Ushicon 2026 AMV Contest - Finalist Announced

[eageredits]

Hi Tritio AFB! You got it, I got three of your submissions. I loved your comedy one and enjoyed the heck outta the action one. The Old school one though is so superb! I could not get enough of the visuals!

[eageredits]

Hey everyone! Last day for submitting! 12 hour window for my last submissions.

11:59am CST Feb 1st. 12 hours from now!

Let the flooding commence!!!

https://forms.gle/7ZmZtWxuVQVe7Mto7

[yatpay]

Ha, whoops, I assumed the deadline was at midnight and I guess I missed the boat! Hope you have a great contest! Good luck!

[eageredits]

Oh no @yatpay, I'm so sorry you missed the deadline! If you'd like, you can still submit your vid to my email, amvushicon@gmail.com

I'm planning to play all the submitted videos in their respective Category at the con, at video room 1 (Action, Drama, Comedy, Old School) will have their own separate viewing at different times of the weekend, so your video can still be showcased if you'd like.

Thank you so much for the well wishes.

[eageredits]

Hi there everyone! I'm so grateful for all your submissions for the con! A total of 95 submissions! It's been so insane to see it all unfold!

Here’s a quick overview of how judging will work moving forward:

Judging Process
From now through Friday, February 6, a team of 7 judges, including me, will conduct preliminary judging. From the full pool of entries, we will select 32 finalists total, broken down into 8 finalists per category:

• Action
• Drama
• Comedy
• Old School

In addition, the Best Pirate winner will receive a special, independent prize selected by the Ushicon Convention Chair.

Finalist Screening & Audience Voting
The top 8 videos in each category will be screened during the Audience Choice Awards Panel on:

Friday, February 6 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST

During this screening, Ushicon attendees will vote live to help determine the category winners.

Staff Pick Awards (Main Categories)
Winners for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place in the main categories will be determined by a combination of:

• Preliminary judging scores
• Audience Choice votes
• Final input from our special Japanese guest judges:
– Yasuno Sato, Music Director of Somali and the Forest Spirit
– Ikio Izutsu, Musician for Akuma Kun

Attendance at the convention is a major factor in final placement.

Prizes
1st Place – $100 Cash Prize
2nd Place – $50 Cash Prize
3rd Place – $25 Cash Prize

Audience Choice Awards
Audience Choice winners will be selected for:

• Action
• Drama
• Comedy
• Old School

The Top 4 Audience Choice winners in Action, Drama, Comedy, and Old School will receive:
• Honorary passes to Ushicon 2027
• Exclusive Ushico artwork
• Certificate of Achievement

Additional Certificates
We will also be awarding certificates for:

• Judges’ Choice
• Audience Choice
• Coordinator’s Choice
• Best in Show
• Best Local
• Best Theme

For Non-Finalist Submissions
If your AMV is not selected as a finalist, don’t worry! All submitted videos will still be showcased at Ushicon. We will have a dedicated video room with scheduled time slots for each category. Panel times and screening schedules will be posted so you’ll know exactly when your video will be shown on a "AMV status track" TBD in a future link.

Winners will be announced after voting at the awards ceremony on

Sunday, February 8 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CST

Thank you again for being part of this year’s AMV Contest — we can’t wait to celebrate your work at Ushicon!

[yatpay]

Oh no @yatpay, I'm so sorry you missed the deadline! If you'd like, you can still submit your vid to my email, amvushicon@gmail.com

I'm planning to play all the submitted videos in their respective Category at the con, at video room 1 (Action, Drama, Comedy, Old School) will have their own separate viewing at different times of the weekend, so your video can still be showcased if you'd like.

Thank you so much for the well wishes.

Hey perfect! Emailed. Thanks so much.

[JMI]

Hello, I hope you got a good turnout for the contest. Since the finalist screening was yesterday, I was wondering if you will be posting a finalist list of what videos were shown.

[eageredits]

Hey JMI! The contest turned out great! I'm happy to say the judging selection process is completed and I've finalized the winners of the contest! I do have plans to make an official announcement soon, like tomorrow soon! I'll be sure to give a heads up to the discord chat's when I make a post on the forums. I really appreciate you JMI.

[eageredits]

Hi Everyone! I got some exciting news! To all waiting for the results, I'm so sorry announce the winners so late, I ran a back to back weekend con and fell behind on everything.

From my team and I at Ushicon, We are proud to present the finalists and winners of the competition!

The Ushicon 2026 AMV Contest
Finalists & Winners Thread is now up for all to see!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Ushicon 2026 AMV Contest! With a total of 95 submissions, this year’s contest showcased an incredible set of videos from so many talented artists. I’ve seen an amazing showcase of AMV’s, from highly edited after effects rotoscopes, to in depth audio synchronies, and to the most retro styled videos created!
We are proud to present the finalists and winners of the competition.


Final Winners: Judges’ Awards

1st Place: $100
SliceofLife
“Never Give Up!”

2nd Place: $50
shorisquared
“Loid Forger: The Spy Who Married Me”

3rd Place: $25
SliceofLife
“Slice of Ice”


Audience Category Awards:
Will get honorary passes to Ushicon 2027 & Ushiko Personal Art.

Best in Action
Xmissleti92x
“J-POP Hunters AMV”

Best in Comedy
Synæsthesia Productions
“Totally Honest K-ON! Opening”

Best in Drama
KOCHiiKUN
“Frieren: A Down Bad Journey”

Best in Old School
ZeonicFreak
“Bubblegum Crisis Forever”

Best in Show
Killswitch
“BoxJoe”

Best Theme:
AbyssBreakingStudios
A Hat To Hold

Closing Statement
I’ll have a list of all of the submissions in a google sheet document below, and I’m happy to say all videos submitted were viewed and enjoyed by the Ushicon con goers at the “AMV Watch Party.”

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

Thank you once again to every editor who participated in this year’s contest! Your creativity and passion helped make the Ushicon 2026 AMV contest a success. We look forward to seeing your work again at our next Ushicon AMV contest.

[yatpay]

Congrats to all the winners! And thanks for playing my late submissions at the watch party, hopefully people enjoyed them!

Will you also be posting a list of finalists? I'm just curious to see who made it into the final contest.