Kumiko lost? You guys suck. I hate all of you. See you tomorrow.

##BRACKET D ROUND 2 Matchups | Top Girl | Bottom Girl | Total Votes :-- | :-- | --: | --: Most Voted Matchup | Aqua (6) | Saki Saki (262) | 4659 Average | | | 4163 Least Voted Matchup | Yotsuya Miko (123) | Sally (134) | 3824 **TOP VOTEGETTERS** Rank | Girl (Seed) | Votes --: | :-- | --: 1 | Aqua (6) | 3511 2 | Hori Kyouko (27) | 3334 3 | Mio Akiyama (19) | 3077 4 | Emilia (3) | 3066 5 | Anju Emma (11) | 2911 6 | Kurumi Tokisaki (30) | 2832 7 | Saber (14) | 2794 8 | Ishtar (115) | 2787 9 | Tatsumaki (67) | 2688 10 | Ryuuko Matoi (51) | 2596 **MOST DOMINANT VICTORIES** Winning Girl (seed) | W% | L% | Losing Girl (seed) :-- | :--: | :--: | --: Hori Kyouko (27) | 75.53% | 24.47% | Destiny (230) Aqua (6) | 75.36% | 24.64% | Saki Saki (262) Kurumi Tokisaki (30) | 70.36% | 29.64% | Akeno Himejima (227) Mio Akiyama (19) | 69.74% | 30.26% | Kyouko Sakura (238) Emilia (3) | 68.51% | 31.49% | Hiyori Iki (259) **CLOSEST MATCHUPS** Winning Girl (seed) | W% | L% | Losing Girl (seed) | Vote Diff :-- | :--: | :--: | --: | --: Komachi Hikigaya (166) | 50.91% | 49.09% | Nadeshiko Kagamihara (91) | 73 Ami Kawashima (94) | 52.35% | 47.65% | Kumiko Oumae (163) | 190 Rui Tachibana (110) | 53.54% | 46.46% | Elaina (147) | 301 Tsukasa Yuzaki (118) | 53.85% | 46.15% | Catarina Claes (139) | 301 Zenith Greyrat (150) | 53.89% | 46.11% | Nanachi (107) | 320 **UPSETS** - The **Lowest remaining seed** of Bracket D is Komachi Hikigaya seeded 166th - The **Highest seed eliminated** of Bracket D is Nadeshiko Kagamihara seeded 91st - Upsets today: 2 - Total upsets (rate): 44 / 384 (11.46%) **BIGGEST UPSETS** Top Girl | TS% | BS% | Bottom Girl | tUI | PoU :-- | :--: | :--: | --: | --: | --: Nadeshiko Kagamihara (91) | 49.09% | 50.91% | Komachi Hikigaya (166) | 0.87 | 30.1% Nanachi (107) | 46.11% | 53.89% | Zenith Greyrat (150) | 0.49 | 52.0% tUI: Traditional Upset Indicator originally used by Tsubasa_sama. The formula is log_2(B/S) where B is the bigger seed number and S is the smaller seed number. A large upset typically has a UI value greater than **1.00** PoU: Probability of Upset (experimental, see explaination of numbers below) **OVER/UNDERPERFORMERS** Overperfomer (Seed) | OP Pr | OP Ac | UP Ac | UP Pr | Underperformer (Seed) | Diff :-- | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | --: | --: Ruiko Saten (278) | 31.52% | 43.69% | 56.31% | 68.48% | Homura Akemi (22) | 12.17% Ishtar (115) | 52.61% | 64.19% | 35.81% | 47.39% | Shuna (142) | 11.58% Yotsuya Miko (123) | 52.73% | 60.15% | 39.85% | 47.27% | Sally (134) | 7.42% Kurumi Tokisaki (30) | 63.17% | 70.36% | 29.64% | 36.83% | Akeno Himejima (227) | 7.19% Himeko Inaba (211) | 39.27% | 45.38% | 54.62% | 60.73% | Sasha Blouse (46) | 6.11% **TOP 10 SCORES BRACKET D GIRLS** Rank | Girl (Seed) | Score --: | :-- | --: 1 | Aqua (6) | 875.7 2 | Emilia (3) | 856.4 3 | Hori Kyouko (27) | 742.2 4 | Anju Emma (11) | 735.1 5 | Saber (14) | 700.1 6 | Mio Akiyama (19) | 668.1 7 | Kurumi Tokisaki (30) | 652.0 8 | Rei Ayanami (38) | 546.0 9 | Tatsumaki (67) | 535.7 10 | Madoka Kaname (35) | 524.4 **BRACKET A ROUND 3 PREDICTIONS** **MOST LIKELY UPSETS** Top Girl | TS% | BS% | Bottom Girl :-- | :--: | :--: | --: Karen Araragi (145) | 42.8% | 57.2% | Stephanie Dola (240) Mirai Kuriyama (65) | 46.8% | 53.2% | Tanya von Degurechaff (193) Satella (40) | 49.2% | 50.8% | Erina Nakiri (168) Miku Nakano (49) | 49.6% | 50.4% | Shouko Makinohara (80) Shiro (72) | 51.0% | 49.0% | Revy (200) *Predictions are projected vote shares based on current Best Girl scores [Link to Spreadsheet with results and predictions](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AtXys0FgNMSL4k5qGjJB_9lcLzhkinu8PCZj5Z18qKs/edit?usp=sharing) [Explanation of numbers](https://www.reddit.com/user/redlegsfan21/comments/10dup0w/ranime_contests_bracket_explaination/) Feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Round stats coming soon

