Animazement 2025 "AMV & Photo Contest Winners"

[animazement]

Hey Everyone!
Animazment 2025 was last weekend, and I'd like to announce the Winners of the AMV Contests, and the Japanese Toy Photo Contests.

We are still waiting for some of the Physical Prize Shipments from a few Dealers to come in for the Amateur Contest, so please don't bombard me with e-Mails asking where your Prizes are. My goal is to have everything mailed out and finalized no later than the first week of July. I will be picking some of the prizes up in-person at Animate Columbus (Ohio) in two weeks. A few Dealers agreed to throw a few extra Prizes in if they didn't have to pay for shipping, etc.

We didn't get as many entries as 2024, but we had enough between the Professional and Amateur Contests to fill almost a three hour block in Ballroom A/B. Sadly, we only got two 18+ Entries, so they were not shown, as we were not going to clear the whole Ballroom, and spend the manpower to check all the 18+ wristbands during re-entry for just two Videos. Those two AMV's were Judged by the Staff in Private, and will be shown next year if we receive enough entries to schedule a block in the Ballrooms.

So without anymore delay, the Winners List!!!

2025 Toy Photo Contest (Three Photo Entries Per Contestant Were Permitted)

Amateur Category:
1st Place: Liam Lowery
2nd Place: Angelo Ortiz
3rd Place: Liam Lowery

Junior Category: (13 y/o Or Under)
1st Place: Evie Mallery
2nd Place: Evie Mallery
3rd Place: Grant Mallery

2025 Anime Music Video Contest

Amateur Division:
Upbeat Winner - “Nails, Hair, Lips, Heels” by Kiotsune
Comedy Winner - “Kubey Stomping Day” by OuchMaster5000
Trailer Winner - “Sol Girls From Biancafinity” by Zeonic Freak
Romance / Drama Winner (Categories Were Combined) - “Everything About You” by Broken Star Studios
Action Winner - “Okarun x Momo (Concrete Flowers)” by Surging Storm GG
Best In Show - “Nails, Hair, Lips, Heels” by Kiotsune

Professional Division:
(Only Two Prize Categories For Pro Contest)
Best In Show Winner - “The Virgin Gojo” by Shori Squared
Best In Show Runner Up - “Toxic Epic Version - Anime Mix” by Shiak.Riyaz

Overall Staff Pick - “Crisis Of ‘87” by Zeonic Freak

[TritioAFB]

I was wondering about the contest this year. And I had your vids ready for submission