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Kyoya AMVs that are worth a watch
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012I fell into an AMV mood and therefore, went browsing through the expanse of YouTube. Falling in love with one Kyouya/Haurhi video that I found, I scanned the sidebar for more of a similar nature. And now I present to you three videos that not only struck me as well done, but at certain points, they strike a chord in my heart. To the editors of these videos, I tip my hat to you. Kudos! And now a disclaimer from myself: I ship Haruhi and Tamaki, but I like good videos that pair alternate options. So, don’t send me a ton of mail going “It’s not canon!!!” because, I know.
This was the first one I stumbled into, and what caught me immediately was the editing. I love a video that corresponds what I’m watching to the lyrics that I’m hearing, and this video does it right off the bat. Now, the song is “Hero/Heroine” by Boys Like Girls, and I must say I’m not a fan of it; but it’s use in the video is fantastic.
Favorite moments: At 00:53, “now I’m running and screaming,” the paired scene is priceless. At 1:24 “with the ghost of my past and the skeletons,” using flashbacks of Kyoya’s family. The way the clips flip fast at 1:49-1:54 to the newly picked up beat. At 2:40, when Kyoya’s painting is the new interpretation of “running and screaming,” in response to how Haruhi’s been affecting him over the long run. That, in turn, strolls nicely into when Kyoya pushes Haruhi into the carriage, right at the reemergence of the music. The compilation at 3:20-3:30 with “your love is the sweetest thing.” The fireworks are directly over “sweetest” and then Kyoya’s lost in thought image fades in.
In videos like these, the ending is either really good or horribly cheesy. Thankfully it was the former rather than the latter.
Edit: Oh yeah, and how on earth did I forget at 00:37 “sinister smile” lyric/ clip pairing. Bloody brilliant.
I found this second one, and again, it’s another nicely edited video. I’m not crazy about the song, “Dear Mr. President” by P!nk, but I like the lyrics. Even though Tamaki is the technical ‘president’ of the Host Club, I find it fitting for the song that Kyoya is considered the Shadow King; he’s the real brains behind the operation, not Tamaki. (He’s just the heart.) The only downside that I can find is the excessive ‘talking’ that the characters do during this slow song. I find it a bit annoying, but not enough that I discount it.
Favorite moments: 00:52 “who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep,” fits perfectly with the paired scene. 1:14 when Kyoya rolls over from his sleep into the part where Tamaki is walking away from his mother with “how do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye.” I shed a tear to that part. At 3:20, the lead in to “let me tell you about hard work,” the expression on Haruhi’s face and the bags in her hands compliments it perfectly. And from 4:17 to the end, the synchronization is spot on, and I love how the end lyrics are paired with Haruhi’s ‘final statement’ and she walks away. Then Kyoya turns around, with apparent hope in his eyes.
This song I know and love: Hawk Nelson’s “Everything that you ever wanted.” The video is about Kyoya, having lost Haruhi, is now comparing himself to Tamaki. Now, normally it irritates me when there’s subtitles in the video clips, but this is the first time where the appearance of it actually made me smile (probably my favorite moment in this video, at 3:26 ). The downsides to this video are the rest of the subtitles that appear that have no context in the video and the frequent repetition of a couple of the scenes.
Favorite moments: At 1:15-1:35, the lyrics and scene pairs are very fitting. “I fell to pieces” at 2:05 when he has his melt down with Tamaki into the subsequent “then I woke up” montage. And every time the lyrics say “It took the seasons going by,” I like how the clips flash a little more quickly to show time passage. The guitar reentering the music at the very moment Kyoya slams his fist into the car at 2:31. And again, the chorus and the scenes that are corresponding to the lyrics at 2:33 are even better than the first (note the subtitle says ‘I’m an egoist’ under the lyrics “I tried to be honest”), especially the build up at “everything but you.” Did you catch it at 3:26? “I tried to be everything but you,” and the subtitle at that moment flashes “this person is unbelievably lucky.”
