ZENKAIKON 2017 AMV Showdown - FINALISTS!

[Squancho]

LESS THAN 48 HOURS LEFT!!!

[Squancho]

TICK...TOCK...

time is almost up to enter the Zenkaikon 2017 AMV Showdown!
At midnight Eastern, the bells toll for thee...

https://zenkaikon.com/events/amv-contest

[Squancho]

...and that's it!

WE'RE CLOSED!

A total of 86 entries were received this year, besting last year by four.
Stay tuned for the finalists announcement in a few weeks!

[Squancho]

Alright, y'all.
Time to announce the finalists for this shindig.
After 84 total entries were submitted to fill 30 positions, here is who made the cut.

ACTION:
Studio Hawk...pantsu of d00m...Sean.PNG...AnimeMashup...shir0gami

DRAMA:
Iren S.S....TritioAFB...MinetChan...MapleMAD...Sephirothskr

UPBEAT / DANCE:
AntaresHeart07...the Green Scorpion...Zandersen...Kyci...Gina Nelson

ROMANCE / SENTIMENTAL:
Studio le Croc...KeiichiFace...theDestineeAMV...Jojama...ShoriSquared

FREE RANGE FANDOM:
Rider4Z...theMightyMic...pervysloth...Tigrin...ShoriSquared

COMEDY:
TritioAFB...UnluckyArtist...pikapwn...Goober...joycescookie


CONGRATS TO ALL!
Let the battle commence!

[Kyci]

Cool! Congrats guys

[Tigrin]

Congrats and best of luck to the finalists!

[Squancho]

Here we go with the winners!

BEST ACTION
BEST IN SHOW
"Six Shooters" by shir0gami
various anime
Coyote Kisses - "Six Shooter"

BEST DRAMA
(by only two votes)
"Heathens" by Sephirothskr
Death Note
Twenty-One Pilots - "Heathens"

BEST UPBEAT / DANCE
VIEWERS CHOICE
"Talk Skating to Me" by Gina Nelson
Yuri on Ice
Jason Derulo - "Talk Dirty"

BEST ROMANCE / SENTIMENTAL
"A Better Place" by Studio le Croc
Ponyo
Rachel Platten - "Better Place"

FREE RANGE FANDOM
"the Third String" by Tigrin
Kubo and the Two Strings
Imagine Dragons - "Friction"

COORDINATOR CHOICE
"Deep End" by MinetChan
various anime
Ruelle - "Deep End"

BEST STORYTELLING
"From the Pages" by Kira
various anime
Koda - "Staying"

BEST COMEDY
(tie-breaker; determined by higher number of votes for Viewers Choice)
"I Knew You Were Psycho" by TritioAFB
various anime
Bart Baker - "I Knew You Were Trouble"

CONGRATS TO YOU ALL!
It was the best AMV Showdown yet and as entertaining as ever.
Keep an eye out for the LIVE REACTION video from Zenkaikon masquerade halftime (major categories only)!

The awards will be shipped out this week!

[Squancho]

Listen to the fangir...er, audience react to the masquerade halftime exhibition of the Zenkaikon 2017 AMV Showdown winners (major categories)!