Tora-Con 2026 AMV Contest - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

[Tora-Con AMV Contest]

The Tora-Con 2026 AMV Contest is now accepting submission!

Links:
The 2026 contest rules can be viewed here, and the entry form is available here. After you submit the entry form, you will see a link to the video file upload page. Please be sure to select AMV Contest from the available uploaders.

About Tora-Con:
Tora-Con is a college-based anime and Japanese culture convention located at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. Our convention is hosted by the RIT Anime Club and the staff is comprised mostly of students (but some alumni also help). Tora-Con usually draws close to 3,000 attendees per year and has be held annually since 2005 (excepting 2020, of course).

Please Note:
RIT takes Tora-Con's status as a "family-friendly" event very seriously. Our contest rules are, as a result, some of the most draconian that I have personally come across when it comes to "objectionable content". This tends to spark irritation among editors who subsequently have their videos rejected from the contest. Any outright nudity is completely off limits, and in many cases implied nudity may also be inadmissible depending on the context. Any sexual or risqué depictions of minors, or characters who can reasonably be assumed to be minors (I am looking at you, 500-year-old loli vampires), will also result in disqualification. If the video you were thinking of sending in has these elements, please consider submitting a different qualifying video OR censoring your video a bit (either by literally adding censor elements to the video, or by replacing specific clips with something else).

Additionally, our rules specify that entries should not have won more than one other contest at the time of entry. The purpose of this is two-fold: Historically, Tora-Con has attempted to promote lesser-known editors. But also, this helps differentiate our contest finalist lineup from those of other conventions held in the Northeast USA.

Contest Deadline:
February 7th, 2026
The contest deadline is coming up fast! I know this is less than a month away. We were initially going to open the contest much earlier--at least a month ago--but there were some internal Tora-Con issues that led to the contest opening being pushed back. The reason we close the contest so early is so that our staff have plenty of time to review submissions for eligibility, vote on finalists, subtitle all finalist videos (this is a requirement of RIT, as RIT also comprises the National Technical Institute of the Deaf), and then assemble the final compilation video that is played during the convention.

I know that is a lot to read through, so if you made it to the end here, thank you for your time, and I hope to see a video from you soon!
-Jessie (Tora-Con 2026 AMV Contest Coordinator)

[JMI]

I submitted 2 a little earlier today. Thanks and hope you have a good turn out!

[IcePhoenix2]

I just submitted my two videos, thanks for hosting this contest!

[yatpay]

I submitted my two entries. Good luck with the contest and thanks for all your hard work!

[Tora-Con AMV Contest]

Hello everyone! Thank you for all who submitted something so far. Myself or my assistant have been mostly keeping up with reviewing videos and I am trying to catch up on emailing people regarding acceptances/rejections. I am maybe 1/3 of the way through emailing contestants so far.

If you submitted before 2/4, please keep an eye out for an email from me by the end of the weekend. Anyone who submitted after 2/4 might have to wait slightly longer as we have not reviewed your video yet.

Thanks again!

[TritioAFB]

Just in time you know

[IcePhoenix2]

Any update on the winners?

[Tora-Con AMV Contest]

Hello Editors,

Below you will find the full list of finalists for this year, with winners noted in red text. Before that though, I wanted to share some data regarding this year's AMV Contest. This year we had a total of 94 accepted entries, despite the submission window being a bit shorter than normal. This is the highest number of accepted entries we have had since the AMV Contest resumed in 2023 (after being on hiatus from 2020-2022).

At the convention itself, we had a estimated total of 144 audience members across the Saturday and Sunday screenings (based on number of votes received). This is the highest audience turnout we have had since 2023 as well!

And now, without further ado, I present to you the full contest video list and winners:

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Action

Title: Come with me POW!
Editor: Bionic Slime
Audio: Come with Me Now by Kongos
Video: Various

Title: Invocation
Editor: Dreamerjordi
Audio: Bedroom Hymns by Florence and the Machine
Video: Various

Title: The Eyes of D
Editor: SilkAMV
Audio: His Eyes by Pseudo Echo
Video: Vampire Hunter D franchise

Title: Glass Jaw at the Ball
Editor: JMI Productions
Audio: Esa Diva by Melody
Video: May I Ask for One Final Thing?