Again, with the endings, they usually go very well or very corny. In this case, unfortunately, it was corny. I was excited to see it ending on Haruhi running after Kyoya, but then at the last second, I face palmed. I especially dislike when the editor puts in type to be a characters words, more so when it wasn’t done during the whole video, and even more so when it’s at the very end.
So, there you have it. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did.
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Stumbled upon some Ouran treasures
Monday, August 22nd, 2011So, these two AMVs I stumbled upon tonight after getting a Something Corporate song stuck in my head. I searched for “Something Corporate” in YouTube with “AMV,” because I’d rather watch it with anime characters than just plain ol’ lyrics or something else. Anyway, I came upon an Ouran video with Something Corporate’s “As You Sleep.” The person did an excellent combining Tamaki’s piano playing abilities with that of Andrew MacMahon of Somehting Corporate, and making it look like Tamaki was the one playing. It was brilliant, until it ended abruptly.
If the video doesn’t load, watch it here: http://youtu.be/lPxU3NBmO6o
And then after it was over, and as I was sulking at the disappointing ending, I noticed a Kyoya and Haruhi AMV with All American Reject’s “Give You Hell.” I thought, well, why not, and clicked it. I’m extraordinarily glad I did. The video was set up brilliantly, making it look like Kyoya was Haruhi’s ex, and Tamaki was her new guy. Hilarious.
If the video doesn’t load, watch it here: http://youtu.be/OXdA5Q9vLEE
AMV Round 2: Blast from the past
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011spoilers abound. you have been warned.
Here are a collection of AMVs that I stumbled upon in my college years that have been saved in my YouTube favorites. The first is about Dominic and Anemone from Eureka 7, an anime I watched with my room mate quite often during Saturday night anime on Cartoon Network. These two are one of my favorite couples of all time, especially since the torturous life that Anemone was forced to live.
If the video doesn’t show up, watch it here: http://youtu.be/Upjczoc6eXI
This second one is an incredibly well done splicing of two animes: Cowboy Bebop and Trigun. The former is about a gang of bounty hunters, and the latter is about someone with a giant price tag on his head. The combination of the two is absolute genious.
If the video doesn’t show up, watch it here: http://youtu.be/A9e_WIoJJnI
This one I loved in college, as I spent most of my time in my first year watching Naruto and Bleach instead of having a social life. I grew out of that, trust me. And I really, really liked Sakura and Sasuke together (and I still do). I truly believe Sakura would sing this song to Sasuke if she could.
If the video doesn’t show up, watch it here: http://youtu.be/waHWQ15-FDA
And finally, this one isn’t phenomenal, but it is the first video I ever favorited on YouTube (4 years ago). This video comes from my days of watching DNAngel, my first box set I purchased, and my recent purchase of Clay Aiken’s first album. Don’t judge. 
If the video doesn’t load, watch it here: http://youtu.be/xI0tvsh2eQQ
AMV Round 1
Friday, April 15th, 2011spoilers abound. you have been warned.
I’ve decided to share with you guys some of my favorite AMVs, and more to come when I stumble upon them.
the link is here, if the video doesn’t load: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLiLVIp5SVA
This is my favorite Tamaki/Haruhi video that I’ve found so far. I always get chills when I watch it. The only downside is that there’s some subtitles from the anime which are a tad distracting. But it’s still an awesome AMV. The song is “Dare you to move” by Switchfoot.
the link is here, if the video doesn’t load: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw8pcxE6U9k
This is probably the most well made AMV I have seen so far. It fits Soul Eater extremely well, even though it makes the anime seem far more gruesome and horrific than it actually is. My only downside with this one: there’s not enough Death the Kid, but I suppose he’s not all that scary being obsessed with symmetrical things. The song is “This is Halloween” from Nightmare Before Christmas as done by Marilyn Manson.