It always seemed to me like that was more of a joke ship in the series than anything similarly to Hachiman x Totsuka. If she was actually interested in him, [Oregairu] >!she wouldn't have been pushing him so hard to understand his feelings and go after Yukino.!<
I dare you to watch her speech about the power of words pairing with actions (the one where she colors the napkin) at the end of season 3 and not feel anything
Holo vs Marin next round. Oh shit. Oh fuck. The salt is going to be like Lot's wife.
MC: I love how fluid and fast they animate Morgiana's kick fighting.
> Holo vs Marin next round. Oh shit. Oh fuck. The salt is going to be like Lot's wife.
As a Marin fan, I won't be too salty if Holo wins, she's my #3 or #4 among the remaining girls... But I WILL be salty as fuck the round after that, if Holo defeats Marin, just to fall apart against Lena.
Basically, I want whoever wins this matchup, to win the whole thing.
(Megumin's also fine, though a bit anticlimactic. And while I don't root for Chika to win, the devil on my shoulder wants to see it, just for the salt eruption).
Think the winner comes out of these three personally. I'm pulling for Holo myself but wouldn't be too upset if Marin wins.
Lena so far has been the most frightening in the contest though. She's pulling so many more votes each round...
Going into this contest and if you were to ask me
Seed 9 - Miko Iino
Seed 10 - Eru Chitanda
Seed 11 - Anju Emma
Seed 12 - Darkness
Of these 9-12 seeds, who would last the longest in this contest?
I would not have said Anju at all.
Chitanda's rollercoaster of support from Best Girl 9 to Best Girl 10 was hard to wrap my head around.
And I suppose it's fitting that she got beat by someone with an even crazier roller coaster of support (Hanabi didn't even make the bracket of Best Girl 9).
Dominant victories for Lena and Marin.
Next for this bracket is Holo vs Marin. Huge matchup. I think winner of this bracket takes home the grand prize.
Super sad to ssy Kaori Miyazono goodbyes as always :(
I'm itching to see who will be vitorious; Vivy or Roxy
Yeah, Vivy and Roxy is going to be an interesting one. Vivy is from a less popular anime, and Roxy is from one with a dedicated hate following(that isn't exactly unjustified even though I like it personally)
> Next for this bracket is Holo vs Marin. Huge matchup. I think winner of this bracket takes home the grand prize.
well Lena got more votes in this round than any one of them
I mean she was the number 1 seed nine contests ago, things changed a lot.
Still agree with you though, Lena would have a very good chance against either Holo or Marin.
I was even surprised by this [Jibril run in Best Girl 6 where she made the quarterfinals](https://animebracket.com/results/best-girl-6-starting-salt-in-another-contest?group=finals) (and 1000% helped in setting up this Asuna win).
That was 2019.
In 2023? Getting to Round 5 means she's holding up pretty well.
She's not a bum like the other comment said top 16 a few times and a top 8, just don't think she is a top contender, a good gatekeeper.
Also that bracket B run she went looks so weird to look back on, Asuna went through hell, while she had fairly good matchups.
>Gotta love when people call the former #1 seed a bum of an opponent.
Well, she kinda is, now; To compare with last year, she was #73 seed, and lost in 4th rounds, not even getting 40% of the votes. She overseeded this year, yet she just barely passed 4th round.
The only thing holding her back right now is that we haven't gotten a Season 2 yet. Give Jibril both recency bias and the further depth to her character that Season 2 would bring, and she'll become a finals threat.
People who are unsure which way to go should really just go holo imo. Marin is a one cour wonder in her first contest. I liked dress up darling too unlike some people who think marin winning would be some kind of travesty but unless you firmly prefer her I'd give her a couple more years and see if the feeling stay the same or she fades away. If you do firmly prefer her then go marin by all means though, just feel its weird to see people being unsure and not break towards the character with a track record rather than recency bias, if for nothing else but to counter the 'I have only seen dress up darling' voters making it a uphill climb.
Yup my thinking is pretty similar. Based on the manga I would not be surprised if Marin wins after getting a season 2 in a year or so. But right now she needs more time to cook.
God I hope not...
I want whoever wins this matchup to win it all, not to crumble in the very next round.
But I think a lot of people feel the same, love BOTH girls, and would support whoever wins, with no spite.
^^Or ^^maybe ^^I'm ^^just ^^high ^^on ^^copium
I think Marin winning is going to generate a lot of spite votes from Holo fans because she's just "generic waifu bait", but those people would be voting for Lena against Marin anyways so it's kinda hard to say it would just be spite.
I knew it was inevitable but RIP Tooru.
Hiratsuka vs Darkness was the only matchup yesterday that was going to be close. Glad to see sensei won.
Anya vs Hanabi is a funny matchup. Wholesome innocence vs the complete opposite of that.
mini challenge: C.C.'s haughty and know it all demeanor. I love her shenanigans when she trolls Lelouch by going out in public to get pizza when she's supposed to be in hiding.
**Today's Results**:
Thank you everyone for really showing the love for Lena today. I know Jibril wasn't a strong Round 5 opponent, but 4896 votes is the most yet in this contest. Think she's positioned well for the quarterfinals.
Lena also more than doubled Jibril's votes.
Holo is showing signs of life with a strong win over Tooru, but Marin has had the edge on Holo throughout this contest. It's going to be a good match in Round 6.
Think Marin has had a couple hundred votes for her over Holo that can't be explained by quality of their opponents, but these votes can flip in a H2H.
Hiratsuka continues to be an upset machine. Squeaking a 400 vote win over Darkness and being the first confirmed OreGairu girl for Round 6 in this contest. Putting the pressure on Yui to do the same.
I've loved this Hiratsuka run which is the best yet from her, but sadly I cannot support her in Round 6 against Lena. Lena is still my #1 Girl for this contest.
**Today's Voting**:
Congrats to Esdeath for making it this far, but this just made Megumin's bracket path really easy. Easiest of any Top 8 Seed by my judgment.
Vivy vs. Roxy is a [Best Girl of 2021 Semi-Finals runback](https://animebracket.com/best-girl-2021/results) (thanks again for taking over for the seasonal contests, /u/changshiyixia).
Roxy clutched out a 58 vote win there, but vote totals are way bigger here. Also it's funny that Vivy keeps getting these runback matchups from 2021.
Will be more than alright with who advances between Violet and Yui, but I'm on Yui's side for this matchup.
Hanabi vs. Anya. I think I'd be more entertained seeing a first grader in Round 6 of this contest so Anya. But there is real potential for Hanabi's dream run to continue into Round 6.
**Mini-Challenge**:
Yukino Yukinoshita maxes out the kuudere appeal and I love her banter and relationship with Hachiman. Really like her Season 3/later LN arc too.
> Vivy vs. Roxy is a Best Girl of 2021 Semi-Finals runback
Actually there is someone who points out this dramatic re-match before I leave a reply! Lots of thanks to you too.
People at the time either underestimated or didn't know this 2021 lineup of Hori, Lena, Vivy, and Roxy would be really strong for the main Best Girl Contests.
All of them are still in the contest as of Round 5, two of them are guaranteed Round 6, and they've all had big wins in their bracket matchups.
Hanabiâs âdream runâ would just set up for an easy win for the next round, tbh. Atleast Anya would make for a good opponent going into the next round.
> Holo: 4387 vs Tooru: 2733
> Marin: 4680 vs Kaori: 2584
> Lena: 4896 vs Jibril: 2400
The stage is now set for the 3-way fight that could very well determine who wins this year's contest. Sorry, Shizuka, but you did really well for making it this far.
Mini Challenge: Mikoto has a wide range of fun personality traits. She can be really cute at times and be a badass at other times. She can be be sweet at times and get angry at other times. She can be prideful at times and be despondent at other times. She goes through a lot of super challenging shit for a middle schooler to handle, but she always tries to do what's best.
>
> The stage is now set for the 3-way fight that could very well determine who wins this year's contest. Sorry, Shizuka, but you did really well for making it this far.
To be fair: Since strategy votes/spite votes are in play as well, then it's at least conceivable that the Holo/Marin supporters vote Shizuka in a landslide next round just to take out Lena, specifically because when you add the spite voters of whoever wins that match, Lena+spite can easily beat Holo or Marin, but Holo/Marin - spite could still likely take Shizuka, even more doubled because it becomes Shizuka - Lena voters' spite.
Sorry to say but even with spite votes, Shizuka(as much as I love her) cannot upset Lena. Lena is far too much for her. Sadly whoever wins Marin vs Holo is going to get spite hard. But let's see how it goes tbh.
> Sadly whoever wins Marin vs Holo is going to get spite hard.
I don't think that's a given.
I can definitely see it in case of a Holo loss due to the push in the comment she's getting every year but personally I don't see a big spite vote incoming should Marin lose.
VOTE VIVY!!
For AIs, it's not a matter of how far they go in the contest, it is how they continue to be voted for. For her mission. I need you to vote for her and hear her sing.
I think there's a very good chance Lena wins it all this year. If that does happen, I honestly wouldn't mind it much because she's a very good character.
At the start of this contest, I thought it'd be a shame if she won this year because her winning last year would have been big cinema and her winning now would not be able to compare, even though I rooted for her. But now I think it'd be poetic for her to take revenge for last year, and it'd be a similar story development to her show.
Everyone I voted for won? That's not supposed to happen.
