I've been holding on to this song since 2014 when we ALMOST used this for the Nan Desu Kan contest intro but ended up using something else for one reason or another. But I've still been holding on to it, regularly listening and wanting to edit to it.

It wasn't until last year when I watched "Welcome to the DCC" by TakeshiAMV and Kuroo that I was like "OK, yeah. I want to make that video." That video just really resonated and inspired me. It's slick without being endless transitions, it's got a ton of variety without relying on hyper obscure sources, and it's just fun. It kinda reminded me of old school dance videos that were just kinda there to glorify the anime and look neato. Like, that AMV has Yu Yu Hakusho in it. You don't use freakin' Yu Yu Hakusho without being a fan and that's so cool to me.

I had to teach myself how to do some new things for this video which was fun and challenging. I got to experiment and play based on some neat tutorials I found. I did a lot of testing and had a lot of failures/stuff I didn't even use. While those who know effects can identify this video as being pretty basic bitch I did screw around for around almost 4 months gathering sources, trying looks, trying different scenes, etc. I really, really wanted to make something cool. I had a bunch of fancy scene work planned and got deep into it but I actually opted to scale back and remove basically all of it. There was a real fear of turning things into visual clutter and I still wanted to make a video that felt like it was one of mine.

There are a lot of phenomenal videos out there with similar concepts, color schemes, palettes, etc. (Most of which I didn't see until I was like 90% done at which point I went "F*ck." lmao) but I dunno, man. I just wanted to try. I just really wanted to try.

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Author: Radical_Yue
Anime: Call of the Night, Intergalactic Bound, III - Houshou Marine & Kobo Kanaeru, Free, Love, Delusions & Chuunibyou, My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, Honkai: Star Rail, Sound! Euphonium, SK8 the Infinity, Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night, Amagi Brilliant Park, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Vlad Love, Magic Kaito, The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Fireworks, Kimagure Orange Road, Hololive Alternative, Persona Dancing All Night, Kororon - Eve MV, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Honey and Clover, Spy x Family, Urusei Yatsura, My Senpai Is Annoying, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, Sing a Bit of Harmony, Your Name, Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, Bubblegum Crisis, Pretty Boy Detective Club, Ya Boy Kongming!, Is This a Zombie?, Macross 7, Adolescence of Utena, Noragami, Zombieland Saga, Hi-Divers PV, Durarara!, Mashle, Pokemon Afterschool Breath Paldean Winds, Uma Musume, Terror in Resonance, Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Eden of the East, My Dress-Up Darling, K-on!, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, One Piece Film: Red, Blood Blockade Battlefront
Music: Martin Solveig - The Night Out (Madeon Remix)

Hi! This was supposed to be my entry for Big Contest this year, but I wasn't happy with the result. Anyway I'm glad because I managed to fix some things and finish this video, it's a very personal project for me.

Картинка Making Of (~5.12 MB)

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Author: ViKAMV
Anime: The Girl from the Other Side + various
Music: Matryoshka - Gentle Afternoon

The AMVNews: FRus 2024 contest is over. 10 persons took part in the second round voting and here's the final result:

Best video in French
1 place - okhostok - Premonition (19 points (Penalty: 22.3 - 3))
1 place - Anima Purgatorius - Paradise In Anime (11 points (Penalty: 14.3 - 3))
2 place - Deviant - Lick my bASS (11 points)
3 place - Eugene Gubanov - Шпионы-аристократы (9 points)

Best video in Slavic language
1 place - Kamilla Kayter - Fighting a Senseless War (15 points)
2 place - okhostok - Society (11 points (Penalty: 15.1 - 4))
2 place - Eugene Gubanov - Восхождение Героя Щита - Гимн Стоицизма AMV (Алькасар - А Я Живу) (10 points)
3 place - Risen404 - RKN-CHAN (9 points (Penalty: 13.3 - 4))
5 place - zzerg - Свинки-машинки (8 points (Penalty: 12 - 4))
6 place - SWS - БАЗА АНИМЕ БАЗА (5 points (Penalty: 9.4 - 4))
7 place - Leberate - preview of love (5 points)
8 place - N261 - Shadows Gravity (2 points)
9 place - Rika_Sudzuki - my bitch (2 points)
10 place - Lynne - Банальности (1 points)
11 place - Deviant - Алени No Pasarán! (0 points)
12 place - Anima Purgatorius - Изгой (-2 points (Penalty: 2.4 - 4))

