amv suggestions?

[kaigou]

Can anyone name a good AMV (decent to better quality) that would work as an introduction to the range of animation styles in anime? Nostromo's AMVs are definitely high-quality, but Nostromo also seems to focus very strongly on female characters, and I'm thinking something more balanced might be better. It's Tricky To Make A Music Video would definitely be a classic, but its quality is a little low (in terms of what I can download) and the music might be a bit too dated for a classroom. Besides, there's got to be more out there, now, that would have a range of as many diverse videos as ITTMAMV does.

Any suggestions?

Comments

[nagasvoice]

Not sure at all if these are AMV or not, but I was thinking there is a nice range between the animated series Last Airbender and the Studio Ghibli movies, although the intended audience is roughly the same.

[i_paint_the_sky]

Not sure if this would work but it was what popped into my head first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPCLMH1NM4

[jakfrost]

I've got a whole folder filled with mixed AMVs.

Are you looking more for a variety of character and background designs or the actual animations and motions? That will determine my recs.

[khana]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLYuGGu-Hq4

the race, by istiv?
it is mainly shounen-series, though, so maybe the breadth isn't as wide as you're looking for?

[tiercel]

I've always been deeply fond of this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDUBOU3Q5dg

... but I don't know if it's really an introductory video. Also, it helps if you've seen the original Van Halen video.

I think the problem here is going to be that most good AMVs are going to stick to at least a single theme, which usually leads to a single show or genre.