading how terrible someone else's day was to cheer you up when you're feeling down. (jk) But really, people like Crazyanimegirl and Kyu2000 who keep us updated on their projects and situations once or twice a week are really a plus for our community. And I'm not sure how many of you out there enjoy my AMV Spotlights or countdowns, but I love posting them. With the recent updates we even finally get to leave a comment.

But I don't think it's enough. With some of the new features we have here at TSW (thanks to Chronos) we can start to take advatage of them to better our community. Here are just a few of the suggestions I have.

 

More Active Forum Post/Threads

 

I really love how the Bleach Manga and Naruto threads are turning into great discussions lately. Even the lurkers out there are starting to post more. If you have something to say or something you think will make a good discussion, don't be afraid to speak up or make a new thread about it. The forums are of course the basis of any community. Let's work to make ours better.

 

More Accurate Series Rating

 

Something even I am guilty of, is giving a random 1 or 5 Star rating to a series that doesn't deserve it. Being honest with how you rate  each series will generate more accurate results for people wanting to know the best and worst of TSW's series.

 

Series Comments

 

Never doubt the power of opinion. Leaving a comment for each series you watch will be very helpful for those looking to get into the series. Maybe not all of them you've seen, but your favorites and your worst should do just fine. Compare them to other popular series if you want to let people know what they are getting themselves into. kaizoku7 has strayed me away from many series I would have ended up not liking.

 

Use the Tracking System

 

There have been plenty of times where I have found myself browsing a user's favorite and watched series. If you see a person who has similar viewing taste, being able to see what other series they enjoyed could be a big help if you're looking for something to watch or read.

 

There are lots of other little things we can do to keep our community active, but these were just the ones I found to be most important. 

Leave a comment and let me know what you guys think. Do you like the way TSW? Do you want it to be better? Are there thigns you don't like?

So here's a joint top 10 list project from me and Taryel. We'll alternate who post the vids each week. Don't forget to leave a comment!

Taryel and Kizetsu Present: Best Anime Openings

Number 10: Rewrite

Video Link

Anime: Full Metal Alchemist

Song: Rewrite by Asian Kung-Fu Generation

 

Hint for Number 9:

Don't you hate being 19?

 

Round 2, the Semifinals are now underway. Vote for your favorites!

Click Here to vote

Members can download the videos in order to view them. You may have luck finding them on video streaming sites however.

Animemusicvideos.org's 2009 VCAs

 

Don't forget to nominate your favortie videos for this years AMV Viewers Choice Awards. The winners will be announced later this month! Click the link above for details. You must be a member of animemusicvideos.org to participate. Register for free here.

Here's 33, now that the journals are fixed.

Leave a comment, tell me what ya think.

 Video Link

Title: Brainless Violence

Genre: Coemdy, Action, Dance

Maker: nikolakis

Anime: Various 

Song: What Happened to You by Offspring

I really love this amv. It has some of the anime I loved while I was growing up. Makes me smile everytime I watch it.

Now that comments are added to journal entries, if you watch leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Video Link

Title: Radiance

Maker: Radical_Yue

Anime: Various

Song: Control by Mute Math

For all you saps out there

Video

Title: Momentum

Maker: Koopiskeva

Anime: 5 Centimenters per Second

Song: Awakening by Mai

Yes, yes. I know we're all tired of seeing Final Fantasy Avdent Children clips in everything.

but meh, people just won't stop.

What can we do? Who you gonna call?

Video

Title: Bustin'

Maker: Driftroot

Anime: Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus and Advent Children OVA

Song: Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.

Very rarily do well-known, high quality AMV editors choose to use their skills for shounen anime. Especially not newer ones. Below is two great Soul Eater amvs, enjoy.