I can't believe Hiratsuka-sensei is still taking down Konosuba girls
Edit for MC: Senjougahara? First of all there's everything, but I guess more specifically [her dere is weapons-grade cute Jesus Christ](https://youtu.be/k0KMYVJRaBY?si=Z-AYXpevqtWzfVm-)
Shizuka getting the upset! That's my teacher! And it finally looks like Marin is losing some steam, the results seem to be about equal with Holo (and considerably worse than Lena). Things are getting interesting in group B.
MC: EMT. I could say everything about her, but Emilia's personality is just angelic. Her overwhelming caring kindness is what I like most about her, and ever since the lap pillow scene I've fallen for her and no other anime girl came close. The hug at the start of S2 only cemented that opinion.
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> And it finally looks like Marin is losing some steam, the results seem to be about equal with Holo (and considerably worse than Lena)
I think Marin's opponent was much tougher though... There were a million comments about Kaori, I don't even recall a single comment about Jibril!
> There were a million comments about Kaori
I thought you already knew this doesn't indicate a tough opponent, this indicates a clearly doomed opponent.
How is that possible, that in group B we have Holo, Marin and Lena, and each of them could win in my book, while in group C there is not a single person to vote for?
What is your favorite thing about your best girl?
That she brings joy to everyone whenever she appears.
Marin is probably a tad underseeded, while Megumin and Anya are high seeds that have broad recognition and a good number of fans (getting them high seeds) but also play to niches--a chuuni loli and a child. Violet, Vivy, and Roxy aren't bad, but the top of Group C is fairly weak compared to Lena/Holo/Marin.
Marin is probably aggressively underseeded, but the way the seeds are determined isn't very precise (exclusively based whether people would like to see the characters in the top 512), so you end up with shit like Chika at 1 and Marin at 13.
I guess I should just get into it.
**Holo** v. Tooru â I guess I shouldn't have underestimated the wise wolf (especially since I voted for her). A sizable defeat over everyone's favorite lesbian dragon cements Holo's ticket to the Top 16, surprising probably nobody. Now's when things get spicy...
**Marin Kitagawa** v. Kaori Miyazono â Winning with far more votes than Holo got, Round 5 is gonna be spicy for Group B since we could see the 4 seed upset by the newcomer. Marin shows no sign of stopping, even if at this point she's inundated my feed to the point where I'm over her. I guess Kaori didn't have the stamina to keep going... how fitting.
**Vladilena Milize** v. Jibril â Hate to fuel the 86 fire, but I do gotta give it Lena over Jibril despite how much I love everyone's favorite horny FlĂŒgel. My prediction of a Lena v. Marin face-off still holds true, and both have the momentum the make it all the way to the finale. Tragically, one won't make it past Top 8 at best but its' gonna be a bloody match to the bitter end.
Darkness v. **Shizuka Hiratsuka** â Mild upset all things considered, but again I'm sure you know my stance by now. I'm no Darkness simp, but seeing her ousted by the teacher is disgusting.
Oh boy is Round 5 gonna be spicy! Much like Group A things are finally starting to get fun. The obnoxious progression of a forgettable Oregairu character (I will die on this hill) meets the unstoppable force of the 86 fandoms main. I'm sure someone will be left seething at the end and knowing how things go it'll probably be me (in a rare moment of solidarity with the 86 fandom) but I hope I'm wrong. On the other side of things, the rubber meets the road for the newcomer Marin as she looks to snuff out her biggest opponent to date. She's got the vote totals for it, but never underestimate the power of that wolf girl. Only time will tell how things shape up from here, but all I know is its gonna be real spicy.
On Lena's side for the matchup but...
>I will die on this hill
Then [drop dead](https://preview.redd.it/5nofnk6n6ap51.jpg?auto=webp&s=75fc6879ac0e3832ccfec2f561cedf486b7f243d).
Tooru, Kaori and Darkness all lost. While expected I hoped they would put up a better fight. And Darkness losing to the teacher? I guess I'll never understand it.
Today's votes:
**Megumin (2)** \- Esdeath (31):
Easy pick this one. I'll pick the girl who'll explode you over the girl who murders you...
**Vivy (50)** \- Roxy (18):
Vivy totally carried her show to one of my all time faves and Roxy didn't have a lot of screentime yet in MT so far. While I like Roxy, I prefer Vivy by a lot.
**Violet (7)** \- Yui (26):
Violet is better looking and overall a better character. And I still haven't forgiven Yui for kicking out Emilia last year! Easy vote!
Hanabi (74) - **Anya (23):**
Sorry Hanabi, this is where your miracle run must end. Anya just deserves this one!
>Mini Challenge
I have to pick only one thing I like about Emilia.. well that's hard, there are so many things... But I'd say the one best thing about her is how she sees the best in people and is always kind even in the face of a world where everyone just hates her and is afraid of her, just because of her race and likeness to the witch of envy.
LOL yes I believe so... tbh I'm kind of happy someone did that since I've been tempted to make a bracket like that myself just for comparison... looks like we're not doing so well this year...
I do think they will be falling off sooner or later... if they actually managed to pull off the win, then... it might be time for me to retire from making predictions xD
Actually being in the running for 1st is stressing me out lol... I think every day from here on out will have some pretty crazy results as far as our predictions leaderboards go.
I think 5-B was the last fairly safe round for me, hopefully I don't tank too hard. There are a lot of characters preforming way better than I imagined, and the opposite as well. Should be interesting.
[4 girls left after **Darkness**' elimination.](https://imgur.com/taOMgzQ)
**Holo** finally got a vote surge, 4.3k votes! But it still pales in comparison to **Marin** (4.6k) and **Lena** (4.8k)
But at this point in the tournament previous rounds don't matter as much, anything can happen when they meet (next round for Marin/Holo)!
I admit I was *slightly* worried when everyone and their mom were supporting Kaori in the comments, but in the end it followed the trend of these contests: When everyone roots for an underdog, they pretty much lose 100% of the time!
But damn, I can't wait for **Marin/Holo**... The first HUGE matchup in the contest! (Well, technically **Chika/Yor** happens before that, BUT I don't see either of them as a top contender. Meanwhile, the winner of Marin/Holo could win the whole thing).
**Lena** has will have such an easy matchup in comparison, against *random ass teacher on a deep run!*
Today's voting: **Megumin**'s at risk from my bingo, but against Esdeath it's probably not a big risk (right)? Unless the *step on me* crowd is larger than I think!
>Mini Challenge: What is your favorite thing about your best girl?
I have no idea who even is my best girl; Even if I tried to make a ranking, I'd change my mind every 2 hours, especially among types of girls (is my favorite girl the cute/playful romcom girl, the insane gambler, or the sociopathic serial killer?)
But to go with *my best girl remaining in the contest*, Marin: Well, she has a million 'traditional' best girl qualities (cute, funny, fun to be around, passionate, a million other thing), but one thing I really liked about her [Minor spoilers for Dress Up Darling's first episode]>!is shown in that scene in the first episode, when Gojo says "she lives in a world where she's accepted for who she is"... but the reason she lives in that world is that she doesn't let people not accept it (like the dude who was hitting on her and making fun of her stuff); If you're in her life, you have to be ok with her stuff. Doesn't mean you have to like it, but you have to be ok with her liking it. And some may say it's nothing, like, "everyone is the same with their friends"! But that's not entirely true... And to have the proof of that, just look at any thread about 'talking anime with friends', they always have so many comments about how one's friend doesn't even KNOW they watch anime, because they never told them, even after years. So Marin not being ashamed about that, was pretty refreshing! Even when she had her first real talk with Gojo, she showed him her other passion right away (cosplay), no hesitation!!<
I dunno, the story might end up like [Best Girl 5](https://animebracket.com/results/best-girl-5-legend-of-the-galactic-waifu?group=4). Back then Megumin was the new hotness and was crushing everyone in her path, only to meet a premature end at the hands of Holo.
megumin actually debuted in [best girl 4](https://animebracket.com/results/best-girl-4-a-certain-salty-railgun?group=full) and had the same story; she was 1st seed and then lost to holo in the top 16 by just 17 votes
I doubt it, especially after these latest results. Holo always does better than expected against popular characters, and the vote margins shrank this round.
Same, and I haven't watched Spice and Wolf.
The only consolation is that if Marin does beat Holo, Lena combined with Holo voters salt will definitely prevail.
[](#evilgrin)
> Holo voters salt
But what about Holo voters *strat*?
Do they really want to vote Marin out, so she can beat Holo again the next year? They can make sure she's out of these contests forever!
I hope she has a deep run, too, but I am slightly concerned because she doesn't have the meme power behind her. Meme power is very important here. Bocchi is pure meme, literally me irl, and Kana is already iconic, lol.
They are about equal this round, which is quite calming (compared to previous rounds). I really want Holo to win, but this looks very far from a guaranteed win for Marin by now.
Expected results yesterday dominant wins for the favourites and sensei does her usual surprise run and beats Lalatina.
Today should have closer matchups, vote for Violet we should all make her smile!
MC: She curious
**Lena** obliterated **Jibril** and gained 200 more votes than **Marin**. I think she's gonna face Marin and win Bracket A.
**Marin** stomped **Kaori**, RIP. Still, I'm impressed she made in this far. **Shizuka** (best teacher) upset **Darkness**, we love to see it. Nothing against Darkness but I honestly think Shizuka had a much more enjoyable character with less screentime. Also finally all the NGNL girls are gone, hawkeye can rest easy.
Votes:
1. Megumin vs **Esdeath** (Megumin is cool and I think Konosuba is the better show, but I don't really understand why she's so ridiculously popular on Reddit. Esdeath is gonna get stomped and I like her more so throwing her a pity vote.)
