Anime Detour 2026 AMV Contest - Finalist List

[belindabird]

Hi again, all! Now that emails have been sent out, I'm happy to share the list of finalists for this year's Anime Detour AMV Contest! We had a ton of excellent entries this year, and it was definitely a difficult job to narrow it down to these entries. As you can probably discern, Drama was our big category this year. In any case, congrats to the finalists, and I'll post the list of winners after the convention concludes later this month!

Action

Title: "Glass Jaw at the Ball"
Editor: JMI Productions

Title: "Kill Zenin"
Editor: meleechampion

Title: "Numen Lumen"
Editor: ResyAMV

Title: "The Eyes of D"
Editor: SilkAMV

Title: "Road to Forever"
Editor: Synaesthesia Productions

Title: "Sukuna Affirmations"
Editor: TehPhoenix

Comedy

Title: "Those Anime Moments Overclocked"
Editor: MoonieAMV

Title: "Loid Forger: The Spy Who Married Me"
Editor: shorisquared

Title: "SynaMoskau"
Editor: TritioAFB

Title: "Daddy Issues the Musical"
Editor: Winterblade AMVs

Dance/Upbeat

Title: "RATATA"
Editor: Elixer

Title: "Can You Feel The City?"
Editor: IcePhoenix2

Title: "Spandex Butterfly"
Editor: Rider4Z

Title: "Slice of Ice"
Editor: SliceofLife

Title: "Showtime!"
Editor: SonsofKorhal9

Drama

Title: "Cadence of Chaos"
Editor: cocopan

Title: "Simon the Digger and the Infinite Spiral"
Editor: Fullmetal Cowboy

Title: "Reze Roulette"
Editor: Ileia

Title: "Second Wind"
Editor: Kyoko Hitaka

Title: "Painted Mask"
Editor: ManicMonday

Title: "Psychopomp"
Editor: SasukeChanx

Title: "Misery's Smile"
Editor: Speedy180

Title: "The Angel"
Editor: ZeonicFreak

Romance

Title: "Cardcaptors in Love"
Editor: Dreamerjordi

Title: "A Witch's Smile
Editor: Gracereza

Title: "Lover Girl's Curse"
Editor: James Blond

Title: "I Love You So"
Editor: Soup

Title: "Downtown Delivery"
Editor: thefanvideoer2

Title: "Idol Infatuation"
Editor: Xunvest

[SliceofLife]

Okay, I need to make a comeback this year at this con. I'M READY.

[James Blond]

Okay, I need to make a comeback this year at this con. I'M READY.

Please do! I'll be looking forward to it!

[JMI]

I just submitted my entry. Thanks and I hope you get a good turnout for the contest!

[belindabird]

Thank you!

[Iren S.S.]

Hello! I was wondering if it is safe to send videos that are currently taking part in a blind/anonymous event (RICE) which will conclude in early March? Do you plan to post finalists before that? And do you usually post only editor names or video titles as well? I think that would be helpful to know if any other participants are considering sending their videos here but don't know if they risk to be revealed before RICE concludes.

[belindabird]

Hello, good questions. The exact date the finalists are posted will depend on how long it takes for me/my staff to choose them, so I don't necessarily have an exact date I can give, but typically we like to have that information out a couple weeks after the submission deadline. I could certainly wait a little bit if this would be a concern for multiple people, but this is the first time this question has come up so I'm not sure how universal this concern might be.

When I post the finalists, I list editor and AMV title.

[belindabird]

After receiving a couple of other messages regarding RICE, I've added some information at the top of the thread - I'll wait to announce full finalist details until RICE does finalist info reveal, so no one should feel nervous about entering

[belindabird]

Hey all, bumping for finalist results!