Soul Eater Episodes 1-30 Spoilers

Video

Title: Resonant Discord

Maker: Chiikaboom

Anime: Soul Eater

Song: Broken by The Birthday Massacre

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Soul Eater Episodes 1-30 Spoilers

Video

Title: W.U.N

Maker: Dn@

Anime: Soul Eater

Song: Nine Thou (Superstar Remix) by Styles of Beyond

Winner of the AMVJ Sessions Xam'd Contest

Video

Title: Running Free

Maker: James Chlodek

Anime: Bounen no Xamdou

Song: Shut up and Explode by Boom Boom Satelites

 

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Second Place

Third Place

Before I get to the final 4 fights there's a few things I want to address.

Due to YT's copyright stuff most of these videos have been removed. So I've removed most of my older post. Links to the ones that are still available to view online are below.

AMV Spotlight #3

AMV Spotlight #4

AMV Spotlight #5

AMV Spotlight #6

AMV Spotlight #8

AMV Spotlight #9

AMV Spotlight #10

AMV Spotlight #18 

AMV Spotlight #19

AMV Spotlight #21 

AMV Spotlight #26 

AMV Spotlight #27

Also, I didn't like my own AMV for the finale so I scoured the interwebz for the best ones I could find. Please Enjoy.

Best Anime Fight #4: Shirahama Kenichi vs Odin

 

Really couldn't find a good video for this.

 

Best Anime Fight #3: Jin/Mugen vs Mariya "God Hand" Kagetoki

Not an AMV but enjoy the fight.

Video

Best Anime Fight #2: Kurapika vs Ubogin

Sasuke..I mean Kurapika wants revenge on the Akatsuki...I mean Ryodan for wiping out his entire clan because of their shraingan..i mean scarlet eyes(damnit why do I keep doing that).

This is really a personal pick. I really loved this fight. Video ain't too bad either.

Video

And of course, you knew it was coming...

Best Anime Fight #1: Uzumaki Naruto vs Uchiha Sasuke

Naruto wants his friend back. Sasuke wants more power.

Video

 

Best Anime Fight #5: Himura Kenshin vs Haijime Saitou

Aku Soku Zan (Slay Evil Immediately): Creed of the Shinsengumi. Leader of the 3rd Squad Hajime Saitou atteptmed to fulfill this mission and slice down the Battousai years ago. Well, he failed, and now the former manslayer has given up his old ways, in a time of peace. But when Saitou sees him again...Gatotsu vs Hiten Mitsurugi!!Round 2!!

Video Link

Title: Kenshin vs Saitou

Maker: surgeidness

Anime: Ruroni Kenshin

Song: Metalingus by Alter Bridge

 

Best Anime Fights #6: Straw Hat Pirates vs CP9

Before we reach the top 5 I thought I'd let epicness of One Piece reside at #6. As great an anime as it is, no other One Piece fights made the top 5.  And since i don't pick favorites when it comes to the crew, why not show everyone fighting?

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Title: One Piece Phenomenon.

Maker:  RubberRuffy

Anime: One Piece

Song: Phenonmenon by Thousand Foot Krutch


Best Anime Fight #7:Urameshi Yuske vs Sensui Shinobu

Sensui used to have Yuske's job until he quit and joined the dark side. Guess this was a fight that was bound to happen.

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Title: Yuske vs Sensui

Maker: TonyIV05

Anime: Yu Yu Hakusho

Song: Liberate by Disturbed

 

 

 

Best Anime Fight #8: Kurosaki Ichigo vs Kuchiki Byakuya

Byakuya, after throwing is own sister in jail, finally has a reason to exterminate the pests that have invaded his home. He'll just use his Bankai and end the fight...or so he thought; Ichigo has a few surprises. Now that Rukia has been rescued, it's time to remove his last obstacle from his path.

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Title: With You

Maker: omegafuzion

Anime: Bleach

Song: With > You by Linkin Park

 

 Best Anime Fight #9: Son Goku vs Piccolo Jr.

Years have past since the Last Son of Vegeta defeated King Piccolo in true David vs Goliath fashion. Will Piccolo Jr. finally avenge his father's shameful defeat? Will Goku prove Saiyans > Namekians again? Good times.

