Over ten thousand AMVs submitted for Naruto!

genestarwind21122 · Post by **genestarwind21122** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:08 pm

Cornwiggle wrote:
genestarwind21122 wrote:For out of all of those 10,000 Naruto amv's only a handful of them are good. I can think of maybe 5 good ones off the top of my head. Naruto is just a popular series. I have to say that I like it but I'm not saying it is the best thing out there. Personally there are much better animes out there to watch. Naruto is a fun series to watch but personally Bleach, My Hime as newer series go are better oh and I can't forget about Belldandy. (Ah! My Goddess TV Series)
Or...Outlaw Star.

Well I didn't want to be bias but you can probably tell from my avatar, username and my sig I'm an Outlaw Star fan.

bluearyus · Post by **bluearyus** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:11 pm

the ultimate guide to naruto:

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Naruto

my favorite line:

Don't run away or go back on your word. It's your ninja way of life... haha, sucker.

x_rex30 · Post by **x_rex30** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:28 pm

genestarwind21122 wrote:Personally there are much better animes out there to watch.

Outlaw Star IMO is the best. Wait.. why even say IMO.. It's a fact so trying to state it as just my opinion is pointless. It beats the hell out of Naruto. Naruto promotes gay sex and a bad use of the english language..

x_rex30 · Post by **x_rex30** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:29 pm

bluearyus wrote:the ultimate guide to naruto:

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Naruto

my favorite line:
Don't run away or go back on your word. It's your ninja way of life... haha, sucker.

Oh I took those pics from this site.. a good read I must say.

x_rex30 · Post by **x_rex30** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:39 pm

In an other AMV related story the "AMV Announcements" forum has today achieved 10,000 created threads. What a coincidence.

Unlimited Rice · Post by **Unlimited Rice** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:00 pm

x_rex30 wrote:In an other AMV related story the "AMV Announcements" forum has today achieved 10,000 created threads. What a coincidence.

yeah, i noticed that today

bluearyus · Post by **bluearyus** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:44 pm

One of the best naruto fan made videos ever:

note that you'll probably have to copy and paste the link instead of directly clicking it.

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs4/f/2004/26 ... rutard.swf

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:11 pm

Naruto marathon at my house.

bluearyus · Post by **bluearyus** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:04 pm

ACTION
Winner: Naruto Ball Z - A Battle of Epic Proportions by Castor Troy

Congrats on your win! I've attended otakon bet 2001-2003 and I have to say that the amvs were the best part of it.

Arigatomina · Post by **Arigatomina** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:13 pm

I think it's natural for Naruto to surpass dbz as quickly as possible now that it's hit the states. It appeals to a much wider audience (notably female viewers). The animation is a thousand times better (newer anime) so it's cleaner amv fodder. And it's hot right now. Amv editing is getting easier (more accessible) by the day so the hot anime get an automatic boost compared to older series that came to amv format right when amvs were starting themselves on difficult contrived two-vcr-method setups. We predicted Naruto would surpass dbz when the first amvs started popping up all over the place (about the same time as bittorrent really kicked off).

I'm surprised Naruto hasn't left dbz in the dust a lot quicker. Actually, there have been a lot of 'hot' anime recently that should be helping to make people forget dbz was once the 'most overused anime' for vidding purposes. If the main characters in Bleach were just a few years younger, it would probably give Naruto a run for that top spot. And we know filler is never a problem for hardcore fans. The Inuyasha fangirls let themselves be jerked along for years on subplots that recycled every five episodes. It makes SailorMoon's new villain per episode repetition look original. And yet the fans keep loving it and the amv editors (especially the females) keep using it. Naruto at least has a huge mess of minor characters for vidders to focus on. Even with the One Piece styled filler arcs, Naruto will never run out of substories to interest anyone who's looking to make a video in a few hours. With such a 'usable' anime, it's only natural that the good editors who pick it up can churn out wildly popular videos.

I'm still wary of the growing Fullmetal Panic craze, but I think it's way too short to compete against a long series that had tons of fans after the very first mini-arc. Naruto should hold the top spot for quite a while, at least until a new anime pops up with hundreds of episodes featuring reasonable looking young kids, slapstick, and 'cool' action. A Harry Potter styled anime series with Inuyasha styled extended arcs would probably be lapped right up by today's anime fans. If they love it, naturally there will be tons of amvs to express that obsession.