Format:
editor -
video title - audio source -
video source? Each video will be linked if I can find it on the Org; if I can't, but I can find the creator's profile, I will link that instead.
ROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL1.
Mystical Fantasy Studios -
Reunite! Journey Towards Two Angels' Destinies! - "Go the Distance" by Michael Bolton -
Angelic Layer2.
Enrique Rodriguez -
True Feelings - "Fall For You" by Secondhand Serenade -
Clannad, Clannad After Story (
Winner, 47% of the vote)
3.
MadMegatax -
Somewhere Only We Know - "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane -
Sword Art Online (
Runner-up)
DRAMA4.
Drabaz -
Hall of Fame - ”Hall of Fame” by The Script -
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z (
Runner-up)
5.
Sephiroth & 1moongoddess7 -
Summer Rain - "Summer Rain" by I Blame Coco -
Noir6.
TritioAFB -
Tritium 1.0: In Crescendo - "Burn" by Mad At Gravity -
Various7.
Jump Cut Productions -
RideBack Girl - "Superman" by Five For Fighting -
Rideback8.
Kat /KinnonakAde Tora Media -
Contaminated Protocol - "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons -
Code:Breaker9.
Megane Girl -
I Still Wake Up - "Some Nights" by Fun -
Sword Art Online10.
PieandBeer -
Not the End - "Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" by K'Naan -
Magi - The Labyrinth of Magic (
Winner, 30% of the vote)
HORROR11.
Janika /JanAnimE Productions -
Hannabelle's Lament - "Curse of the Virgin Canvas" by Alesana, "What Becomes of Us" by Cinephile -
Hell Girl, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, Ghost Hunt (
Runner-up)
12.
Mycathatesyou -
Wine & Fine Dying - "Bloodstream" by Stateless -
Le Portrait de Petit Cosette13.
TritioAFB -
Prelude to Death II - "Rosemary's Baby" by Fantomas -
Another and various (
Winner, 76% of the vote)
ACTION14.
BecauseImBored1 -
Shoot Me! - "Tommy Gun" by Royal Republic -
Black Lagoon, Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail (
Winner, 24% of the vote)
15.
LoneSaiyan115 -
Wasted Away - "Everything Beautiful" by Ill Niño - C
owboy Bebop, Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door16.
Sephiroth -
Crucify My Enemy - "Crucify My Enemy" by Within Temptation vs Muse vs Jasper Kyd (mix by Robin Skouteris) -
Fate/Zero17.
Magicflier -
The Strike Witches 2.0 - "Merchant Prince" by Two Steps From Hell -
Strike Witches18.
Anthony Zalar -
The Fastest Girl in the Galaxy - "Fast Girl" by The Frantic -
Redline19.
Nero Team -
Salvation - "Glass House" by Red -
Puella Magi Madoka Magica20.
PieandBeer -
Connectable - "Going Digital" by Jason Radford -
Summer Wars (
Runner-up)
21.
Magicflier -
Turning the Tables - "Over and Under" by Egypt Central -
SakiARTISTIC22.
Chemix -
Are Ya Ready 4 da Ruffneck Bass - "Ruffneck (FULL Flex)" and "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Noisia Remix)" by Skrillex -
Various (
Winner, 44% of the vote)
23.
EimiJ7 -
DreaMachine - "Cameras" by Matt and Kim -
Paprika (
Runner-up)
24.
Carly Cavanaugh -
Dead Walker Texas Ranger - "Dead Walker Texas Ranger" by Sleeping With Sirens –
VariousFUN25.
LoneSaiyan115 -
BaBOOM!<3<3<3<3 - "BaBoom [Extended]" by Game Grumps Remix -
Nichijou (My Ordinary Life) (
Winner, 39% of the vote)
26.
Keiichi -
Every Day is a Festival!<3 - “The Best Day of My Life” by American Authors -
Tamako Market27.
Jump Cut Productions -
BFB - "My Best Friend's Brother" by Victoria Justice -
Yamada's First Time (B Gata H Kei)28.