2. **Vivy** vs Roxy Migurdia (Roxy is great, Vivy is greater.)
3. **Violet Evergarden** vs Yui Yuigahama (I love Yui, but Violet was a wonderfully interesting and more iconic character. I don't mind who wins here tbh).
4. **Hanabi Yasuraoka** vs Anya Forger (No preference for who wins really, I had a lot more fun watching Anya but Hanabi was really interesting. She's gonna lose anyway so throwing a vote for the underdog).
> She's gonna lose anyway so throwing a vote for the underdog
I feel like it's not entirely impossible for this comment to get real funny ~21 hours from now.
I really am curious. In general, all the Konosuba girls are ridiculously popular on Reddit compared to anywhere else; Konosuba is only the #38 most popular show on MAL, which is obviously high, but lower than series with much worse performing girls like **The Promised Neverland** (#37, More recent, Emma not even nominated), **Akame Ga Kill** (#29, though lower score, everyone but Esdeath gets steamrolled), **Noragami** (#27, Hiyori Ikki a 100+ seed despite being FMC), **Toradora** (#22, romance show with nearly the same score as Konosuba), **One Piece** (#20 with a much higher MAL score and more popular girls outside of Reddit). With respect, Darkness and Wiz etc have no genuine justification to be as highly seeded as they are and win some of the matchups they do.
That being said, Megumin is still popular outside of Reddit. She's the 10th most favourited girl on Anilist, just below Chika and above Nezuko. I really don't get the appeal too because she's literally 14. Her character isn't particularly developed, and imo the reason Konosuba works is because of the cast dynamic rather than individual characters.
I read the manga too and Megumin isn't particularly special there, and her spin-off wasn't particularly good. Maybe she's better in the nvoel.
In the novels, Megumin is by far the best developed character after Kazuma. It would be spoilers to go into why exactly, but she ends up being the most mature member of the team, ironically. You can tell that Akatsuki-sensei really likes writing for her as well, given her 5 volumes of spin-off material.
A big part of the Konosuba novel charm is the POV writing. It's mostly Kazuma's POV, but there's the occasional extra chapter where we get a story written from the perspective of a different character (Aqua, Darkness, Megumin, Komekko are the ones I remember). We get very little of Aqua's POV, but the little we get is always hilarious, just getting to see how she views the world around her, but it wouldn't work for an entire volume, I think anyway. I know Darkness got POV chapters, but I can't remember anything about them, which isn't a good indicator of their quality. Then we have Megumin's POV, which includes some extra chapters in the main story, and of course the spin-off. The anime cutting out most of her internal thoughts really hurt the adapation IMO, especially once she gets to Axel, and starts seeing Kazuma and Aqua occasionally. In the novels, she didn't feel like she had a place where she could be accepted yet, and her attempts to join other parties always ended badly, but every time she saw K&A goofing around, she envied how much fun it looked like they were having together. The first 3 volumes of the spin-off give us so much insight to her character, that once we come full circle and see her introduction to K&A from her perspective, it's actually pretty emotional, but unfortunately the anime just wasn't able to capture that.
So yeah, I'd say her characterisation in the novels is a big reason why novel readers love her so much. Can't comment on her popularity based solely on the anime though, aside from her just being a fun character, but you could say the same about the other Konosuba girls, so who knows.
Expected results. Looking forward to Holo vs Marin... that should be entertaining.
[Bingo](https://i.imgur.com/XKsv5Ow.jpeg) \- Lost Kaori but still no bingo!
|Round 5C Left Bracket|Round 5C Right Bracket|
|:-|-:|
|~~Megumin~~ \- Esdeath ^(1)|~~Violet~~ \- Yui ^(3)|
|Vivy - Roxy ^(2)|~~Hanabi~~ \- Anya ^(4)|
1. I'm going with Esdeath until she gets boomed... sorry Megumin :(
2. Hmm... I think I prefer Roxy but this is a tough choice.
3. Time for Yui to avenge Irohasu by eliminating the overrated budget Saber :)
4. Will wholesome Anya be able to overcome the horny and degenerate Hanabi hive mind voters? Stay tuned!
>Kaori is dead. I will make the edit later.
Eris also lost yesterday, just in case you missed it. But boy do you still have many surviving girls - you really are taking the Bingo seriously, aren't you?
Ayy thanks boss. Im pretty sure i was using a placeholder from days ago instead of yesterdays... opps. Should be fixed now with Kaori edited.
I mentioned this in an earlier round but I think next year I will choose more of my favorites instead of girls I like + will survive far. While it sucks to get bingo right off the bat it does feel a little counterintuitive. Can't recall if this is the longest ive went without bingo but it certainly feels like it!
I have mostly kept to high-ish seeds myself paired with a few lower ones, but those were also definitely girls I could stand behind. So you can do a bit of both, I guess.
Well to be clear the girls I selected I would stand behind. Just wouldnt choose them over some of my favorites. If I remember next year i think ill try and sprinkle in a few more of my favorites/lower seeded picks instead
This is the [Bingo site](https://anime-bingo.aikats.us/) Mpp linked this year. We use to have another one that automatically updated the eliminations but i guess the owner of that site didnt wanna bother this year?
Thanks, I think I saw the other one while Googling, but as you said, it looked like it was made for another year or something (everything listed as eliminated).
~~Esdeath~~ vs **Megumin**
**Vivy** vs ~~Roxy Migurdia~~
~~Yui Yuigahama~~ vs **Violet Evergarden**
**Hanabi Yasuraoka** vs ~~Anya Forger~~
> What is your favorite thing about your best girl?
Kumiko is one of the most relatable anime characters for me
I was salty about how badly Kaori lost, but then I saw Lena vs Jibril. Damn. ^(Hope the Spearhead Squadron sweeps that bracket clean now)
And the queen of Christmas Cakes advances as well. Not much of a surprise with her also being an upset queen and with Darkness having a weaker track record than the rest of the Konosuba girls, but still impressive.
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Today's votes :
**Megumin** \- ~~Esdeath~~
**Vivy** \- ~~Roxy Migurdia~~ ^(those are my number 2 and 3 in the bracket and they're very close, so it's almost purely an underdog vote, I'd abstain if Vivy was the favorite to win)
~~Violet Evergarden~~ \- **Yui Yuigahama**
~~Hanabi Yasuraoka~~ \- **Anya Forger**
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Mini-challenge : She treasures her friends so much that she almost drives herself to a mental breakdown just to not get them involved in the shit she got dragged into, is an absolute badass in general, is the best kind of tsundere, and [has a 10/10 tomato face](https://64.media.tumblr.com/090799272e89f8aa94d1bffcc66037e1/5b22aa59a0ab2272-78/s540x810/c80d44ed2cb1ca6c91cde72210cebe0cf971bc57.jpg).
MC: That she gets eliminated in the first two rounds of this contest every year and absolutely wouldn't gaf about it (she'd probably not even look up from her book).
With Kaori unfortunately out, Lena is the one I am really going to root for this bracket.
If she loses to Shizuka, I am going to be salty lol. But really, Oregairu characters are just more popular than my view of them.
Between Holo and Marin, I don't mind either way but I think Marin has consistently done better so far in this tournament.
Today's vote: Megumin, Vivy, Violet, Anya
Esdeath is my favourite in AGK, and Yui my favourite in Oregairu, but Megumin is my 2nd favourite in this tournament, and I still prefer Violet.
Mini Challenge: I think Chika is what makes Kaguya-sama work. Her airheaded nature make her an unintentional mood maker. She has moments of genius, but is mostly just funny and has my favourite lines and scenes in the series. I love every time she end up teaching Shirogane something, but especially for the dance xD
**Esdeath** vs Megumin
Vivy vs Roxy Migurdia (Not voting)
**Yui Yuigahama** vs Violet Evergarden
**Hanabi Yasuraoka** vs Anya Forger
I just love Hanabi's character more than the gremlin child's, what can I say?
lmao yes Hiratsuka-sensei won. she'll lose to Lena, but so glad she went this deep.
Holo, Lena, and Marin all demonstrating their strength. Holo v Marin should be pretty insane.
Voting Megumin, Vivy, Violet, Hanabi. Megumin's better than a fascist, Vivy's an amazing character, Violet is the character that really got me into anime seriously, and Hanabi for the meme/salt.
Mini-challenge:
The thing I look for in 'best girls' is some combination of charisma and unique personality traits or quirks. If they are in some way crazy or kind of an asshole, that's great, too. Or in Mai Sakurajima's case, wit. You show me a girl with the bants, that's a best girl, right there.
for a while my favorite girl was Mako Mankanshoku though, because she's consistently one of the funniest characters out there, and also someone with the Looney Tunes power to bring serious proceedings to a halt with her determined goofball energy, saving the day more than once through the power of delusional confidence.
I have a real soft spot for alcoholics, too, lol, most recently falling for Kikuri from Bocchi the Rock because she's a drunk fuck-up and yet somehow the greatest mentor possible for our poor Bocchi. I guess that's because boozed up women tend to be uninhibited and say/do deranged things regularly.
I also have a soft spot for well-written bitches. IRL I hate gaslight gatekeep girlbosses and high maintenance narcissists, but I can't get enough of fictional ones. I know one is written well when she does something shitty and I'm like 'queen shit'.
The dreaded Holo vs Marin fight - been expecting this one since Holo lost to Lena last year - is here. r/redlegsfan21 is giving Holo a mere 13.5% chance of winning.
