Anime Los Angeles 2026 AMV Contest - Finalists Announced

[Yuusharo]

Anime Music Video Contest

Transport yourself to a new world, it's time the return of the Anime Los Angeles AMV Contest!

This year's contest will take place on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.

Please be sure to review all of the rules below before submitting your videos, and send any questions you have to amv@animelosangeles.org. We can’t wait to see you’re amazing creations this year. Take care, and good luck!

DEADLINE: Friday, 11:59 PST, November 28, 2025

CONTEST OVERVIEW AND RULES: https://animelosangeles.org/project/amv-contest/
GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINK TO REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE: CLICK HERE

[Yuusharo]

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[twist58]

Submitted 2 entries.

[Harmadillo]

Question - would commercial parodies be accepted is the length is under 1 minute?

[Yuusharo]

Thanks to everyone who submitted entries so far!!

Just a reminder, the deadline is tonight, Nov 28!

Apologies, I got injured earlier and have not been taking to the forums lately. Please email me if you have any questions.

Good luck!

[Yuusharo]

Thank you all for participating in this year's AMV Contest here at Animé Los Angeles. It is an honor each year to be given an opportunity to showcase all of these amazing works made by creators such as yourself.

On behalf of Animé Los Angeles, all of the volunteer staff, and as a personal message from me, thank you. We would be nowhere without your continued support!

After weeks of discussion and debate, our panel of judges have narrowed down the finalists for this year's AMV Contest.

We are proud to present finalist entries from the following creators:

AbyssBreakingStudios
Bale Wayner
BentoVid MEPs
BoxJoe
CalvinCShinobi
cocopan
Complicated Muse
Doki Doki Productions
Elixir
HaloKami Productions
Harmadillo
Honou Productions
Ileia
Kamilla Kayter
Moonpie
Nashironeko
Nekokitkat
NerdingOut101
Ophelia (Roseclipse AMV)
Rider4Z
ShadowCore89 AMVs
shorisquared
Silent Hero
SilkAMV
Speedy180 - Lightning Bear Studios
SpuddStaaa
Synæsthesia Productions
Takeshi
TehPhoenix
Twister
Violet Skies
WorksByWilliam
ZeonicFreak

To all of the finalists listed above, you should have received an email confirming your entry information. Please check to make sure the information we have is accurate.

The AMV Contest will take place this Thursday, January 8 in Main Stage. If you would like to attend, please be sure to arrive when the doors open at 7:30pm PST. The contest will begin at 8:00pm PST.

Winners for the AMV Contest will be announced and showcased on on Sunday, January 11 at 4:00 pm in Main Stage.

Winners will be announced in real time on social media using the hashtag: #AnimeLA21.

Even if your name is not listed above, your AMV entry may still be played! We will highlight some of the best of the non-finalists and honorable mentions during our pre-show block on the main stage, and we will showcase many more during our AMV Programming all weekend long in the video room.

Once again, thank you so much for being a part of this event. I hope to continue to see more works by you for years to come.

Take care!