Otakon 2010 Anime Music Video Contest
Posted by Aorii in Anime, Local, tags: AMV, Anime Music Video, Otakon 2010One of my favorite events during any convention; even for Otakon where I had to wait an hour in line, but it was still well worth it~. So, in the spirit of sharing, I did my best in hunting down the videos in question but there are still some missing from this list >.< The ballot (here) won’t matter anymore though except as a reference.
And now a word from our sponsors by Scintilla (Contest 1st Place) [Download]
Anime: Various, but heavily Code Geass
Song: “Burger Dance (International Remix)” by DJ Otzi
Not surprisingly, this took first place in the AMV contest ~ the comedy section always did have the best stuff. I was literally laughing my tears our for minutes on this one, not to mention the inclusion of one scene that will never be unseen (~2:20, it’ll be thought of every time you see Hare Hare Yukai from now on xD).
Well anyhow, the rest comes in order of how much I liked their categories (the 1st and 2nd place marks are the official winners)… Keep in mind these are all finalists though and just about all of them are good >.<-b
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Comedy
Britannia, [Expletive] Yeah! by @Productions (1st Place Comedy)
Anime: Code Geass
Song: “America, Fck Yeah” by Trey Parker
An AMV about TV by VivifxAMV (2nd Place Comedy) [Download]
Anime: Various
Song: “Famous” by Scouting for Girls
Nausea in D Major by Cyanna [Download]
Anime: Nodame Cantabile
Song: “I’m so Sick of You” by Weird Al
Stupid Couple by Jubjub2
Anime: Lovely Complex
Song: “Barber of Seville Overture” by London Symphony Orchestra
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Romance/Sentimental
“AMG in a Nutshell” is quite hilarious, but other than “Anything But”, I thought the Clannad and ef AMVs from the drama/serious category did a far better job as far as sentimentality goes. “Never Have Known” would have been good but… the pairing switch for much of the middle and sudden switch-back at the end really hurt it.
AMG in a Nutshell by Doomimus (1st Place Romance) [Download]
Anime: Ah! My Goddess
Song: “That Face” by Matthew Broderick & Cady Huffman
Anything But by Code (2nd Place Romance) [Download]
Anime: Howl’s Moving Castle
Song: “Ordinary Day” by Vanessa Carlton
Never Have Known by s0matic [Download]
Anime: Welcome to the N.H.K!
Song: “You Found Me” by Kelly Clarkson
Chain of Memories by Anicsi [Download]
Anime: 5cm per Second
Song: “Down” by Jason Walker
Second Guesses by Sonydjsnmix
Anime: Kare Kano
Song: “Safe Side” by Tim Be Told
Nara by Oro$hi
Anime: various
Song: “No More Tears” by David Nevue
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Upbeat/Dance
While Hare Hare Yukai AMVs are one of the most overdone things ever, “I Ain’t Marrin’ No Friggin’ Horse” is just outright amazing when it comes to timing/syncing. “Pacific Coast Party” contain every beach scene you ever needed to see and is quite funny (particularly 2:25). “Children of Daicon” sadly didn’t hit the tops; most might not get it but it’s an awesome Gainax tribute (name makes it pretty obvious) with clips from every series of theirs.
I Ain’t Marryin’ No Friggin’ Horse!!! by ZaCloud (1st Place Upbeat) [Download]
Anime: The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, Lucky Star
Song: “Big Black Horse and the Cheery Tree” by KT Tunstall
Pacific Coast Party by Crossfade from AMP Studio (2nd Place Upbeat) [Download]
Anime: various
Song: “Pacific Coast Party” by Smash Mouth
Children of Daicon by Machina21 [Download]
Anime: various (all Gainax)
Song: “Prologue/Twilight” by Electric Light Orchestra
Nucking Futs by Sailor Death Productions [Download]
Anime: Sora no Otoshimono
Song: “Basket Case” by Green Day
Magic Oven Mittens by Corsair [Download]
Anime: K-on
Song: “I Ain’t Got Rhythm” by Phineas and Ferb
Noise Pollution by Lawrence Studios [Download]
Anime: various
Song: “AM Radio” by Everclear
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Drama/Serious
“Today, Forever” really hits the sentiments like a brick for anyone who loved Clannad. Personally I’m split between “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” — which has a lot of AMVs but VegettoEX’s is definitely the bet I’ve seen with their character choices — and ef’s “A Journey Through The Pages”.
Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked by VegettoEX (1st Place Drama)
Anime: various
Song: “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” by Cage The Elephant
Today, Forever by Re-Evolution Studios (2nd Place Drama)
Anime: Clannad
Song: “What We Will Never Know” by InnerPartySystem
A Journey Through The Pages by MycathatesyouAMV
Anime: Ef ~ A Tale of Memories
Song: “Diary of Jane” by Breaking Benjamin
Coming Home by Tech Crew Never Dies Productions
Anime: Macross Frontier, Voices of a Distant Star
Song: “Major Tom (Coming Home)” by Shiny Toy Guns
Defying Gravity by Cyber Ninja Productions [Download]
Anime: Macross Frontier
Song: “Defying Gravity” by Idina Menzel
Whore for the Cold World by Curry Mutton Pizza Productions
Anime: Death Note
Song: “The Poet and the Pendulum” by Nightwish
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Action
I don’t particularly care for this category, and my favorite was “Skin” which did great with Claymore’s drama factor.