I will believe in that 13.5%. Marin's votes have now dropped below 65% and Kaori's somewhat of an eccentric girl among the beloved ones, I am pretty sure Holo's chances are way more than that.
And should her go through, I am confident she will get the revenge over Lena, whose future in the anime world remains uncertain (A-1 Pictures nowhere near ready to do its probable S2).
# HoloForBestGirl2023
For today's news, [Vivy and Roxy have met before in the 2021 Best Girl Semi-Finals](https://animebracket.com/best-girl-2021/results) where Roxy edged out, but neither have appeared in anime form since then (Roxy hasn't yet for this season). I am really interested in this one, although I have to make it clear that I have voted Vivy within an instant. Also Violet vs Yahallo IIRC also have happened before, this is definitely another match to watch.
MC: You can't find many girls out there that are as handsome, badass, somewhat independent and even stubborn yet extremely friendly to almost everyone, like an older sister at times and a younger one at others, liked almost universally in places around her, hardworking, fights with immense intensity yet likes cute things and plays the violin, has sidekicks that are just as wonderful and a wonderful rival, and most importantly sheepish when touching romance things, as the extraordinary r/anime approved Best Girl Mikoto Misaka.
[Lena win](#utahapraises)
Holo vs Marin is gonna be an interesting matchup, I haven't seen either show so I don't have much investment, but seeing the salt which will ensue from the fans of whichever one loses when the time comes is gonna be *fun* [](#popcorn2)
Predictable results other than Marin not topping the vote count.
For today, Megumin, Vivy, and two I don't care about (still voting Hanabi). Megumin should make semi-finals regardless of how Violet/Yui/Hanabi/Anya concludes. Easy bracket for her and the historical pattern of moving up will hold for round-of-16 in Best Girl 4-6, quarters for Best Girl 7-9, and semis for 10-12.
[Till I See You ~~Again~~ Tomorrow (couple Date A Live spoilers if anyone cares)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn8XASCFEro) [](#mugiwait)
Huh, I actually think Holo can do it vs Marin but we'll see. I've thought that many times before lol.
Also, I just want everyone to stop before the vote for anyone that's against Anya, and just imagine having tell[ this precious face](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l5A73AvXezQ/maxresdefault.jpg) that you didn't want her to win the game.
If you can, then you are a heartless ~~monster~~ member of the Secret Police clearly because it should be impossible.
#VOTE ANYA
>What is your favorite thing about your best girl?
Ryuko Matoi is badass w/ an impeccable sense of style.
The final 2 girls in each bracket face off against each other for the quarterfinals, then the winners from A & B and the winners from C & D face off for the semifinals, finally the last 2 girls alive battle in the finals
People really loved the hot teacher from OreGairu, huh.
She's one of the better life coaches you'll find in anime. People aren't just voting for her because she's hot.
Exactly. Arguably, of all the girls remaining in the contest, if I had had her in my life, she could have made the biggest influence on my life.
"Can't you just marry her already, please? Or I'll marry her himself."
She was the best character in that whole series
I'm voting for her because I want to rescue her from a world that doesn't appreciate her.
Mission accomplished, she is getting tons of appreciation, and that makes me happy
Speak for yourself đ€
She also has a very weird implied attraction to her student.
It always seemed to me like that was more of a joke ship in the series than anything similarly to Hachiman x Totsuka. If she was actually interested in him, [Oregairu] >!she wouldn't have been pushing him so hard to understand his feelings and go after Yukino.!<
Well atleast that led to a solid (SFW) doujin series.
You can't say it without providing the sauce
Hiratsu-kawaii, Shizu-kawaii! Since it's not on official sites I obviously can't directly link to it.
That struck me as pretty self-indulgent fan service on the part of the author.
For a lot of the show, perhaps even all if it, her relationship with Hachiman was the healthiest, most trustworthy one he had. She's great.
She's literally the best female character in that show.
I adore her. actual dream wife.
I love Emilia
I dare you to watch her speech about the power of words pairing with actions (the one where she colors the napkin) at the end of season 3 and not feel anything
She's better than all the girls in her bracket
I don't really care about her but I will always support removing the konosuba girls that have no right of going further than second round.
The actual best girl in Konosuba is Yunyun.
Holo vs Marin next round. Oh shit. Oh fuck. The salt is going to be like Lot's wife. MC: I love how fluid and fast they animate Morgiana's kick fighting.
> Holo vs Marin next round. Oh shit. Oh fuck. The salt is going to be like Lot's wife. As a Marin fan, I won't be too salty if Holo wins, she's my #3 or #4 among the remaining girls... But I WILL be salty as fuck the round after that, if Holo defeats Marin, just to fall apart against Lena. Basically, I want whoever wins this matchup, to win the whole thing. (Megumin's also fine, though a bit anticlimactic. And while I don't root for Chika to win, the devil on my shoulder wants to see it, just for the salt eruption).
I don't think Chika has a lot of chances against Yor
Think the winner comes out of these three personally. I'm pulling for Holo myself but wouldn't be too upset if Marin wins. Lena so far has been the most frightening in the contest though. She's pulling so many more votes each round...
Voting Holo but otherwise, same
One of them will not be in the finals which feels weird.
Ayoo it's pretty rare to see some Morgiana love in this contest but I gotta agree she's awesome.
Joke's on you all because losing in disappointing fashion is one of Darkness' many kinks.
##BRACKET B ROUND 5 Matchups | Top Girl | Bottom Girl | Total Votes :-- | :-- | --: | --: Most Voted Matchup | Vladilena Milizé (5) | Jibril (28) | 7296 Average | | | 7224 Least Voted Matchup | Holo (4) | Tooru (36) | 7120 **TOP VOTEGETTERS** Rank | Girl (Seed) | Votes --: | :-- | --: 1 | Vladilena Milizé (5) | 4896 2 | Marin Kitagawa (13) | 4680 3 | Holo (4) | 4387 4 | Shizuka Hiratsuka (44) | 3809 5 | Lalatina "Darkness" Dustiness Ford (12) | 3406 **RESULTS** High Seed (seed) | H% | L% | Low Seed (seed) | tUI | PoW | HSP :-- | :--: | :--: | --: | --: | --: | --: Holo (4) | 61.62% | 38.38% | Tooru (36) | | 78.3% | 7.03% Marin Kitagawa (13) | 64.43% | 35.57% | Kaori Miyazono (20) | | 95.7% | 4.37% Vladilena Milizé (5) | 67.11% | 32.89% | Jibril (28) | | 93.4% | 8.27% Lalatina "Darkness" Dustiness Ford (12) | 47.21% | 52.79% | Shizuka Hiratsuka (44) | 1.87 | 50.7% | -2.70% 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** PoW: Probability of Win HSP: High Seed's performance compared to expected performance (see yesterday's post for expected performance) **UPSETS** - The Lowest remaining seed of Bracket B is Shizuka Hiratsuka seeded 44th - The Highest seed eliminated of Bracket B is Lalatina "Darkness" Dustiness Ford (12) seeded 12th - Upsets today: 1 - Total upsets (rate): 61 / 488 (12.50%) **TOP 10 SCORES BRACKET B GIRLS** Rank | Girl (Seed) | Score --: | :-- | --: 1 | Marin Kitagawa (13) | 1096.5 2 | Vladilena Milizé (5) | 1019.0 3 | Holo (4) | 839.7 4 | Shizuka Hiratsuka (44) | 813.4 5 | Lalatina "Darkness" Dustiness Ford (12) | 727.3 6 | Mikasa Ackerman (45) | 625.8 7 | Asuka Langley Souryuu (37) | 622.0 8 | Maki Shijo (53) | 616.1 9 | Kaori Miyazono (20) | 605.4 10 | Reina Kousaka (196) | 577.2 **BRACKET C ROUND 5 PREDICTIONS** Top Girl | TS% | BS% | Bottom Girl | PoU :-- | :--: | :--: | --: | --: Megumin (2) | 63.3% | 36.7% | Esdeath (31) | 1.2% Roxy Migurdia (18) | 46.6% | 53.4% | Vivy (50) | 72.1% Violet Evergarden (7) | 52.7% | 47.3% | Yui Yuigahama (26) | 32.1% Anya Forger (23) | 51.7% | 48.3% | Hanabi Yasuraoka (74) | 38.7% *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.
By far the lowest spread in votes so far. Closest before today was 582 for Round 4 Bracket B.
Probably a good mix of "Most people have seen both shows at this point", and "People vote even when they haven't seen both shows at this point"!
And everyone has at least seen one show at this point
Going into this contest and if you were to ask me Seed 9 - Miko Iino Seed 10 - Eru Chitanda Seed 11 - Anju Emma Seed 12 - Darkness Of these 9-12 seeds, who would last the longest in this contest? I would not have said Anju at all.
amazing isnt it
More annoying than anything as a Chitanda fan
Chitanda's rollercoaster of support from Best Girl 9 to Best Girl 10 was hard to wrap my head around. And I suppose it's fitting that she got beat by someone with an even crazier roller coaster of support (Hanabi didn't even make the bracket of Best Girl 9).
Chitanda was definitely over-seeded this year imo, usually she is more in the 20-30 range iirc.
>Vladilena Milizé (5) 1019.0 4 digits baby lets go
*Marin: I was waiting for you to join the club!* They're on such a collision course. (Well, unless she drops against Holo!)
Vivy's huge win over Zero Two definitely seems to be inflating her odds here. I'd be super surprised if she beat Roxy.
the mere fact that Hanabi has such a decent chance against Anya is fucking hilarious, let's keep this going for the salt. get the child out of here.
