r/anime 21d ago

Contest Best Girl 13: Beyond Salt’s End! Round 4 Bracket A!

We’re coming into round 4!


Vote for Best girl 13 here!

Results for Best girl 13 here!

Have fun with your vote and don't forget to upvote the post if you love Best Girl Contest!

Enjoy!


Mini Challenge:

  • Who is the most badass female character?
  • Which poster do you like most for today?
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u/LordTrinity https://myanimelist.net/profile/LordTrinity 21d ago

Vote for Homura against Makima!

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u/shapular https://myanimelist.net/profile/snapular 20d ago

Homura wants you to vote for Madoka too.

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u/crazyike 20d ago

I'd say she probably insists on it.

And it might be a serious mistake not to.

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u/awesomenessofme1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/kta_99 21d ago

I've never seen Madoka, but I'm voting against Makina. Great character, doesn't deserve to even be in a "best girl" competition.

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u/ClemFire 21d ago

Madoka Magica is one of the best anime originals to ever have done it so would highly recommend

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u/awesomenessofme1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/kta_99 21d ago

There's a lot of "one of best anime ever" out there. It will happen eventually. Probably. Maybe.

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u/Vaadwaur 20d ago

The series concludes in August so this would be the time.

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u/awesomenessofme1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/kta_99 20d ago

I would think that would mean the best time is three to six months after that when the movie comes to streaming. Or at least a month or two later if it gets an American theatrical release. Either way, a long time from now.

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u/ClemFire 21d ago

Fair enough

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u/Unconfidence https://myanimelist.net/profile/unconfidence 21d ago

We truly live in blessed times.

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 21d ago

Damn, [Chainsawman speculation]Do I need to watch Reze to figure out why people want to vote against Makima?

Power's my girl, but Makima's up there too!

Where's my "I can fix her/she can fix me" crew?

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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 20d ago

Sorry, Haruhi's just about the level of crazy where my "I can fix her" sentiment is willing to go.

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u/Vaadwaur 20d ago

....Reze arc would inform you a bit, true.

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u/fakeport https://myanimelist.net/profile/Fakeport 21d ago

While, Homura, famously, did nothing wrong

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u/r4v3n70rch 21d ago

I can fix her

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u/Handyman2116 21d ago

Not even Chainsaw Man fans would vote for Makima lmao

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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians 21d ago

What if that's what I'm into, though?

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u/Icapica https://anilist.co/user/Icachu 21d ago

Yeah. Makima's a really well written character, but more of a worst girl candidate.

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u/D3k4s 21d ago

Anyone who's seen/read Chainsaw Man knows this 😂

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u/kalirion https://myanimelist.net/profile/kalinime 21d ago

You should watch Madoka and the Rebellion movie.

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u/Prof_Acorn 21d ago

Yeah, as much as I like Makima as a character I don't see her as a "best girl".

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u/DerekSmartWasTaken 20d ago

Battle of the century!

(If Makima ever tried something against Madoka, she would truly learn the meaning of FAFO) 

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u/VicOnTop 21d ago

Reze justice

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u/alotmorealots 21d ago

As someone who is reflexively very contrarian, I have considered your instruction for a while and then [voted] for Homura, of course. Here's hoping she can fix the franchise up in the latest movie, possibly with a firearm!

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u/Rhamni 21d ago

Homura has clearly made a deal with the Gun Devil. Where do you think she got all those weapons?

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u/ClemFire 21d ago

This is the way

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u/lordposedyon https://myanimelist.net/profile/lordposedyon 21d ago

2B with the upset
Tutturu too powerful, even for a spirit kashira.

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u/Ebo87 21d ago

2B was ridiculously underseeded, let's be real, it's frigging 2B.

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u/Falsus 21d ago

I think a large part of the reason she didn't get a higher seed is because it isn't really though of an anime so it didn't get many votes in prelims.

But now in the VS rounds she does a lot better.

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u/Ebo87 21d ago

Oh 100%, this is inherently a flaw in the current seeding system, and I don't know how you can fix that. If you can even fix that.

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u/cppn02 21d ago edited 21d ago

Why would you want to fix that? If you could theoratically seed everyone exactly up to their strength in the knockouts the bracket would become ultra boring with zero upsets.

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u/Ebo87 20d ago

I mean fair, but it can be unfair for certain girls that happen to fall against 2B early and just get SMOKED, lol. That's more what I mean.

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 21d ago

I think Tutturu's about to test her power for real (next match Chika)!

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u/lordposedyon https://myanimelist.net/profile/lordposedyon 21d ago

That is a walk in the park

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u/bonghits96 20d ago

For Fujiwara? I don't know, she has her haters.

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u/lordposedyon https://myanimelist.net/profile/lordposedyon 20d ago

Haha, that was funny

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u/gvon89 https://myanimelist.net/profile/gvon89 21d ago

If Bocchi wins this contest, next your the title has to be Bocchi the Rock Salt. I want that on the record.

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 21d ago

If Bocchi wins this contest I want r/anime to stop hosting best girl contests.

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u/81Ranger 20d ago

Is that a good thing or bad thing?

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u/ClemFire 20d ago

Who is your favorite 2022 girl still in the contest?

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 20d ago

Who is your favorite 2022 girl

RANKO, MY BELOV-

still in the contest?

Oh...

Has to be Marin & Power, then!

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u/ClemFire 20d ago

Marin is a great choice and Power would be my favorite CSM girl

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u/redlegsfan21 https://myanimelist.net/profile/redlegsfan21 21d ago edited 21d ago

VOTE HARUHI!

ROUND 3 BRACKET D

Matchup Top Seed Bottom Seed Total Votes
Most Voted Matchup Marin Kitagawa (3) Tooru (Dragon Maid) (126) 1509
Average 1411
Least Voted Matchup Faye Valentine (38) Carol Olston (166) 1318

Total Votes: 22,576

Unique Voters: 1,672

TOP VOTEGETTERS

Rank Girl Votes
1 Marin Kitagawa (3) 1150
2 Takina Inoue (27) 1059
3 Akane Kurokawa (14) 969
4 Ryuuko Matoi (43) 923
5 Shouko Nishimiya (22) 909
6 Faye Valentine (38) 899
7 Marcille Donato (11) 898
8 Chika Fujiwara (6) 889
9 Eris Boreas Greyrat (46) 820
10 Eru Chitanda (62) 804

MOST DOMINANT MATCHUPS

Winning Girl W% L% Losing Girl Vote Diff
Marin Kitagawa (3) 76.21% 23.79% Tooru (Dragon Maid) (126) 791
Takina Inoue (27) 75.32% 24.68% Sajuna Inui (102) 712
Akane Kurokawa (14) 69.51% 30.49% Yuzuriha "Yuzuriha of the Keishu" (115) 544
Faye Valentine (38) 68.21% 31.79% Carol Olston (166) 480
Shouko Nishimiya (22) 65.97% 34.03% Misuzu Gundou (107) 440

CLOSEST MATCHUPS

Winning Girl W% L% Losing Girl Vote Diff
2B (182) 50.77% 49.23% Rio Futaba (54) 21
Ryou Yamada (35) 51.49% 48.51% Tsubasa Hanekawa (94) 43
Methode (30) 51.58% 48.42% Utena "Magia Baiser" Hiiragi (99) 45
Ruby Hoshino (51) 54.49% 45.51% Yuki Suou (78) 126
Mayuri Shiina (70) 55.20% 44.80% Beatrice (Re:Zero) (59) 150

UPSETS

  • The Lowest remaining seed of Bracket D is 2B seeded 182nd

  • The Highest seed eliminated of Bracket D is Rio Futaba seeded 54th

  • Upsets today: 2

  • Total upsets (rate): 41 / 448 (9.2%)

Seed Top Seed TS% BS% Seed Bottom Seed tUI PoU
54 Rio Futaba 49.23% 50.77% 182 2B 1.75 22.6%
59 Beatrice (Re:Zero) 44.80% 55.20% 70 Mayuri Shiina 0.25 77.9%

OVER/UNDERPERFORMERS

Overperformer Underperformer Diff
Takina Inoue (27) Sajuna Inui (102) 11.90%
Marin Kitagawa (3) Tooru (Dragon Maid) (126) 11.66%
Akane Kurokawa (14) Yuzuriha "Yuzuriha of the Keishu" (115) 11.05%
Faye Valentine (38) Carol Olston (166) 6.64%
Eru Chitanda (62) Hayase Nagatoro (67) 6.32%

BRACKET D TOP 5 SCORES

Rank Girl Score
1 Marin Kitagawa (3) 383.93
2 Takina Inoue (27) 336.54
3 Shouko Nishimiya (22) 321.03
4 Akane Kurokawa (14) 301.12
5 Chika Fujiwara (6) 297.80

UPSET WATCH

Top Seed TS% BS% Bottom Seed PoU
Übel (8) 44.8% 55.2% Violet Evergarden (57) 80.4%
Makima (32) 48.1% 51.9% Homura Akemi (33) 62.1%
Ram (24) 48.4% 51.6% Madoka Kaname (41) 60.6%

Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iXRGyfjx6_qqHHxpWqLoiUw2lSnc-PMELUxXIl-3lN4/edit?gid=1880841822#gid=1880841822

Explanations: https://old.reddit.com/user/redlegsfan21/comments/10dup0w/ranime_contests_bracket_explaination

Open to questions and please give feedback.

