History YMMV / AMVHell

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Some of the comedy relies on knowledge of anime or memes that were popular or well-known at the time of release that have since faded into obscurity and may be lost on younger viewers, such as a skit in ''AMV Hell 3'' poking fun at ''{{Anime/Madlax}}'''s name and a gag from ''AMV Hell 7'' referencing a flash-in-the-pan ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon Twitch Plays Pokemon]]'' meme. [[note]] Omastar representing player anarchy, as dictated by a lyric from the ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' soundtrack.[[/note]]

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: When the first ''AMV Hell'' premiered, there was almost ''nothing'' like it before. Thus, it became a runaway successes. However, as more and more ''AMV Hell'' [[FollowTheLeader clones]] kept popping up, what had once made the series stand out began to fade. This was originally one of the major reasons behind the ending of the series, as Zarxrax felt that the series had run its course, only for his mind to be changed and ''AMV Hell 8'' to be announced.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The series often uses ''very'' dark material for its comedy. As the entries that focus on ''only'' adult-oriented material, ''AMV Hell 0'' and ''AMV Hell Divided by 0'' exist only to do so. However, series creator Zarxrax later realized he didn't find ''0'' and ''Divided by 0'' so funny anymore and took down their download links from the official site, saying that [[OldShame they have "truly reprehensible" content that he doesn't want to spread any further]].

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The series often uses ''very'' dark material for its comedy. As the entries that focus on ''only'' adult-oriented material, ''AMV Hell 0'' and ''AMV Hell Divided by 0'' exist only to do so. However, series creator Zarxrax later realized he didn't find ''0'' and ''Divided by 0'' so funny anymore and took down their download links from the official site, saying that they have "truly reprehensible" content that he doesn't want to spread any further.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The series often uses ''very'' dark material for its comedy. As the entries that focus on ''only'' adult-oriented material, ''AMV Hell 0'' and ''AMV Hell Divided by 0'' exist only to do so.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: When the first ''AMV Hell'' premiered, there was almost ''nothing'' like it before. Thus, it became a runaway successes. However, as more and more ''AMV Hell'' [[FollowTheLeader clones]] kept popping up, what had once made the series stand out began to fade. This was originally one of the major reasons behind the ending of the series, as Zarxrax felt that the series had run its course, only for his mind to be changed and 8 to be announced.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: When the first ''AMV Hell'' premiered, there was almost ''nothing'' like it before. Thus, it became a runaway successes. However, as more and more ''AMV Hell'' [[FollowTheLeader clones]] kept popping up, what had once made the series stand out began to fade. This was ultimately one of the major reasons behind the ending of the series, as Zarxrax felt that the series had run its course.

* SeasonalRot: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqouzDSN5Ig AMV Minis Challenge #8]] was to make clips using or inspired by Ylvis' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE "The Fox"]]. Some creators took the assignment straight, some made fun of it and some even [[LampshadeHanging hung lampshades]], but regardless the fans didn't take the episode well. It got nearly twice as many dislikes as likes on [=YouTube=]! The winning entry of the next challenge (Original Audio) was someone ''apologizing'' for Challenge #8. The reasons the fans were annoyed were mainly the fact that "The Fox" was only popular for a ''very'' short time (meaning the video was based on a meme people [[DiscreditedMeme stopped caring about]] near-instantly), almost every clip used the same part of the song, and the song itself didn't lend itself well to such a challenge due to being repetitive and largely nonsensical.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The series often uses ''very'' dark material for it's comedy. As the entries that focus on ''only'' adult related material, ''AMV Hell 0'' and ''AMV Hell Divided by 0'' exist only to do so.

* SeasonalRot: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqouzDSN5Ig AMV Minis Challenge #8]] was to make clips using or inspired by Ylvis' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE "The Fox"]]. Some creators took the assignment straight, some made fun of it and some even [[LampshadeHanging hung lampshades]], but regardless the fans didn't take the episode well. It got nearly twice as many dislikes as likes on [=YouTube=]! The winning entry of the next challenge (Original Audio) was someone ''apologizing'' for Challenge #8. Not helping was two factors: 1) The popularity of "The Fox" spiked quickly and then collapsed, meaning the challenge was based around [[DiscreditedMeme a meme nobody cares about anymore]], and 2) ''almost every clip'' used the same 30 seconds of the song, which got old fast.