Dominant victories for Lena and Marin. Next for this bracket is Holo vs Marin. Huge matchup. I think winner of this bracket takes home the grand prize. Super sad to ssy Kaori Miyazono goodbyes as always :( I'm itching to see who will be vitorious; Vivy or Roxy
Yeah, Vivy and Roxy is going to be an interesting one. Vivy is from a less popular anime, and Roxy is from one with a dedicated hate following(that isn't exactly unjustified even though I like it personally)
It does beg the question, will Roxy receive a recency boost even though she has yet to appear in the new season of Mushoku Tensei?
Her performance in previous years should be able to answer that.
B Bracket is definitely the strongest, whoever emerges from that is gonna either win easily or lose by drowning in spite votes.
> Next for this bracket is Holo vs Marin. Huge matchup. I think winner of this bracket takes home the grand prize. well Lena got more votes in this round than any one of them
Lena is in the same bracket. Sorry for bad wording that made you think otherwise
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Gotta love when people call the former #1 seed a bum of an opponent.
I mean she was the number 1 seed nine contests ago, things changed a lot. Still agree with you though, Lena would have a very good chance against either Holo or Marin.
I was even surprised by this [Jibril run in Best Girl 6 where she made the quarterfinals](https://animebracket.com/results/best-girl-6-starting-salt-in-another-contest?group=finals) (and 1000% helped in setting up this Asuna win). That was 2019. In 2023? Getting to Round 5 means she's holding up pretty well.
She's not a bum like the other comment said top 16 a few times and a top 8, just don't think she is a top contender, a good gatekeeper. Also that bracket B run she went looks so weird to look back on, Asuna went through hell, while she had fairly good matchups.
>Gotta love when people call the former #1 seed a bum of an opponent. Well, she kinda is, now; To compare with last year, she was #73 seed, and lost in 4th rounds, not even getting 40% of the votes. She overseeded this year, yet she just barely passed 4th round.
The only thing holding her back right now is that we haven't gotten a Season 2 yet. Give Jibril both recency bias and the further depth to her character that Season 2 would bring, and she'll become a finals threat.
I voted against her every round, I was afraid of her and they call her bum
Spite voting against NGNL which overperformed.
Am I the only one going for Holo? Marin is perfectly alright, but I'm gonna go off the beaten path here.
I am also team Holo. Marin is great but she needs more than 1 season.
People who are unsure which way to go should really just go holo imo. Marin is a one cour wonder in her first contest. I liked dress up darling too unlike some people who think marin winning would be some kind of travesty but unless you firmly prefer her I'd give her a couple more years and see if the feeling stay the same or she fades away. If you do firmly prefer her then go marin by all means though, just feel its weird to see people being unsure and not break towards the character with a track record rather than recency bias, if for nothing else but to counter the 'I have only seen dress up darling' voters making it a uphill climb.
Yup my thinking is pretty similar. Based on the manga I would not be surprised if Marin wins after getting a season 2 in a year or so. But right now she needs more time to cook.
I mean I saw spice and wolf more recently than I saw MDUD not everyone has the same time scale
At this point I just vote against Holo for the lols. She's like the Buffalo Bill in 90s, and that's just too funny.
doesn't matter if Holo or Marin win, Bloody Regina will stomp either.
Holo is the correct choice, better character.
Team Holo 'til the end
Holo vs Marin that moment we've all been dreading... this battle can go either way...
Whoever wins is gonna get spite voted to hell anyway.
God I hope not... I want whoever wins this matchup to win it all, not to crumble in the very next round. But I think a lot of people feel the same, love BOTH girls, and would support whoever wins, with no spite. ^^Or ^^maybe ^^I'm ^^just ^^high ^^on ^^copium
I think Marin winning is going to generate a lot of spite votes from Holo fans because she's just "generic waifu bait", but those people would be voting for Lena against Marin anyways so it's kinda hard to say it would just be spite.
>this battle can go either way... Holo is going to get murdered and deep down we all know this
I knew it was inevitable but RIP Tooru. Hiratsuka vs Darkness was the only matchup yesterday that was going to be close. Glad to see sensei won. Anya vs Hanabi is a funny matchup. Wholesome innocence vs the complete opposite of that. mini challenge: C.C.'s haughty and know it all demeanor. I love her shenanigans when she trolls Lelouch by going out in public to get pizza when she's supposed to be in hiding.
I think C.C.'s love for pizza is her one sincere personality trait.
Ultra Violet, Go!
LETâS FUCKIN GO VIOLET WE GET THIS
Ah yes is it that time of the year again for me to get my hopes up about Holo again?
This is her year! (But, also I will see you next year!
A tale as old as time.
I'd wait till she's past Marin and Lena! If she beats these 2, she beats the next 2 girls, whoever they are.
Unless people would really go all in on spite votes. Something I've never understood.
**Today's Results**: Thank you everyone for really showing the love for Lena today. I know Jibril wasn't a strong Round 5 opponent, but 4896 votes is the most yet in this contest. Think she's positioned well for the quarterfinals. Lena also more than doubled Jibril's votes. Holo is showing signs of life with a strong win over Tooru, but Marin has had the edge on Holo throughout this contest. It's going to be a good match in Round 6. Think Marin has had a couple hundred votes for her over Holo that can't be explained by quality of their opponents, but these votes can flip in a H2H. Hiratsuka continues to be an upset machine. Squeaking a 400 vote win over Darkness and being the first confirmed OreGairu girl for Round 6 in this contest. Putting the pressure on Yui to do the same. I've loved this Hiratsuka run which is the best yet from her, but sadly I cannot support her in Round 6 against Lena. Lena is still my #1 Girl for this contest. **Today's Voting**: Congrats to Esdeath for making it this far, but this just made Megumin's bracket path really easy. Easiest of any Top 8 Seed by my judgment. Vivy vs. Roxy is a [Best Girl of 2021 Semi-Finals runback](https://animebracket.com/best-girl-2021/results) (thanks again for taking over for the seasonal contests, /u/changshiyixia). Roxy clutched out a 58 vote win there, but vote totals are way bigger here. Also it's funny that Vivy keeps getting these runback matchups from 2021. Will be more than alright with who advances between Violet and Yui, but I'm on Yui's side for this matchup. Hanabi vs. Anya. I think I'd be more entertained seeing a first grader in Round 6 of this contest so Anya. But there is real potential for Hanabi's dream run to continue into Round 6. **Mini-Challenge**: Yukino Yukinoshita maxes out the kuudere appeal and I love her banter and relationship with Hachiman. Really like her Season 3/later LN arc too.
> Vivy vs. Roxy is a Best Girl of 2021 Semi-Finals runback Actually there is someone who points out this dramatic re-match before I leave a reply! Lots of thanks to you too.
Looking at that 2021 bracket really shows how much this contest has blown up
Annual (or seasonal) contests never has close to the votes of this contest.
Ah I see where I got confused. I thought that was the best girl contest held in 2021, not just the best girls of 2021
People at the time either underestimated or didn't know this 2021 lineup of Hori, Lena, Vivy, and Roxy would be really strong for the main Best Girl Contests. All of them are still in the contest as of Round 5, two of them are guaranteed Round 6, and they've all had big wins in their bracket matchups.
Hanabiâs âdream runâ would just set up for an easy win for the next round, tbh. Atleast Anya would make for a good opponent going into the next round.
mini challenge: watching the salt levels spike
> Holo: 4387 vs Tooru: 2733 > Marin: 4680 vs Kaori: 2584 > Lena: 4896 vs Jibril: 2400 The stage is now set for the 3-way fight that could very well determine who wins this year's contest. Sorry, Shizuka, but you did really well for making it this far. Mini Challenge: Mikoto has a wide range of fun personality traits. She can be really cute at times and be a badass at other times. She can be be sweet at times and get angry at other times. She can be prideful at times and be despondent at other times. She goes through a lot of super challenging shit for a middle schooler to handle, but she always tries to do what's best.
> > The stage is now set for the 3-way fight that could very well determine who wins this year's contest. Sorry, Shizuka, but you did really well for making it this far. To be fair: Since strategy votes/spite votes are in play as well, then it's at least conceivable that the Holo/Marin supporters vote Shizuka in a landslide next round just to take out Lena, specifically because when you add the spite voters of whoever wins that match, Lena+spite can easily beat Holo or Marin, but Holo/Marin - spite could still likely take Shizuka, even more doubled because it becomes Shizuka - Lena voters' spite.
Sorry to say but even with spite votes, Shizuka(as much as I love her) cannot upset Lena. Lena is far too much for her. Sadly whoever wins Marin vs Holo is going to get spite hard. But let's see how it goes tbh.
> Sadly whoever wins Marin vs Holo is going to get spite hard. I don't think that's a given. I can definitely see it in case of a Holo loss due to the push in the comment she's getting every year but personally I don't see a big spite vote incoming should Marin lose.
I want Holo but my bet is on Lena. Idk who wins Holo v Marin but I doubt either can survive the spite votes.
>What is your favorite thing about your best girl? Homura Akemi: I think she is badass and wayyyyy too cool
VOTE VIVY!! For AIs, it's not a matter of how far they go in the contest, it is how they continue to be voted for. For her mission. I need you to vote for her and hear her sing.
I think there's a very good chance Lena wins it all this year. If that does happen, I honestly wouldn't mind it much because she's a very good character.