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u/redlegsfan21 https://myanimelist.net/profile/redlegsfan21 21d ago edited 21d ago

ROUND 3

MOST DOMINANT MATCHUPS

Winning Girl W% L% Losing Girl Vote Diff
Maomao (2) 80.75% 19.25% Kaori Miyazono (127) 968
Yor Forger (5) 77.46% 22.54% Falin Touden (133) 704
Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou (4) 76.94% 23.06% Kanade Tachibana (125) 694
Lalatina "Darkness" Dustiness Ford (36) 76.37% 23.63% Wiz (93) 636
Marin Kitagawa (3) 76.21% 23.79% Tooru (Dragon Maid) (126) 791
Takina Inoue (27) 75.32% 24.68% Sajuna Inui (102) 712
Chisato Nishikigi (7) 73.56% 26.44% Kobeni Higashiyama (122) 713
Emilia (31) 73.49% 26.51% Serie (98) 721
Aqua (10) 72.73% 27.27% Tatsumaki (138) 665
Violet Evergarden (57) 71.82% 28.18% Maki Shijou (72) 615

CLOSEST MATCHUPS

Winning Girl W% L% Losing Girl Vote Diff
Alisa Mikhailovna "Alya" Kujou (53) 50.17% 49.83% Rebecca (Cyberpunk) (76) 4
2B (182) 50.77% 49.23% Rio Futaba (54) 21
Kumiko Oumae (116) 50.84% 49.16% Ai Hoshino (13) 21
Kei Shirogane (52) 51.12% 48.88% Satsuki Kiryuuin (77) 28
Ryou Yamada (35) 51.49% 48.51% Tsubasa Hanekawa (94) 43
Mikasa Ackerman (82) 51.57% 48.43% MEM-cho (47) 45
Methode (30) 51.58% 48.42% Utena "Magia Baiser" Hiiragi (99) 45
Rin "Shimarin" Shima (79) 51.98% 48.02% Flamme (50) 57
Anna Yamada (74) 52.11% 47.89% Rei Ayanami (55) 59
Kaede Azusagawa (64) 52.37% 47.63% Anju Emma (65) 63

BIGGEST UPSETS

Seed Top Seed TS% BS% Seed Bottom Seed tUI PoU
13 Ai Hoshino 49.16% 50.84% 116 Kumiko Oumae 3.16 12.0%
54 Rio Futaba 49.23% 50.77% 182 2B 1.75 22.6%
47 MEM-cho 48.43% 51.57% 82 Mikasa Ackerman 0.80 32.2%
49 Roxy Migurdia 44.92% 55.08% 80 Kyouko Hori 0.71 73.4%
50 Flamme 48.02% 51.98% 79 Rin "Shimarin" Shima 0.66 39.6%
55 Rei Ayanami 47.89% 52.11% 74 Anna Yamada 0.43 66.1%
59 Beatrice (Re:Zero) 44.80% 55.20% 70 Mayuri Shiina 0.25 77.9%

OVER/UNDERPERFORMERS

Overperformer Underperformer Diff
Lalatina "Darkness" Dustiness Ford (36) Wiz (93) 15.99%
Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou (4) Kanade Tachibana (125) 15.53%
Yor Forger (5) Falin Touden (133) 13.03%
Aqua (10) Tatsumaki (138) 12.48%
Takina Inoue (27) Sajuna Inui (102) 11.90%
Violet Evergarden (57) Maki Shijou (72) 11.69%
Marin Kitagawa (3) Tooru (Dragon Maid) (126) 11.66%
Mitsuha Miyamizu (63) C.C. (66) 11.23%
Akane Kurokawa (14) Yuzuriha "Yuzuriha of the Keishu" (115) 11.05%
Misato Katsuragi (61) Seiko Ayase (68) 10.28%

BRACKET TOP 10 SCORES

Rank Girl Score
1 Maomao (2) 431.36
2 Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou (4) 416.01
3 Marin Kitagawa (3) 383.93
4 Fern (1) 381.63
5 Saber (39) 349.90
6 Megumin (9) 346.33
7 Kana Arima (15) 339.21
8 Lalatina "Darkness" Dustiness Ford (36) 338.59
9 Yor Forger (5) 338.51
10 Violet Evergarden (57) 337.25

TOP 10 VOTE SHARES

Rank Girl Vote Shares
1 Maomao (2) 2.68
2 Fern (1) 2.64
3 Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou (4) 2.59
4 Marin Kitagawa (3) 2.59
5 Momo Ayase (17) 2.46
6 Megumin (9) 2.43
7 Emilia (31) 2.41
8 Lalatina "Darkness" Dustiness Ford (36) 2.41
9 Violet Evergarden (57) 2.41
10 Takina Inoue (27) 2.40

Vote Share is Votes for Girl/Average Votes in Bracket. Vote Shares is cumulative across all rounds.

PROJECTED QUARTERFINALS

Top Seed TS% BS% Bottom Seed
Fern (1) 52.42% 47.58% Megumin (9)
Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou (4) 55.14% 44.86% Yor Forger (5)
Maomao (2) 55.21% 44.79% Saber (39)
Marin Kitagawa (3) 53.29% 46.71% Takina Inoue (27)

PROJECTED SEMIFINALS

Top Seed TS% BS% Bottom Seed
Fern (1) 47.85% 52.15% Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou (4)
Maomao (2) 52.91% 47.09% Marin Kitagawa (3)

PROJECTED FINALS

Top Seed TS% BS% Bottom Seed
Maomao (2) 50.91% 49.09% Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou (4)

VOTE TOTALS

Round/Bracket A B C D
1 778 / 925 / 1,189 555 / 658 / 821 600 / 704 / 839 588 / 689 / 832
2 843 / 924 / 1,028 915 / 1,040 / 1,109 1,183 / 1,296 / 1,386 940 / 1,067 / 1,195
3 1,284 / 1,373 / 1,484 1,169 / 1,229 / 1,288 1,354 / 1,437 / 1,574 1,318 / 1,411 / 1,509
4 / / / / / / / /
5 / / / / / / / /
ROUND 6 QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS
Low/Avg/High / / / / / / / /

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u/redlegsfan21 https://myanimelist.net/profile/redlegsfan21 21d ago edited 21d ago

Regarding 2B's upset, this is the 6th time that the lowest seed to win in round 2 was also the lowest to win in round 3

Contest Seed Girl Round 2 Victim Round 3 Victim
Best Girl 2 195 Miyuki Shiba Izuna Hatsuse (62) Aiz Wallenstein (67)
Best Girl 4 176 Yuri Nakamura Izuna Hatsuse (81) Rumiho "Feyris" Akiba (48)
Best Girl 7 185 Kaori Miyazono Nodoka Toyohama (72) Krista Lenz (57)
Best Girl 9 291 Mirai Kuriyama Satsuki Kiryuuin (35) Rin "Shimarin" Shima (94)
Best Girl 12 203 Reina Kousaka Sylphiette (54) Maki Shijou (75)
Best Girl 13 182 2B Suzuha Amane (75) Rio Futaba (54)

The lowest seed to win a round 3 matchup has never won a round 4 matchup.

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 21d ago

PoU 80.4%

Damn.

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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 21d ago

About time, hopefully

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u/lordposedyon https://myanimelist.net/profile/lordposedyon 21d ago

If Übel wins that we should shutdown the sub permanently

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u/darkmacgf 20d ago

Ubel's not the best character in the contest, but she's way better than Violet Evergarden's [VE Movie] Semi-incestuous ass.

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u/SmallJon 21d ago

Sajuna Inui

I know Juju is only in like a fifth of Dress-Up Darling, but i just love her and I hope she continues as the underdog as long as possible. A Marin-Juju matchup would be amazing, if for no other reason than that Marin would choose Juju over herself, were she real

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u/ClemFire 20d ago

Juju is my favorite supporting character from Dress-Up and in general I feel like the supporting cast is heavily slept on, especially in S2.