* WereStillRelevantDammit: The Mini episode focused on "What Does the Fox Say?" was a deliberate attempt by the hosts to get ahead of the meme curve. Unfortunately they jumped on the ''wrong'' meme.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: When the first ''AMV Hell'' premiered, there was almost ''nothing'' like it before. Thus, it became a runaway successes. However, as more and more ''AMV Hell'' [[FollowTheLeader clones]] kept popping up, what had once made the series stand out began to fade. This was ultimately one of the major reasons behind the ending of the series, as Zarxrax felt that the series had run it's course.

* WeirdAlEffect: For everyone who goes about watching an anime series and goes "Hey, I recognize that footage from ''AMV Hell''." or hears a song somewhere and goes "Hey, I recognize that song from ''AMV Hell''." Even worse when it makes you remember footage from 0 or /0.

* SeasonalRot: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqouzDSN5Ig AMV Minis Challenge #8]] was to make clips using or inspired by Ylvis' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE "The Fox"]]. Some creators took the assignment straight, some made fun of it and some even [[LampshadeHanging hung lampshades]], but regardless the fans didn't take the episode well. It got nearly twice as many dislikes as likes on [=YouTube=]! The winning entry of the next challenge (Original Audio) was someone ''apologizing'' for Challenge #8. Not helping was two factors: 1) The popularity of "The Fox" spiked quickly and then collapsed, meaning the challenge was based around a meme nobody cares about anymore, and 2) ''almost every clip'' used the same 30 seconds of the song, which got old fast.

%% * CrossesTheLineTwice: Not uncommon. ''AMV Hell 0'' and ''AMV Hell Divided by 0'' exist only to do so.

%% * AlternateCharacterInterpretation: ...Which works wonders with the MoodDissonance.

* TheWeirdAlEffect: For everyone who goes about watching an anime series and goes "Hey, I recognize that footage from ''AMV Hell''." or hears a song somewhere and goes "Hey, I recognize that song from ''AMV Hell''." Even worse when it makes you remember footage from 0 or /0.

%% * DudeNotFunny: ''AMV Minis Challenge 15'''s theme is built around this.

* HoYay: There are some clips from {{Yaoi}} series scattered throughout the ''AMV Hell'' series. The most notable of them is the "CORN!" scene.

* ActorAllusion: As a nod to the dub cast of ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'', one clip in ''AMV Hell 5'' features [[Creator/LiamNeeson Ponyo's father]] quoting the BadassBoast from ''Film/{{Taken}}''.
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: ...Which works wonders with the MoodDissonance.
* CrossesTheLineTwice: Not uncommon. ''AMV Hell 0'' and ''AMV Hell Divided by 0'' exist only to do so.
* DudeNotFunny: ''AMV Minis Challenge 15'''s theme is built around this.

* {{Spoiler}}: Hoo boy. If you don't want ''Manga/DeathNote'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''Anime/CodeGeass'', and possibly ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', ''Anime/PerfectBlue'', ''Manga/OnePiece'', and ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' spoiled, you should approach with caution. And don't even '''start''' on ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''...
** In fairness, though, spoilericity is definitely hampered by a severe lack of context in almost all cases, the only real exceptions being the pretty blatant deaths.
* SeasonalRot: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqouzDSN5Ig AMV Minis Challenge #8]] was to make clips using or inspired by Ylvis' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE "The Fox"]]. Some creators took the assignment straight, some made fun of it and some even [[LampshadeHanging hung lampshades]], but regardless the fans didn't take the episode well. It got nearly twice as many dislikes as likes on [=YouTube=]! The winning entry of the next challenge (Original Audio) was someone ''apologizing'' for Challenge #8.
** Some saw the theme choice as an IndecisiveParody [[SelfDeprecation on Zarxrax's part]].
** Not helping was two factors: 1) The popularity of "The Fox" spiked quickly and then collapsed, meaning the challenge was based around a meme nobody cares about anymore, and 2) ''almost every clip'' used the same 30 seconds of the song, which got old fast.
* ShoutOut: Griffith's fondness for singing show tunes in the earlier videos is a reference to the ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' English dub outtakes, where Griffith's VA was a former Broadway singer. He started to sing sometimes if he forgot or flubbed a line (or just felt like doing so).
** Gets one of its own in WebVideo/PoniesTheAnthology (a FollowTheLeader series that uses {{My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic}} instead of anime as its video source). Fluttershy stares at the screen in the same manner (and using the same music as) Haruhi Suzumiya's Film/{{Koyaanisqatsi}} moment.