At the start of this contest, I thought it'd be a shame if she won this year because her winning last year would have been big cinema and her winning now would not be able to compare, even though I rooted for her. But now I think it'd be poetic for her to take revenge for last year, and it'd be a similar story development to her show.
Great point. It does kinda parallel the show.
She SHOULD have won last year.
Everyone I voted for won? That's not supposed to happen. I can't believe Hiratsuka-sensei is still taking down Konosuba girls Edit for MC: Senjougahara? First of all there's everything, but I guess more specifically [her dere is weapons-grade cute Jesus Christ](https://youtu.be/k0KMYVJRaBY?si=Z-AYXpevqtWzfVm-)
Shizuka getting the upset! That's my teacher! And it finally looks like Marin is losing some steam, the results seem to be about equal with Holo (and considerably worse than Lena). Things are getting interesting in group B. MC: EMT. I could say everything about her, but Emilia's personality is just angelic. Her overwhelming caring kindness is what I like most about her, and ever since the lap pillow scene I've fallen for her and no other anime girl came close. The hug at the start of S2 only cemented that opinion.
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Exactly! One day, brother, r/anime will understand. Hopefully after S3 has come out the latest it will be decided that *we* love Emilia.
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> And it finally looks like Marin is losing some steam, the results seem to be about equal with Holo (and considerably worse than Lena) I think Marin's opponent was much tougher though... There were a million comments about Kaori, I don't even recall a single comment about Jibril!
> There were a million comments about Kaori I thought you already knew this doesn't indicate a tough opponent, this indicates a clearly doomed opponent.
Kaori is arguably a tougher opponent, but Tooru isn't an easy opponent either.
How is that possible, that in group B we have Holo, Marin and Lena, and each of them could win in my book, while in group C there is not a single person to vote for? What is your favorite thing about your best girl? That she brings joy to everyone whenever she appears.
Marin is probably a tad underseeded, while Megumin and Anya are high seeds that have broad recognition and a good number of fans (getting them high seeds) but also play to niches--a chuuni loli and a child. Violet, Vivy, and Roxy aren't bad, but the top of Group C is fairly weak compared to Lena/Holo/Marin.
Marin is probably aggressively underseeded, but the way the seeds are determined isn't very precise (exclusively based whether people would like to see the characters in the top 512), so you end up with shit like Chika at 1 and Marin at 13.
Imo Violet has the best chance of winning this group.
Fuck you, Vivy is great
Group C is definitely a cakewalk for Megumin to just daily boom. unless she gets upset by Violet, lol.
We still have Vivy.
âNot a single person to vote forâ Oh no I guess he didnât see Roxy.
I guess I should just get into it. **Holo** v. Tooru â I guess I shouldn't have underestimated the wise wolf (especially since I voted for her). A sizable defeat over everyone's favorite lesbian dragon cements Holo's ticket to the Top 16, surprising probably nobody. Now's when things get spicy... **Marin Kitagawa** v. Kaori Miyazono â Winning with far more votes than Holo got, Round 5 is gonna be spicy for Group B since we could see the 4 seed upset by the newcomer. Marin shows no sign of stopping, even if at this point she's inundated my feed to the point where I'm over her. I guess Kaori didn't have the stamina to keep going... how fitting. **Vladilena Milize** v. Jibril â Hate to fuel the 86 fire, but I do gotta give it Lena over Jibril despite how much I love everyone's favorite horny FlĂŒgel. My prediction of a Lena v. Marin face-off still holds true, and both have the momentum the make it all the way to the finale. Tragically, one won't make it past Top 8 at best but its' gonna be a bloody match to the bitter end. Darkness v. **Shizuka Hiratsuka** â Mild upset all things considered, but again I'm sure you know my stance by now. I'm no Darkness simp, but seeing her ousted by the teacher is disgusting. Oh boy is Round 5 gonna be spicy! Much like Group A things are finally starting to get fun. The obnoxious progression of a forgettable Oregairu character (I will die on this hill) meets the unstoppable force of the 86 fandoms main. I'm sure someone will be left seething at the end and knowing how things go it'll probably be me (in a rare moment of solidarity with the 86 fandom) but I hope I'm wrong. On the other side of things, the rubber meets the road for the newcomer Marin as she looks to snuff out her biggest opponent to date. She's got the vote totals for it, but never underestimate the power of that wolf girl. Only time will tell how things shape up from here, but all I know is its gonna be real spicy.
On Lena's side for the matchup but... >I will die on this hill Then [drop dead](https://preview.redd.it/5nofnk6n6ap51.jpg?auto=webp&s=75fc6879ac0e3832ccfec2f561cedf486b7f243d).
Tooru, Kaori and Darkness all lost. While expected I hoped they would put up a better fight. And Darkness losing to the teacher? I guess I'll never understand it. Today's votes: **Megumin (2)** \- Esdeath (31): Easy pick this one. I'll pick the girl who'll explode you over the girl who murders you... **Vivy (50)** \- Roxy (18): Vivy totally carried her show to one of my all time faves and Roxy didn't have a lot of screentime yet in MT so far. While I like Roxy, I prefer Vivy by a lot. **Violet (7)** \- Yui (26): Violet is better looking and overall a better character. And I still haven't forgiven Yui for kicking out Emilia last year! Easy vote! Hanabi (74) - **Anya (23):** Sorry Hanabi, this is where your miracle run must end. Anya just deserves this one! >Mini Challenge I have to pick only one thing I like about Emilia.. well that's hard, there are so many things... But I'd say the one best thing about her is how she sees the best in people and is always kind even in the face of a world where everyone just hates her and is afraid of her, just because of her race and likeness to the witch of envy.
Isnât Esdeathâs best run since like ever ?
It is, her previous best was making it to round 4 in BG2.
# BG 10 Madness Round 5 Group B Update [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.* Today we saw... not much change actually since besides the few perfect predictions (4 of them total), everyone else in the top 25 of weighted got 3 / 4. Our average accuracy was 2.76 / 4 (69.00%), about 9% higher than yesterday and actually higher than all of our days of Round 4. Tomorrow should be a bit more exciting with... 3 decently likely upsets. **Score (Weighted) Leaderboard:** |Rank|Bracket Name|Score (max 1152)|Score Potential| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |1|Upsets are a myth â Testotesta (+0)|958 (+48)|1806 (-16)| |2|Covaxe â Covaxe (+0)|957 (+48)|1853 (-16)| |3|Syrefva â Syrefva (+0)|954 (+48)|2074 (-16)| |4|EXPLOSION â Malthael07 (+2)|952 (+64)|2056 (-0)| |5|Best Girl X â Lemon\_Mochii (+3)|949 (+64)|2053 (-0)| |6|Best Girl 10 grimis cares (-2)|940 (+48)|2044 (-16)| |7|U/ryhafke Best Girl 10 AB (-2)|939 (+48)|1787 (-16)| |8|6feetdiep's Best Girl Madness X1 (-2)|936 (+48)|2056 (-0)| |9|SkyEagle003's prediction â skyeagle003 (+0)|932 (+48)|2052 (-16)| |10|Schibelscky â Schibelscky (+0)|932 (+48)|1956 (-0)| |11|Best Girl 10 â 02Hiro (+0)|931 (+48)|2067 (-0)| |12|My Utterly Terrible Choices BG:X - mynameisnoobish (+0)|931 (+48)|2019 (-0)| |13|ProtonJuan (+0)|930 (+48)|2066 (-16)| |14|Untitled â lexinger (+0)|930 (+48)|1794 (-0)| |15|DJBays "Winning" Prediction (+0)|929 (+48)|1793 (-0)| **Picks (Unweighted) Leaderboard:** |Rank|Bracket Name|Picks (max 488)|Picks Potential| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |1|Syrefva â Syrefva (+0)|427 (+3)|449 (-1)| |2|Covaxe â Covaxe (+0)|425 (+3)|447 (-1)| |3|6feetdiep's Best Girl Madness X1 (+1), BG10 Jopyrus (+0), EXPLOSION â Malthael07 (+3)|424 (+3, +2, +4)|445 (-0, -1, -0)| |6|My Utterly Terrible Choices BG:X - mynameisnoobish (-1)|424 (+3)|444 (-0)| |7|mpp's A+B â mpp00 (-1)|423 (+3)|445 (-0)| |8|Upsets are a myth â Testotesta (+0)|423 (+3)|442 (-1)| |9|Best Girl 10 â 02Hiro (+0)|422 (+3)|444 (-0)| |10|Best Girl X â Lemon\_Mochii (+0)|422 (+4)|443 (-0)| |11|Shiveon (-1)|421 (+3)|443 (-0)| |12|99% of gamblers quit before they win big â jwefoijiowjfi (+0), SkyEagle003's prediction â skyeagle003 (+0)|420 (+3, +3)|441 (-1, -1)| |14|Untitled â lexinger (+0)|419 (+3)|440 (-0)| |15|Best Girl X Group A & B â Krugo (+0)|419 (+3)|438 (-1)|
"Upsets are a myth" is literally just the better seed, right? We're getting clowned on by someone who didn't try.
LOL yes I believe so... tbh I'm kind of happy someone did that since I've been tempted to make a bracket like that myself just for comparison... looks like we're not doing so well this year... I do think they will be falling off sooner or later... if they actually managed to pull off the win, then... it might be time for me to retire from making predictions xD
Actually being in the running for 1st is stressing me out lol... I think every day from here on out will have some pretty crazy results as far as our predictions leaderboards go.
I think 5-B was the last fairly safe round for me, hopefully I don't tank too hard. There are a lot of characters preforming way better than I imagined, and the opposite as well. Should be interesting.