Title: Faith in the Feral
Editor: PantsAMV
Audio: Heavy Is the Crown by Linkin Park
Video: Uma Musume
Action Category Winner

Title: GUNDARE
Editor: Speedy180
Audio: Dare by Stan Bush
Video: Gundam Build Fighters

Romance

Title: Cardcaptors in Love
Editor: Dreamerjordi
Audio: Accidentally in Love by Counting Crows
Video: Cardcaptor Sakura
Judge’s Choice Winner

Title: No More Tomorrows
Editor: Gloves Guy
Audio: One More Tomorrow by Frankie Carle
Video: Spy x Family
Romance Category Winner

Title: Downtown Delivery
Editor: thefanvideoer2
Audio: A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton
Video: Kiki's Delivery Service

Title: Next to you | Love is War Edit
Editor: Zadeha
Audio: Next to You by Jvke
Video: Love is War

Title: Who's Gonna Tell Him?
Editor: unacceptable
Audio: What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction
Video: My Dress Up Darling

Title: (Not) Fine Without You
Editor: MarshmallowGoop
Audio: Feel About You by Aislin Evans
Video: Detective Conan

Upbeat

Title: Margarita Molina
Editor: sugarcomatosed
Audio: Golden by Huntrix
Video: Macross Delta:Passionate Walkure

Title: Can You Feel The City?
Editor: IcePhoenix2
Audio: Can You Feel The Sunshine? by The 8-Bit Big Band
Video: City The Animation

Title: Slice of Ice
Editor: SliceofLife
Audio: Imitation by Will Stetson x HoYoFair
Video: Various
Best in Show Winner

Title: Joy's Run Loose
Editor: AbyssBreakingStudios
Audio: Happy Dance by MercyMe
Video: Various
Upbeat Category Winner

Title: Concrete Jungle
Editor: Tyken
Audio: Zoo by Shakira
Video: City The Animation

Title: Triple Crown
Editor: PantsAMV
Audio: Golden by Huntrix
Video: Uma Musume

Comedy & Parody

Title: Death The Kid - OCD
Editor: Voclaic
Audio: OCD by Rhett and Link
Video: Soul Eater

Title: I Want to Yeet Your Pancreas
Editor: TehPhoenix
Audio: Pancreas by Weird Al Yankovic
Video: I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Artistic Merit Winner

Title: Attack On Dinner
Editor: Harmadillo
Audio: 1986 Green Giant ENtrees commercial
Video: Attack on Titan
Comedy & Parody Category Winner

Title: like my least favorite brother
Editor: MarshmallowGoop
Audio: Frenemies cover by Dan Povenmire, Jeff Marsh, Martin Olson, Robert Hughes
Video: Detective Conan

Title: A Pur-fectly Feline Dating Profile
Editor: Kamonegi205
Audio: Can't Hug Every Cat by The Gregory Brothers
Video: Various

Title: Food Porn 5 - 100% more Dog
Editor: Speedy180
Audio: Do You Wanna Taste It by Wig Wam
Video: Yuru Camp

Drama

Title: Sunsetz
Editor: Chiterra
Cigarettes After Sex by Sunsetz
Video: Various
Editing Skills Winner

Title: Distant Dreams
Editor: SonsofKorhal9
Audio: Sleepwalking by Lindsey Stirling
Video: Various

Title: The Calendar - The Summer Hikaru Died
Editor: ElektricAngel
Audio: The Calendar by Panic! At the Disco
Video: The Summer Hikaru Died

Title: Frieren: A Down Bad Journey
Editor: KOCHiiKUN
Audio: Down Bad by Taylor Swift
Video: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

Title: Simon the Digger and the Infinite Spiral
Editor: Fullmetal Cowboy
Audio: Tonight, Tonight by The Smashing Pumpkins
Video: Gurren Lagann franchise

Title: Leaving Fireflies
Editor: AbyssBreakingStudios
Audio: Leaves From The Vine by Caleb Hyles
Video: Grave of the Fireflies
Drama Category Winner

Trailer/Other

Title: Dark Horse
Editor: MikaMVs
Audio: Dark Horse by Katy Perry ft. Juicy Jay
Video: Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

Title: Renfield Syndrome
Editor: F-Zero TV
Audio: Dracula from Houston by Butthole Surfers
Video: Shonan Bakusozoku

Title: Marvel Studios' Vigilantes*
Editor: IcePhoenix2
Audio: Thunderbolts trailer audio
Video: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

Title: May I ask for one everlast thing
Editor: Harmadillo
Audio: Everkast Heavy Bag commercial
Video: May I Ask for One Final Thing?
Trailer/Other Category Winner

Title: Dystopia
Editor: KennyPunk
Audio: This Is a Warning / Courtesy Call by Thousand Foot Krutch
Video: Yu-Gi-Oh 5d's

Title: MadokaVision
Editor: Kireblue
Audio: WandaVision trailer audio
Video: Puella Magi Madoka Magica

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As always, thank you to everyone who chose to participate in our contest this year. Obviously, we could not do this event without you! I hope you consider entering again next year!