BecauseImBored1 -
Time Twitch - "Ready To Go" by Panic! at the Disco -
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time29.
Mycathatesyou -
Orgasmic Moonfall - "Hot Mess" by Cobra Starship -
MM!30.
Armed and Out of Medication Productions -
Don’t Stop Arale Now! - "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen -
Dr. Slump (
Runner-up and
Coordinators' Choice)
COMEDY31.
Avatar Chaos Productions -
Mirai Nikki -Call Me Maybe-Nightcore Remix - "Call Me Maybe (Nightcore)" by Upon This Dawning -
The Future Diary (Mirai Nikki) (
Runner-up)
32.
Kat /KinnonakAde Tora Media -
Pseudo-Love… kNOT! - "Not Your Birthday (Touch Bass Remix)" by Allstar Weekend -
Place to Place (Acchi Kocchi)33.
Rolfyboy8 - Look at it, It's Ugly 2.0 - Dialogue from Spongebob Squarepants -
Various (
Winner, 58% of the vote)
And now some thoughts on this year's proceedings.
Selecting and Sorting the FinalistsOnce again, we managed to get every finalist into a category that its creator had indicated on the entry form; and once again, every finalist received votes. This is always heartening to see, because it means we were justified in selecting them to be finalists in the first place.
I don't anticipate making significant changes to this process for next year, except that this time I'll send out invites for the prescreening further in advance!
Contest IntroI think more people got this year's reference, thankfully. However, I don't consider this intro SO CRAZY AWESOME that it must be reserved for those who actually come out to the con. So
here it is?
At the ConI want to continue to use the 2/3 ballroom space for our contest screenings as long as possible, because it's working out very well for us. However, the "simulcast" setup we had for our Saturday screening is something we will never do again, as I and our head of A/V Tech agreed. Simply too much stress to be worth it.
The problem is that we DID fill up the room pretty well by the time it was over. If we'd started at noon instead of 11, who knows -- we might even have hit capacity. So if the con continues to split the ballroom in three on Saturday next year, then we might need to move that screening into Main Events, being the only available space bigger than the ballroom. Which wouldn't be SO brad, now that we know that Main Events has 16:9 screens.
We did have a bit of a scare when the extension cord came loose and we lost power to the DVD player on Saturday, and then the projector lamp overheated. However, we recovered from that as well as we could, and the contest only ended up running 5 minutes over its timeslot. With all of the uncertainty surrounding the simulcast, this could have been a LOT worse. So thanks to all of the staff who helped us out, and thanks to all of our viewers for being patient with us.
The whole idea of giving out golf pencils worked VERY well -- while last year the most voted-on category got 208 votes, this year it was up to 385! And considering where we were two years ago, seeing growth like this is pretty thrilling.
Just like last year, the Avatar Music Video contest winners were played right before the Masquerade on Saturday evening. The only problem is that the Masquerade seating was VERY delayed -- I was not there to witness why, so don't ask. So they had to start playing the winners while they were still seating everyone, with the result that it by the time everyone was actually seated, we were on the last one or two winners. Still, they greatly enjoyed seeing the winning videos, and the Masquerade only started about 10 minutes late.
Additional Music CreditsWarning: "AVAN Title" by Shiroh Sagisu (Kare Kano OST)
Contest intro: "Love Theme from AnimeNEXT" by the AnimeNEXT Avatar Music Video Contest Staff (
music by Charles Erickson and Joel Hodgson)
Eyecatch: "Wow! Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou no Uta" by Takeuchi Hiroaki (Daily Lives of High School Boys OST)
Overflow and winners announcement intros: "Super Affection" by Minami Kuribayashi, Miyuki Hashimoto, Faylan, Aki Misato, yozuca*, and rino (Carnival Phantasm OP)
Contest ending: "Fellows" by Masaaki Endoh (Carnival Phantasm ED)
If there's anything I didn't address here that you'd like answers on, or if you have any other suggestions or comments, please speak up here (or PM me if you prefer)? Thanks again to everyone for another successful year, and we'll see you all
same time next year<3