Vivy>>>>>>>>Roxy, don't mess up this yr reddit
GLORY TO THE BLOODY REGINA AND GLORY TO THE FUCKIN SPEARHEAD SQUADRON.
[4 girls left after **Darkness**' elimination.](https://imgur.com/taOMgzQ) **Holo** finally got a vote surge, 4.3k votes! But it still pales in comparison to **Marin** (4.6k) and **Lena** (4.8k) But at this point in the tournament previous rounds don't matter as much, anything can happen when they meet (next round for Marin/Holo)! I admit I was *slightly* worried when everyone and their mom were supporting Kaori in the comments, but in the end it followed the trend of these contests: When everyone roots for an underdog, they pretty much lose 100% of the time! But damn, I can't wait for **Marin/Holo**... The first HUGE matchup in the contest! (Well, technically **Chika/Yor** happens before that, BUT I don't see either of them as a top contender. Meanwhile, the winner of Marin/Holo could win the whole thing). **Lena** has will have such an easy matchup in comparison, against *random ass teacher on a deep run!* Today's voting: **Megumin**'s at risk from my bingo, but against Esdeath it's probably not a big risk (right)? Unless the *step on me* crowd is larger than I think! >Mini Challenge: What is your favorite thing about your best girl? I have no idea who even is my best girl; Even if I tried to make a ranking, I'd change my mind every 2 hours, especially among types of girls (is my favorite girl the cute/playful romcom girl, the insane gambler, or the sociopathic serial killer?) But to go with *my best girl remaining in the contest*, Marin: Well, she has a million 'traditional' best girl qualities (cute, funny, fun to be around, passionate, a million other thing), but one thing I really liked about her [Minor spoilers for Dress Up Darling's first episode]>!is shown in that scene in the first episode, when Gojo says "she lives in a world where she's accepted for who she is"... but the reason she lives in that world is that she doesn't let people not accept it (like the dude who was hitting on her and making fun of her stuff); If you're in her life, you have to be ok with her stuff. Doesn't mean you have to like it, but you have to be ok with her liking it. And some may say it's nothing, like, "everyone is the same with their friends"! But that's not entirely true... And to have the proof of that, just look at any thread about 'talking anime with friends', they always have so many comments about how one's friend doesn't even KNOW they watch anime, because they never told them, even after years. So Marin not being ashamed about that, was pretty refreshing! Even when she had her first real talk with Gojo, she showed him her other passion right away (cosplay), no hesitation!!<
If Holo loses to Marin, I swear to fucking GodâŠ
I think it is a coin toss, if someone wins it in dominating fassion i will be surprised
Holo is going to lose to Marin.
I dunno, the story might end up like [Best Girl 5](https://animebracket.com/results/best-girl-5-legend-of-the-galactic-waifu?group=4). Back then Megumin was the new hotness and was crushing everyone in her path, only to meet a premature end at the hands of Holo.
megumin actually debuted in [best girl 4](https://animebracket.com/results/best-girl-4-a-certain-salty-railgun?group=full) and had the same story; she was 1st seed and then lost to holo in the top 16 by just 17 votes
Weird to think that Konosuba has been around that long. Still feels fresh in my mind.
Holy shit, that Megumin vs Hange curbstomp...
I doubt it, especially after these latest results. Holo always does better than expected against popular characters, and the vote margins shrank this round.
Same, and I haven't watched Spice and Wolf. The only consolation is that if Marin does beat Holo, Lena combined with Holo voters salt will definitely prevail. [](#evilgrin)
> Holo voters salt But what about Holo voters *strat*? Do they really want to vote Marin out, so she can beat Holo again the next year? They can make sure she's out of these contests forever!
This dude playing 4d chess over here
Lmao. It's crazy.... That's why I love these contests, the CS are always gold.
Eh, next year Bocchi's there, we're all doomed anyways [](#yuishrug)
Bocchi AND Kana.
Don't forget Chisato
I hope she has a deep run, too, but I am slightly concerned because she doesn't have the meme power behind her. Meme power is very important here. Bocchi is pure meme, literally me irl, and Kana is already iconic, lol.
Fingers crossed for the new LycoReco anime to air Spring/Summer 2024
They are about equal this round, which is quite calming (compared to previous rounds). I really want Holo to win, but this looks very far from a guaranteed win for Marin by now.
tbh I think it would be a better story if Holo wins as the reboot airs. So I'm voting for Marin this time.
Expected results yesterday dominant wins for the favourites and sensei does her usual surprise run and beats Lalatina. Today should have closer matchups, vote for Violet we should all make her smile! MC: She curious
No girl with one season no chaser has legs like Holo.
doesn't she have two seasons
How is Esdeath still in this?
[This scene](https://media.tenor.com/Gnzg053KIcQAAAAC/esdeath.gif)
THE BLOODY QUEEN HAS SPREAD HER WINGS
This is one of the hardest choices I've had all competition. Violet vs yui. Roxy vs vivy. Who do I hate more between megumin and esdeath (/j)
**Lena** obliterated **Jibril** and gained 200 more votes than **Marin**. I think she's gonna face Marin and win Bracket A. **Marin** stomped **Kaori**, RIP. Still, I'm impressed she made in this far. **Shizuka** (best teacher) upset **Darkness**, we love to see it. Nothing against Darkness but I honestly think Shizuka had a much more enjoyable character with less screentime. Also finally all the NGNL girls are gone, hawkeye can rest easy. Votes: 1. Megumin vs **Esdeath** (Megumin is cool and I think Konosuba is the better show, but I don't really understand why she's so ridiculously popular on Reddit. Esdeath is gonna get stomped and I like her more so throwing her a pity vote.) 2. **Vivy** vs Roxy Migurdia (Roxy is great, Vivy is greater.) 3. **Violet Evergarden** vs Yui Yuigahama (I love Yui, but Violet was a wonderfully interesting and more iconic character. I don't mind who wins here tbh). 4. **Hanabi Yasuraoka** vs Anya Forger (No preference for who wins really, I had a lot more fun watching Anya but Hanabi was really interesting. She's gonna lose anyway so throwing a vote for the underdog).
> She's gonna lose anyway so throwing a vote for the underdog I feel like it's not entirely impossible for this comment to get real funny ~21 hours from now.
given Hanabi's run so far, counting her out is asking for trouble.
I don't think I'll ever get why Megumin is so popular. Maybe I'd have to read the manga to find out but she's just okay and nothing more.
I really am curious. In general, all the Konosuba girls are ridiculously popular on Reddit compared to anywhere else; Konosuba is only the #38 most popular show on MAL, which is obviously high, but lower than series with much worse performing girls like **The Promised Neverland** (#37, More recent, Emma not even nominated), **Akame Ga Kill** (#29, though lower score, everyone but Esdeath gets steamrolled), **Noragami** (#27, Hiyori Ikki a 100+ seed despite being FMC), **Toradora** (#22, romance show with nearly the same score as Konosuba), **One Piece** (#20 with a much higher MAL score and more popular girls outside of Reddit). With respect, Darkness and Wiz etc have no genuine justification to be as highly seeded as they are and win some of the matchups they do. That being said, Megumin is still popular outside of Reddit. She's the 10th most favourited girl on Anilist, just below Chika and above Nezuko. I really don't get the appeal too because she's literally 14. Her character isn't particularly developed, and imo the reason Konosuba works is because of the cast dynamic rather than individual characters. I read the manga too and Megumin isn't particularly special there, and her spin-off wasn't particularly good. Maybe she's better in the nvoel.
In the novels, Megumin is by far the best developed character after Kazuma. It would be spoilers to go into why exactly, but she ends up being the most mature member of the team, ironically. You can tell that Akatsuki-sensei really likes writing for her as well, given her 5 volumes of spin-off material. A big part of the Konosuba novel charm is the POV writing. It's mostly Kazuma's POV, but there's the occasional extra chapter where we get a story written from the perspective of a different character (Aqua, Darkness, Megumin, Komekko are the ones I remember). We get very little of Aqua's POV, but the little we get is always hilarious, just getting to see how she views the world around her, but it wouldn't work for an entire volume, I think anyway. I know Darkness got POV chapters, but I can't remember anything about them, which isn't a good indicator of their quality. Then we have Megumin's POV, which includes some extra chapters in the main story, and of course the spin-off. The anime cutting out most of her internal thoughts really hurt the adapation IMO, especially once she gets to Axel, and starts seeing Kazuma and Aqua occasionally. In the novels, she didn't feel like she had a place where she could be accepted yet, and her attempts to join other parties always ended badly, but every time she saw K&A goofing around, she envied how much fun it looked like they were having together. The first 3 volumes of the spin-off give us so much insight to her character, that once we come full circle and see her introduction to K&A from her perspective, it's actually pretty emotional, but unfortunately the anime just wasn't able to capture that. So yeah, I'd say her characterisation in the novels is a big reason why novel readers love her so much. Can't comment on her popularity based solely on the anime though, aside from her just being a fun character, but you could say the same about the other Konosuba girls, so who knows.
Her spin off was so boring I only lasted 3 episodes.
Konosuba is a character-driven comedy. Aqua, Darkness, and Megumin make Konosuba. Without them there is no show.
I think the dynamic between the cast carries the show, but none of the characters are individually all that compelling and are a bit too one-note.
Gooo hanabi!!!
Mark my words winner of Lena v Marin wins the whole thing
This bracket is all of the hype
If that should be the next round the winner will certainly be the favourite. Imo right now it's between those two, Holo and Megumin.
