[AMV Punch!] Dance-Off

Turn up the music, feel the beat, and let loose. Whether you have a love for k-pop or prefer the classics, these AMVs are sure to get you into a dancing mood.

Just Funkin’ Dandy – Shin

Is Dandy the grooviest guy in the galaxy? Questionable, but he does have his funk and breaks down these beats. Shin takes the music of Uptown Funk and the retro sci fi Space Dandy to give us one of the best AMVs of the past year. Shin creates a manga/comic approach to the video by editing each page individually with some awesome masking techniques and camera movements to keep the composition moving.

AMV Happy! – Hippie (ひっぴぃ)

Feeling down? Lose yourself in the feel-good tune of Pharrell Williams with various characters dancing along to the music in this happy little video that is sure to get you back on your feet. Hippie (ひっぴぃ)’s Happy! AMV does wonders combining several shows into a giant mashup of fun dancing and wonderful colour choice.

Safety Dance – Shin

Remember the Safety Dance song? Voted Best Upbeat AMV of 2011, Shin’s music video of Safety Dance by Men Without Hats has the characters of Nichijou showing us what the safety dance is all about; dancing like you want to. Paired with some excellent lip syncing you’ll find that this video is a joy to watch.

Gatsby – GoЯz

Anime and k-pop come together and the end result is this fantastic Gatsby amv. GoЯz created this amv in less than a week and gave us a kaleidoscope of effects and colour that really makes this particular amv pop out.

Ready for the Rave – JazzsVids

Ayumu of Kore wa Zombie Desu-ka? busts out the moves in this wacky nonsense amv. Winner of 2010’s Iron Chef in the Fun category; creator Jazzsvids delivers an entertaining video that gives us pure hilarity for anyone familiar with the anime, and confused looks of questionable taste for those who haven’t.

This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article written by Djr7