Otakuthon AMV Contest 2025 Winners
Thank you everyone for your patience. First, we would like to say a very big thank you to all the AMV Creators who submitted their AMVs for this year's contest. We received over 120 submissions this year, our largest number of submissions ever!
We would also like to say thank you to all the audience members that stayed for the whole duration of the AMV Contest screening to cast your voting ballots.
And now without further ado, we're very happy to announce the winners (and runner-ups) of this year's Otakuthon AMV Contest 2025!
Public Ballot Voting
Category: Dance/Rhythm
Winner: Entry 06 - "Dance The Night" by E_01
Runner-up: Entry 05 - "Nails, Hair, Lips, Heels" by kiotsune
Category: Action
Winner: Entry 13 - "Toxic" by Hanoz
Runner-up: Entry 12 - "Death of Me" by Chiterra
Category: Drama
Winner: Entry 21 - "Mysteries Smile" by Speedy180
Runner-up: 2-way tie
Entry 20 - "Reclaim" by Lelani
Entry 25 - "Someone To Forget" by Valter RCP
Category: Originality
Winner: Entry 27 - "The Last Draw" by GodlyNova
Runner-up: Entry 29 - "Gyrographia" by Obsidian Zero
Category: Romance
Winner: Entry 37 - "Chasing Cats" by Silent Hero
Runner-up: 2-way tie
Entry 34 - "To Love A Hero" by HaloKami Productions
Entry 39 - "One April Night" by Sunny Daze
Category: Comedy/Parody
Winner: Entry 44 - "Virgin Gojo" by shorisquared
Runner-up: Entry 42 - "Check" by JocoBesT
"People's Choice" for Best AMV
Winner: Entry 27 - "The Last Draw" by GodlyNova
Runner-up: Entry 13 - "Toxic" by Hanoz
AMV Contest Judges Voting
Judges' Category: "Best of Show" - The best AMV overall.
Winner: Entry 27 - "The Last Draw" by GodlyNova
Runner-up: Entry 13 - "Toxic" by Hanoz
Judges' Category: "Best Visual Effects/Video Editing" - The AMV that displayed excellent editing and/or best use of visual effects.
Winner: Entry 27 - "The Last Draw" by GodlyNova
Runner-up: Entry 21 - "Mysteries Smile" by Speedy180
Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you to everyone who submitted their AMVs to the contest! We hope that everyone will participate again in next year's Otakuthon AMV Contest!