Sakura-Con 2025 AMV Contest - WINNERS and PLAYLISTS

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Submissions are now closed. All entries have been processed and confirmed. Final tally: 248 individual entries.

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Finalists have been decided, see second post on the first page

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Here is our playlist and WINNERS of this year's AMV Contest!

KOI-KOI (Best of Overflow Contest) - AMV Theater
01 Astringent Aftertaste - by Complicated Muse
02 Mission Impossible - by Takeshi
03 I Don't Wanna Wait - by Anime Darling
04 Transference - by AllyKatAVR COORDINATOR'S CHOICE
05 Episode: Shinra - by ResyAMV
06 Live The Sunshine, Swim The Sea, Drink Wild Air - by Pablo Shoe
07 The Second Rib - by Seasaltmemories
08 Into the Deep - by West BEST KOI-KOI
09 I Can't Believe It's Not Kung Fu! - by SonsofKorhal9
10 Happily Never After - by HaloKami Productions
11 Totally Honest K-ON! Opening - by Synæsthesia Productions
12 The Art of Adolescence - by Seasaltmemories
13 Polka Expansion: Unlimited Accordion - by cagayakegirlz
14 Zoomies - by Nashironeko
15 Divided We Stand - by SonsofKorhal9
16 Wild Heart - by thefanvideoer2
17 Heart Beats - by SonsofKorhal9
18 Inverse - by BecauseImBored1
19 #gymbod - by James Blond
20 Arboreal Pine - by Kia
21 BADDEST U(A)P - by shorisquared
22 Synopsis - by Kireblue
23 Easy Mode - by Lord Rae
24 Asylum - byXophilarus
25 Big Little Tike - bySilkAMV
26 Misery's Smile - by Nekokitkat & Speedy180
27 Jayce & Viktor -Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - by ElektricAngel
28 I'm 13 and this is deep - by Tyken
29 Do Math with U by - Nuke
30 Reclaim - by Lelani
31 D&D 101 - by Silvercoat BEST THEME "FUN & GAMES"
32 Technicolour Beat - by hotterhatter2211 BEST CONCEPT
33 Dynamite - CMDR John Crichton


AMV CONTEST - MAIN STAGE

TRAILER
ARCANE - Men of Progress - by Langarang
SEED - by Speedy180 & Silvercoat
Spy x Family - by Spuddstaaa
Hackers: Edgerunners - by Lord Rae
Vamp Boy Detectives - by BecauseImBored1 - *CATEGORY WINNER*

DRAMA
Descent Into Madness - by hotterhatter2211
BLOOD 4 THE BLOOD GOD - by Synæsthesia Productions *JUDGES' CHOICE*
Curtain Call - by James Blond
Righteous Hand - by EverAqua *CATEGORY WINNER*
Temporal Trespass - by SeanPNG

UPBEAT
Dance the Night - by E_01
Anime Weather Report - by Dreamerjordi *CATEGORY WINNER*
Metal Pipes - by Violet Skies
A Bar AMV (Weeby) - by AegithZ & Astielerix
Pump it Up: Otaku B-boys & B-Girls - Sonicfreak1111

SHORT BREAK
Ranko Manken performs Ievan Polkka - by Synæsthesia Productions
What's New Science Saru? - by AegithZ & Astielerix
No magic spells are gonna work ennui - by BecauseImBored1
The Spinster - by Link187
Commercial Break: CatPhone - by James Blond
Dear Universe - by DopplerDo
Cute by 4 - by Obsidian Zero
You may be entitled to compensation - by Dr.Dinosaur *CATEGORY WINNER*

SENTIMENTS
Good Feeling - by Nashironeko
Imposter Syndrome - by Spuddstaaa
Courage is Not the Absence of Fear - by Violet Skies
Paper Memories - by Obsidian Zero
Baby Buddy Brigade - by MadMegaTax *CATEGORY WINNER*

ACTION
Crisis of '87 - by ZeonicFreak
Mob's Tea Party - by SilkAMV *CATEGORY WINNER* *BEST OF SHOW*
Planetary Parade - by MadMegatax
High Jinx - by Pants
Same Old Story Time - by BecauseImBored1

COMEDY
First Measure - by Xophilarus
onlyBREADS - by HaloKami Produtions
Bad Lil' Bi--- - by Tyken
Every Anime Has a Monster - by Nekokitkat
Party in the SXF - by Legato2400 *CATEGORY WINNER*


WINNER RECAP
BEST KOI-KOI - Into the Deep by West
BEST TRAILER - Vamp Boy Detectives by BecauseImBored1
BEST DRAMA - Righteous Hand by EverAqua
BEST UPBEAT - Anime Weather Report by Dreamerjordi
BEST SHORT BREAK - You may be entitled to compensation by Dr.Dinosaur
BEST SENTIMENTS - Baby Buddy Brigade by MadMegatax
BEST ACTION - Mob's Tea Party by SilkAMV
BEST COMEDY - Party in the SXF by Legato2400
BEST CONCEPT - Technicolour Beat by hotterhatter2211
BEST THEME "FUN & GAMES" - D&D 101 by Silvercoat
COORDINATOR'S CHOICE - Transference by AllyKatAVR
JUDGES' CHOICE - BLOOD 4 THE BLOOD GOD by Synæsthesia
BEST IN SHOW - Mob's Tea Party by SilkAMV