##ROUND 2 **MOST DOMINANT VICTORIES** Bracket | Winning Girl (seed) | W% | L% | Losing Girl (seed) :-: | :-- | :--: | :--: | --: B | Marin Kitagawa (13) | 79.22% | 20.78% | Yumeko Jabami (244) A | Yor Forger (16) | 77.58% | 22.42% | Shino Kiryuu (241) B | Vladilena Milizé (5) | 77.52% | 22.48% | Chiaki Oogaki (252) C | Megumin (2) | 77.25% | 22.75% | Rory Mercury (258) B | Lalatina "Darkness" Dustiness Ford (12) | 75.87% | 24.13% | Sword Maiden (268) D | Hori Kyouko (27) | 75.53% | 24.47% | Destiny (230) D | Aqua (6) | 75.36% | 24.64% | Saki Saki (262) B | Kaori Miyazono (20) | 74.88% | 25.12% | Prushka (237) A | Suruga Kanbaru (41) | 72.27% | 27.73% | Satanichia Kurumizawa McDowell (216) C | Zero Two (15) | 71.66% | 28.34% | Iris (271) **CLOSEST MATCHUPS** Bracket | Winning Girl (seed) | W% | L% | Losing Girl (seed) | Vote Diff :-: | :-- | :--: | :--: | --: | --: C | Sajuna Inui (146) | 50.03% | 49.97% | Mayoi Hachikuji (111) | 2 A | Hizuru Minakata (152) | 50.16% | 49.84% | Kanao Tsuyuri (105) | 10 B | Rumiho "Feyris" Akiha (133) | 50.33% | 49.67% | Izumi Curtis (124) | 23 A | Elma (88) | 50.34% | 49.66% | Remi Ayasaki (169) | 21 A | Mirai Kuriyama (65) | 50.56% | 49.44% | Kou Yagami (321) | 32 C | Milim Nava (162) | 50.56% | 49.44% | Riko (95) | 38 A | Karen Araragi (145) | 50.58% | 49.42% | Rin "Shimarin" Shima (112) | 36 B | Momo Yaoyorozu (101) | 50.75% | 49.25% | Alice Zuberg (156) | 50 D | Komachi Hikigaya (166) | 50.91% | 49.09% | Nadeshiko Kagamihara (91) | 73 A | Tohru Honda (121) | 50.96% | 49.04% | Nadeko Sengoku (136) | 59 **BIGGEST UPSETS** Bracket | Top Girl | TS% | BS% | Bottom Girl | tUI | PoU :-: | :-- | :--: | :--: | --: | --: | --: A | Riza Hawkeye (17) | 44.82% | 55.18% | Stephanie Dola (240) | 3.82 | 0.0% A | Kuroko Shirai (57) | 46.65% | 53.35% | Revy (200) | 1.81 | 26.2% B | Eiko Tsukimi (61) | 43.81% | 56.19% | Reina Kousaka (196) | 1.68 | 8.2% A | Nao Tomori (64) | 47.05% | 52.95% | Tanya von Degurechaff (193) | 1.59 | 21.1% A | Nami (137) | 39.86% | 60.14% | Schwi Dola (393) | 1.52 | 48.6% A | Mako Mankanshoku (89) | 36.44% | 63.56% | Erina Nakiri (168) | 0.92 | 37.2% D | Nadeshiko Kagamihara (91) | 49.09% | 50.91% | Komachi Hikigaya (166) | 0.87 | 30.1% C | Riko (95) | 49.44% | 50.56% | Milim Nava (162) | 0.77 | 56.9% A | Tsubasa Hanekawa (104) | 42.86% | 57.14% | Rikka Takarada (153) | 0.56 | 18.6% A | Kanao Tsuyuri (105) | 49.84% | 50.16% | Hizuru Minakata (152) | 0.53 | 48.7% **OVER/UNDERPERFORMERS** Bracket | Overperfomer (Seed) | OP Pr | OP Ac | UP Ac | UP Pr | Underperformer (Seed) | Diff :-: | :-- | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | --: | --: A | Stephanie Dola (240) | 30.96% | 55.18% | 44.82% | 69.04% | Riza Hawkeye (17) | 24.22% A | Erina Nakiri (168) | 48.15% | 63.56% | 36.44% | 51.85% | Mako Mankanshoku (89) | 15.41% B | Reina Kousaka (196) | 42.13% | 56.19% | 43.81% | 57.87% | Eiko Tsukimi (61) | 14.06% C | Chitoge Kirisaki (247) | 31.85% | 45.70% | 54.30% | 68.15% | Eru Chitanda (10) | 13.85% A | Rikka Takarada (153) | 44.96% | 57.14% | 42.86% | 55.04% | Tsubasa Hanekawa (104) | 12.18% D | Ruiko Saten (278) | 31.52% | 43.69% | 56.31% | 68.48% | Homura Akemi (22) | 12.17% D | Ishtar (115) | 52.61% | 64.19% | 35.81% | 47.39% | Shuna (142) | 11.58% B | Marin Kitagawa (13) | 67.81% | 79.22% | 20.78% | 32.19% | Yumeko Jabami (244) | 11.41% B | Albedo (117) | 56.64% | 67.90% | 32.10% | 43.36% | Morgiana (373) | 11.26% C | Kumoko (223) | 32.07% | 43.28% | 56.72% | 67.93% | Touka Takanashi (34) | 11.21% **TOP 10 SCORES** Rank | Girl (Seed) | Score --: | :-- | --: 1 | Megumin (2) | 1,003.11 2 | Marin Kitagawa (13) | 963.52 3 | Aqua (6) | 875.72 4 | Emilia (3) | 856.37 5 | Yor Forger (16) | 847.49 6 | Vladilena Milizé (5) | 839.26 7 | Lalatina "Darkness" Dustiness Ford (12) | 824.08 8 | Holo (4) | 805.36 9 | Chika Fujiwara (1) | 803.81 10 | Violet Evergarden (7) | 782.85 **PROJECTED QUARTERFINALS** Top Girl | TS% | BS% | Bottom Girl :-- | :--: | :--: | --: Shouko Nishimiya (8) | 47.3% | 52.7% | Yor Forger (16) Vladilena Milizé (5) | 46.6% | 53.4% | Marin Kitagawa (13) Megumin (2) | 56.2% | 43.8% | Violet Evergarden (7) Emilia (3) | 49.4% | 50.6% | Aqua (6) **PROJECTED SEMIFINALS** Top Girl | TS% | BS% | Bottom Girl :-- | :--: | :--: | --: Marin Kitagawa (13) | 53.2% | 46.8% | Yor Forger (16) Megumin (2) | 53.4% | 46.6% | Aqua (6) **PROJECTED FINALS** Top Girl | TS% | BS% | Bottom Girl :-- | :--: | :--: | --: Megumin (2) | 51.0% | 49.0% | Marin Kitagawa (13) *Projected Quarter/Semi/Finals are based on current Best Girl scores

You know an upset is huge when it has double the upset index of any other upset from the round. I'm curious to see how Steph will follow it up. Will she gain support or will people spite vote her?

FMA fans? Rabidly voting against everything else? Surely not.

On the other hand, this isn't MAL so maybe they don't care.

They are really experienced in that. MAL is their training ground.

I'm extremely impressed by the over/underperformance indicator. That's a level usually only seen when characters from the same show matchup. That 24.22% is even greater than the Lena/Anju matchup last year (23.47%).

