Top Ten Final Fantasy Fanvids (AMVs)

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I love Final Fantasy fanvids/AMVs. It's hard to narrow the list to just ten of the best Final Fantasy amvs ever, but as I glance through my YouTube favorites, there are some clear winners.

Some I love for the content, others for the production quality. Some make me laugh. Some kick ass with their fast-paced action. Video #1 on my list does all of the above. :)

Browse and enjoy my favorite Final Fantasy AMVs, or nominate your own below.

Note: If a movie starts sticking, hit pause and let it load all the way in, THEN play.

Final Fantasy games are by Square-Enix.

9) Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Tribute AMV

A fast-paced retrospective of the Final Fantasy series

Wow. Hang onto your seats. This is a fantastic tribute to the whole Final Fantasy series, from I thru XIII (including XI), plus the FFVII Compilation. So grab your staff, gun, or BIG HONKING SWORD and get ready to save the world from the latest clown (quite literally) or bishie megalomaniac.
Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary
by DarkFF666 | video info

392 ratings | 77,699 views
curated content from YouTube

Wait, What Do you MEAN "Final" Fantasy?

I'm glad you asked that question-- but please come back and finish watching the amvs! ;)

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8) FFX - Auron FMV- "Unknown Soldier"

One of the Best FFX Fanvids Ever

Holy chocobo on a stick. I love Auron, and have found some great Auron FMVs, including my old favorites Blaze of Glory and Love Him When He's Gone. But this. THIS. This is possibly my favorite Final Fantasy fanvid ever, though "Bustin'" is threatening to unseat it.

This is the best homage to Auron, one of Final Fantasy's best characters.
Auron: Unknown Soldier [FINISHED]
by AriElisianete | video info

204 ratings | 16,992 views
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7) Final Fantasy VII Gold Saucer Dating Scenes

By Scorpicus

On the lighter side, no collection of great Final Fantasy fanvids could be complete without mention of Scorpicus' ridiculous spoofs of the Gold Saucer Dating Scene. FFVII gives Cloud a different "date" depending on choices you made earlier in the game, but there's only a few alternate scenes. Scorpucis hacked into the game and created many more!

Here's Aeris and Sephiroth. There's numerous others from Aeris and Tifa to Hojo and Lucrecia. You also don't want to miss Scorpicus' random FFVII Original Game parodies with such gems as Reno & the Turks watching Advent Children, and a hilarious Lost Battle.
Final Fantasy VII: Sephiroth/Aeris Dating Scene
by Scorpicus | video info

1,485 ratings | 260,394 views
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6) Final Fantasy X - "Dreams of the Fayth" AMV

One of my favorite FFX fanvids

I'm trying not to drown you in FFX, but this is another of my favorite videos. The timing is excellent, and I like the fast cuts. Vidders AuronandLulu, who make excellent AMVs, are no relation to me whatsoever; my own fanvids are a lot more amateurish than theirs!
Dream Of The Fayth
by LuluandAuron | video info

222 ratings | 11,490 views
curated content from YouTube

The Music of Final Fantasy

Download Some of FF's Best-Loved Themes

Computer Nobuo Uematsu combines classical, jazz, and such eclectic styles as samba and heavy metal to create the soundtracks of the Final Fantasy games. Most of these are from his Distant Worlds concert tour -- which you should catch if it's ever playing near you!

5) Zack and Cloud - "Time of Dying" AMV

Two First Class SOLDIERS

Warning, this gets into the PG range. This is one of my favorite battle/fighting Final Fantasy fanvids, a great homage to Zack, and part of my "Adrenaline" playlist which I sometimes watch to get in the zone for writing battle sequences in my own fanfiction.
Cloud and Zack, their time of dying
by MuteAngel | video info

6 ratings | 568 views
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4) Final Fantasy VII "Open Your Eyes" AMV

Another Epic Battle Fanvid

Here's another fanvid from my "Adrenaline" playlist. Whatever you may think of some of the spin-offs, sequels, and prequels, the Final Fantasy VII Compilation have given fanvidders a treasure trove of material to play with.
Final Fantasy 7 - Open your eyes AMV ( Anime music video )
by majjamis | video info

1,560 ratings | 387,664 views
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3) "Balthier & Fran: Sky Pirates' Odyssey" FFXII

A Fabulous Final Fantasy 12 AMV

Final Fantasy 12 dragged in spots and lacked the boy-meets-girl love story we're used to, but this fanvid shows its strengths: the gorgeous world of Ivalice, the Byzantine complexities of war and empire and little kingdoms caught in the middle, and most of all, Balthier & Fran.

I'm not sure about the music, "Europa", by Globus. It both fits and doesn't. It seems to talk both of the horrors of war -- which I think Balthier and Fran would agree with -- and paradoxically seems to endorse it. Then again, FFXII is not a black-and-white story.

Anyway, enjoy. Be sure to skim past the credits; there's a bit more at the end.
Balthier & Fran - Sky Pirates' Odyssey
by LadyEarisu | video info

249 ratings | 31,587 views
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2) Dead Fantasy By Monty Oum - Chapter 2 HD

Artfully Epic Combat Sequences with Final Fantasy Characters

No mention of Final Fantasy fanvids would be complete without mentioning MontyOum's award-winning Dead Fantasy series, original 3D animated fight sequences created from scratch. I think it really takes off halfway through Part II with Rinoa's arrival, but IV is also stunning with the aeon battles. Warning: Dead Fantasy V (not shown here) starts getting into PG-13 video game gore.
Dead Fantasy 02
by montyoum | video info

0 ratings | 444,675 views
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1) "Bustin'" - Best Final Fantasy AMV Ever?

Advent Children / Ghostbusters

I saved the best for last. This is not only funny, the production/quality is top-notch. I'm not surprised it's won many awards. Go to its animemusicvideos.org profile to download a higher-resolution version and see which cons have shown it and which awards it's won.
'Bustin - Anime Boston 2008 Best Concept AMV Winner
by Driftroot | video info

544 ratings | 35,942 views
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Buy the mp3s for these Amazing AMVs

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Most of the music I've bought on iTunes or Amazon in the last several years has been songs I've discovered as soundtracks on fanvids. Here's all the music from the amvs you've just been watching.

Are Fanvids Legal?

Legal cases are working through the system right now. Early rulings have supported AMVs as "Transformative Works" like the Obama HOPE poster, which was an artistic reworking of an AP photo, adding new meaning.

So the answer is not yes, but it's not no either. Visit The Organization for Transformative Works, a group of academics, lawyers, writers and filmmakers, for info on vidding and copyright.

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Cockatiel sings Theme of Chocobo(Final Fantasy)
by blackwhite810 | video info

24,798 ratings | 2,900,704 views
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