Hello everybody, and welcome to my yearly look back at my favorite AMVs of the past 12 months! Normally I would take this opportunity to talk a little bit about things I’ve noticed in the AMV…
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2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (honorable mentions)
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20. Edit Station – Untitled Rush Anime: Various Song: “Untitled” by ev.exi No, this AMV is not the kind of thing I can indulge in too often —…
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30. UnluckyArtist – Starlighter Anime: Urusei Yatsura Song: “Levitating” by Dua Lipa If the title of this video is ringing a distant bell, that’s probably because you’…
2020 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (30 – 21)
30. VideoBeats – 6 AM Anime: VariousSong: “Alarm Clock” by Feed Me Taking viewers through the doldrums of an ordinary day as shown through the eyes of multiple…
2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (30 – 21)
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10. Karmelin – DOUBLE DUTY Anime: Patlabor 2: The Movie Song: “DOUBLE DUTY” by Karmelin Nothing much happens in this video. If you discern any kind of drama…
2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (50 – 41)
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2020 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (ineligible videos)
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2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (40 – 31)
40. TnAdct1 – Chasing the Dragon Anime: Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid // Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid SSong: “There She Goes” by Sixpence None The Richer Raise your han…
2020 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (50 – 41)
Real quick, before we get stated with the Top 50, in case you skipped the Honorable Mentions post, I just want to reiterate that the videos listed and…
2020 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (20 – 11)
20. Tommy-Dawg – Journey to You Anime: A Place Further Than The Universe // K-ON!Song: “Free Spirits” by Khalid I discovered this video on the day that I…
2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (40 – 31)
40. Lux – Tokyo Anime: Oniichan wa Oshimai! Song: “Tokyo” by Leat’eq For some of you, this AMV may demonstrate how thin the line can be between “cute”…
2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (ineligible videos)
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2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (ineligible videos)
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2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (20 – 11)
20. Kireblue – Into the Madness Anime: Soul Eater Song: “Dive Into the Madness (Little Nightmares Rap)” by Dan Bull If katranat’s video Reset the System, featured earlier…
2020 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (40 – 31)
40. Apus – Made Anime: VariousSong: “Made” by Dub FX One of the challenges of working with multiple anime in an AMV is figuring out a way to…
2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (50 – 41)
Just a quick reminder to those who may have skipped or skimmed the Honorable Mentions post that these are my favorite AMVs of the year, no one else’s,…
2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (20 – 11)
20. dylann – things I have written down Anime: Various Song: Various CW: Flashes, glitch & color effects Sometimes, I struggle to accept the fact that there is…
Favorite AMVs of 2022 (introduction/special mentions)
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30. Drowning in the Kiddie Pooleditor: drewaconclusionanime: Nichijoumusic: There I Ruined It – “Bodies (Kids’ Edition)” Every year since I’ve been doing this list (an…
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