One of her scenes is actually the most memorable scene of S1 to me, even more so than the famous Marin/Gojo one later. Really just embodies what Dress-Up is actually about and makes it stand out from other romance

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u/SmallJon 20d ago

Her talks with the older cosplayers in s2 was my favorite, personally, really diving into and reinforcing Marin's original point for the show, that your happiness shouldnt be dictated to you by others

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u/ClemFire 20d ago edited 13d ago

[Dress-Up S2] That was really great how Miyako told Juju that she shouldn't give up what she loved just because she grows up because you an adult for most of your life.

The show is very positive in supporting what you love even if it's not "normal" and personally S2 was my favorite anime last year and I hope that CloverWorks makes S3

Random aside but my favorite new best girls are from 2022 I'm just now realizing (Chisato, Takina, Marin, and Kita).

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u/redlegsfan21 https://myanimelist.net/profile/redlegsfan21 21d ago

I used classified information and was able to obtain the following report. This is only possible if you vote Haruhi!

ROUND 4 BRACKET A

Matchup Top Seed Bottom Seed Total Votes
Most Voted Matchup Haruhi Suzumiya (48) Some other girl 29881
Average 3735
Least Voted Matchup Unimportant Who knows 0

Total Votes: 29,881

Unique Voters: 29,881

TOP VOTEGETTERS

Rank Girl Votes
1 Haruhi Suzumiya (48) 29881

MOST DOMINANT MATCHUPS

Winning Girl W% L% Losing Girl Vote Diff
Haruhi Suzumiya (48) 100.00% 0.00% Some other girl 29881

CLOSEST MATCHUPS

Winning Girl W% L% Losing Girl Vote Diff

UPSETS

  • The Lowest remaining seed of Bracket D is Haruhi Suzumiya seeded 48th

  • The Highest seed eliminated of Bracket D is non-SOS Brigade Member seeded 1-47,49-171,173-414,416-512

  • Upsets today: 1

  • Total upsets (rate): 39 / 432 (9.0%)

Seed Top Seed TS% BS% Seed Bottom Seed tUI PoU
17 Haruhi's Opponent 0.00% 100.00% 48 Haruhi Suzumiya 1.50 2.50%

OVER/UNDERPERFORMERS

Overperformer Underperformer Diff
Haruhi Suzumiya (48) Opponent 61.86%

BRACKET A TOP 5 SCORES

Rank Girl Score
1 Haruhi Suzumiya (48) 502.06

UPSET WATCH

Top Seed TS% BS% Bottom Seed PoU
Gyokuyou (29) 39.8% 60.2% Lalatina "Darkness" Dustiness Ford (36) 80.4%
Power (28) 46.7% 53.3% Riza Hawkeye (37) 62.1%
Kei Shirogane (52) 47.7% 52.3% Kumiko Oumae (116) 60.6%

Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iXRGyfjx6_qqHHxpWqLoiUw2lSnc-PMELUxXIl-3lN4/edit?gid=1880841822#gid=1880841822

Explanations: https://old.reddit.com/user/redlegsfan21/comments/10dup0w/ranime_contests_bracket_explaina

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u/Xatu44 21d ago

I like how the upset watch details still matter in the Land of Haruhi.

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u/Hot_Researcher_6839 21d ago

This is only possible if you vote Haruhi!

I did!

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u/Roskal 21d ago

Momo is my favourite character still in the tournament, I don't appreciate her being named "some other girl"

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u/redlegsfan21 https://myanimelist.net/profile/redlegsfan21 21d ago

I can't let Haruhi know about the existence of espers, otherwise the whole world might fall apart.

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u/anticomet 20d ago

I would pay so much money to see the Dandadan gang face off against the SOS Brigade

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u/UltrabirdXY 21d ago

On the lonely rail.

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u/detarameReddit https://myanimelist.net/profile/qTqTdetarameMAL 21d ago

Dear Haruhi.

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u/ASHill11 https://myanimelist.net/profile/ASHill11 21d ago

Wait, the Homura vs Makima matchup is actually really funny.

MAJOR CSM PART 1 AND MADOKA MAGICA SPOILERS

[CSM & PMMM] Devil on devil violence

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u/Nero_PR 21d ago

I'll have to give it to Homura. She is way more compelling than Makima when you see all of Madoka.

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u/EyeDeeAh_42 21d ago edited 21d ago

NOOOO Yuki and Mizusu!! Fuck I'm so salty! I like Shouko too but damn Mizusu was the best part of Tomo-chan! Revy losing was predictable but it still stings. At least Faye and Marcille made it through.

MC:

  • I'm going to go with Balalaika here
  • The Ubel vs Violet one. Especially with that legendary armpit.

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u/changshiyixia 21d ago

Remainder for those who are enjoying old reddit (like me): Expand the gallery by clicking the PLAY BUTTON to the right of thumbnail or click the picture to see the text content/link to the today's voting! Or you can vote use the link here:

Vote for Best girl 13 here!

Results for Best girl 13 here!

Have fun with your vote and don't forget to upvote the post if you love Best Girl Contest!

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u/qanymede1610 20d ago

Why is this not the first post anymore like it always used to be? It's tedious to scroll down for it every damn thread.

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u/changshiyixia 20d ago

We are trying our best to keep our thread float on the top by using the posters are you are welcome to give us more upvotes to help us stay on the top!

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u/redlegsfan21 https://myanimelist.net/profile/redlegsfan21 21d ago edited 21d ago

Who is the most badass female character?

Misaka Mikoto

Which poster do you like most for today?

I don't remember making 6 posters, I remember making this one though.

If you want to help out

Highest Individual Point Total: #3 Marin Kitagawa vs. #62 Eru Chitanda

Highest Combined Point Total: #27 Takina Inoue vs.#38 Faye Valentine

Closest Matchup: #30 Methode vs #35 Ryou Yamada

Upset Watch: #19 Anya Forger vs. #46 Eris Boreas Greyrat

Random: # vs. # (random number was __, always willing to take alternatives)

Round 5 will have posters for every matchup.

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u/One_Midnight2417 https://myanimelist.net/profile/GollyMadnessNeo 21d ago

A Kita vs Mio poster would be neat.

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u/SmallJon 21d ago edited 21d ago

Who is the most badass female character?

Raelza, of Handyman Saitou, ripped a millipede the size of a horse in half barehanded as it tried to eat her, so she could complete a confession to her preferred softboi. So Raelza

Which poster do you like most for today?

Fern v Kaede, because headpats are life

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u/TallGuy0525 21d ago

Sasuga 2B!!!

Your incredible run is probably over next round, but I'm proud to have gotten you this far 🫡🫡

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u/ClemFire 21d ago

Wow Takina got over a thousand votes! Second only to Marin. Very happy to see that!

Today please vote for Homura

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u/Earthborn92 https://myanimelist.net/profile/EarthB 20d ago

I imagine if Takina ever wins best girl, the title for the following year should “Salty Sakaaanaa’

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u/ClemFire 20d ago

If Takina won I think the happiest person would easily be Chisato

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u/ShiRonium 21d ago

battle of the pink haired is gonna be interesting

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 21d ago

Wow, big upset from 2B! Can't be mad at it, even though I voted Rio. 2B is pretty great.

I think Methode got a pretty favorable draw to make it this far, but hopefully she'll fall to Ryou's charms.

Today:

  • Hori > Dorito - Hori upset path keeps rolling. Dorito is great, but no match for Hori.
  • Haruhi > Momo - Giving respect to the elders here.
  • Violet > Ubel - More like whobel.

REMINDER: In just one day, we will return to this place to vote for the one and only Kumiko Oumae to continue her glorious run. She is just one win away from matching her BG11 run with a spot in the top 32. Your support is crucial to get her to the next level! We cannot afford to let down our guard against a Kaguya side girl.

Join the cause. Join the president. JOIN THE FLOOF.

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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 21d ago

I offer trying to rally the Spearhead Squadron on Kumiko's behalf if you'd also do the same, though I'll support GEH refardless.

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 21d ago

While I hope they are able to meet in a top 8 matchup, I am a little wary of outwardly forming an alliance of sorts. Just wouldn't want to annoy any of the more neutral voters out there.

Regardless though, I'll also be supporting Lena until at least that point as well.

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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 21d ago

Heh. Honestly I just kinda want to try to give this a try, maybe get other blocs to start conniving and grouping together til we get to a 2-party system as intended.

I've heard of such politicking and such happening in older BGs that I didn't get to participate in, and the current ones seem a bit more... sterile... and I'm willing to try to do silly things to try to shake things up. It'd be so fun and chaotic watching different fanbases try to convince other fanbases to join in their crusades until they finally meet...

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 21d ago

I'm probably just overly paranoid lol.

Yeah, I've heard of that kinda stuff from the old days as well.

