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Favorite AMVs of 2021 (#10-#1)
Here’s my top ten AMVs of 2021. Once again, real life got in the way of me finishing this on the overly optimistic schedule I tried to stick…
Favorite AMVs of 2022 (#10-#1)
10. Hands – A Unico Tributeeditor: Arthas Jamesanime: The Fantastic Adventures of Unico, Unico in the Island of Magicmusic: Jewel – “Hands”VPR warning: flashing images This …
Favorite AMVs of 2023 (#10-#1)
10. Killing Me Softlyeditor: jankenanime: Kare Kanomusic: Perry Como – “Killing Me Softly” Some Kare Kano AMVs purely focus on the series’ sense of humor or most hyperactive…
Favorite AMVs of 2025 (#10-#1)
Apologies once again for the delay in getting this out on time. My complete and total inability to stick to a schedule or honor promises is playing no…
Favorite AMVs of 2020 (#10-#1)
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Favorite AMVs of 2024 (#40-#31)
40. Softly Througheditor: CrackTheSkyanime: Alice and Therese’s Illusion Factorymusic: Nick Ward – “Aubrey Plaza” Almost anytime I spot a group of young people having fun, o…
Favorite AMVs of 2024 (#20-#11)
20. Suzanne editor: janken anime: Koi Kaze music: Leonard Cohen – “Suzanne” janken’s soft touch is at its most delicate here, spinning this beautiful song around this notoriously…
Favorite AMVs of 2024 (#30-#21)
30. and she waseditor: bleubeardanime: Paprikamusic: Talking Heads – “And She Was” Over the years of writing these lists, I’m repeatedly confronted by the possibility that, not unlike…
Favorite AMVs of 2024 (introduction/special mentions)
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2024 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (10 – 1)
10. Squiped_Mew – United in Grief Anime: Puella Magi Madoka MagicaSong: “United in Grief” by Kendrick Lamar Sad videos don’t all hit the same. Some bowl you over…
Favorite AMVs of 2021 (#30-#21)
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…
Favorite AMVs of 2023 (#20-#11)
20. Starstruckeditor: alchemyminiAMVanime: Bocchi the Rock!music: Skye Sweetnam – “Sharada” Outside of the biggest shonen series, which sort of have a life of their own outside of…
Favorite AMVs of 2021 (#40-#31)
40. Transparent S O U Leditor: UnluckyArtistanime: variousmusic: Willow – “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” Not the first…
Favorite AMVs of 2022 (#20-#11)
20. Congratulations! You Deserve a Prizeeditor: Kanada Jinanime: Neon Genesis Evangelionmusic: Matt Maltese – “You Deserve an Oscar” Kanada Jin’s “And I Run” is …
Favorite AMVs of 2023 (#40-#31)
40. Run Makoto Runeditor: qwaqaanime: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, variousmusic: Apollo 440 – “Don’t Stop the Rock”VPR Warning: All qwaqa’s return to editing was n…
Favorite AMVs of 2023 (#30-#21)
30. The Argonautseditor: MegaAMVanime: Made In Abyssmusic: Steve Reich – “Three Movements – Movement I” I’ve read the editor’s description of “The Argonauts” sev…
Favorite AMVs of 2020 (#50-#41)
These are my fifty favorite AMVs of 2020. I needed a little extra time to put this list together at the end of the year, which meant that…
Favorite AMVs of 2023 (#50-#41)
50. SakuraBipolar 2023 AMV Compilationeditor: SakuraBipolaranime: variousmusic: variousVPR Warning: Severe flashing, strobing, high contrast Wasting absolutely no time in starting off this countdow…
Favorite AMVs of 2021 (#20-#11)
20. she lost controleditor: Ethel Gummvideo source: Balan Wonderworldmusic: Polygon Window – “Quoth (Hidden Mix)”warning: SEVERE flashing/strobe effects I’ve watched this video se…
Favorite AMVs of 2020 (#20-#11)
20. BALD!editor: Salt AMVanime: Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelionmusic: JPEGMAFIA – “BALD!” This isn’t a feelgood AMV, but it makes me laugh. And when I laugh, I…
Favorite AMVs of 2020 (#30-#21)
30. Mister Fahrenheiteditor: illdieanime: Promaremusic: Queen – “Don’t Stop Me Now” This is the first Promare AMV I’ve seen and I watched it literally an hour after finishing…
Favorite AMVs of 2022 (#30-#21)
Surprise! I should have posted this five months ago but… better late than never? You already know what topped my list of my favorite AMVs from last year,…
Favorite AMVs of 2025 (#40-#31)
