A Giant Rec Post (of Doom)
Ok, I've been meaning to share the love of my various fandom favorites for a long time. And here they are. Mostly Naruto and FullMetal Alchemist related, because if there's one thing I'm good at, it's bandwagoning.
But first, a few things EVERYBODY can appreciate:
A little DeviantArt picture of an unlikely pairing: http://bob-rz.deviantart.com/art/the-affair-49203846
(Don't worry, it's not slash. And you'll love it. Trust me.)
And another of what I would have done if I was Belle from Beauty and the Beast: http://johnsu.deviantart.com/art/Beauty-and-a-Beast-55635672
I promised Alissa I would post this video for her. It's the UC marching band halftime show, a tribute to video game nerds everywhere: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8QNI3W8UB-s
And a mixed-anime version of The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny that's frankly amazing. And I had to dig through a lot of not-so-amazing ones to find it. But I am willing to suffer to bring this to you... and also to get out of my homework. http://youtube.com/watch?v=8BinC_SWGcs. There may be spoilers, but I didn't notice any.
And now, a buildup of FullMetal Alchemist AMVs that have been lurking in my youtube favorites, waiting for this moment;
"I Touch Myself; Envy Style" Warnings: SPOILER FOR THE LAST EPISODE! MAJOR, NOTICABLE SPOILER!!! Also Envy/Ed slash... in a very comical way, but I understand wanting to hide under your bed and not even think about it. http://youtube.com/watch?v=hylb00QNECg
"Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better" from Annie Get Your Gun, sung by stick-figure Greed and Envy. No spoilers, no slash unless you think that way, and absolutely hilarious. http://youtube.com/watch?v=FNr6zRpEW3I
Alchemists of the Caribean: Trailers for the three Pirates movie, all by different people. Some spoilers, I suppose... a little Sloth and a little episode 51 footage. Also, some movie footage, but trust me, it doesn't give anything away.
Curse of the Black Peal: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gK6yH2v16jI
Dead Man's Chest: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cx5JIGFVIAg
At World's End: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ueEPB-lByas
And *cue trumpets* the Naruto:
Baby!Gaara sings an uber-kawaii song: just Baby!Gaara melting the minds of all who come across this AMV. Watch it. You know you want to. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Pf_X4rC-w (SPOILER: Gaara was a really disgustingly cute kid.)
Neji's Macarena no Jutsu: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GWsGnqYzwVg Spoilers: Shows a lot of the more interesting Neji fights, although not their outcomes or anything plot-like. It helps if you know a little about Neji's abilities... WARNING: There is implied slash. It's not serious, but once in a while I show this to someone who curls up like a shrimp... I can't blame them... NejiSasuLee is a little distressing.
Chunin Combat: Mortal Kombat to the Chunin exams... thus, contains some Chunin Exam Prelim spoilers (most notably the Neji-Hinata battle.) http://youtube.com/watch?v=O0f9ostm5Xc
Eat Ramen, Feel Great: A Nutrigrain commercial that some genius got ahold of and Narutized. No spoilers. http://youtube.com/watch?v=pR_doQ52Y6I
The Narutrix: A Naruto/Matrix trailer: (I really like parody trailers, if you can't tell.) http://youtube.com/watch?v=woFIPPv887E No spoilers, really... no slash, either, just some SasuSaku.
X-Nins (X-men trailer parodies) No real spoilers, but involves the villains of the Rescue Sasuke Arc, so I wouldn't reccomend it if you haven't seen/read that part.
Movie 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=twfARJRHfdo
Movie 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jtAlqLZsJBk
Mean Girls, Naruto Style. This is just hilarious. No spoilers.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BJk9Y8j_Otw
The AMV Comedians: These are all made by the same person... there are a few more, and they're all brilliant, so feel free to dig through Rubix89's profile for them. Warnings: comdey-routine language.
Itachi, Sasuke, and Dane Cook: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ox0c_1l9al4 Know who Itachi is and why Sasuke hates him before watching this one.
Dave Chappelle/Naruto on Children's Television Programs: http://youtube.com/watch?v=iONrQ_PBpWk Some spoilers for the Find Tsunade arch.
Pablo Francisco. Sasuke is Little Tortilla Boy http://youtube.com/watch?v=ddZHQdvO-S4 I didn't see any spoilers, but I'm a bad judge...
In non-YouTube land:
The Tobi Game! If you know about Tobi the Good Boy and the rest of the Akatsuki, you should play through this, because it's short and it's adorable. http://lunarmaddness.deviantart.com/art/Tobi-Game-updated-52166084
Also, http://one-of-the-clayr.deviantart.com does really hilarious 4-panel Naruto fancomics.
Going Commando and it's sequel, Skinny Dipping, are drabbles about the life and times of Teams Gai and Kakashi, respectively. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2846204/1/ Spoiler-Free, I believe... It's been a while since I've read them all the way through.
Itcha Itcha Naruto: "Orochimaru tries to seduce Sasuke, while Gaara molests Naruto! Meanwhile, Kakashi opens a worldwide porn franchise and Iruka gets sold into a prostitute ring! Out of the mayhem, Itachi kidnaps Naruto and hides him in his moving chocolate factory!"
Rated T. It breaks into an alternate universe right after the Chunin Exams, so only spoilers up to there. HOWEVER, there is SLASH, and in copious amounts. It's an over-all beautiful story, and if you don't have any direct moral objections to slash, it just makes you a little uncomfortable, I suggest you grit your teeth and read it anyway. Just look at it once. Please? http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1840284/1/
Last one (I promise!)
Little Green Leaf: This is THE KankuroXTenten. Don't run away! Crack pairings, het or slash, are what makes me love fandom, and I want to spread the crack pairing love to all of you! Rated T, mostly for language. It's a romance mostly, with a little action thrown in. Still, it's very cute and fluffy. There may be some Chunin Exam spoilers, but I don't recall any. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2128505/1/
Ok, that's all, folks. (I can hear your sighs of relief already. ^_^)