** Gets one of its own in WebVideo/PoniesTheAnthology (a FollowTheLeader series that uses {{My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic}} instead of anime as its video source). Fluttershy stares at the screen in the same manner (and using the same music as) Haruhi Suzumiya's {{Koyaanisqatsi}} moment.

* ActorAllusion: As a nod to the dub cast of ''{{Ponyo}}'', one clip in ''AMV Hell 5'' features [[Creator/LiamNeeson Ponyo's father]] quoting the BadassBoast from ''Film/{{Taken}}''.

* {{Spoiler}}: Hoo boy. If you don't want ''Manga/DeathNote'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''Anime/CodeGeass'', and possibly ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', ''Anime/PerfectBlue'', ''Manga/OnePiece'', and ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' spoiled, you should approach with caution. And don't even '''start''' on ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''...

* ShoutOut: Griffith's fondness for singing show tunes in the earlier videos is a reference to the {{Berserk}} English dub outtakes, where Griffith's VA was a former Broadway singer. He started to sing sometimes if he forgot or flubbed a line (or just felt like doing so).

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* {{Spoiler}}: Hoo boy. If you don't want ''Manga/DeathNote'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''Anime/CodeGeass'', and possibly ''{{Berserk}}'', ''PerfectBlue'', ''Manga/OnePiece'', and ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' spoiled, you should approach with caution. And don't even '''start''' on ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''...

** Gets one of its own in WebVideo/PoniesTheAnthology (a FollowTheLeader series that uses {{My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic}} instead of anime as its video source). Fluttershy stares at the screen in the same manner (and using the same music as) Haruhi Suzumiya's Film/Koyaanisqatsi moment.

** Gets one of its own in WebVideo/PoniesTheAnthology (a FollowTheLeader series that uses {{MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic}} instead of anime as its video source). Fluttershy stares at the screen in the same manner (and using the same music as) Haruhi Suzumiya's Film/Koyaanisqatsi moment.

* ShoutOut: Griffith's fondness for singing show tunes in the earlier videos is a reference to the {{AnimeAndManga/Berserk}} English dub outtakes, where Griffith's VA was a former Broadway singer. He started to sing sometimes if he forgot or flubbed a line (or just felt like doing so).
** Gets one of its own in WebVideo/PoniesTheAnthology (a FollowTheLeader series that uses {{WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic}} instead of anime as its video source). Fluttershy stares at the screen in the same manner (and using the same music as) Haruhi Suzumiya's Film/Koyaanisqatsi moment.

* ShoutOut: Griffith's fondness for singing show tunes in the earlier videos is a reference to the AnimeAndManga/Berserk English dub outtakes, where Griffith's VA was a former Broadway singer. He started to sing sometimes if he forgot or flubbed a line (or just felt like doing so).
** Gets one of its own in WebVideo/PoniesTheAnthology (a FollowTheLeader series that uses WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic instead of anime as its video source). Fluttershy stares at the screen in the same manner (and using the same music as) Haruhi Suzumiya's Film/Koyaanisqatsi moment.

* WatchItForTheMeme: If your first exposure to a certain anime is a spoilery, often gore-filled scene in AMV Hell, it can be fun picking up the series and seeing just ''how'' it gets to that point.