Best video overall
1 place - Kamilla Kayter - Fighting a Senseless War (18 points)
2 place - okhostok - Society (15 points (Penalty: 19.5 - 5))
3 place - Eugene Gubanov - Восхождение Героя Щита - Гимн Стоицизма AMV (Алькасар - А Я Живу) (11 points)
4 place - zzerg - Свинки-машинки (10 points (Penalty: 14.5 - 5))
5 place - Leberate - preview of love (9 points)
6 place - Deviant - Lick my bASS (8 points)
7 place - okhostok - Premonition (7 points (Penalty: 11.5 - 5))
8 place - Risen404 - RKN-CHAN (6 points (Penalty: 11.1 - 5))
9 place - SWS - БАЗА АНИМЕ БАЗА (2 points (Penalty: 7.4 - 5))
10 place - Anima Purgatorius - Paradise In Anime (2 points (Penalty: 7 - 5))
11 place - Eugene Gubanov - Шпионы-аристократы (2 points)
11 place - Deviant - Алени No Pasarán! (2 points)
13 place - Rika_Sudzuki - my bitch (1 points)
14 place - N261 - Shadows Gravity (1 points)
15 place - Lynne - Банальности (0 points)
16 place - Anima Purgatorius - Изгой (-4 points (Penalty: 1.3 - 5))

Best commentators

1 place - Darksss 73 (74 points)
2 place - slavarussko (49 points)
3 place - MesoGear (41 points)

AKROSS Con 2024 has been announced! Don't miss your chance to participate in the oldest AMV contest in Runet!

Registration deadline - December, 8, winners announcement - December, 20.

Main contest page and registration
AKROSS Con Discord channel

This AMV was made for the Connichi AMV Competition 2024. I rarely get the opportunity to do some 3D scenes for my AMVs so I was really hyped to work on this after I came up with the concept. I added English and Russian subtitles because the song is german. Thanks to Pic4 for checking the russian translation I got from ChatGPT.

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Author: VideoBeats
Anime: Nisekoi
Music: Paula Carolina - Trophäe
Awards: 2nd place Connichi Exclusive AMV Contest

The AMVNews: FRus 2024 voting has begun. Due to the small number of videos, all videos that have a rating higher than 2.7 automatically proceed to the second round of voting.

12 contest participants and 4 members of specially selected jury are eligible for voting in the finals. Voting in second round is obligatory for contestants. If a contestant fails to vote in the category where his/her video is nominated, then the total amount of points that this video gets shall be decreased by a maximum number of points possible for this category. It can affect final rating substantially. You must fill in all slots when filling in the voting form. Voting deadline is September 18th, 15.00 Moscow time (UTC+3)

Chainsaw Man, also known as Denji, is the ultimate good dog—loyal, fierce, and eager to please. With his chainsaw head and heart of gold, he fights demons with a relentless drive, always chasing his dreams.

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Author: pic4arts
Anime: Chainsaw Man
Music: SKYND Feat. Jonathan Davis - Gary Heidnik

The deadline for FRus 2024 submissions has ended, but as stated earlier you still can send submissions until the end of demonstration period with the condition that it won't be eligible for prizes. Videos that have not passed technical verification have 48 hours (until September 13, 11:00 Moscow time) to correct the defects; after this period, they will also not be eligible for prizes.

Еще один атмосферный клип от автора.

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Author: W Z
Anime: Mix
Music: Ludovico Einaudi - Experience

I liked watching Sousou no Frieren and the development between the Hero Party as it revealed more about their time together. When this song released, the first thing I thought of was reinterpreting it with Frieren and Himmel.

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Author: Elixir
Anime: Sousou no Frieren
Music: HOYO-MiX - The Road Not Taken (feat. Aimer)
Awards: Summer Rumble IC - 1st Place, Tekko 2024 - Best Drama, Matsuricon 2024 V.E.S. AMV Contest - Best Romance/Sentimental, San Japan 2024 AMV Contest - Best Romance/Sentimental