>PROJECTED FINALS Megumin (2) 51.0% 49.0% Marin Kitagawa (13) If you told me on March 2022 I would have believed this.

Now that's a spicy projection for quarters/semis/finals! The #1 seed not even making the quarterfinals, and two seeds <10 making it! The model predicts Marin>Holo, I wonder if that will change over the rounds (and what will happen in the actual matchup)! Anyway, I wouldn't mind these results, Megumin's probably my #3 among the legit contenders. (The only reason it'd feel weird is that the Holo/Megumin rivalry should end with one of them winning *against the other!*) Also, I wonder if we'll get another surprise/cinderella run like Shouko!

Well, considering how many people are vocally on Maple's side in this round...

Yeah that means Maple's giga doomed lmao

Yup, when 90% of the comments are from one side, be ready for the other girl to steamroll her!

The comment section is not representative of the actual votes.

If anything I'd say it's *counter-representative* of the actual votes! And there's a good reason for that, people mostly just vocally support a girl when they know her time is over. Chika may have 5 times more supporters, but they don't feel the need to talk about her because they all know she's winning. Pretty much always like that in these contests!

Normally I'd agree, but between how close the vote's been this tournament, a lot of support for Maple should at least translate to "this match will be closer than it appears." Maybe we don't get Riza/Stephanie, but a Lena/Usagi overachievement is on the table here.

It probably won't happen, but man Maple is too fun to see already eliminated.

> 4659 votes I think that's the highest vote total we've seen so far. It's nice to see that we're gaining steam. It certainly helps that there hasn't been a lot of traffic on r/anime to compete.

You forgot to write how many upsets are there today

I was upset at the lack of upsets.

I’m not too upset that Sally lost but getting the least total votes while getting absolutely smoked does sting a bit.

Formatting of the most/least voted matchup table is messed up for everyone, or is it only for me?

[Looks fine on Old Reddit](https://i.imgur.com/Fvx70L4.png)

u/redlegsfan21 - Need to put something in the upper left cell for the table to work on New Reddit

...And if it's good enough on old reddit, it's good enough

Damn, my best girl Kumiko is out

https://www.geh.moe

Remember to also right and middle click

and Spacebar

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

At least Ami is a good girl (but “geh” still 200% applies)

I’m really sorry but she’s the most cardboard character In this entire contest. I still don’t understand how people like Toradora characters to this day.

I like Minori. But still, Kumiko \> any Toradora girl.

Honestly Minori is fucking amazing. It's a shame [toradora] >!at the very end they "revealed" that she was actually madly in love with MC the whole time!!! which is BS.!<

[Toradora] >!Wait, you were surprised by that? I thought it was extremely obvious.!<

Yes I was, and I didn't consider it obvious at all. Just disappointing. At one point [td] >!Minori even told him "you know, I think I may be into girls." We've seen the HUGE impact Ami had on her, and I thought a terrific side plot could have been that the boyish Minori fell for Ami. But it would have been fine with honestly anyone, just not MC, because it wasn't earned at all, especially not "Oh I loved you forever" kinda crap. They did the president so well, establishing a legit love interest for him, but really screwed up with Minori.!<

I agree with your overall premise, but I'd say in her defence that Ami is at least the least cardboard cutout of all the Toradora characters.

**Chisa Kotegawa lost to fucking Wiz man wtf** Akame lost to kagyua-sama girl 15 Frederica from 86 lost to worst girl from QQ (don't really mind, don't care that much for her) **Ushio from summer time rendering (best girl 2022) lost to Hanabi Yasuraoka** **Group B casualties** Ryuu Lion from danmachi, Eiko from paripi kongming, Mio from summertime rendering, **Group A casualties** Hizuru Minakata somehow survived a run in with a demon slayer girl?!?!? but Ushio didnt make it through the round what the fuck guys

I don't think that's a hot take (looking at the seeding) but I prefer Hizuru over Ushio by a lot. It didn't help Ushio that she was against Hanabi which is a great character.

> Chisa Kotegawa lost to fucking Wiz man wtf A lot of people didnt continue the manga after the end of S1 and konosuba girls are always insanely popular. I'm a chisa simp but I cant really be surprised by the result

> Homura: 2261 vs Saten: 1754 I'm quite impressed with the fight Saten put up against Homura. I really like Homura too so here's hoping she can continue to put up a good fight in her bracket. I think the one to watch out for on the right side of the bracket isn't Aqua or Anju but Hori. On a side note, I'm also quite impressed with Kurumi's performance so far. She did really well as a 178 seed last year, but I was still skeptical of her high seed, but she seems to be performing up to her seed and looks like a tough out. Mini Challenge: Mayoi losing to Sajuna. Here's my updated [Bingo Board](https://imgur.com/a/EzYLRwZ)

With Railgun T having barely over 100k completed members on MAL, that's way better than I expected Saten to do, can't even be salty here. Praying that one day they'll give her the spinoff she deserves, then she can go on a Misaka run and win the whole thing. ~~^(huffs copium)~~

I especially can't be salty due to her opponent. It ended up being friendly fire for my bingo board. I even unintentionally had them placed next to each other there. > Praying that one day they'll give her the spinoff she deserves It would have to be an Anime Original spinoff...something like A Certain Scientific Conspiracy Theorist. But honestly, all I care about getting in the series right now is Index 4.

I'm really surprised we haven't gotten it yet, surely if they bothered to speedrun Index 3 that was their plan...but it's been 5 years and nothing. ^(Maybe a reboot in 2040 once the novels are finished?)

> On a side note, I'm also quite impressed with Kurumi's performance so far. She did really well as a 178 seed last year, but I was still skeptical of her high seed, but she seems to be performing up to her seed and looks like a tough out. Honestly, it's not a big surprise to anyone who's watched Date A Live. *Especially* S4. She best girls *so* fucking hard during S4 and she was already the most popular girl by a landside before then too.

yeah, Saten punched way above her weight and I'm proud. also agreed about Hori, I think she'll beat Aqua. Horimiya is absurdly popular and everyone watched it, and she wins on likability factor over Aqua, who is a certified Trash Wife.

> she wins on likability factor over Aqua, who is a certified Trash Wife It really depends on what factor people use to vote. Personally, I take this contest as favorite character who happens to be a girl. In that regard, Aqua ranks near the very top for me, and I even put her on my bingo board.

> I really like Homura too so here's hoping she can continue to put up a good fight in her bracket. Wouldn't it be nice to have a MadokaBowl? It's not happening... but it's a nice warm thought that will last three more days anyways.

