Anime LA 2025 Audience Reaction | 20 Years of Anime and Music

Live audience reaction of the 20 Years of Anime and Music MEP shown at Anime Los Angeles 2025.

Made in 2025

Special thanks to ‪@Yuusharo‬ and ‪@spuddstaaa‬ for making the live reaction possible.

Director / Audio mix / Intro & Outro:
Rider4Z of Otaku Lounge Productions

Editors:
2005 - ‪@phoenixamv7579‬
2006 - ‪@MrHagarenViper‬
2007 - ‪@minetchan‬
2008 - ‪@Kazemon15‬
2009 - ‪@thefanvideoer2‬
2010 - ‪@Vivifx‬
2011 - ‪@NekoKitkat25hug‬
2012 - ‪@mewpudding138‬
2013 - ‪@violet_skies‬
2014 - Rider4Z
2015 - ‪@Stryyder‬
2016 - ‪@SpeedyAMVs‬
2017 - spuddstaaa
2018 - ‪@shorisquared‬
2019 - Nekokitkat
2020 - ‪@StandardQuip‬
2021 - ‪@Kirbygal‬
2022 - ‪@Tyken12‬
2023 - Violet Skies
2024 - ‪@SilkAMV‬

Songs:
Intro - I Love LA (Album Version) by Emblem3
2005 - California Love by 2Pac & Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre
2006 - Lose Control (feat. Ciara & Fat man Scoop) by Missy Elliot
2007 - Umbrella by Rihanna & JAY-Z
2008 - Low (feat. T-Pain) by Flo Rida
2009 - Fireflies by Owl City
2010 - California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) by Katy Perry
2011 - Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera) by Maroon 5
2012 - Some Nights by Fun
2013 - Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) by Macklemore
2014 - Turn Down for What by DJ Snake & Li'l Jon
2015 - California Dreamin' by Sia
2016 - Just Like Fire by P!nk
2017 - Despacito (Remix feat. Justin Bieber) by Luis Fonsi
2018 - What's Up Danger by Blackway & Black Caviar
2019 - Sweet but Psycho by Ava Max
2020 - Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
2021 - Enemy by Imagine Dragons & Arcane & League Of Legends
2022 - Levitating by Dua Lipa
2023 - Karma by Taylor Swift
2024 - The Emptiness Machine by Linkin Park
Outro - I Love LA (Album Version) by Emblem3
*Song selections were mostly chosen by time of popularity, not necessarily the year they were released - unlike the anime sources.

Anime(etc):
Intro: Great Pretender, 5 Centimeters Per Second, Ride Your Wave, Pompo the Cinephile, Sk8 the Infinity.
2005 - Ah! My Goddess, Eureka Seven, Advent Children, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom, Avatar the Last Airbender
2006 - Haruhi Suzumia, Code Geass, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Death Note, Ouran High School Host Club
2007 - Baccano!, Afro Samurai, Naruto Shippuden, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Romeo x Juliet
2008 - A Certain Magical Index, Soul Eater, Ponyo, Toradora, Casshern Sins, Black Butler
2009 - Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Redline, Bakemonogatari, Fairy Tail, Sengoku Basara, Evangelion 2.0
2010 - Panty & Stocking w/ Garterbelt, High School of the Dead, Durarara!!, Angel Beats
2011 - Steins;Gate, Anohana, Fate/Zero, Hunter x Hunter, Tiger and Bunny, Blue Exorcist, Nichijou, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
2012 - Sword Art Online, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Black Rock Shooter, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, K-Project, Kuroko no Basket, Wolf Children
2013 - Kill la Kill, Beyond the Boundary, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club, Attack on Titan, Danganronpa, The Devil is a Part-Timer!, Love Live!:School Idol Project
2014 - Space Dandy, Your Lie in April, Noragami, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Haikyu!!
2015 - Death Parade, Food Wars!, One-Punch Man, Assassination Classroom, The Boy and the Beast
2016 - Tales of Zestiria the X, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Your Name, Yuri!!! On Ice, Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions, A Silent Voice, Mob Psycho 100, My Hero Academia
2017 - Kakegurui, Little Witch Academia, Ancient Magus Bride, Castlevania, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, Ms. Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Made in Abyss
2018 - Zombie Land Saga, Devilman Crybaby, Aggretsuko, Violet Evergarden, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2019 - The Promised Neverland, Carole and Tuesday, Fruits Basket, Demon Slayer, The Rising of the Shield Hero, Fire Force
2020 - Jujutsu Kaisen, Helluva Boss, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, Gleipnir, Dorohedoro, BNA: Brand New Animal
2021 - Arcane, Sk8 the Infinity, Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song, Belle, Ranking of Kings, Komi Can't Communicate
2022 - Mobile Suit Gundam The Witch from Mercury, Spy x Family, My Dress-Up Darling, Chainsaw Man, The Legend of Vox Machina, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
2023 - Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Oshi no Ko, Blue Eye Samurai, Apothecary Diaries, Trigun Stampede, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End,
2024 - Hazbin Hotel, Terminator Zero, Suicide Squad Isekai, The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim, Ultraman: Rising, Delicious in Dungeon.
Outro: Free! Iwatobi Weather Service, Fruits Basket, Pompo the Cinephile, Ride Your Wave, Steins;Gate, A Silent Voice, 5 Centimeters Per Second, Sk8 the Infinity, Spy x Family Code: White, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc