Thanks Who. At first I didn’t know what my next amv would be about, nor did I have a song in mind. One day I was driving to work and had my Of Monsters and Men cd called “My Head is an Animal” (fantastic album btw) on. The second track came on and although I’ve heard it countless times before, I listened to the lyrics “You’re a king and i’m your lionheart” and for some reason it just reminded me of Ayeka. So I began to put scenes together in my mind and think about the music and what I can relate to it about Ayeka’s character. I felt like it conveyed a lot of Ayeka’s feelings to both Tenchi and Yosho and decided that that would be the theme of the video; Ayeka’s feelings toward Yosho which ironically lead her to fall in love with Tenchi. Although I am a hardcore Ryoko fan, I really put a lot of passion into this Ayeka themed one and I’m glad that I did. To date, this is my favorite one that I’ve made thus far. A lot of people will tell you that the music “makes” the amv, and i found that to be especially true with this one. I love the sound of the song, the singer’s voice, the lyrics, the instruments, and of course the video all blend together to bring out a lot of feelings and that’s what i wanted to capture. Of Monsters and Men is an extremely talented band so don’t be surprised if I use more of their music in the future. As for the Ryoko amv, I guess you can say I felt as if i never gave an amv starring her that same love and affection so i set out to make one but be different at the same time. I thought to myself… “What hasn’t been done to death a million times?” “I got it! I’ll just make a video about Ryoko being a badass.” I chose the song “Welcome Home” because it has that hard sound to it but is also soft at some moments just like Ryoko herself. It has a very mysterious and frightful sound at some points and I thought that fit the character really well. In the end I was happy with it because it really brings out nearly every part of Ryoko’s character except for perhaps her goofiness, but for a character as complex and beloved as Ryoko, it’s hard to fit everything into one. I’m glad you enjoyed them though, Who. As long as people enjoy watching my work, i enjoy making these. I like to think of my works as giving back to the fandom of my favorite anime that has given me so many great memories. Thanks for watching everybody, you guys are awesome!