Expected results. Looking forward to Holo vs Marin... that should be entertaining. [Bingo](https://i.imgur.com/XKsv5Ow.jpeg) \- Lost Kaori but still no bingo! |Round 5C Left Bracket|Round 5C Right Bracket| |:-|-:| |~~Megumin~~ \- Esdeath ^(1)|~~Violet~~ \- Yui ^(3)| |Vivy - Roxy ^(2)|~~Hanabi~~ \- Anya ^(4)| 1. I'm going with Esdeath until she gets boomed... sorry Megumin :( 2. Hmm... I think I prefer Roxy but this is a tough choice. 3. Time for Yui to avenge Irohasu by eliminating the overrated budget Saber :) 4. Will wholesome Anya be able to overcome the horny and degenerate Hanabi hive mind voters? Stay tuned!
>Kaori is dead. I will make the edit later. Eris also lost yesterday, just in case you missed it. But boy do you still have many surviving girls - you really are taking the Bingo seriously, aren't you?
Ayy thanks boss. Im pretty sure i was using a placeholder from days ago instead of yesterdays... opps. Should be fixed now with Kaori edited. I mentioned this in an earlier round but I think next year I will choose more of my favorites instead of girls I like + will survive far. While it sucks to get bingo right off the bat it does feel a little counterintuitive. Can't recall if this is the longest ive went without bingo but it certainly feels like it!
I have mostly kept to high-ish seeds myself paired with a few lower ones, but those were also definitely girls I could stand behind. So you can do a bit of both, I guess.
Well to be clear the girls I selected I would stand behind. Just wouldnt choose them over some of my favorites. If I remember next year i think ill try and sprinkle in a few more of my favorites/lower seeded picks instead
For future reference (since it's my first time participating this contest and I only started in part-way in Round 2), how do I create a bingo card?
This is the [Bingo site](https://anime-bingo.aikats.us/) Mpp linked this year. We use to have another one that automatically updated the eliminations but i guess the owner of that site didnt wanna bother this year?
Thanks, I think I saw the other one while Googling, but as you said, it looked like it was made for another year or something (everything listed as eliminated).
Just need good seeds on one diagonal to avoid an early bingo.
~~Esdeath~~ vs **Megumin** **Vivy** vs ~~Roxy Migurdia~~ ~~Yui Yuigahama~~ vs **Violet Evergarden** **Hanabi Yasuraoka** vs ~~Anya Forger~~ > What is your favorite thing about your best girl? Kumiko is one of the most relatable anime characters for me
I was salty about how badly Kaori lost, but then I saw Lena vs Jibril. Damn. ^(Hope the Spearhead Squadron sweeps that bracket clean now) And the queen of Christmas Cakes advances as well. Not much of a surprise with her also being an upset queen and with Darkness having a weaker track record than the rest of the Konosuba girls, but still impressive. --- Today's votes : **Megumin** \- ~~Esdeath~~ **Vivy** \- ~~Roxy Migurdia~~ ^(those are my number 2 and 3 in the bracket and they're very close, so it's almost purely an underdog vote, I'd abstain if Vivy was the favorite to win) ~~Violet Evergarden~~ \- **Yui Yuigahama** ~~Hanabi Yasuraoka~~ \- **Anya Forger** --- Mini-challenge : She treasures her friends so much that she almost drives herself to a mental breakdown just to not get them involved in the shit she got dragged into, is an absolute badass in general, is the best kind of tsundere, and [has a 10/10 tomato face](https://64.media.tumblr.com/090799272e89f8aa94d1bffcc66037e1/5b22aa59a0ab2272-78/s540x810/c80d44ed2cb1ca6c91cde72210cebe0cf971bc57.jpg).
GG Kao, It was a good run :'(
MC: That she gets eliminated in the first two rounds of this contest every year and absolutely wouldn't gaf about it (she'd probably not even look up from her book).
Go Marin! I am kind of sad Lalatina lost but she did quite well
With Kaori unfortunately out, Lena is the one I am really going to root for this bracket. If she loses to Shizuka, I am going to be salty lol. But really, Oregairu characters are just more popular than my view of them. Between Holo and Marin, I don't mind either way but I think Marin has consistently done better so far in this tournament. Today's vote: Megumin, Vivy, Violet, Anya Esdeath is my favourite in AGK, and Yui my favourite in Oregairu, but Megumin is my 2nd favourite in this tournament, and I still prefer Violet. Mini Challenge: I think Chika is what makes Kaguya-sama work. Her airheaded nature make her an unintentional mood maker. She has moments of genius, but is mostly just funny and has my favourite lines and scenes in the series. I love every time she end up teaching Shirogane something, but especially for the dance xD
**Esdeath** vs Megumin Vivy vs Roxy Migurdia (Not voting) **Yui Yuigahama** vs Violet Evergarden **Hanabi Yasuraoka** vs Anya Forger I just love Hanabi's character more than the gremlin child's, what can I say?
lmao yes Hiratsuka-sensei won. she'll lose to Lena, but so glad she went this deep. Holo, Lena, and Marin all demonstrating their strength. Holo v Marin should be pretty insane. Voting Megumin, Vivy, Violet, Hanabi. Megumin's better than a fascist, Vivy's an amazing character, Violet is the character that really got me into anime seriously, and Hanabi for the meme/salt. Mini-challenge: The thing I look for in 'best girls' is some combination of charisma and unique personality traits or quirks. If they are in some way crazy or kind of an asshole, that's great, too. Or in Mai Sakurajima's case, wit. You show me a girl with the bants, that's a best girl, right there. for a while my favorite girl was Mako Mankanshoku though, because she's consistently one of the funniest characters out there, and also someone with the Looney Tunes power to bring serious proceedings to a halt with her determined goofball energy, saving the day more than once through the power of delusional confidence. I have a real soft spot for alcoholics, too, lol, most recently falling for Kikuri from Bocchi the Rock because she's a drunk fuck-up and yet somehow the greatest mentor possible for our poor Bocchi. I guess that's because boozed up women tend to be uninhibited and say/do deranged things regularly. I also have a soft spot for well-written bitches. IRL I hate gaslight gatekeep girlbosses and high maintenance narcissists, but I can't get enough of fictional ones. I know one is written well when she does something shitty and I'm like 'queen shit'.
##Vote Megumin so we can get a Holo Vs Megumin finals! ##Vote Anya!
Let's go Esdeath
If it ends up Roxy over Vivy, you all are hopeless and I'm deleting my account.
The dreaded Holo vs Marin fight - been expecting this one since Holo lost to Lena last year - is here. r/redlegsfan21 is giving Holo a mere 13.5% chance of winning. I will believe in that 13.5%. Marin's votes have now dropped below 65% and Kaori's somewhat of an eccentric girl among the beloved ones, I am pretty sure Holo's chances are way more than that. And should her go through, I am confident she will get the revenge over Lena, whose future in the anime world remains uncertain (A-1 Pictures nowhere near ready to do its probable S2). # HoloForBestGirl2023 For today's news, [Vivy and Roxy have met before in the 2021 Best Girl Semi-Finals](https://animebracket.com/best-girl-2021/results) where Roxy edged out, but neither have appeared in anime form since then (Roxy hasn't yet for this season). I am really interested in this one, although I have to make it clear that I have voted Vivy within an instant. Also Violet vs Yahallo IIRC also have happened before, this is definitely another match to watch. MC: You can't find many girls out there that are as handsome, badass, somewhat independent and even stubborn yet extremely friendly to almost everyone, like an older sister at times and a younger one at others, liked almost universally in places around her, hardworking, fights with immense intensity yet likes cute things and plays the violin, has sidekicks that are just as wonderful and a wonderful rival, and most importantly sheepish when touching romance things, as the extraordinary r/anime approved Best Girl Mikoto Misaka.
One day Holo will win. Who knows, if not this year, maybe very spon with her anime coming.
[Lena win](#utahapraises) Holo vs Marin is gonna be an interesting matchup, I haven't seen either show so I don't have much investment, but seeing the salt which will ensue from the fans of whichever one loses when the time comes is gonna be *fun* [](#popcorn2)
Rip Tohru :(
Predictable results other than Marin not topping the vote count. For today, Megumin, Vivy, and two I don't care about (still voting Hanabi). Megumin should make semi-finals regardless of how Violet/Yui/Hanabi/Anya concludes. Easy bracket for her and the historical pattern of moving up will hold for round-of-16 in Best Girl 4-6, quarters for Best Girl 7-9, and semis for 10-12. [Till I See You ~~Again~~ Tomorrow (couple Date A Live spoilers if anyone cares)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn8XASCFEro) [](#mugiwait)
Huh, I actually think Holo can do it vs Marin but we'll see. I've thought that many times before lol. Also, I just want everyone to stop before the vote for anyone that's against Anya, and just imagine having tell[ this precious face](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l5A73AvXezQ/maxresdefault.jpg) that you didn't want her to win the game. If you can, then you are a heartless ~~monster~~ member of the Secret Police clearly because it should be impossible. #VOTE ANYA >What is your favorite thing about your best girl? Ryuko Matoi is badass w/ an impeccable sense of style.
What happen after 6th round? When there're 2 girls left on each bracket. Are we going to get reshuffle bracket during quarterfinal?
The final 2 girls in each bracket face off against each other for the quarterfinals, then the winners from A & B and the winners from C & D face off for the semifinals, finally the last 2 girls alive battle in the finals
No reshuffle but goes onto quarter finals