Senpai PLEASE Notice Me!!

[vivafruit]

Uh ok, this one is a little weird. I got hooked on an earworm Japanese rap song by Moe Shop and was really struck by how an initially cheery memey sounding song became darker and darker as you listened to it more. And when I read the lyrics, I was even more impressed. So I wanted to make an AMV to it, and do lots of lyrics sync, but... this was sort of an insane idea lol, so I held off on it for a long time. It was only when Megamom released his video with subtitles that I realized I might be able to get away with the same thing. Anyway, that's how I wound up making an AMV to a Japanese rap song where yandere girls stab people a lot.

I've made the video available with both subtitles and no subtitles. Probably you should just watch the no subtitles version, but if you like it, I hope you check out the subtitles too! I imagine this one is not for everyone (it's got a polarizing song and topic, to say the least), but hope it finds an audience with a few people here.

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[seasons]

This is really good. I love how it gradually gets stranger and more twisted as you watch it, really in a subtle way that you don't really perceive at first. Most editors lay all their cards on the table right out front and I guess that's key to hooking viewers but I do love it when editors take a very different approach and reward the viewer for sticking with them all the way to the end. I don't usually care for this kind of content but maybe that's just because I've seen way too many AMVs that feel exploitative in using it or are intent on dumping it on the viewer in the opening seconds.

Just a really solid blend of external and internal sync throughout this video. Your scene selection is always really strong and that's the case once again.

Watching your videos has been a real treat and I hope you keep making them because even though everything you've shared this year has been really strong, you really do seem to be hitting your stride lately in a way that's really encouraging and inspiring.

[vivafruit]

This is a really nice comment and made my evening last night. Thanks a lot for the kind words. I have to admit I'm surprised myself. If you had told me at the beginning of the year that I would make 6 amvs and be mostly happy with all of them, I never would have believed it. Every AMV feels like it could plausibly be my last. But then, another idea comes and I get to thinking...

And yeah, I knew this would be a tough sell since yandere tropes are so frequently used exploitatively, even by the anime I was sourcing these clips from. Yandere stuff is generally seen as trashy, and for good reason. As a result, one major goal of the AMV was to try to get the viewer to empathize with the yandere mindset rather than just objectifying it for entertainment. But it's hard to communicate that in the title/branding, so I just have to hope people watch it anyway, haha. Just glad you watched and liked it.

[Mol]

Pretty sweet edit, did the senpai notice it tho?

[vivafruit]

we may never know