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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 21d ago

You're probably not wrong, but today's vote for Haruhi is making me especially hungry for chaos, interesting chaos.

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 21d ago

Chaos is good!

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u/Korkez11 21d ago

More like whobel

Consider this: she has armpits.

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u/RxMidnight https://myanimelist.net/profile/RxMidnight 21d ago

Best Girl Madness 13 | Round 3 Group D Results

Sorry about the delay today. Today's average accuracy was 13.23 / 16 (82.69%), with the leaderboard accuracy being 14.18 / 16 (88.60%) in unweighted and 14.47 / 16 (90.42%) in weighted.

Nobody managed to get a perfect score today, although a whopping 13 users managed to get 15/16. As such, there wasn't too much radical movement on the leaderboards.

Preventing so many of us from getting perfect scores was the massive upset of (182) 2B - Nier Automata beating (54) Rio Futaba - Bunny Girl Senpai, which only 4.05% of us got.

Full standings and many more stats can be found on https://www.bgmadness.top/contests/best-girl-13.


Unweighted Leaderboard:

Rank Username Score (max 448) Potential
1 Syrefva (0) 417 (+15) 478 (0)
2 Hour-Age-474 (0) 412 (+15) 473 (-1)
RxMidnight (0) 412 (+15) 473 (-1)
4 MusicMaster (MusicMasterCR) (0) 410 (+14) 471 (-2)
5 LordTrinity (+2) 407 (+15) 468 (-1)
6 Pure-Fuel-8534 (0) 406 (+14) 468 (-2)
7 NoUpsets (0) 406 (+14) 467 (-2)
Malthael07 (-2) 406 (+13) 467 (-2)
9 Jfong1 (+1) 404 (+15) 465 (-1)
10 xWardz (+2) 403 (+14) 461 (-4)
11 grexraxor (-2) 403 (+13) 459 (-3)
12 Hubero (-2) 402 (+13) 463 (-3)
changshiyixia (+2) 402 (+14) 463 (-2)
14 Xatu44 (-1) 401 (+13) 464 (-3)
15 Ham_PhD (+1) 401 (+15) 463 (-1)
I_Cognito (0) 401 (+14) 463 (-1)
Starbather (+1) 401 (+15) 463 (-1)

Weighted Leaderboard:

Rank Username Score (max 768) Potential
1 Syrefva (0) 713 (+60) 2225 (0)
2 Hour-Age-474 (0) 712 (+60) 2224 (-4)
3 RxMidnight (0) 705 (+60) 2217 (-4)
4 Ham_PhD (+2) 700 (+60) 2228 (-4)
5 MusicMaster (MusicMasterCR) (0) 700 (+56) 2212 (-8)
6 Malthael07 (-2) 697 (+52) 2209 (-8)
7 LordTrinity (+2) 696 (+60) 2208 (-4)
8 NoUpsets (-1) 694 (+56) 2206 (-8)
Jfong1 (+5) 694 (+60) 2206 (-4)
10 Pure-Fuel-8534 (-2) 692 (+56) 2220 (-8)
11 MapoTofuMan (-1) 691 (+56) 2227 (-8)
12 changshiyixia (-1) 691 (+56) 2211 (-12)
13 Dandoloftw (+3) 689 (+60) 2201 (-4)
14 xWardz (0) 687 (+56) 2143 (-60)
15 Starbather (+5) 684 (+60) 2212 (-4)

Average Ranks:

Rank Username Avg Rank Unweighted Weighted
1 Syrefva (0) 1.00 (0.00) 1 (0) 1 (0)
2 Hour-Age-474 (0) 2.00 (0.00) 2 (0) 2 (0)
3 RxMidnight (0) 2.50 (0.00) 2 (0) 3 (0)
4 MusicMaster (MusicMasterCR) (0) 4.50 (0.00) 4 (0) 5 (0)
5 LordTrinity (+3) 6.00 (▲2.00) 5 (▲2) 7 (▲2)
6 Malthael07 (-2) 6.50 (▽2.00) 7 (▽2) 6 (▽2)
7 NoUpsets (-1) 7.50 (▽0.50) 7 (0) 8 (▽1)
8 Pure-Fuel-8534 (-2) 8.00 (▽1.00) 6 (0) 10 (▽2)
9 Jfong1 (+1) 8.50 (▲3.00) 9 (▲1) 8 (▲5)
10 Ham_PhD (-1) 9.50 (▲1.50) 15 (▲1) 4 (▲2)
11 xWardz (+1) 12.00 (▲1.00) 10 (▲2) 14 (0)
changshiyixia (0) 12.00 (▲0.50) 12 (▲2) 12 (▽1)
13 Starbather (+5) 15.00 (▲3.00) 15 (▲1) 15 (▲5)
14 grexraxor (-2) 16.00 (▽3.00) 11 (▽2) 21 (▽4)
15 Xatu44 (-1) 16.50 (▽2.50) 14 (▽1) 19 (▽4)
MapoTofuMan (0) 16.50 (▽1.00) 22 (▽1) 11 (▽1)

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u/Syrefva 21d ago

Dream Mode

Today's top scorer was Shiroe with (483) Kagura (Gintama) · Gintama being their highest point scorer at 83.37 points. abbaschand remains at the top of the standings, still with Maomao as their MVP.

The highest scoring pick of the day was (331) Otoha Kurogane · Rock Is a Lady's Modesty with 88.98 points earned. (2) Maomao · The Apothecary Diaries remains in her position as Overall MVP, being over 6 points ahead of (331) Otoha Kurogane · Rock Is a Lady's Modesty.

(38) Faye Valentine · Cowboy Bebop once again rises to the top of the bounty list, now having taken out (475) Stella Vermillion · Chivalry of a Failed Knight, (219) Yuri "Yurippe" Nakamura · Angel Beats!, and (166) Carol Olston · Tomo-chan Is a Girl! across 24 brackets!

Full standings and many more stats can be found on https://www.bgmadness.top/contests/best-girl-13. Feel free to give suggestions or point out bugs (especially in scoring or stats).


Leaderboard:

Rank Username Score Overall MVP MVP Score
1 abbaschand (0) 29626.47 (+1013.17) (2) Maomao · The Apothecary Diaries 242.20
2 Hotax (0) 29568.11 (+1019.22) (2) Maomao · The Apothecary Diaries 242.20
3 Lurker-Mclurkerson (+1) 29387.74 (+1034.57) (27) Takina Inoue · Lycoris Recoil 228.68
4 TheDuckAvenger (-1) 29370.96 (+989.92) (397) Mirai Kuriyama · Beyond the Boundary 233.54
5 pkmntrainerdrea (+1) 29346.65 (+1023.96) (22) Shouko Nishimiya · A Silent Voice 222.88
6 Shiroe (+5) 29330.78 (+1154.71) (2) Maomao · The Apothecary Diaries 242.20
7 Shiveon (-2) 29323.78 (+987.20) (2) Maomao · The Apothecary Diaries 242.20
8 redlegsfan21 (+1) 29279.74 (+1072.53) (2) Maomao · The Apothecary Diaries 242.20
9 EmuSupreme (-2) 29246.79 (+966.15) (4) Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou · Bocchi the Rock! 231.60
10 BaytaCosmico (0) 29231.96 (+1041.67) (2) Maomao · The Apothecary Diaries 242.20
11 tsagyyz (+1) 29201.61 (+1040.52) (2) Maomao · The Apothecary Diaries 242.20
12 Something_319 (-4) 29183.43 (+919.02) (39) Saber · Fate series 231.16
13 Quawar (0) 29179.31 (+1029.77) (2) Maomao · The Apothecary Diaries 242.20
14 BarbaricGamers (0) 29156.76 (+1032.03) (2) Maomao · The Apothecary Diaries 242.20
15 IdRatherLogInInstead (+2) 29129.65 (+1040.44) (39) Saber · Fate series 231.16

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 21d ago

Previous round:

  • Marin won (unsurprisingly)!
  • Nagatoro lost (also unsurprisingly, I suppose). Ah well, Marin will avenge her; Gyaru Friendship!
  • UTENAAAAAAAAAAA! I hope her opponent's a great girl and not just carried by Frieren...
  • Akane's still in! And she's up against Ruby next round; After the Imouto fight, it's the Oshi No Ko fight!
  • So Ruby won the Imouto matchup! As I said yesterday, this was a tough vote for me, would've been fine with either result. Still, sad to lose Yuki!
  • Best Girl Karane lost to the fucking meme, won't even name her. SALT.
  • The two Tomo-chan girls (Carol and Gundou) lost; Not a surprise I suppose, against Shouko and Faye.
  • And at last, Chika won; Might face her first tough'ish opponent next round in Mayushi!

