James Kaposztas
A name that should be remembered for years.
If you ever watched an anime you know that music is plays a crucial part in its success. Just thinking back to the opening of a beloved series and you are guaranteed to get hyped up for a new episode.
Now, imagine combining your favorite anime show with your favorite song and you got the basic recipe for an basic or an awesome art of early otaku fandom!
While some elements and the concept of AMVs can be overwhelming, it is defined in its simplest form as a fan-made music video using a popular song and pairing it with anime clips.
Now your wondering why I brought up James in the first place, well it's because he was the first man to create AMVs.
The origin of the very first AMV was WAY back as far as 1982, when the curious otaku Jim Kaposztas was still loving Anime (or Japanimation, as it was known at that time) and watching many Music Videos on MTV he had an idea of pairing the stories what he saw, with music he liked, so he decided tô set random yet graphic violent scenes from "Starblazers" a.k.a. Space Battleship Yamato to "All You Need is Love" by the beatles for a dark comedic effect. He created the video with nothing but two VCRs and no kind of editing controller. With effort and time it took patience to be made. Unfortunately the original video was damaged so he did a redo in 1984 which is online on YouTube (for now...), but the audio was muted due to copyright issues.
But before the internet the only way to share your creations were screenings, either in private or at conventions. This is why fan video competitions are still enjoying huge popularity at some expos.
From Old Anime like Macross, Evangelion, Gundam and sailor moon
To the Mid 2000s Anime like death note, Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece
And Now Today AMVs are still a part of the anime community but play a significantly 50/50 role than a couple of years ago, since other more time saving and interactive trends like live streaming have taken over. Investing countless hours on a short 3 minute clip that uses copyrighted material isnt working in favor of the YouTube algorithm anymore. Another emerging problem is the new development that japanese license holders are starting to take actions against foreign channels forcing YouTube to delete (almost) the entire catalog with years worth of content from established AniTubers, despite the fact that they should be protected by the western regulations 'of fair use of transformative mediums.
This also explains why AMVs are a very western phenomenon, because Japanese copyright laws are extremely strict and very unforgiving.(By the way the Japanese AMVs are Called MADs they can go from AMVs, japanese Youtube poops and hand drawn videos or parodies) Instead the legacy of visual remies and mashups lives on in a shorter form like Instagram and TikTok.
And for this special moment here's My Top 13 Favorite AMVs of all time (For Me!💕)
13. The Original Eva Bohemian Rhapsody Video
9.The Race
6. Sail On
Hope you like me taste in Music and Anime choices, and if you don't... tell me you're Top Favorite, but as of right now;
Choose your all time Favorite Music, Download, slice and edit to your liking, and Stay Golden 💛
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