This year saw a wide range of great Anime Music Videos showcased at Anime Boston. Let's take a look at some that shined brighter than most.
Let's first look at this year's best in show: ForeverZeroo's "Dragonball Z - The Silent Movie"
Although some may claim that this is a bit of a knockoff of TeamFourStar's "Dragonball Z Abridged" series, you have to admit the concept of the video is original. The usage of both the "Chibi Moon Piano Suite" from "Sailor Moon" and the transformation of a colorful show into a sepia added more to the feel of a 1920s silent flick, and the usage of that era's vernacular with a mix of our current one gave off a wonderful sense of humor for fans new and old of the Dragonball series to enjoy.
The next one we'll look at is Dianafuse's "Soul Eater - Evil Walks."
First off what a perfect song for "Soul Eater": Brian Johnson's vocals and Angus Young's trademark guitar riffs mixing with images of Medusa and Arachne will run chills down anyone's spine. (The image of Medusa behind the blood-dripping moon while Brian screams "Evil walks behind you!" fit so good it's almost scary.) The second verse of the song sounds as if it was written specifically for the Arachne character. Granted the editing isn't picture perfect, but having lyrics that piece together so well with the imagery it makes up for that in such a big way.
Number three on our list is sideswipe147's "Modern Major Clusterfuck."
Maybe it's because I just saw "The Pirates of Penzance," but this was my personal favorite of the night. Gilbert & Sullivan probably never intended for their showstopping number to be synched with Roy Mustang, but it didn't stop the AMVer for proving that it could be. This wasn't even in competition, and many of those around this Duck thought this was Best in Show; and I had to agree. It's silly, catchy and possibly one of the best AMVs I've seen in the longest time.
The Final one on our lists is DaiKun Productions' "Stranger Than Death Note."
This was the Best Comedy winner, and there's good reason for that. Casting Light Yagami as Emma Thompson as Karen Eiffel and Spike Spiegel as Will Ferrell as Harold Crick were picture perfect. However I spoke with some of my colleagues, and they felt that this wasn't a Comedy AMV (even though its concept was humorous). I guess the people who thought it was a comedy outranked the ones that thought it wasn't.
To close off this article I would like to present to you the best skit from Anime Boston 2009's Masquerade: Celebrity Jeopardy!
Let's first look at this year's best in show: ForeverZeroo's "Dragonball Z - The Silent Movie"
Although some may claim that this is a bit of a knockoff of TeamFourStar's "Dragonball Z Abridged" series, you have to admit the concept of the video is original. The usage of both the "Chibi Moon Piano Suite" from "Sailor Moon" and the transformation of a colorful show into a sepia added more to the feel of a 1920s silent flick, and the usage of that era's vernacular with a mix of our current one gave off a wonderful sense of humor for fans new and old of the Dragonball series to enjoy.
The next one we'll look at is Dianafuse's "Soul Eater - Evil Walks."
First off what a perfect song for "Soul Eater": Brian Johnson's vocals and Angus Young's trademark guitar riffs mixing with images of Medusa and Arachne will run chills down anyone's spine. (The image of Medusa behind the blood-dripping moon while Brian screams "Evil walks behind you!" fit so good it's almost scary.) The second verse of the song sounds as if it was written specifically for the Arachne character. Granted the editing isn't picture perfect, but having lyrics that piece together so well with the imagery it makes up for that in such a big way.
Number three on our list is sideswipe147's "Modern Major Clusterfuck."
Maybe it's because I just saw "The Pirates of Penzance," but this was my personal favorite of the night. Gilbert & Sullivan probably never intended for their showstopping number to be synched with Roy Mustang, but it didn't stop the AMVer for proving that it could be. This wasn't even in competition, and many of those around this Duck thought this was Best in Show; and I had to agree. It's silly, catchy and possibly one of the best AMVs I've seen in the longest time.
The Final one on our lists is DaiKun Productions' "Stranger Than Death Note."
This was the Best Comedy winner, and there's good reason for that. Casting Light Yagami as Emma Thompson as Karen Eiffel and Spike Spiegel as Will Ferrell as Harold Crick were picture perfect. However I spoke with some of my colleagues, and they felt that this wasn't a Comedy AMV (even though its concept was humorous). I guess the people who thought it was a comedy outranked the ones that thought it wasn't.
To close off this article I would like to present to you the best skit from Anime Boston 2009's Masquerade: Celebrity Jeopardy!
Labels: Anime, Anime-Boston, Cowboy Bebop, Death Note, Dragonball, Fullmetal Alchemist, Jeopardy, King Baby Duck, Soul Eater
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