I too am very pleased with Kurumi's performance. Let's hope she keeps it up!

There’s no way that Tohru will beat Shouko in this round, but I can dream I guess. At least she’ll lose against a worthy opponent. Although I like both Chika and Ram as characters, I’m definitely voting for Maple and Hizuru. Maple is just the best goofball, and Hizuru was absolutely badass in Summertime Render - I can still vividly picture Hizuru putting her hair in a ponytail.

Hizuru is one of the best girls of a stacked year and it’s criminal that more people don’t realize it. I blame Disney 100%

Summertime Render’s girls have definitely been struggling in this contest. Hizuru is the only one left, since Ushio and Mio already lost the vote. I really thought Ushio was majorly underseeded, but it seems like she didn’t get *that* many votes either.

Ushio also got an early boot, disney jail is a curse

I'm already prepping a mountain of salt for when Tohru inevitably loses this.

At the very least she won't lose to the 4th girl from a harem anime. Although I'd be happy with an upset.

I’ll never forget about Best Girl 2021 when she lost to Kei Shirogane, just after the final season had ended.

Yeah that was painful, i know everyone's definition of best girl is different but imo if you looked up best girl in the dictionary you should see a picture of Tohru.

I had to vote for Shouko but it hurt me inside.

If either vote hurts too much, I usually just abstain and let everyone else figure it out.

You didn't *have* to, you know. [](#sadholo)

Go go Black Lagoon fans. We can manage a Revy win.

All 8 of us :) Edit: woah now there’s 50 of us nice!

Make it 9.

And my axe!

don't worry the fma fans spite voting ngnl have your support

Bracket D really wasn't bad for me. Every girl I like that had a chance got through. Overall not much unexpected happened. MC: The loss of Eiko hurts for me, Ushio being a close second but as I said yesterday I think that was expected. Ya Boy Kongming! actually had the popularity for me to expect a good performance from her, but she still fell hard and early. I really liked her, even if I know many people just wanted the series to focus more on Kongming.

Elaina lost to Domestic Hoes?! You guys are out of your mind.

Only wizard's sleeve can beat witch's hat.

*golf clap*

I'm repping Maple. DEFENSE *CLAP* *CLAP* DEFENSE *CLAP* *CLAP*

Everyone gets a Komachi point today. >What result from last round made you salty? Ushio losing. Less salty, more disappointed.

[удалено]

> Ichika lost by over 500 votes. I thought it would be close. I thought it would be an upset, to be honest! Her opponent may have been helped by the Fate thingy that aired recently though.

Illya is one of the most beloved characters of the Fate franchise, so I’m not all that surprised to be honest. She even got her own spin-off series, which certainly stands out in the Fate franchise for a multitude of reasons - one of them being a lot of yuri (lol).

Same, dont be simps for mommy witch, part-time warrior has suffered enough and needs all the love

[Combined bracket predictions spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FFrQDenQBJnOAAqJVr-fF-8fqfZW3IuXtkNDC9fKIvI/edit?usp=sharing): *please let me know if I was not able to match your brackets correctly.* Since I'm a bit late today, I'll keep it short. Our average accuracy was 28.01 out of 32 (87.53%), again slightly higher than yesterday! That makes Group D our most accurate in Round 2. We also had 3 perfect scoring brackets today! Best Girl 10 A and B — 02Hiro, Prediction for u/ Zeralyos, and Untitled (Megumin, Emilia, Violet Evergarden, Hori Kyouko) all had 32 out of 32 correct predictions. *Disclaimer: My leaderboards can't be entirely accurate due to the unmatchable brackets. The mysterious pair of high-scoring Untitled brackets after today's perfect score would now be ridiculously ahead of everyone else if matched up.* **Score (Weighted) Leaderboard:** |Rank|Bracket Name|Score (max 512)|Score Potential| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |1|Covaxe — Covaxe (+1)|461 (+60)|1993 (-4)| |2|6feetdiep's Best Girl Madness X1 (+1)|460 (+60)|2220 (-4)| |3|BG10 Jopyrus (-2)|460 (+58)|2212 (-6)| |4|Prediction for u/ Zeralyos (+7)|460 (+64)|2184 (-0)| |5|Best Girl 10 A and B — 02Hiro (+8)|459 (+64)|2231 (-0)| |6|Best Girl X - xBLEVx599 (-2)|459 (+60)|1979 (-4)| |7|Syrefva — Syrefva (-1)|458 (+60)|2222 (-4)| |8|RxMidnight BG10 A&B bracket — Rxmidnight (+1)|456 (+60)|2228 (-4)| |9|EXPLOSION — Malthael07 (+1)|456 (+60)|2212 (-8)| |10|My Utterly Terrible Choices BG:X - mynameisnoobish (-3)|455 (+58)|2231 (-6)| |11|mpp's A+B — mpp00 (-3)|455 (+58)|2195 (-6)| |12|Shiveon (-7)|454 (+56)|2230 (-8)| |13|Upsets are a myth — Testotesta (+5)|454 (+60)|1966 (-4)| |14|Untitled — lexinger (-2)|454 (+58)|1954 (-6)| |15|Best Girl X Groups A & B — Lemon\_Mochii (+7)|453 (+62)|2237 (-2)| **Picks (Unweighted) Leaderboard:** |Rank|Bracket Name|Picks (max 384)|Picks Potential| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |1|6feetdiep's Best Girl Madness X1 (+0)|347 (+30)|468 (-2)| |2|Prediction for u/ Zeralyos (+6)|346 (+32)|467 (-0)| |3|Covaxe — Covaxe (-1)|345 (+30)|470 (-2)| |4|Syrefva — Syrefva (+0)|345 (+30)|467 (-2)| |5|BG10 Jopyrus (-1)|344 (+29)|466 (-3)| |6|EXPLOSION — Malthael07 (+2)|344 (+30)|464 (-3)| |7|My Utterly Terrible Choices BG:X - mynameisnoobish (-1), Shiveon (-4)|343 (+29, +28)|467 (-3, -4)| |9|Best Girl X - xBLEVx599 (+2)|343 (+30)|466 (-2)| |10|mpp's A+B — mpp00 (+0)|343 (+29)|462 (-3)| |11|Best Girl 10 A and B — 02Hiro (+6), RxMidnight BG10 A&B bracket — Rxmidnight (+3)|342 (+32, +30)|465 (-0, -2)| |13|SkyEagle003's prediction — skyeagle003 (+0)|341 (+29)|465 (-3)| |14|99% of gamblers quit before they win big — jwefoijiowjfi (-8)|341 (+27)|464 (-6)| |15|lena ftw/Megumin probably too strong (-3)|341 (+28)|458 (-6)|

**Final Winner Predictions** |Name|\# Picks|% Picks| |:-|:-|:-| |Holo|13|28.89%| |Vladilena Milize|12|26.67%| |Megumin|8|17.78%| |Emilia|5|11.11%| |Chika Fujiwara|2|4.44%| |Yor Forger|2|4.44%| |Eru Chitanda|1|2.22%| |Marin Kitagawa|1|2.22%| |Ryuuko Matoi|1|2.22%|

Soooo... Group A... part of me wants to just not check tomorrow since I have a feeling I only got about 50% correct...