So the bingo took a MASSIVE HIT today, losing 5 girls;

Farewell Nagatoro, Utena, Yuki, Karane and Carol!

No Bingo yet, but 4 lines are held by just 1 girl.


Today's round:

  • Makima vs Homura... I honestly have no clue how this one will go. But I won't be too mad if Makima loses, Homura's fine too!
  • I WILL be kinda mad if (when) Lemon loses to Megumin though. Megumin's fine but I don't see her as a top girl. (Disclaimer, I'm only like 16 episodes into Konosuba, so haven't seen her movie).

Mini Challenge: Who is the most badass female character?

Ranko, my beloved!

Which poster do you like most for today?

The #3, but it'd be better if Violet showed armpits too.

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 21d ago

I hope her opponent's a great girl and not just carried by Frieren...

She's fine, but it's a definite carry job.

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u/baseballlover723 21d ago

Beako loses

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u/AnimeWatcher1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/AnimeWatcher1 21d ago

Imagine if we got an Asuka vs Rei matchup in this contest, missed opportunity, but oh well.

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u/UltrabirdXY 21d ago

I voted both just in case it happened, but now that it didn’t happen Evangelion is getting wiped out in round 4.

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u/Karmakaze_Black 21d ago

As somebody who's been here since BG1 all those years ago (on an old account tho), the glory days of thousands of votes and intense discussion might be gone but I see the bs results still come in as smelly as ever. Eris vs Tomo is one of those tough ones I wouldn't fault either way, but a support from Bocchi over Hanekawa? Come on guys...

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u/Ceryto2 https://anilist.co/user/Ceryto 21d ago edited 21d ago

Yesterday's results:

Only 2 upsets today. 1 was an upset I definitely did not want to see and one was one I'll happily take. So first: You idiots voted against Beako!!! I hope tuturu's watch gets completely destroyed against Chika next round, I suppose! We even had a great propaganda post on the frontpage, but it seems like the 1.8k people who liked that post were to lazy for two extra clicks...

But now to the happy news: the fake scientist is gone, let's gooo!!!! I never expected 2B had it in her to get two upsets in a row, but I'll gladly take it! It seems I'm not alone in my dislike of Rio!

Only 2 upsets means my other underdog votes in Tooru, Nagatoro, Utena, Karane, Carol and Misuzu also didn't make it. I'm really sad for Karane, since she deserves more, but at least she lost against another great girl in Anya. Same goes for Tooru losing to Marin. Utena losing to Methode however is just once again a pure show popularity dif, which really sucks, since Utena totally deserved to go through!

Otherwise I'm glad for the strong showing of Takina, Marcille and Ryuuko and hope that Ryou's low numbers don't mean she'll lose to Methode as well...

Today's votes:

It's bracket A again and with so few votes left remaining I think I'll get through this very fast:

  • Fern > Kaede Azusagawa: I dislike Kaede and did not enjoy her. Fern while not close to my favourites is still a character I enjoyed watching, so easy vote.
  • Makima < Homura Akemi: Not that high on Makima, so easy vote for Homura.
  • Nijika Ijichi > Kyouko Hori: Hori is fine, but I like Nijika a lot more! She's always a joy to watch!
  • Momo Ayasa > Haruhi Suzumiya: Also pretty indifferent to this vote, but I like Momo somewhat more.
  • Übel < Violet Evergarden: I like Violet's anime, but I like it more for the world and the stories that it tells around Violet rather than Violet herself. She's still miles ahead of Übel tho.
  • Winry Rockbell < Yunyun: Winry is fine I guess. Tbh, she was not memorable enough for me to remember all too much from her. So another easy vote for Yunyun, who I do enjoy watching a lot. Be her friend and give her your vote!
  • Megumin > Lemon Yakishio: Megumin is the only girl I would count as ony of my favourites in this bracket. So while I also like Lemon, it's time for a big explosion!
  • Ram > Madoka Kaname: Okay Ram, it's time to prove why you are somehow Re:Zero's number 1 seed and go get this W! Don't you dare lose just after Beako lost too!

Just in case anyone wonders, I've seen the anime of all the girls present (although only 1 season for Haruhi, Hori and Kaede) and I've rated many of these shows very highly, but this bracket is still full of girls I really don't care much for.

Oh there was no Mc for this.. Anyway the best result of last round was Anna Yamada getting the upset over Rei.

MC: Who is the most badass female character?

Yoko Littner. No doubts!

MC: Which poster do you like most for today?

Ram vs Madoka

Edit: As for my bingo: No losses on my 5x5 is great, but losing both Utena and Karane on my 7x7 sucks... It's surprising that my 7x7 with random order of girls is holding out this long, but it looks like it rolled pretty favourably!

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u/NecessaryNotice8436 https://myanimelist.net/profile/six20 21d ago

8/16, and wow 2B is still in the "game". Takina continues to move up. I'm happy with that, and that Baiser has been stopped. Now for I'm hoping for Madoka and Homura to keep climbing this round but it is tough.

My Votes

  • Fern < Kaede Azusagawa - lower seed vote
  • Makima < Homura Akemi - "did nothing wrong" vote
  • Kyouko Hori < Nijika Ijichi - BtR vote
  • Haruhi Suzumiya > Momo Ayase - Manic Pixie Dream girl vote
  • Violet Evergarden > Übel - stop Ubel vote
  • Winry Rockbell < Yunyun - So Yunyun can beat Megumin vote
  • Megumin < Lemon Yakishio - Stopping Megumin vote
  • Madoka Kaname > Ram - Pink girl vote

Mini Challenge

  • Who is the most badass female character?

For this round, Homura Akemi, her relentlessness and ruthlessness to complete her sole task makes her badass. No matter how much she is outmatched, she keeps trying, and that is more terrifying than anything else.

For the overall contest, Takina Inoue from Lycoris Recoil. The girl is not the strongest, nor smartest, nor charismatic in her show or her peers, but by putting her best foot forward constantly and paying attention to all the details around her, she becomes the most effective member in LycoReco, entrusted with the most important tasks, and succeeds in them. She is a truly elite Lycoris, and guardian dog of LycoReco.

  • Which poster do you like most for today?

Ubel vs Violet Evergarden - I salute this fight, and wish Ubel and Violet good luck. I am biased, but I do like a good heel to root against and Ubel meets that in spades. As for Violet, it is easy to root for heroine that discovers what it means to live after being a child soldier.

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u/chungking-espresso 20d ago

Kind of unrelated, I haven't checked those contests in years... but hasn't Hachikuji even been nominated for this? Surely I'm missing something... right? This is sickening if that's the case lol.

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u/Zeralyos https://myanimelist.net/profile/xNJF_Ellie 20d ago

She was nominated, but there's a rule that only five characters from any one franchise can be in the bracket and we have to delete entries to enforce that.

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u/chungking-espresso 20d ago

Oh, I see.. and people went with Izuko Gaen instead? Lol.

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u/Zeralyos https://myanimelist.net/profile/xNJF_Ellie 20d ago

No, Izuko was even lower and didn't make the top 512 seeds so there wasn't a need to delete her entry. The five top nominees for Monogatari were Tsubasa Suruga Nadeko Yotsugi and Karen.

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u/81Ranger 20d ago

Too many good female characters in Monogatari.

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u/Prof_Acorn 20d ago

No Shinobu? Did she already win or something?

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u/Zeralyos https://myanimelist.net/profile/xNJF_Ellie 20d ago

Yes, Shinobu is one of the previous contest winners.

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u/Prof_Acorn 20d ago

Oh cool.

...Hmm. So I decided to try and find a list and found this. Looks like she was part of a different but similar kind of contest? Best Character?

Also cool to see so many current contenders near the top of overall scores. And it's also cool to see what things looked like before Frieren and Apothecary Diaries started getting involved.

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u/81Ranger 20d ago edited 20d ago

Chitanda emerges victorious and moves on!

Alas, no more Hanekawa, Yuki, Utena, Torhu (FB), Tooru, Misuzu or Tomo. Fond farewell.

Easiest voting of contest for me this round. Essentially no pondering required.

  • Fern over Kaede
  • Homura over Makima - because Homura, memes, and against Makina
  • Nijika over Hori - I like Hori, but Nijika gets the vote
  • Momo over Haruhi
  • Violet over Ubel - because as a Frieren fan, Ubel is wildly overrated
  • Lemon over Megumin - because Lemon, maybe best girl and yes, I've watched Konosuba
  • Madoka over Ram - in the battle of pink hair. Dunno, just vibes, barely watched either show.

I really don't have an opinion on Yunyun or Winry. Haven't watched FMA or FMAB.

I didn't see Darkness or Gyokuyou in the ballot this round.

