1.

Anime: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, one of my all-time favorite anime.

Music: Mindless Self Indulgence, one of my favorite bands.

It gets 5 stars from me on those merits alone.

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2.

Anime: once again, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Music: Dog Fashion Disco, another one of my favorite bands.

5 stars for spectacular editing, music choice, mood, overall production value, and Lucky Star at the end.

No YouTube link because YouTube hates this AMV, probably because it's so awesome. You'll want to own this one for yourself anyway.

Download here:

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/memb...o.php?v=159624

You may have to sign up but it's worth it.

In addition to that, Nostromo makes god-tier AMVs:

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