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Title: Goku vs Piccolo

Maker: popoUSSJ

Anime: Dragonball

Song: Question by System of A Down

So I've decided to continue the spotlights in a countdown of the best anime fights we've seen so far. . If you have any suggestions on which fights deserve to make the top 10, let me know.

 

BEST ANIME FIGHT #10 - Gon Freecss vs Hisoka

One of the most anticipated and tense fights in shounen history. Gon finally faces off against the seemingly invincible Hisoka. Hisoka has intentionally avoided killing Gon because he saw "potential" in him to become stronger; "makes the kill more fun". So what happens when they finally meet in a tournament style venue?

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Title: Gon vs Hisoka

Maker: sora1986

Anime: Hunter X Hunter

Song: Breathing by Yellowcard

Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (Ryuki in Japan)

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This looks so amazing for an american production. One of the best things about it is that it was never properly subbed so it'll be all fresh material for me. Let's just hope the series is as good as the trailer. The last time USA tried a kamen rider it was a total disaster.

Since I posted the winners of Anime Music Videos.org's Viewers Choice awards earlier this week I figured I'd do a special on all the previous "Videos of the Year"

 

2007 Video of the Year

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Title: Galaxy Bounce

Maker: Nostromo

Anime: Pale Cocoon , Tweeny Witches

Song: Life Light by Andy Hunter

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2006 Video of the Year

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Title: Jihaku

Maker: Tyler_yj

Anime: Several

Song: Best of You by Foo Fighters

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2005 Video of the Year

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Title: Shounen Bushidou

Maker: istiv

Anime: Several

Song: Spirit Never Dies by Masterplan

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2004 Video of the Year

See AMV Spotlight #5

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2003 Video of the Year

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Title: Shameless Rock Video

Maker: AbsoluteDestiny

Anime: FLCL

Song: Speed King by Deep Purple

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2002 Video of The Year

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Title: Odorikuruu

Maker: aokakesu

Anime: Several

Song: Mamboleo by Elissa

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There you have it folks. 6 Videos that were awarded Video of the Year by animemusicvideos.org's Viewers Choice Awards.

Click Here for full list of winners, nominees, and profiles of the video creators. You can also view details of the anime(s) used in each video. Registered memebrs are able to download these and all other videos for free.

GitSP

-Best Action Video

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Spoil

-Best Character Profile

-Best Use of Special Effects

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AMV Technique Beat

-Best Comedy Video

-Most Original Video

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Feel the Mambo

-Best Dance Video

-Best Fun Video

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Part of You, Shadow of Me

-Best Dramatic Video

-Best Sentimental Video

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Colorful Dance

-Best First Video

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Condemned Memoir

-Best Horror Video

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Sunlight

-Best No-Effects Video

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Plunder Propaganda

-Best Parody Video

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Our Innocence

-Best Romantic Video

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Chronicles of Ghibli

-Best Trailer or Commercial

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In Aeternum

-Best Use of Instrumental Music

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Ballad Of The Mid Boss

-Best Use of Lip Synch

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Magic Pad

-Best Use of Mutiple Anime

-Most Artistic Video

-Video of the Year


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Great year folks. The only winner not up there is AMV Hell 4. It's way too big to be uploaded to a video site in a whole. It's hilarious though and I recommend you guys going to amvhell.com and downloading it and the previous ones if you haven't seen them.

My personal favorites of these are "Magic Pad" of course and "Sunlight".

Garo

By Kizetsu on 12/14/2007

Just finished watching Garo. I have never been more amazed in my life at how awesome it was. I'm ashamed to call myself a fan of any of the half-assed martial arts movies/tv shows here in America after seeing Garo. Came out in 2006, wonder why I didn't watch it then.

If you're a fan of Toku and/or great martial arts I highly recommend this series. TV-Nihon did an awesome job subbing it too. Here's a preview:

http://www.megavideo.com/?v=BT49EK51

 http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b68/Rjthegreat/Videos/?action=view&current=pmk-darren_hayes-neverland.flv