Review - Tainted Donuts - E-Ko
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I remember seeing it for the first time and wondering how the hell he did it... but at the time I wondered how the hell people made those "fancy piano bars".. >.>
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Used to use this as an example of storytelling for AMV 101 @ Anime Boston - It was one of the best examples we could find of rolling your own narrative. It still ranks pretty high up there in that regard.
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I still think this is one of the greatest AMVs ever made.
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There's not much more I can say that hasn't already been said. This is a fantastic AMV, although it definitely gets off to a slow (and mildly confusing) start. I love it though, as far as crossovers go, this video is better-executed than most, even in a technical sense. If I didn't know the gimmick beforehand, I probably wouldn't have even noticed the blending of the two animes.
I think it's also worth mentioning that this influenced me in a way I didn't even realize until reading through CT's post - in one of my videos, I also used Japanese music for the express purpose of ignoring the lyrics; although I don't remember at the time making the connection between what I was doing and Tainted Donuts, I know I had seen TD (and read the video description) long before making my video, so the idea must have been a weird subconscious thing.
I think it's also worth mentioning that this influenced me in a way I didn't even realize until reading through CT's post - in one of my videos, I also used Japanese music for the express purpose of ignoring the lyrics; although I don't remember at the time making the connection between what I was doing and Tainted Donuts, I know I had seen TD (and read the video description) long before making my video, so the idea must have been a weird subconscious thing.
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Yeah, this video literally inspired my entire amv career.CrackTheSky wrote:I think it's also worth mentioning that this influenced me in a way I didn't even realize until reading through CT's post - in one of my videos, I also used Japanese music for the express purpose of ignoring the lyrics; although I don't remember at the time making the connection between what I was doing and Tainted Donuts, I know I had seen TD (and read the video description) long before making my video, so the idea must have been a weird subconscious thing.
Before I even saw this, I was going through a time when I would lurk various DBZ messageboards and I was getting criticized pretty heavily over my excessive use of DBZ/Jpop. After seeing this win at AX2001, it was a really big IN YOUR FACE moment towards all the haters.
I actually enjoy the video far more for it proving that videos with Japanese songs can win contests rather than it being a crossover.
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I didn't realize there was any sort of stigma around that. With all the weeaboo at cons, i'd almost think it'd be considered pandering.Castor Troy wrote:I actually enjoy the video far more for it proving that videos with Japanese songs can win contests rather than it being a crossover.
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Well, I guess that’s just another one of those stereotypes/taboos that we as AMV creators have enveloped ourselves in; the reason for it being there lost to the ages.
In that sense, though I won’t say that this video is a pioneer of it, I think its popularity helped to create awareness that it’s not all about “good song + good anime = AMV” but that original idea is essential to it too.
Given the nature of cross-overs (proper cross-overs that mesh together different anime and not just multi-anime videos), I do believe there’s always a high chance that there’s an actual story that will develop from that idea. This is because when you mesh two (or more) things together, almost always you’ll have to come up with a bridging idea (otherwise what’s the point) and that idea is usually a story.godix wrote:The other thing that really drew me to the video, it told a story. An actual story, not just a brief synopsis of the anime's plot or some idiot who can't tell the difference between story and character profile.* Judging from some other comments, it may not have been that enjoyable a story for those who didn't know the animes, but even so it was still a story. And an original story too, although it certainly fit in with the tone of both series. Few videos even try doing that, and I admire the ones that pull it off as well as Tainted Donuts did.
In that sense, though I won’t say that this video is a pioneer of it, I think its popularity helped to create awareness that it’s not all about “good song + good anime = AMV” but that original idea is essential to it too.
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It was more of a personal thing. Everyone I knew was saying in 2001 that AMV's with Japanese music can't win contests.BasharOfTheAges wrote:I didn't realize there was any sort of stigma around that. With all the weeaboo at cons, i'd almost think it'd be considered pandering.Castor Troy wrote:I actually enjoy the video far more for it proving that videos with Japanese songs can win contests rather than it being a crossover.
This shut them up.
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The storyline is what I likes in this amv
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Wow. I think I was just entering High School when I first saw this vid.