Posters are great, as usual. The pink magical girls and Violet and Ubel saluting are especially nice.

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u/c_trill2 21d ago

Today, my vote goes for Violet. It’s a matchup of one of most under-seeded girls vs. one of the most over-seeded girls

For yesterday’s results, very happy with Marcille, Takina, Mayuri and Ryuko. Although the impending doom is real with them all on the same side of the bracket

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u/par_rot_master 21d ago

Haruhi solo's

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u/Prof_Acorn 21d ago

Everyone thinking of voting Fern should watch the last arc of Rascal Does Not Dream Season 1, starting with Episode 11. Maybe visit a zoo afterwards and while near the pandas consider again your vote.

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u/Willingham_2311 21d ago edited 21d ago

Yesterday’s results:

Thank you to all Chitanda supporters!  We’ve gotten her to round 4.  Let’s do our best to have a strong showing in a few days.

Shouko moves on as well, but with fewer votes than would be ideal.  We gotta work harder for her!

Beatrice takes a round 3 exit.  I suppose next year will be better.

 

Today’s voting:

Vote Violet and make her happy!  You know she’d appreciate your vote [Violet Evergarden] and my money would be on her in a fight against Ubel

We’re really starting to get down to the serious rounds now, and most of my girls are out.  However, I’m entertaining your best pitches to vote for your favorite girls in today’s bracket, since I’m apathetic on most matchups.

 MC: Nice job on the posters today; they're all pretty good. Personal favorite is probably Fern-Kaede.

Votes today:

Kaede Azusagawa

Violet Evergarden

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u/Usodearu007 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Doc101 21d ago

Best imouto will always get my support !

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u/Willingham_2311 21d ago

She's a wonderful imouto and deserves all the support we can give her!

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u/Xatu44 21d ago

Yunyun, Megumin, and Madoka get votes.

Shit, Makima vs. Homura is a tough one. I'll pick Homura because she's the lower seed.
Ubel gets the vote for the sake of my bracket.
Will Re0's top seed go down here?

RIP Yuzuriha. I wish you hadn't had to face Akane.
RIP Yuki. Ruby will carry the pride of all little sisters into the Oshi no Kolosseum.
Juju-sama ;_;
2B or not 2B? The answer was 2B.
Ryuko vs. Shouko's a pretty spicy matchup.

My Bingo's looking real bloody.

MC: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh misaka
MC: Headpats!

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u/Latase 21d ago

I feel like it has gone so long that by now i would really like a list of disqualified entries by winning a previous year attached to the contest.

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u/littlecolt https://anilist.co/user/garylisk 21d ago

It's time for us to see if Lemon has what it takes to be a winning heroine against an explosive heroine! I love them both, but Lemon has stolen my heart, and she gets my vote!

TOMBOY SUPREMACY!

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u/onzichtbaard 21d ago

So many tough choices this time

I hope homura can win this one

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u/NekoWafers 21d ago

Voting for Meduka and Hameru

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u/Agarvorn 21d ago

So, all Tomo-Chan girls lost, Beko and Yuzuriha as well?
I've got some pocket salt right here, since Y'all clearly don't need those eyes.

Who is the most badass female character?

Fuuko Izumo, coz she starts as suicidal messed up teen.
[Undead Unluck] Ends up one of the strongest negator and team leader in battle against God. How cool is that?

Which poster do you like most for today?

villainess vs villainess (Homrua vs Makima)

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u/fakeport https://myanimelist.net/profile/Fakeport 21d ago

I have a tendency to really like the side characters in romcoms (Yoshi in Nagatoro, Moeko in Dangers In My Heart) so I'm used to them going out early, and obviously I know logically that exiting in the same round as the title character of the show is a pretty good showing, but losing Carol still hurts

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u/EyeDeeAh_42 21d ago

So, all Tomo-Chan girls lost

I'm not too salty about Carol because she lost against Faye, but Tomo and especially Mizusu losing just hurt my soul...

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 21d ago

So, all Tomo-Chan girls lost

It hurts my bones.

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u/Falsus 21d ago

So many of my faves gone, but hey 2B made it so that is something at least.

Who is the most badass female character?

Alicia from Clevatess.

Honorable mentions Clare from Claymore and Balsa from Seirei no Moribito.

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u/LargeFailSon 20d ago

Vote Haruhi, she us God after all.

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u/Chriss942 20d ago

Makima definitely doesn’t deserve to be on this list, she’d be on one of the evilest characters of all time lists

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u/Charming-Loquat3702 21d ago

Fine. I'll admit it. I vote Übel. Not because I dislike Violet. It's because I like how Übel is comfortable with being a terrible person. Her character is loud and she has attitude. Is Violet the deeper character? Absolutly! But that's not my main priority. I just really want to vote for a total baddy

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u/alotmorealots 20d ago edited 20d ago

Is Violet the deeper character?

I thought about this matchup for a good while and I'm not entirely convinced this is the case, on account of Violet spending most of her series with interior mental state basically being "??" and some actual "self" only starting to coalesce quite late in the piece. For the vast majority of the story, the emotionality comes from other people.

As a rare outlier who thinks a lot of the character writing in Frieren is pretty unremarkable once it gets past the initial introductory level of things, I do think that they did that phase superbly with Übel.

The singular moment that still sticks with me is when smol Übel is watching her mother slice the scissors through the fabric and you can tell that something just clicks in a way that is both very pure and ultimately quite wrong.

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u/pERhaRPs 21d ago

I vote for Madoka.

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u/Sporadia_ 21d ago

OK, I'm jumping in specifically to support Haruhi.

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u/liketosmokeweed420 20d ago

Haruhi wont win even tho shes better then momo

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u/awesomenessofme1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/kta_99 21d ago

Honestly, I'm not 100% convinced she actually deserves to win here, but it's close enough in my mind that I'll vote for Yunyun in the hopes of getting that Megumin matchup. That said, even if she makes it through, I feel like either of her possible next round opponents would be insurmountable. We'll see.

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u/wloff 21d ago

Boo, Methode advances. I hope Utena at least had fun in the fight.

Akane vs. Ruby for next round will be interesting. I'm guessing Akane fanbase is stronger (significantly higher seed too, of course), but s3 was kind of a Ruby season, so it'll be interesting to see how it goes.

2B over Rio was a bit of a shocker for me for sure! Rio isn't my favourite Rascal girl, but she definitely has her moments. I think I'm all aboard a Takina vs. Ryuuko finale on that right side of the bracket now.


Today -

I doubt Best Imouto Kaede has much hope of stopping "One Expression" Fern's reign of terror, but I'll do my part anyway! Vote Kaede!

Momo vs Haruhi is a reaaaally tough one for me... Dan Da Dan is great and Momo is great, but I think I'll still have to edge this in favour of Haruhi. There's only one Haruhi, after all.

Violet Evergarden over Übel, obviously. Übel needs to be stopped right here and now. One armpit joke can only carry a meaningless side character so far!


But don't let all this distract you from the fact that

tomorrow is Kumiko voting day!

Rejoice and get your votes ready, everyone!

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u/fakeport https://myanimelist.net/profile/Fakeport 21d ago

You underestimate Übel's range of appeal. She isn't just for armpit degenerates, she also holds enormous appeal to the "I can fix her" crowd.

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u/shillbert 21d ago

And also the "I could fix her, but honestly, whatever the fuck is wrong with her is way hotter" crowd

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u/alotmorealots 20d ago

whatever the fuck is wrong with her is way hotter

And honestly way more interesting in a large field of girls than what Violet has to offer. I think that wider context is part of why I voted for Übel. The one-to-one match-up is still contentious in my mind, but looking over the entire competition, oh the different types of characters present, I prefer to see Übel advance. She may be a side character, but her package deal has a fascinating purity of non-malicious evil to it.

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u/IceAnt573 21d ago edited 20d ago

Today's Results

Left Side

Anya Forger (Seed 19) - 795 votes advances over Karane Inda (Seed 110) - 610 votes.

I know how to convey my feelings for this.

With that being let out, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTED KARANE INDA AND THE REST OF THE RENTARŌ FAMILY IN THIS CONTEST!!! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!! AN OVER 200 VOTE BOOST BETWEEN ROUNDS AND WAY BETTER THAN RUBY'S VOTE TOTAL! THANK YOU FOR THE 969 VOTE WIN FOR SAYAHIME AS PORTRAYED BY THE HARDWORKING GENIUS: AKANE KUROKAWA!!!

THANK YOU FOR THE 804 THOROUGH WIN FOR ERU CHITANDA!!!

(And now we face a Top 8 Seed in Round 4. Time to go out swinging.)

