Astral Melodic
Despite some of the busyness and sometimes overuse of effects I think in a few parts, I think overall is really pretty solid and has some nice flow and a lot of imagination and heart. A lot of the transitions are really fun.
Heartstrings
Its a pretty solid and well put together romance AMV. The majority of the transitions and timing of it all feels amazing, but there were a few transitions I found to feel a little offbeat compared to the flow of the song and the visuals, creating a rubberbandy effect in my mind.
Jus Talionis
This is an excellent crossover story that focuses on a rather heavy and serious event of loss, pain and anguish. Despite some of the jokes on the livestream about loli raep, this amv is really solid throughout with not a lot of flaws unless we want to get super nitpicky about integration of the crossover or some transition choices.
The Trance Condition
Really fun and great sync all over the place. Lots of fun transitions and really solid technical execution. One of my favorites although it might not be everyone's cup of tea as it does get a little tiresome after a few viewings and the synchronistic novelty loses a little bit of its luster.
Water Drop
The water concept was really fun and enjoyable. Its really solid and has some great flow and sync for the first minute, but then it hits kind of a lull in the middle and isn't as quite as dynamic as it was. Still a really enjoyable and worthwhile watch.
My vote goes to either Trance Condition of Jus Talionis. They're both really solid and stand out really well. Trance Condition I think has better technical execution and flow, while Jus Talionis is more artsy and has a much deeper concept and story. Astral Melodic isn't too far behind, and looks beautiful but its missing a little bit of something to steal it away from the top two in my mind.
Whats everyone else's 2 cents?