40. Sending Kindness to My Younger Selfeditor: keiichifaceanime: Only Yesterdaymusic: Liana Flores – “Cuckoo” The bittersweet experience of youthful reminiscence is expressed to its fullest in this AMV,…
Favorite AMVs of 2025 (#50-#41)
This is the first page of my annual countdown of my favorite AMVs from the past year. All the details about this process can be found in the…
Favorite AMVs of 2025 (#20-#11)
20. Lost in the Oceaneditor: Arthas Jamesanime: The Sea Prince and the Fire Childmusic: Glass Animals – “Lost in the Ocean” Simple techniques they may be, lengthy use…
Favorite AMVs of 2025 (#30-#21)
30. the sea and the stars will be there, waiting editor: perks of being an alien anime: various music: The Telescopes – “The Atoms of the Sea” Dusty…
Favorite AMVs of 2025 (honorable mentions)
Before getting into the actual countdown, here’s ten AMVs that might have either just missed the cut or that I felt deserved one last look before 2026 leaves…
Favorite AMVs of 2020 (#50-#41)
This is the first entry in my top 50 AMVs of 2021. More will be posted every day this week, hopefully. In the event that this does not…
Favorite AMVs of 2020 (#40-#31)
40. This is (not) the greatest song in the world.editor: camhcomanime: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Neon Genesis Evangelion 1.0, Neon Genesis Evangelion 3.0music: camhcom – “This is (not) the…
OG’s Top 10 Favorite Anime of 2024
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Favorite AMVs of 2023 (Introduction/Special Mentions)
Welcome to the latest installment of my favorite AMVs of the year. Over the next five (5) days I will be counting down my favorite AMVs from 2023.…
Favorite AMVs of 2021 (special/honorable mentions)
I haven’t prepared much to say here, at least not in terms of accounting for this past year and all it meant for me personally. That’s pretty weird…
Favorite AMVs of 2022 (introduction/special mentions)
I’ve been writing annual lists of my favorite AMVs since 2015. For most of 2022, I planned on taking a break from the process and regrouping next time…
2023 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (10 – 1)
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…
2022 in retrospect: top 30 amvs (10 – 1)
10. SilkAMV – T.A.P.P. Anime: Magical Witch Punie-chan Song: “LORD” by Smokey Robotic Look, people, what do you want from me? A three-paragraph commentary breaking down how an…
2025 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (10 – 1)
I’ve never felt the need to do this before, but I feel like not acknowledging this somewhere would be a missed opportunity, so I’m going to take the…
Favorite AMVs of 2025 (introduction/special mentions/ineligible videos)
This is the first post of my annual year-end countdown of my favorite anime music videos of the past year. Over the next week or so, I’ll be…
2020 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (10 – 1) // editor of the year
10. TRUTH CRAB – M4 Lema Anime: Science Fiction New Century LensmanSong: “M4 Lema” by Autechre TRUTH CRAB’s work is, typically, edited extremely lightly. In fact, there are…
2021 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (10 – 1) // editor of the year
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OG’s 10 Favorite Anime of 2020
Before we say goodbye to 2020 let us wrap it up with two posts, the first being my 10 favorite anime I watched in 2020. As always with…
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OG’s Top 10 Favorite Anime of 2021
2021 was something of a topsy turvy year for yuri anime, both in adaptations and original series. A high-low if you will. Early in the year showed potential…
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2024 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (30 – 21)
30. janken – Last Summer Whisper Anime: Yume Kara, SamenaiSong: “Last Summer Whisper” by Anri It’s entirely possible that I just wasn’t looking in the right places, bu…
2024 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (50 – 41)
Alright, let’s move into the Top 50! If you are just tuning in, I would strongly recommend taking some time to read through both the non-anime and Honorable…
2024 in retrospect: top 50 amvs (20 – 11)
20. pack – Rylee & I. Anime: Sing “Yesterday” For Me Song: “Rylee & I” by Mk.gee The song’s minimalist approach — bare electric guitar strums, reverb-heavy vocals,…