ISML 2017/Seasonal & Exhibition

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Seasonal Contest
Qualification Criteria:
 * 1) Character must be biologically female. If the character is genderless or undefined, they will only be accepted if they exhibit predominantly feminine characteristics, or if the majority of the audience considers them to be female.
 * 2) Character must be human. humanoid, or anthropomorphic.
 * 3) Character must appear in a series with any new ANIMATED installment PREMIERING, AIRING, or RELEASED within the following dates:
 * Winter: January 1 - March 31
 * Spring: April 1 - June 30
 * Summer: July 1 - September 30
 * Fall: October 1 - December 31
 * Animated installments include the following media: TV seasons/episodes, Film releases (Theatrical or BLU-RAY), Original video animation (OVA), and Original net animation (ONA).

Character is ineligible if:
 * 1) she is already qualified for 2017's preliminary / regular season or tournament of champions
 * 2) she has won the "Seasonal Diadem" before
 * 3) she has made past the nominations in any of the previous FOUR seasonal contests.

Format Nomination stage Group stage Bracket stage
 * Nominations are either done in the main website, or in the ISML forums. Top 36 contestants will advance to the next stage. Vote numbers are intentionally hidden in an attempt to minimize bias from voters.
 * 36 contestants are split into 12 groups of 3. Single round robin.
 * Top finisher of each group advances to bracket stage (Wins)
 * Eight second placers are ranked by Cumulative vote points (CVPt.). Top 4 advance to bracket stage, and all other girls will be eliminated.
 * 16 girls will play in a single-elimination bracket.
 * Seeding is ordered by Wins, then Cumulative vote points (CVPt.)
 * Bracket order is 1v16 / 8v9 / 4v13 / 5v12 / 2v15 / 7v10 / 3v14 / 6v11.
 * If a girl reaches the final, they will automatically qualify for next year's main tournament. The winner of the bracket's final earns the Seasonal Diadem, and a fancy-ass poster made by the staff.

Winter
Nominations: OLD - Old Debutant. For seasonal contests, an old debutant is someone who first appeared in an anime installment before this season. This means that they had chances to qualify in a prior ISML seasonal or main tournament, but failed. [Note 1] Full name: Gabriel Tenma White (JP: Tenma Gabriel White) [Note 2] Seiren is technically a sequel to the Amagami series, since both shows took place within the same universe. [Note 3] Fate/Grand Order: First Order Blu-ray disc JP release date: 29 March 2017. It was originally released in Japanese theatres on 31 December 2016, which technically belongs to the "Fall 2016" season under ISML rules. (source: Blu-ray.com) [Note 4] The first animated installment of Chain Chronicle was a series of OVA shorts, first released on 6 September 2014. The 2017 animated adaptation, subtitled The Light of Haecceitas, is a film trilogy; the second film was released on 14 January 2017. The film trilogy was also aired as a TV series, with its first episode airing on 8 January 2017. [Note 5] Full name: Satanichia Kurumizawa McDowell (JP: Kurumizawa Satanichia McDowell) [Note 6] Little Witch Academia was originally a 26-minute short film released on 2 March 2013 as part of Young Animator Training Project's Anime Mirai 2013 series. [Note 7] Full name: Vignette Tsukinose April (JP: Tsukinose Vignette April)

Group stage (Sources: ???)

Bracket stage

Spring
Nominations: OLD - Old Debutant. For seasonal contests, an old debutant is someone who first appeared in an anime installment before this season. This means that they had chances to qualify in a prior ISML seasonal or main tournament, but failed. [Note 1] The ISML name of Elf Yamada (Eromanga-sensei) also includes her real name, which may be spoiler information. [Note 2] The ISML name of Krista Lenz (Attack on Titan) also includes her real identity in parentheses, which is spoiler information. Although she is referred by her true identity at the end of season 2, for "safety" reasons this wiki will only use her former name. [Note 3] A Silent Voice Blu-ray disc JP release date: 17 May 2017. Original JP theatrical release date: 17 September 2016. The film was also released internationally between February and June 2017.

Summer
Nominations: OLD - Old Debutant. For seasonal contests, an old debutant is someone who first appeared in an anime installment before this season. This means that they had chances to qualify in a prior ISML seasonal or main tournament, but failed. [Note 1] Hikayu Hoshikawa (Re:Creators) first appeared in episode 14, which aired in 8 July 2017. [Note 2] The gender of Nanachi (Made in Abyss) is deliberately ambiguous / unknown, but the majority of the audience assumes the character to be female.

Fall
Nominations: OLD - Old Debutant. For seasonal contests, an old debutant is someone who first appeared in an anime installment before this season. This means that they had chances to qualify in a prior ISML seasonal or main tournament, but failed. [Note 1] Phosphophyllite and Diamond (Houseki no Kuni) are genderless, but they are placed under the female division due to their feminine physical appearance. [Note 2] Before airing on TV, Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero: The Washio Sumi Chapter was released as three theatrical films between 18 March and 8 July 2017. [Note 3] Rindou Kobayashi (Shokugeki no Soma) first appeared in the show's Season 2 OVA (1 May - 4 July 2017). [Note 4] No Game no Life: Zero was released in the United States nationwide on 5 October 2017 (subbed) and 9 October 2017 (dubbed). Original JP theatrical release date: 15 July 2017.

Divine Circlet / Crown
Main article: ISML Divine Consolation Awards

Bracket stage
Circlet

Crown

ISML Touhou Tournament II
Format: Forty-eight (48) players competed in a single-elimination bracket. The top 16 seeds earned a bye to the second round.

Exhibition Filler Matches
Topaz
 * Misaka 10032 > Enju Aihara > Tsumugi Kotobuki > Kotomi Ichinose > Mayaka Ibara > Claire Rogue > Suigintou (17003 - 15384 - 11391 - 10943 - 10840 - 9917 - 8602)
 * Sesshomaru > Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti > Satoshi Fukube > Ruka Urushibara > Saito Hiraga > Reinhard von Lohengramm (11594 - 10020 - 9981 - 9810 - 8969 - 4216)

Diamond
 * Ryou Fujibayashi > Tsukasa Hiiragi (2431 - 2261)

Playoffs
 * Hanayo Koizumi > Iori Minase (2184 - 1414)
 * Keroberos > Luna (Sailor Moon) (2522 - 1080)
 * Kyou Fujibayashi > Momo Belia Deviluke (1626 - 1579)