Sakura Kinomoto

Sakura Kinomoto is the titular protagonist of Clamp's magical girl series Cardcaptor Sakura.

One of the most iconic anime characters of all time, Sakura was the winner of 2channel's very first saimoe tournament in 2002, making her the one and only original saimoe champion -- and still the best, even if other girls have surpassed her in popularity through the passage of time and changing tastes of audiences. Her 2channel saimoe win is even mentioned in her English Wikipedia articleW; implying "official" recognition since the site has a more formal and serious tone.

Outside of 2channel, Sakura won three awards in the International Saimoe League despite being a historically mediocre competitor, as all of her awards came from exhibition matches in 2010 and 2011. Several years later, the anime adaptation of the sequel Clear Card was broadcasted in Winter 2018, which depicts an aged-up Sakura in middle school. This made her eligible for the Chinese Bilibili Moe 2018 tournament, where a combination of nostalgia and massive support (peaking at over 250,000 votes) led her to victory against the overwhelming presence of the Fate series.

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Main Tournament
Overall Record

Match History

Anime Saimoe Tournament
Saimoe 2002


 * Top 288 (3-way): (You) > Ranpha Franboise > Ringo Seto (269 - 228 - 4)
 * Top 96 (3-way): (You) > Neko no Tamami > Kaname Chidori (126 - 22- 7)
 * Haruna Kisaragi @ Corrector Yui - 99 - 26
 * Onpu Segawa @ Ojamajo Doremi - 287 - 211
 * Yuri Otani @ Alien Nine - 188 - 161
 * Tsubasa Shiina @ Whistle! - 125 - 65
 * Doremi Harukaze @ Ojamajo Doremi - 192 - 145
 * Ayumu Kasuga @ Azumanga Daioh - 580 - 534

Korea Best Moe Tournament
KBM 2008


 * Top 128 (4-way): 3rd - Shana > Kagura (Gintama) > (You) > Tae Shimura (2178 - 1941 - 1931- 221)

KBM 2009


 * Top 96 (3-way): (You) > Kanata Izumi > Ryouko Asakura (1219 - 531 - 436)
 * Anya Alstreim @ Code Geass - 1519 - 1025
 * Azusa Nakano @ K-On! - 1429 - 1526

Bilibili Moe 2018 JP
Qualifying

Top 128 (Group B4)

1v1 Bracket


 * Frankenstein's Monster @ Fate/Apocrypha - 134,179 1199 - 57,738 227
 * Zero Two @ Darling in the Franxx - 145,709 946 - 78,762 2308
 * Jeanne d'Arc @ Fate/Aprocrypha - 137,228 4603 - 121,282 3089
 * Rin Tohsaka @ Fate/stay night - 252,586 57,137 - 251,403 34,710
 * Nero @ Fate/Extra - 295,945 41,976 - 228,590 32,823

Wins
Total Wins : 10


 * 1) J-Saimoe 2002
 * 2) Bilibili Moe 2018 - Japanese Animation
 * 3) Loli Battle 2008 Internet Archive to result
 * 4) 3rd DM123 AnimeFans Saimoe Hongyeoje(=Red Leaf exhibition) Baike link
 * 5) ZERO 2012 forum Saimoe (Zerodm BBS)
 * 6) 2nd Baidu Battle of the Century
 * 7) Facebook Torneo de Waifus : Sailor Moon la Magica del anime 2020 Image link (Baidu)
 * 8) Animes y Mangas Roy Kun Luna 2020 Image link (Baidu)
 * 9) Facebook Torneo de Waifus Sakura Ganadora 2020 Image link (Baidu)
 * 10) Facebook Torneo de Protagonistas 2020 Image link (Baidu)

Runner-up list
Runner-up finishes: 3


 * 1) Menwi Live La Reina El mundo animado 2019 FB link
 * 2) Facebook Anime RQ torneo de waifus 2020 FB link
 * 3) FB @Kamite Manga Cuncurso waifu Kamite 2019 FB link