The song is Helena by My Chemical Romance. Showcase of my animation progress over the year, in chronological order. Anything below this is my personal message to this community I was never really sure what to type here because summing up this whole year is a really daunting task. I almost didnt post that project because i wasn't really sure I wanted it to end. After all, the first amv of this year (trust) was the first amv to use my current watermark, the first amv I really tried out character animation, the first amv I used pen effects, and now all of that defines my style in animation. It really feels like an end to an era. But instead im going to look at this as a continuation of everything great that happened here. This year pretty much defined a whole new era of animation for me, and I kinda spent the whole year just developing my style that I wanted until I eventually reached it when I made has to be. Of course im still obviously trying to improve and learn, but ive never had a moment like making that animation and just that whole month in my whole art career. Not to mention hosting a map and getting it finished in 6 months, with an insane level of quality that just blew my mind. Seeing how much you guys were willing to help me out with such an amazing project meant a lot. Aside from just the animations and the art, this community really is something special to me, and there were so many things I never expected to happen that just did. Ive made a lot of connections, to the point where I would call some of you all friends. Getting to know everyone, esp in the server, has really been its own experience that I really learned and grew from, and has really become a huge part of my life. This community has been here for me no matter what and I cant really say how much that mattered to me, and still does. You all are really amazing, and wherever things go from here, im not going to forget this. All of the amazing art, the amazing people, the personal growth and how much Ive changed. Didnt expect to get all emotional over this, and maybe I shouldn't have lol, but thanks for reading it, and thank you all for everything. See you in 2026
