Tsukino-Con AMV Contest 2026 - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

[YourConscience]

After three months of collecting a record breaking 165 videos from almost 100 editors, the Tsukino-Con AMV contest finalists have been listed. We saw a smorgasbord of videos with a wide variety of sources and from a wide variety of countries, to make this both a worldwide event. We saw a high turnout of local submissions, allowing us to have the maximum number of AMVs in every single one of our categories. Our attendees are going to be so thrilled to see what you have all made.

From the sheer volume of great videos, Tsukino-Con will endeavour to share as many of these videos as possible through our additional AMV content such as our AMV-Enture and our Contest Showcase! From the bottom of my heart, thank you all for submitting and sharing your work. Without editors like you, we would not be able to have a contest!

Without further ado, the finalists, in alphabetical order are as follows:

AbyssBreakingStudios (x2)
Bauzi
boss duck
BoxJoe
Complicated Muse
Creativity Goggles
D.Nubs
Disco
dreamerjordi
E_01 (x2)
Elixir (x2)
Fever
Gloves Guy
hotterhatter2211
Ileia (x3)
KanekoXLiamB
Kisanzi
Lungless
MarikoAMV
Milan21
mtagstyle
PantsAMV
purplepolecat
ResyAMV
SauskeChanx
ShinRyu
shorisquared
SilkAMV (x2)
SliceofLife
SonsofKorhal9 (x2)
Soup
thefanvideoer2
TehPhoenix
Twister
unacceptable

Tsukino-Con will be hosting its AMV contest on Friday, February 20th. Winners for the AMV Contest will be revealed live at the AMV Smackdown on Sunday, February 22nd, with a public announcement expected a few days after.

Once again, I'd like to thank you all for taking part, and I hope to see more videos from you all in future Tsukino-Con competitions!

[YourConscience]

Tsukino-Con has now come and gone, and with it, we'd like to announce the winners for this years' contest. I'd like to thank you all for submitting your wonderful creations. It always helps make our small convention feel all the bigger with what you send us! Without further ado, I'd like to announce the full list of finalists and the results of Tsukino-Con's AMV contest for 2026. Winners will be in bold:

Action:

Warpbound Legacy by Elixir
UPRISING by ShinRyu - Best in Show
IMPOSTEЯ by Bauzi
Dioramic Odyssey by Kisanzi
Faith in the Feral by PantsAMV
SilkAMV Mob's Tea Party by SilkAMV - Best Action
SUPA PUNCH! by Ileia

Drama:

Psychopomp by SasukeChanx
Sabotage by Complicated Muse
Leaving Fireflies by AbyssBreakingStudios - Best Drama
To A Kinder World by MarikoAMV
Heaven and Grief by Milan21
The Witch's Apprentice by dreamerjordi
Reze Roulette by Ileia - Coordinator's Choice

Fun/Upbeat:

The Vertical Expression of a Horizontal Desire by SilkAMV - Best Fun/Upbeat
Showtime by SonsofKorhal9
RATATA by Elixir
Check by E_01
Dance Dance 7 Rebirth by ResyAMV
Slice of Ice by SliceofLife
Strategy by Twister

Romance/Sentimental:

Average Crush Experience by E_01
Dandadan is a Shoujo by BoxJoe
Who's Going to Tell Him? by unacceptable
I Love You So by Soup
Leaving Pawprints by thefanvideoer2 - Best Romance/Sentimental
No More Tomorrows by Gloves Guy
Guiding Lights by CreativityGoggles

Best of BC:

Lovers Always Lose Their Duels by boss duck
Eizougalactic by purplepolecat
Pink Pony Bebop by Lungless
2122 by Fever
Drag Path by Disco - Co-Winner Best of BC (tie)
alive by mtagstyle - Co-Winner Best of BC (tie)
A Clash of Ideals by KanekoxLiamB

Comedy:

Dungeon Walking by hotterhatter2211 - Best Comedy
I Want to Yeet Your Pancreas by TehPhoenix
Loid Forger: The Spy Who Married Me by shorisquared
Who Let The Dogs Out? by SonsofKorhal9
Mifune Nights: The Ballad of Speed Racer by Ileia
Red Flags by D.Nubs
Not My Dann Job by AbyssBreakingStudios

In addition, when Tsukino-Con announces its winners, all winners compete in the AMV Smackdown, where previous editions winners will battle against the 2026 winners, to see which video will be in the 2027 edition of the Smackdown. The results from this years' Smackdown are as follows:

Action:

2025: Her Reign: Astro Mochi
2026: Mob's Tea Party by SilkAMV

Drama:

2025: Found Family by SeanPNG
2026: Leaving Fireflies by AbyssBreaking Studios

Fun/Upbeat:

2025: Dance the Night by E_01
2026: The Vertical Expression of a Horizontal Desire by SilkAMV

Romance/Sentimental:

2025: Battle Buddy Brigade by MadMegatax
2026: Leaving Pawprints by thefanvideoer2

Best of BC:

2025: Escape by Kaneda Jin
2026: alive by mtagstyle
&
Drag Path by Disco

Comedy:

2025: Use My Code for 15% Off my AMV by Ileia and Dr.Dinosaur
2026: Dungeon Walking by hotterhatter2211

Coordinator's Choice:

2025: Death By 1000 Match Cuts by speedy180
2026: Reze Roulette by Ileia

Best in Show:

2025: Run Makoto Run by Qwaqa
2026: Uprising by ShinRyu

On behalf of Tsukino-Con, I'd like to thank you all for entering into this years' contest! We will reach out to you all later this year when we begin our 2027 edition of the AMV Contest!

Happy Editing!