Anime Boston 2023 [Winners Announced!]

[LantisEscudo]

Hello, everyone,

I'd first like to thank everyone that submitted an entry to the Anime Boston AMV Contest this year. The competition this year is absolutely stacked, and several judges commented on how difficult some of the decisions were.

Secondly, the finalists have been selected, and notification emails have gone out!

Without further ado, the list of editors is, in alphabetical order:

CamiChan19
Dr.Dinosaur
enokidokie
Faevily
Gina Nelson
GloryQuestor
hamstar138
Ileia
James Blond
KeiichiFace
Kireblue
KoalatyDM
MadMegatax
Nekokitkat
Pants
Rider4Z
Sayoria
Silvercoat
Special K
Speedy180
Speedy180 & Nekokitkat
SpuddStaaa
Takeshi
TheDestineeAMV
TheLazyDaze
Troubleclef
Troubleclef and SeanPNG
Tünde Takács
Tyken
Xophilarus
ZeonicFreak

If your name is on this list and you have not received a Finalist Notification email from me, please let me know and I can resend it.

Videos that were not selected as finalists for the 2023 AMV Contest will be shown all day on Sunday in the Fan Creations Track (Hynes 312).

We do have far more videos than we can play even in that amount of time, so we would like to prioritize showing videos by editors in attendance. If you are attending the convention, you can speak to anyone at the tech desk at the front of the room during the showing to have your videos moved up in the queue to be played or to be replayed if you missed them earlier in the showing.

Thirdly, the Hentai AMV Contest is still looking for entries. If you have a video that fits that was made in the last two years, please consider submitting! The deadline is March 12th, but we can offer a bit of extra time if you contact us before then.

And finally, we've got a whole weekend of blocks of AMVs and other Fan Creations planned for this year's convention. If you'll be attending, please stop by the Fan Creations Track in Hynes 312 and check out what we have to offer. You can follow any of Anime Boston's social channels to see the full schedule when it gets announced (usually 1-2 weeks before the con starts).

Thank you again to everyone who submitted this year. Without your entries, we literally would have no contest to show.

[speedy180]

Very excited for AB this year and looking forward to being there in person next year hopefully.

[Dragonrider1227]

I can’t say I’m surprised I didn’t make it. Just couldn’t get the video like I envisioned it. Congrats to everyone!

[Zeonic Freak]

It's good to be back in Anime Boston once more!! Good luck to everyone!

[LantisEscudo]

TRAILER/COMMERCIAL

Video T1 Winner: Best Trailer/Commercial
AMV Theatres
AMC Theatres Parody (Original Audio Mix)
Various Anime [20]
Ileia

Video T2
Pochita Depot
The Home Depot Theme
Chainsaw Man
Dr.Dinosaur

Video T3
Reading Reincarnation
Tina Fabrique - Reading Rainbow Theme
Ascendance of a Bookworm
CamiChan19

Video T4
Real Men On Ice!
Bud Light Real Men of Genius Commercial Audio
Yuri On Ice; PuraOre! Pride of Orange
Silvercoat

Video T5 Winner: Best Concept
Cyberpunk Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections Trailer Audio
Cyberpunk Resurrections
Rider4Z

DRAMA

Video D1
Last Dance
Hidden Citizens - Swan Lake (Epic Trailer Version)
Dance Dance Danseur
Tünde Takács

Video D2 Winner: Guests' Choice
Sad Trombone Noises
Feed the Biirds - Running Up That Hill
Death PaBiir
Troubleclef and SeanPNG

Video D3
All My Demons
Illenium ft. ECHOS - Afterlife
86
TheDestineeAMV

Video D4
Aus der Traum
Jorge Rivera-Herrans - Survive
Attack on Titan
Gina Nelson

Video D5 Winner: Best Drama, Best Editing, and Best of Show
Killing Kind
Mariana's Trench - Killing Kind
Toliet Bound Hanako Kun (manga)
Nekokitkat

ACTION

Video A1
OHKO
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out (The Niceguys Remix)
Pokémon
Kireblue

Video A2
To The Last Drop of Blood!!
Beast in Black - To The Last Drop of Blood
Bastard!! Heavy Metal Dark Fantasy
Takeshi

Video A3 Winner: Best Action
Dancing with Blades
Ayumi Hamasaki - Evolution
Demon Slayer
Speedy180 & Nekokitkat

Video A4
Fly Karasuno Fly
Matt Copley - Defying Gravity
Haikyuu!!
Gina Nelson

Video A5
The Beach Episode of Sports
Konata Small - Ruckus
Various Anime [69]
SpuddStaaa

ROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL

Video R1 Winner: Best Romance/Sentimental
Love Persevering
Rihanna - Lift Me Up
Ride Your Wave
Rider4Z

Video R2
Aggressive Years
Honestly - Selfish Years
Aggretsuko
Tyken

Video R3
Laundry Day
Taylor Swift - Marjorie
Fruits Basket
Troubleclef

Video R4
Enthralling Performance
Dua Lipa - Love Again
Dance Dance Danseur
Xophilarus

Video R5 Winner: Judges' Choice and Made in New England
Seemingly Simple
Jukebox the Ghost - Simple as 1 2 3
Komi Can't Communicate
hamstar138

UPBEAT

Video U1 Winner: Best Upbeat
Anime Magic Hour
Poppy - Best Day Ever
Various Anime [128]
Faevily

Video U2
POEltergeist
Mark Ronson (Ft. Passion Pit & A$AP Ferg) - Get Ghost
Ghost Stories
James Blond

Video U3
Food Porn
Wing Wam - Taste It\nFood Wars
Speedy180

Video U4
Raid Shadow Legend
Melodicka Bros - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Ranking of Kings
Pants

Video U5
Floor Gang Rise Up
Sia - You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile
Bakuten
TheLazyDaze

OTHER

Video H1
Puberty is...Weird
Cheekface - I Feel So Weird!
Mob Psycho 100
KeiichiFace

Video H2
Koncept Art
Frank Zappa - Be In My Video
Various Anime [4]
Special K

Video H3
Beautiful Starlight Tomorrow
Rex Allen - There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
Robot Carnival
GloryQuestor

Video H4
I Don't Want to Bath Around With You
John Linnell - TECVM CIRCVMAMBVLARE NOLO
Thermae Romae Novae
enokidokie

Video H5 Winner: Best Other
Bad Vibes
Neoni - Paranoia
Mob Psycho 100
Xophilarus

FUN/COMEDY

Video F1Winner: Best Fun/Comedy
Super Loid Bros
Nintendo - Super Nintendo Sound Library
Spy x Family
SpuddStaaa

Video F2
A Thousand Bops
Grimm - Making my way thru da Hood
Cowboy Bebop
ZeonicFreak

Video F3
The Neckst Episode
Busta Rhymes - Break Ya Neck
Welcome To The Ballroom
Sayoria

Video F4
Schoolhouse Rock the Circulation
Joshie Armstead, Mary Sue Berry, and Maeretha Stewart - Do the Circulation
Cells at Work!
KoalatyDM

Video F5
IDGAP (I Don't Give a Polka)
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Polka Face
Various Anime [29]
MadMegatax

Winner: Coordinator's Choice
Waving Through
Ben Platt - Waving Through A Window
My Hero Academia
Opner