Fallen Souls by wingz of silence (1st Place Action) [Download]
Anime: Soul Eater
Song: “Falling Down” by Oasis/Prodigy
Gunsmith Cat City by Brakus Media (2nd Place Action) [Download]
Anime: Gunsmith Cats
Song: “Bad City (Readymade 524mix)” by SHOGUN
Skin by irriadin [Download]
Anime: Claymore
Song: “Skin” by Machinae Supremacy
Fight for Life by RiderG [Download]
Anime: various
Song: “10th Man Down” by Nightwish
Bring it Back by 0SimplyAngel0 [Download]
Anime: Samurai Champloo
Song: “Astrosexy” by M-flo feat
Condemned Project by smckevin [Download]
Anime: Ergo Proxy
Song: “I’m so Sick” by Flyleaf
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Parody
Inception by DiscoVader Productions (1st Place Parody) [Download]
Anime: various
Audio: “Inception” from Warner Brothers Pictures
The Headerband of Eli by Blood Sugar Productions (2nd Place Parody) [Download]
Anime: Afro Samurai
Audio: “The Book of Eli” from Warner Brothers Pictures
Tonight, on a very special Section 9… by Cousin of Sparda Studios
Anime: Ghost in The Shell
Song: “Sabotage” by The Beastie Boys
The Job by EF Film Studios
Anime: Cowboy Bebop
Song: “Get Smart Theme” by Agent Orange
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Postnote: Thanks to help from Sajuuk for link hunting~ also, here’s the ones from Otakon 2009.
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I uploaded my Defying Gravity video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpDKQwxflfU It’s also on amv.org
lol thanks, *adds that to the list*
It was nicely done o/ although imo there was one too many sheryl-centric scenes for an AMV focused on AltoxRanka [shrug]
What I learned from watching these videos:
1. I desperately need and want to rewatch Lovely Complex
2. The Welcome to the N.H.K. one was nice but a little schizoid. I couldn’t quite tell the message of the AMV when it kept focusing on different girls. Should have just been about Misaki.
3. Watching the “Howl’s Moving Castle” AMV I realize I remember next to nothing about the movies plot. Except there is a funky moving castle.
4. “Nara” is just gorgeous. I’m a little rusty on my Ghibli-fu so I didn’t recognize everything. I was wondering if you know whether the paintings he used for the background are from anime or what. It’s hard to tell since Oro$hi mixes so many elements. I can’t tell what is original art and what is inserted. (except the characters) It’s absolutely gorgeous though. I’ve never seen anything like it in terms of integrating the paintings or background art and characters.
5. I am not ashamed to say that I couldn’t finish “Today, Forever”. I have shed enough tears over Nagisa.
6. The single version of “Defying Gravity” has it’s moments but some of the stuff that was retained from the Broadway version i.e. the unlimited bit, just don’t fit the pop single format.
7. I had forgotten how traumatic Teresa’s death in Claymore was. Talk about injustice.
This was a nice post. I don’t usually devote a lot of energy toward finding and watching AMVs but it is nice when someone points out the good ones to watch.
lol I still need to actually watch Lovely Complex (=x).
Totally agree with you on the NHK video… and I didn’t really get Nara until you said Ghibli-fu (xD).
Same here for finding/watching AMVs, there are wayyyy too many out there… hence I prefer to stay to the AMV contests where you know the stuff is good ;D
McDonalds McDonalds Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut McDonalds-…
God damn, that song will forever be stuck in my head.
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Yeah, its gonna be stuck in your head for a while. It was stuck in my head throughout the entire trip home. The only thing that finally got it out was watching Gurren Lagann. And now I’ve got “row row fight the powah” stuck in my head.
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Lol, didn’t stick in mine xP
Although Haruhi’s McDonalds sign cannot be unseen… xD
I’m glad you liked “Skin”! Unfortunately it seems that Claymore isn’t as widely watched as some other anime out there, so it didn’t resonate with the voters quite as much.
A shame. I thought the Claymore AMV was very good.
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That’s probably true, same goes for quite a few of the other anime too (like ef). *shrug* what can you do, popularity is part of the thing I guess…
I never realized that all the symbolism in ef is very useful in making a music video.
extremely so… especially given ef’s “experimental” presentation style that heavily used eyecatches.
Oh man, watching AMVs brings we way back. ~2003 actually but feels like a lifetime ago. Thanks for sharing.
It’s one of the nice parts about AMVs, takes only a few minutes but sends the emotions/nostalgia of an entire series running through your head~
Thanks a lot for showing that, enjoyed the comedy ones ^w^
I dont want to be a doucher, but Britannia, [Expletive] Yeah! by @Productions won first place in comedy.
Oops backwards…
I totally knew that >.> <.<