The difference between my group a/b and group c/d brackets is really funny.

Same for mine except it's the difference in my rankings for each while the scores are a little in the other direction.

I'm in the same boat! Both of us have really sad A/B brackets with great C/D brackets huh.. and the gap is only gonna grow tmrw for me lol

> Maple vs Chika decisions, decisions... just kidding shield loli is always better

Also, when in doubt, always vote for the upset. Maple taking out Chika would be extremely funny to see.

I know, poor Maple being matched against Chika. So long, you loveable walking war crime.

> Maple taking out Chika would be extremely funny to see. She would devour Chika's powers though... Aren't you scared of letting this abomination roam freely? She'll probably start doing weird stuff like moving to a different bracket to pick her matchup, or defeating 3-4 girls at once.

Scared? Maybe a little bit, but as usual it would be so fun to see it happen. Maybe she'd even get time travel powers at some point and go back to win BG IX.

>Also, when in doubt, always vote for the upset. Truth, that's like half my votes.

Shield loli is my vote but not holding my breath lol

Maple is a funnier and more likable character than Chika by a wide margin.

But pink hair, crazy and massiv boobs for the stature. But I also agree with the sentiment. Shield hero all the way

Gotta vote for shield loli, even though I have a feeling its going to be a landslide in Chika's favor.

Shield loli is cute but she can't win against best Kaguya-sama girl

You got downvoted a lot on the comments which means that you’re right and Chika will win this matchup

Out of curiosity, next year could we get English translations of titles? I love this contest, but don't know the Japanese names lol.

I don't find it as much a bother in the bracket itself. But it -really- messes with me in the nomination voting. I don't have time to look up shows for every single one of the thousands of girls. And not all best girls are recognizable from a close up screenshot.

Yeah, some of the pictures chosen were strange. Also I watch a decent amount of shows so sometimes it's kinda hard to remember names... except for my favorites I suppose. LENA OR HOLO ALL THE WAY

The pictures are the biggest issue. I've seen some pictures, gone to skip over as I didn't recognize them but then had to go back when I recognized the name. I don't know why some pictures are so far away from how the character usually looks but it really should get fixed.

It's up to whoever nominates and sometimes feels like they are spite nominating (e.g. Irina Jelavic of Ansatsu Kyoushitsu will do worse than Irina "Bitch-Sensei" Jelavic of Assassination Classroom)

**Today's Results**: On the left side of Bracket D, a lot of girls I like had to get eliminated this round. Ichika, Maria, Akeno, Yuuko, Kumiko, Isuzu, Desumi, Elaina, and Inaban. Honestly thought Elaina would do the upset against Rui. Now we get a version of that Saber vs. Rin rematch from Round 6 of Best Girl 4 with Saber vs. Ishtar here. It makes me think back how Saber's best chances to win were years ago. Mio is breaking 3k votes which feels like the momentum from last year's contest still going strong. Potential Mio vs. Azusa... We are getting that Sora Amamiya match between Aqua and Miko. Maybe Miko would like Aqua around in her life if she could put up with usual Aqua antics. Sad for Nadeshiko, but Komachi is massively underseeded. Seed 166 is too low for her when another imouto in Kaede is Seed 70. Anju almost breaking 3k votes? Nice. And we're getting Anju vs. Tsukasa in Round 3 which is a matchup for my interests. Saten held Homura to a pretty low vote total. That's all I could ask for Saten. The Made in Abyss debuff is real and Mushoku Tensei coming back right when the contest started really made this so likely to happen. **Today's Voting**: Will have comparatively less to say about Bracket A at this point which isn't a bracket for me overall. That being said, don't mind who advances between Suzuha and Echidna. I'm rooting for Yor to go strong in her debut year. And Miko is my favorite of the remaining Kaguya girls available to be voted for in the Best Girl contests. Revy is an old and classic favorite, but I don't she can do monster runs like say Guts can in the Best Guy contests while being comparatively a perennial lower seed. Time to see how strong the NGNL girls are this Round because going 0/3 is definitely possible. Think Minakata ends her run here against Ram. One seeding upset at least. **Mini-Challenge**: >What result from last round made you salty? Not really salty, but a lot of girls I like in Bracket D all had to leave at the same time in Round 2. Wait. I just thought of something: Chitanda vs. Chitoge being the lowest voted on matchup of Round 2 Bracket C. Love both, but it just left me feeling sad for where the Chitanda support is.

While not at all surprising, Nia losing to Rascal's little sister just ain't right

This one made me the saltiest. Nia is an infinitely better character.

I think we are getting to the point where TTGL is just too old for a lot of the posters here to have seen.

Someone needs to do a TTGL rewatch to remind everyone (again).

It's not just Nia either. Twelve years ago Haruhi Suzumiya probably wins this contest (assuming Holo would have won the year before), now she will get blown out by Yui in a couple days after just a couple rounds. Yoko herself might have won in 2009. Those pre-2010 shows have tough sledding to get through the jungle now.

Totally agree. Kaede is just a side character and isn't nearly as interesting nor has as much plot relevance as Nia.

I'm sure it's just recency bias. Having seen both BGS and Gurren Lagann I don't see how Kaede is superior in any way.

I think Kaede is the only good character from bunny girl so I don’t mind but I’ll pour one out for Nia

That's quite the take from a show that has Mai...

Alright, Kumiko is out and so am I. This isn't good for my blood pressure.

Bakarina got robbed!

Catarina is already out? This contest is a lie.

I was surprised by this. I thought she was more popular, that the SHOW was more popular than this.

