Best Girl Contest

The Best Girl Contest is a character tournament hosted by moderators in the /r/anime subreddit. As the name suggests, it is a contest where users vote for their "Best Girl", which in practice is the most popular female character at the time. Held every summer since 2014, Best Girl is the oldest /r/anime tournament with an extensive history and the highest number of participants, thus, it's pretty much the only one many redditors give a shit about.

Elite Eight
As of 2021, there are currently 33 girls who have appeared in at least the quarterfinals of a Best Girl contest (out of a possible 64).


 * Kaguya Shinomiya set several records in her historic Best Girl 7 victory: first champion from a manga, first royal roader (win in debut apperance) outside BG1, and first seed #1 to win the tournament.
 * Best Girl 8 was the first edition to feature no new quarter-finalists. In other words, all 8 remaining girls from that year have already reached the Elite Eight beforehand.
 * Mikoto Misaka is the lowest seed to win any /r/anime major tournament, having won Best Girl 3 as seed #53. That final also had the lowest-ever seed matchup, as her final opponent was #42 seed Megumi Tadokoro.