This is Halloween
Creator: Hagaren Viper
Anime: Soul Eater
Music: "This is Halloween" cover by Marilyn Manson
SFW?: Just violence
Spoilers: Not really. This AMV throws a bunch at you, but not in a way that anyone new to the series is going to feel like they were ripped off. It doesn't show the ending, it typically shows bits and pieces of the same parts at different times, and people are likely going to forget the details of what they saw.
Why is it Awesome?: This hits every criteria of the Awesome category. I have a good number of AMVs that require tons more editing than this one does, but it's still pretty impressive there. This is also why there's even a mention of "thematically-appropriate" at all. It just blows that idea out of the water. The song and the anime are perfect for each other.
This one really did bear mentioning again, it's great.
Couldn't dig the artyness or the song on the second, and wasn't really into the retelling thing either, though.
If we're posting AMVs I wanna share this; I dunno if it's been posted before, but watching it again doesn't hurt, you know?
Life is Beautiful AMV
This is probably one of the best AMVs I've ever watched, along with that This is Halloween Soul Eater one. Those two are the most prominent I think of when someone says "AMV".
So, the editing on this is minimal, mostly just sequences of brief, couple second long clips of different animes synced to the music. The timing is phenomenal though, and the wide range and selection of imagery not only fit the music well, but it's artistically pleasing and retains my attention throughout the video, which is an achievement in itself. It's pretty well done, all in all. Plenty of different animes that I couldn't name off the top of my head. No obvious spoilers to anything unless you recognize the anime the clip is from and can piece it together.
My only complaint is that at the start it can seem to be going too fast. The clips can be pretty brief and it takes a bit to really pick up from the beginning and get into the rhythm.
Was interesting, but probably too emotional for my tastes. Not bad, but I wouldn't personally put it on the same level as This Is Halloween.
Here's a good one.
It's EVA, and contains a few spoilers if you haven't already seen it. But I find it's super good. Won Anime Sakura's best technical and audience/judge's favorite.
The pacing is awesome.
Very nice. My only complaint would be that it's a bit slower and less... focused, I suppose, than I'd prefer.
Are we talking about AMVs?
Cause here's one I think is pretty good.
This just reminded me that Ruin Explorers was excellent and Hellsing is awesome despite its problems.
And that I need to tease someone again about there being like six different Tenchi Muyo animes now, only one of which is the first one that they love.
I've also got a few recommendations. By which I mean I've got so many I should probably just leave three.
Anime Munters - Not a true AMV, but it does feature original animations including, amongst other things, anime characters. Potentially somewhat NSFW, depending.
Extremely well done in any case. Am I forgetting to mention anything about it? Probably not, you should go watch.
Sisters of the Light - Watch as clever editing and an interesting song turn a fanservicey harem thing into something you might actually want to watch! The pacing is very nice, and the AMV fits the song very well. A fair amount of swimsuit/underwear level fanservice, though it's not usually the focus.
The Monster - Well done in general. The song has both quick and slow parts, and the AMV manages both of them very well, I think. Should be completely SFW.
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