This year is weird. I think the blackout changed the sub in unpredictable ways. Last year, Catarina lost in round 3 to Riza Hawkeye, a popular character from an even-more-popular show. Hawkeye lasted until round 5, when she lost to Mio Akiyama, who was eventually eliminated by the tournament winner, Ai Hayasaka. The year before Catarina lost in round 4 to Hayasaka. This time both Hawkeye and Catarina are out in round 2.

All and all this is my least salty bracket. As expected. If imposter Rin beats Saber next round though…

Emilia is crushing, and I love to see it. Ichika officially confirmed as the weakest quint. Azusa has to do as an honorary quint as she is making sure five Nakanos enter round three. Kumiko losing was foreseeable, unfortunately. But this might really be the worst result of the whole round. Nadeshiko getting upset by Komachi is a close contender though. So it seems I only gotta cross out Kumiko from [my Bingo](https://i.imgur.com/EGJwZds.png). Kurumi, Ishtar and Madoka all get to live another round. Today, the goal is clear: Vote Stephanie Dola. Obviously she is the only one strong enough to take on Yor. Also consider giving Tohru a pity vote. Erina gained more votes than Satella last round, will be interesting to see what happens this round. Just remember, a vote for Goth Emilia is almost as good as a vote for Emilia herself! MC: Yeah, I'll go with Kumiko losing. And on a meta level, the realization that Marin might actually pose a major problem for Holo. Nothing is determined on that yet, of course, but right now it's looking to be slightly in Marin's favor.

Not necessary. Sylphie gonna take home the victory against Yor. I want to believe.

How was it... day 10000 of lying on the ground and counting to ten because I’m so fucking mad. Nanachi lost Yesterday I asked how many people watched Steins Gate 0, apparently not enough... High seed continue to get good votes.Let's see... On to the round 3 >What result from last round made you salty? See above

Kids and girls who look like young kids always lose early in this contest. (Saki over Renge in round 1 was the easiest upset to call.) Not really surprising that Riko and Nanachi are both out. The high-seed kid rep, Anya, is overseeded and will fall soon.

I think the reason the kids don’t do well is if someone is voting every matchup but doesn’t recognize either, they will not vote for the kid. Anya is recognizable enough, I think she does okay because of this.

I think there are a lot of voters who interpret this contest as a "best waifu" contest and not a "best character who happens to be female" contest who actively vote against children characters they might even like as characters because they're not pedos.

Yes, this is the same issues that the non humanoid girls had. But not knowing a character, I feel, makes it go from possible to overlook vs impossible to overlook. When you basically are voting for a name and a profile picture, it basically becomes waifu selection.

Illya’s done pretty well, even if she’s probably going to get destroyed by Emilia

Maho from Steins Gate 0 is a legitimately great character, she should've moved on.

I read the visual novel and voted for her. Certainly she isn't my favorite Steins;gate girl, but she is a Steins;Gate girl. They are all good.

looks like right bracket in group D is completely useless

Homura Akemi: “Excuse Me?”

gonna save this for when Hori eventually upsets all the top seeds of group D

I knew Hori is in this bracket too but didn't notice that she got so many votes. She'll be dangerous contestant, yeah, really liked her character in anime

I didnt think i could get salty but seeing Elaina lose to Rui did the trick

>Mini Challenge: What result from last round made you salty? Maybe Ichika, but it's my most recent lost so maybe I'm recency-biased for it! I think what I'm saltiest about is that 2 of my favorites (Yumeko and Marin) faced in the second round! Well, Yumeko was always doomed to fail, but I thought she would last a bit longer. For this round, VOTE **TANYA!**

Yumeko couldve lasted to at least Round 3 if she didnt run into the projected winner of the contest.

[39/81 of my votes advanced this round.](https://i.imgur.com/JX0S6nd.png) [](#kurisudisappointed) MC: Eiko and Kumuko losing

i'm very scared for mirai vs tanya... glasses girl please pull through!

Wait, Kumiko, Sento, and Bakarina all lost? People were right, you guy really do have no taste.

Wow, yesterday was garbage. RIP Maho and Nanachi I guess. Shilling for Mitsuha and Suzuha today... but especially Mitsuha lol. One of the best anime movie characters ever does not deserve this kind of treatment.

Shuna losing to discount Rin and best girl from Nisekoi losing. Despite this this was one of the better results.

Thank god Pedocoatl lost. > What result from last round made you salty? Anzu losing to Miku, Mirko losing to Bocchi, Chise losing to Tooru, and **The Major losing to Maki Shijou** of all extras.... Seriously, wtf r/anime?? Anyway, [today's votes](https://i.imgur.com/DQ67sma.png).

Deciding between Tohru and Shouko is pain

No One Piece girls in round 3.

> What result from last round made you salty? Nanachi losing to Zenith

Mini Challenge: Inaba lost :(

I'm crossing my fingers for Kanade but knowing how popular Dragon Maid is I'm prepared to be disappointed. At least Kurumi won though. Vote for Karen and Miku! MC: Nia losing to Kaede. I knew it was gonna happen because she's a BGS character and Gurren Lagann is an older anime but still.

> Vote for Karen Wtf for? A walking toothbrush incest meme has no business even making it this far. She shouldn't even make the five character cutoff for Monogatari.

Everybody be sure to vote for Shouko Nishimiya! This is her year for sure! ​ Man already on round 2 i have a Bingo. 14 of 25 already out. My goodness. [(Bingo Card)](https://imgur.com/a/vwrkg13) ​ For the question of the day. Ushio not making it through was the worst. Did no one watch Summertime Render? sure it had release problems but it was so good.

Day 8 of lying on the ground and counting to ten because I’m so fucking mad.

All NGNL girls must die today.

But why? The alternatives are meh

Revy is amazing. Plus they killed Hawkeye and she must be avenged.

Revy was up against somebody from NGNL? I voted for Revy because obviously best girl, but I don‘t remember her opponent.

All the more reason: If you have a Best Girl competition, and the other girl is unmemorable from the series, they're not the Best Girl.

She is right now. Up against Shiro.

Voted for the NGNL girls today!

especially with Revy up, c'monnnnn

Apart from Schwi, I have no idea how they made it so far. I mean do have an idea but still lol.

Shiro deserves some wins.

Yah, I let the spite votes flow.

This is going to be a very unpopular opinion, but I have karma to spend. Miko Iino is one of the worst girls in Kaguya. She's not *bad*, but most of the other girls are just way better. And that's including the side-characters. Also, [manga]>!when the focus shifted over to her and Ishigami was when the manga *really* started going downhill. And then they didn't even have a proper conclusion. Just sequel bait.!< Vote Schwi! [NGNL movie]>!devoted wife and badass combat robot!<

I'd argue Miko is far more entertaining than Kaguya and Hayasaka at least.

wow, flaming hot take

As anime only Miko doesn't feel as fleshed out as other characters, and has more negative traits. I really can't see the appeal of her right now.