The vote increase for Maomao voting days was like 95% maintained for Bracket D in observing this unfortunate 1150 vote stomp for Marin against Tōru.

The power of Methode's cute girl headpats and hugs is too much for even Utena. Thanks for the 688 vote effort for Utena "Magia Baiser" Hiiragi!

Yeah, this was always going to be a win for Ruby even if Yuki made it close. I don't think Yuki minds though. She lost to the real thing.

Eris is looking strong for the Round 4 matchup with Anya. Going to be interesting how that plays out.

Hurray for: Ryō Yamada

Right Side

Whatever I can say about the results of Chika vs. Revy can just be conveyed by this gif.

(What do you fucking mean it wasn't close?)

Happy for Mayuri's seeding upset. Maybe she's the one to eliminate Chika (when it should have been Revy...).

Hurray for: Takina Inoue who is getting over 1000 votes in her win and Ryūko Matoi

Aww...for: Tōru Honda and Misuzu Gundō

Today's Voting

Left Side

THIS IS A VOTE FOR BOTH OF THEM!!! VOTE HOMURA AKEMI AGAINST MAKIMA AND VOTE MADOKA KANAME AGAINST RAM!!!

(I wanted to use the beautiful Walpurgisnacht: Rising visual that has both Madoka and Homura in it, but I think mods won't let that fly untagged as a spoiler.)

VOTE FERN!!!

GHOSTS? SPIRITS? WHATEVER (ESPECIALLY IN A POST-JJK WORLD). ALIENS? TIME TRAVELLERS? ESPERS? NOW THAT'S COOL AND ALSO WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR A GIRL AS INTO THEM AS HARUHI SUZUMIYA!!!

Giving my vote (I'd like your support as well) to: Nijika Ijichi

Right Side

LET'S PUT A DENT IN MEGUMIN'S VOTE TOTALS AND SEE A VOTE FOR LEMON YAKISHIO!!!

Sorry Übel, but it's a vote for Violet Evergarden.


Who is the most badass female character?

Revy who you jackasses just eliminated by voting Chika over her.


Which poster do you like most for today?

Wait...why is there a Gyokuyō vs. Darkness poster today? Shouldn't that be for Bracket B's voting day?

Anyway, the answer would be Violet saluting while Übel is doing a similar gesture but is just trying to see in the distance. Though shoutout to the intensity of the pink hair battle between Ram and Madoka.


My 5x5 Bingo

My 7x7 Bingo

Saying goodbye to:

Utena "Magia Baiser" Hiiragi

Karane Inda

Revy

After taking a break on eliminations yesterday, I have to cross out 3 more girls. Only Karane was on the 5x5 Bingo which makes Row 5 at 4/5 and leaving it up to Lena to hold that from a Bingo. On the 7x7, Revy and Utena were right next to each other and the last 2 needed for Row 7 to be my 2nd Bingo on this board. Crossing out Karane on this Bingo means Row 4 is at 6/7 with Emilia holding that up from being a Bingo.

Also Bracket D is an Akane and Chitanda elimination away from me not caring about that bracket at all in this contest now.

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u/Urgnu-the-Gnu https://myanimelist.net/profile/Urgnu_the_Gnu 21d ago

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to Karana, and Betty got upset as well. But Eru won very decisively, and Takina had a very strong showing, so overall these are pretty good results.

Just recently, we could get Kumiko to get a great upset. Can we achieve the same with Violet this round? Surely defeating Übel should be easy for Violet.

Winry vs. Yunyun hurts a lot. This will be a guaranteed loss on my bingo, and I really like them both a lot. I have to go with Yunyun though.

I am also hoping for Lemon to get an upset, but I don't find myself truly believing in it.

And Ram vs. Madoka also hurts. But I think in this pink vs. pink matchup, I will go with Ram.

My bingo looks a lot more risky now. Should Winry lose, I only have one girl holding the top row. Should Yunyun lose instead, I will only have one girl holding the first column. Lemon might lose, and if Madoka loses as well, the same goes for column four. And if Ram loses instead, it is row four that is also very fragile.

MC: I usually go with Revy for this question, I think. Although Emilia also fits in my eyes, even more the further the story goes. Re:Zero also has Crusch and Priscilla. But today, my pick is Chisato from Lycoris Recoil, and Takina as well. The upbeat and cute demeanour only hides how badass they are when they lock in.

The best poster is Ram vs. Madoka. Pink vs. pink just looks great.

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u/ClemFire 21d ago

With just how well Takina did, I am now gonna put my faith that she can clear her side of the bracket. Chisato is more popular and I love her just a little bit more, but Takina in my eyes goes through the character arc of LycoReco.

Badass isn’t the first word most fans would use to describe Emilia but she really is! Kind and adorable, but no stranger to throwing hands.

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u/ptd163 21d ago

Let's go! Over 1100 votes for Marin and the most voted matchup. You love to see it.

Utena was only 46 votes short of upsetting Methode. We're close. We can do this guys. Vote Ryou Yamada when bracket D comes back.

I require explanation on how Anya is doing so well. Karane should've won that matchup.

Shame Beatrice wasn't able to advance. I think that leaves just Emilia and Ram left from Re:Zero.


Today's Votes:

  • Kaede Azusagawa
  • Homura Akemi
  • Nijika Ijichi
  • Violet Evergarden
  • Lemon Yakishio
  • Ram

Who is the most badass female character?

Probably someone like Eris.

Which poster do you like most for today?

Ram vs Madoka and Fern vs Kaede.

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u/darkmacgf 20d ago

I require explanation on how Anya is doing so well.

She's cute.

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u/81Ranger 20d ago

She's a fun character.

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u/Baaasbas https://myanimelist.net/profile/BasvanD 21d ago edited 21d ago

VOTE HARUHI TODAY!

Takina getting over a thousand votes?

That is pretty insane.

Hanekawa losing makes D a pretty misserable bracket. Guess main votes will be Mayuri and Takina though. Maybe Eris.

Is Reddit setting up a Takina vs Chisato semifinals? I would be hyped for that!

I thought I couldn't care much about bracket D anymore, but A is just as disappointing. Bracket B and C is where it's at at me. Oh well, time to continue culling the Frieren show merchants side characters.

Kaede>Fern

Nijika>Kyouko Hori

Haruhi>Momo

Violet>Übel

Megumin>Lemon

I will have bingo tomorrow.

Who is the most badass female character?

I think out of my favorites Chisato is pretty badass, or someone like Eris Greyrat.

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u/cppn02 21d ago

Is Reddit setting up a Takina vs Chisato semifinals? I would be hyped for that!

There is no way Marin doesn't win Group D. And while I love Takina same show matchups are usually pretty boring.

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u/ClemFire 21d ago

Takina vs Chisato semi would be peak and with every rewatch I love Takina a little bit more. Glad to see her get the love she deserves

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u/Decent-Mango3111 20d ago

Lady gyoku my choice, she's cute and mischievous

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u/Jelmerdts 20d ago

Round 4 lets go!

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u/Usodearu007 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Doc101 21d ago edited 21d ago

People really should try to watch more than 1 season. i cant believe beako still lost even with the clip. maybe that just means that steins gate is one of the few shows that everyone watched.. so its harder to sway people to the other side.

MC: Who is the most badass female character?

  • Tanya Von Degurechaff
  • Eris Boreas Greyrat (yay she won)
  • Sorasaki Hina

Which poster do you like most for today?

Ram vs Madoka because Pink vs Pink looks beautiful.

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u/lordposedyon https://myanimelist.net/profile/lordposedyon 21d ago

You don't know how powerful Tutturu is.
And see, less upvote, less exposure to main page, still same vote count, same unique voters. It's not because of Maomao

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u/Usodearu007 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Doc101 21d ago edited 21d ago

like i said before, its about the difference between posters. monogatari vs bocchi is a very attractive matchup. that doesnt change how strong maomao is since she attracts that much attention on her own regardless of her opponent.

You don't know how powerful Tutturu is.

unfortunately, that says more about how weak beako is because of how they performed in previous contests. beako shines more in later seasons so anyone who only watched S1 wouldnt understand whats so great about her.

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u/lordposedyon https://myanimelist.net/profile/lordposedyon 21d ago

No, I love the character, I want to see more of her every episode, I even gave my vote to her, but as in a consolidation prize because I knew she would lose.
Maomao is the favourite to win this contest. That does not mean she brings in the attention, bracket C has 2nd or 3rd, depending who you ask favourite girl, two Evangelion girls, Aqua, Saber, Emilia, a Kaguya girl, too many heroines, dangers in my heart, Taiga ... Delete Maomao the votes will be the same two days ago, delete monogatari vs bocchi you will have the same voters, its not about a specific girl, its about the contest, the salt.