Oh man. The contrast with that and me saying: >And Miko is my favorite of the remaining Kaguya girls available to be voted for in the Best Girl contests. [Manga spoilers] >!I do not think Miko is to blame entirely for how the Ishigami and Tsubame subplot was handled and Miko is definitely not to blame for that final arc of Kaguya. I genuinely love the relationship Miko develops with Shirogane which I like more than Kaguya and Ishigami's senpai-kouhai relationship, her character arc, and her developing feelings for Ishigami.!< I have a take to spare: I think Kashiwagi > Maki.

as someone who's been reading kaguya manga since its anime s1, I completely agree

Miko is the least compelling girl in a cast full of interesting girls. She's also just kind of annoying. Schwi is barely a character but that's fine. Still better than Lino.

I guess today we will have to say goodbye to Sylphiette, but i guess atleast Eris should survive her matchup. Kinda sad for Sylphie, bit i guess it's understandable since we haven't seen her that much yet in the anime

Wonder if she would have done better if we had held this 3 weeks later

For sure at the end of the season, that i can guarantee!

next year she's going to do so much better, season 2 is her season after all

>Nadeshiko out > >Kumiko lost to Ami > >Celty lost to fucking Nagatoro > >Nino advanced and about to take out Kaede Yeah this is definitely the single worst day for me so far, ooof. And single worst round, combined with Albedo destroying Morgiana, Shimarin losing to worst Monogatari girl and Ushio losing to someone I would probably dislike a lot if I watched Scum's Wish. [](#ohfuck) Bingo status : [how am I still alive](https://i.imgur.com/585Jgpz.png) And I just realized that if Azusa gets past Sasha, we're gonna have Mio vs Azusa. [](#godisdead)

>Nino advanced and about to take out Kaede I wouldn't go that far yet. Kaede got more votes in her matchup and against a stronger opponent too. Never underestimate the popularity of Bunny Girl Senpai.

I always assume the worst here, it's r/anime's taste we're talking about [](#yuishrug)

Alternatively, never underestimate the popularity of [*emotional damage*](https://youtu.be/i1ojUmdF42U) Also, [BGS]>!it's 2v1!<

I'm always voting for Kaede-chan

Inaba and Saten are out, what more can you take from me? MC: Kei Shirogane - ~~Akame~~

I love how well Ghislaine has been doing. She might even have a chance vs Mitsuri next round!

I adore Ghislaine, peak character design, badass, lovable personality, interesting backstory.

I would be happy with Ghislaine winning the whole thing just based purely on my strong thirst.

Remember, since this is Demon Slayer vs. Mushoku Tensei, in accordance with Megan's Law the Mushoku Tensei voters will have to disclose themselves to protect the Demon Slayer voters.

lmaoooooo this is extremely insulting to both DS and MT fans, savage

EMILIA SWEEP

Nia and Nadeshko losing to little sister support characters is painful. I like Kaede and Komachi, but good lord, that just ain’t right. And nanachi losing to Zenith??? What??? I can only chalk that up to Mushoku benefitting from recency bias because there is ZERO logic in a supporting character that was only in the first few episodes beating Nanachi

I got the feeling that Nanachi wasn't a girl, so that is an automatic disqualifier for me.

[Vote Miku Nakano **You bloody heathens**](#protest) * Shouko vs Tohru might actually be painfull, but Shouko should have it in the bag * Also afraid that Eris might anihilate Mitsuha * Please tell me this is the end for the Dolas... Yesterday * I'm glad that a Keion is doing good, but I struggle to see why it's Mio and why she is pulling these good numbers. Poor Kyoko... * Nanachi loosing against Zenith, who had little impact even in her own show, is some Grade A bullshit * Both Madoka and Homura (she did nothing wrong) move on, good * Nadeshiko deserved better as well, thus ends the last Laid Back Girl Despite all this Bullshit, both my [big board](https://imgur.com/zmXf6BA) as well as my [small one](https://imgur.com/XCSvJkV) are doing surprisingly ok after two rounds, still lost some of my favourites way too early... MC: Aside from Nanachi, there was also the Blowout for Ushio, which is rooted entirely in the bad marketing STR received. Also the 3-gatsu Girls.

[Updated Bingo after losing two more girls.](https://imgur.com/5kXVPRD) Farewell, **Ichika!** At least Nino's still in, though she'll be at risk against Kaede in her next match (but I think she got it). Lost **Saki Saki** too, against Aqua with a HUGE surge in votes! Taking the #1 spot from Marin, for highest vote count so far! She may be more of a threat than I previously thought. And Saki Saki's a well loved girl (among the fans of the show anyway).

Actually not salty at the winners of this round. Only one I find weird is Rui over Elaina but egh, whatever.

Damn, didn't expect people to like Zenith this much. She's cool and all but better than Nanachi? Hot damn.

It's not so much as people like zenith, but more like she's better known than Nanachi. Most people here just vote because they know "said" character from a popular show than them actually liking the characters. Sooner or later, you'll realize this contest is more of a popularity contest than who is actually best girl.

**#3 Emilia** is fortunately still going strong, although only #4 in votes but I'm not too worried yet. Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to **#142 Shuna, #179 Desumi, #147 Elaina, #211 Himeko, #134 Sally, #267 Shion** and most of all **#139 Bakarina**, who sadly couldn't escape her death flag this time around. For tomorrow we will have to say goodbye to either **#48 Eris** or **#81 Mitsuha**, which means that no matter what happens I will have my first [Bingo](https://imgur.com/a/KZcVjxy). Another hard matchup to vote for is **#24 Ram** vs **#152 Hizuru**, but I think I am leaning towards Ram for now. I am also voting for **#240 Steph** and **#393 Schwi** to see if the NGNL girls can keep their upset streak going. >Mini Challenge I think **#61 Eiko** and **#139 Bakarina** losing made me both equally salty.

Ffs /r/anime... Nanachi loses to Zenith? That's some bullshit

The bone-chilling realisation that Marin might end up winning this year…💀

...I can only imagine poor saber right now... "Rin, dear, you shouldn't be here... you already won this damn f****ng tournament...." (at least all the sakura faces from fgo have different personalities than the original....) P.S. On the bright side, azunyan eliminated kosaki "i have the personality of a telephone pole" onodera...

Mini Challenge: All the Monogatari girls going out, also Shokuho losing to a fucking Demon Slayer character, although inevitable, still stings

#Vote Eris #Vote Erina

Oh no someone like me. I don’t get the hate for Erina lol.

Erina is best Food Wars girl

Please let this round be the end of NGNL girls

*Echidna* vs Suzuha (This was a really tough one. I really enjoy Suzuha's character, but Steins;Gate and Re:Zero are both stories I consider near-perfect masterpieces. It ultimately came down to the fact that Steins:Gate is a mastery of plot, while Re:Zero is a mastery of character writing, and Echidna's role in the development of all the characters around her led to some of the most interesting arcs in anime, where Suzuha just has a lot less depth in comparison. Still deep and still complex but...lake vs ocean, y'know?) Yor vs *Sylphiette* (I've never actually really liked Yor. Or Spy x Family. The style of comedy in that show isn't really my jam. So, y'know, go Sylphie! Ride the wave of recency bias to victory!) Stephanie vs *Karen*. (This is a vote against Steph. As revenge. To be fair, i do have it on fairly good authority that Monogatari has fantastic characters, so I feel reasonably confident with the assessment that Karen is probably the better character here. But this is payback for Riza, which was not a win Steph deserved at all, and given that neither character was riding recency bias i suspect foul play.) *Eris* vs Mitsuha (Eris is great. Eris is so great. Love me some redemption arcs and Mushoku loves giving every single character in the show some form of redemption arcs. Her growth from Angry Bitch Worst Girl to Literal Ray Of Sunshine was great to see and felt totally natural. She needs to learn to *freakin communicate* tho, COME ON) *Revy* vs Shiro (hm. One of the actual hottest and coolest anime character ever vs the gamer loli? Yeah not a hard call. I shouldn't judge Shiro for Steph's sins but i won't lie that she's a little bit getting caught in collateral damage here. I probably would have voted Revy anyways, given that she's great (and underseeded as hell)) *Winry* vs Rikka (Thick thighs may save lives but a good automail mechanic can save even more) *Satella* vs Erina (Hm. The antagonist behind one of the most brilliant shows ever written or a character from the production disaster food porn show. *tough call*.) Ram vs *Hizuru* (PAIN. PAIN FOR A THOUSAND YEARS. Fuckin hell, I never thought i'd be voting *against* a Re:Zero character but here we are. I love Ram *so much* but Hizuru is a fucking awesome character, and given that Summertime Render is done while Re:Zero has a s3 on the way, this is the only chance Hizuru has, while Ram will get a nice boost in the near-ish future. Also, justice for Ushio. Go kick some ass, Nagumo-sensei!)

Alright. Let's see who finishes off the Top 128... **Saber** v. Isuzu Sento – Guess the world wasn't ready for 50 Cent but he's an anime waifu. I was always more of a Rin guy myself, but I guess people really just want to wife King Arthur. **Rui Tachibana** v. Elaina – Really shouldn't be upset about higher seeds winning, but as a witch waifu enjoyer myself, this is just kinda tragic. **Azusa Nakano** v. Kosaki Onodera – I don't know what's worse, the fact that all the Nisekoi girls were out by Round 2, or the fact that Azusa is the low seed in the next match against Sasha. Come on guys. Watch more anime. **Yotsuya Miko** v. Sally – I don't get why Sally is even an option, but at least this gives me 4 days to watch *Mieruko-chan* so I can finally know what I'm talking about. Who knows, maybe I've been sleeping on a god tier waifu this whole time. **Kaede Azusagawa** v. Nia Teppelin – Nia really deserved better. Tragic. Nadeshiko Kagamihara v. **Komachi Hikigaya** – Someone is really gonna have to explain the Oregairu hype to me. The whole thing is just overdramatic teen angst, and while I'm no *Yuru Camp* simp, I will say Nadeshiko deserved better than getting ousted by a little sister side character. **Anju Emma** v. Shion – What in the actual 86 simping happened here? A blowout of over 1000 votes by a forgettable side character? Guys... you should know better by now. **Annie Leonhart** v. Kohaku – Better than the Anju match I guess, but y'all really gotta stop sleeping on *Dr. Stone*. That or y'all really are down bad with a villain fetish. I mean, sure she's mildly redeemed in later seasons, but better than Kohaku? Miss me with that shit. **Ghislaine Dedoldia** v. Shinju Inui – Justice for Karyl. ​ Looks like the normies found the bracket. Differentials feel a lot larger than past days and all but two matches played out along seeding lines (with the Nadeshiko v. Komachi match being the closest by about 60 votes). We'll see what that means for the bracket going forward, but at least its restricted to the point that I at least know... something about all the characters, even if I'm not gonna be binging 4 seasons of *Date a Live* for Kurumi to lose next round. Or not. Who knows.

Uh, Anju is not a side character? Or forgettable? I don't know why people think that. Like yes, Shin and Lena are the main protagonists but right outside that core there's a circle of other main characters that still get a lot of screentime and focus. That circle currently consists of a) the remaining members of Spearhead b) Frederica and c) Annette. Like, Shiden is a side character. Any member of spearhead that doesn't live past cour 1 is a side character. Ernst is a side character. Karstahl is a side character. Gerthe is a side character. Anju is not a side character.

Anju is a major *supporting* character and even then is far from memorable past being a living member of Spearhead. Sure there are more ancillary characters in the series, but she’s still drowned out by Shin and Lena in terms of memorability. Doesn’t really help that her flat design is little more than “anime girl with different colored hair”. Compared to the rest of the field she’s just not much of anything. Sure Kate in Round 1 was a lay-up, but to put her over Shion? That’s a stretch. Then again, considering how rabid the 86 fandom can get I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.

Yes, Shin and Lena outclass everyone else but Anju is still pretty memorable? She does actually have a fair amount of onscreen character development, an emotionally compelling arc with several hard hitting moments, and a distinct and entertaining personality within the group. If her and Daiya's whole story doesn't hit you right in the fuckin gut then you don't have a heart, straight up. *Especially* when you're talking about the Fido flashback scene. Also her threatening Daiya still stands as the funniest fucking moment in the series. EDIT: also, in terms of her character design, her hair color is actually very memorable because it's a specifically important plot point to her characterization - namely that she's mixed race and part-Alba, but not enough to avoid being sent to live with the 86 because she can't pass for a full-blooded Alba, but still hated with the 86 camps where she grew up for visibly having Alba heritage.