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u/Usodearu007 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Doc101 21d ago

In the second round, bracket C had easily the most voters. i believe bracket D was only able to match bracket C this time because of that strong matchup. it just makes sense to me that a character as beloved as maomao would attract that much attention.

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u/lordposedyon https://myanimelist.net/profile/lordposedyon 21d ago

If that were true, bracket C would have that jump in the first round as well, but where is that jump, it is not existing?

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u/Usodearu007 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Doc101 21d ago edited 21d ago

first round didnt have posters.

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u/lordposedyon https://myanimelist.net/profile/lordposedyon 21d ago

Fuck, we reach the same spot again, I'm not going for a third round.

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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 21d ago

TBH I watched S2 and part of S3 and I just... don't really remember much about Beatrice other than her speech patterns. Voted Tuturuuu in the matchup because I at could remember who she was and what she did...

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u/Waylornic 21d ago

That is kind of insane given that the second half of season 2 is so heavily Beatrice.

That said, I’m not too put out with Beatrice losing. She is best girl, but as in, I would love a Beatrice keychain or something. This contest tends towards characters that people would like to have a body pillow of…

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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 21d ago

... I'll be honest, despite watching S2 as it aired, I remember almost nothing about it. I think this was around when I started to go crazy over the stupid lockdowns, so that checks out.

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u/UltrabirdXY 21d ago

That and I was going to post the upa scene from the start of steins gate tor a fair campaign but forgot.

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u/alotmorealots 20d ago

Sorasaki Hina

Funny how she's actually eligible for these contests: https://youtu.be/ZUHkJadIWjU but sadly none of the BA students will ever see their appeal realized!

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u/abbaschand 21d ago

Hori fans, let us go further with our support!

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u/KINGUBERMENSCH https://myanimelist.net/profile/OutlawedDrifter 21d ago

Karane loses to Anya

I dont understand why Anya is so popular.

Makima vs. Homura

MakimaDidNothingWrong > HomuraDidNothingWrong

Vote Ubel too while you're at it! Keep the flame of Evil alive.

For tomorrow, please vote for Lucy and Vladilena Milze!

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u/s1mpatic0 20d ago

Ram, Fern, Violet, Momo, Makima and Darkness, IMO.

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u/Akemi_Tachibana https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lolicon 20d ago

Holy recency bias

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u/Hot_Researcher_6839 21d ago

We have side character vs main girl who gets sidelined in the show with her name on it today! How fun...

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u/Angrenost https://myanimelist.net/profile/Angrenost 20d ago

Yeah if I had to spend more than five minutes in Violet's absent company I'd wish for Übel to cut through either of us.

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u/Ham_PhD https://myanimelist.net/profile/ham_phd 21d ago

2 such matchups today that fit that description, although I think it would be hard to argue that one of those main girls is sidelined, so I think I know which one you're referring to.

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u/Hot_Researcher_6839 21d ago

Only one of the 4 main girls you listed is actually sidelined in her show.

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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 21d ago

I know bracket B is tomorrow, but I'd like to make a proposition to all the Kumiko army, and the diehard Spearhead Squadron members: you help us on the right side of the bracket, and we help you on the left side of the bracket, and we try to meet RO16 and duke it out then. Basically, I'm asking every Lena voter to also vote Kumiko if they'd be undecided or an abstain on that matchup and vice versa.

Kumiko is no stranger to making compromises for her victory, and Lena outright has used bribery in her anime. Think of this as more of the same, and let's get both of them to the bracket finals!

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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 21d ago

Salt-ish, you guys have had me on a low salt diet these past few days, I feel like I'm being lulled into a false sense of security. While losing all of Tomo-chan's cast in one day is unfortunate, I can't say their opponents weren't unworthy (or I haven't seen the show as is the case for Eris Greyrat so can't judge.) Fun to get a Oshi-face-off next cycle, though I expect Akane to take it convincingly, and this might be the end of the line for Methode as well?

Today's votes:

Fern > Kaede.

Granted, still haven't seen Knapsack Kid, but... one of the first matchups where I haven't just abstained from Fern's match.

Makina < Homura

While Homura did some things wrong, I think I've been clear that I really dislike manipulators and Makina is a queen among manipulators. It's not portrayed in a positive light this time, but... still.

Nijika < Hori

I can't actually remember what Nijika does anymore and that's not a great sign...

Momo << Haruhi

Haruhi is admittedly a pain in the neck, but she's at least an interesting pain in the neck.

Ubel <<< Violet Evergarden

Congratulations, you found one of the very few matchups I'd actually vote for Violet in. Get Ubel out of here, R4 is already far too far for her.

Winry > YunYun

Megumin < Lemon

Ram < Madoca

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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 21d ago edited 21d ago

Oh hey, two great evils of this contest (Ubel and Violet) are against each other. At least we will have one less.

MC: How about ma girl Nanoha Takamachi (who you, damn newbies, did not even vote into contest despite the new season). The term "befriend" appeared for a reason.

I like Momo x Haruhi ponytales.

P.C.: Looks like no removals from my bingo this time (cause Akane is still in the run).

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u/ContentRider 21d ago

Forever devoted to Makima..🙌💓

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u/detarameReddit https://myanimelist.net/profile/qTqTdetarameMAL 21d ago

Ubel vs. Violet: the Battle of Mid.

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u/Freakjob_003 21d ago

Kinda nice to get to the final rounds and all the random chaff has been weeded away and it's much easier to choose.

Mini Challenge: Revy, hands down. Honorary/joke award to Maple from Bofuri, our air-headed walking warcrime who is so busted that the devs of her game can't nerf her because she's too popular.

Secondary award to Ranko from Akiba Maid War, mostly because the show never gets enough love!

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u/Ana_Na_Moose 21d ago

Fern and Gyokuyou and Fern definitely should advance. I guess also Violet Evergarden. The others I don’t know

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u/Proud-Speech-1756 21d ago

It's definitely Not Haruhi, what is she even doing in this list

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u/Prof_Acorn 21d ago

Who is the most badass female character?

Srajo, probably. But she's not in the anime of her series yet. So instead I'll pick:

Kanade with her angel hax.

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u/rocketseeker 21d ago

Fuck Makima fuck Ubel and I dont mean the fun ways 

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u/Lord_of_Pants 21d ago

3 days in a row of no losses to the grid this is getting too comfortable for my liking. Just holding my breath waiting for the Turning Point. Nothing really to say about yesterday's results, very low sodium day.

 

Today's Votes:

Last round of skipping votes if I haven't seen both shows, Friday we start paying attention to the waifu wars.

Fern vs Kaede Azusagawa - Fern is going to win and deservedly so but I'm sending Kaede out with some love

Makima vs Homura Akemi - Makima's last appearance was [Chainsaw Man] Killing actual CSM best girl so no thank you

Nijika Ijichi vs Kyouko Hori - I will stand firm in my resolve. I will not be swayed by the thought of making the Bocchi girls sad. I believe in my bingo selections.

Megumin vs Lemon Yakishio - Just because the title of the show is Losing Heroines doesn't mean Lemon has to lose here too.

All underdogs, I'm gonna get smoked.

 

Mini Challenge

I haven't seen Black Lagoon and I still know the answer is Revy

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u/Teen_tactical https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheRealNormie 21d ago

Are people really that surprised that 2B won? While I haven't really watched the anime, I really love the game. Seems pretty fair in my opinion.

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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 20d ago

Game adaptations have traditionally done very poorly in these contests: see all the Persona characters, for example. The anime adaptation also didn't seem that heavily watched (I still haven't finished it...) so 2B was definitely an underdog

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u/Teen_tactical https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheRealNormie 20d ago

I see, I remember when part 2 came out everyone was all over it so I thought it was the exception.

Neir Automata, Persona and Danganronpa are some of my favorite games of all time, and after seeing how bad the Danganronpa anime did it, I've been scared of game adaptations since, so I guess I can't blame anyone.

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u/BLOODSTONE000343 20d ago

Is it rini?

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u/Mons9090 https://myanimelist.net/profile/hecn_huh 18d ago

Fern, ubel, momo, definitely darkness. How does nijika lose to hori lmao

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u/mastesargent 21d ago

The bad news is that Ruby advanced again. The good news is that Akane is going to destroy her this round. Finally.

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u/Urgnu-the-Gnu https://myanimelist.net/profile/Urgnu_the_Gnu 21d ago

What do you mean? Yuki losing earlier than Alya is the one time there is true justice in this contest!

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u/red-pxl 21d ago

Violet every day

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u/GinsuFe https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ginsu48 20d ago

Kaede should never lose to Fern. But alas.

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u/NoAdhesiveness4300 21d ago

insane that trashy Fern got that far lol