Elaina

Elaina is the titular protagonist of the light novel and anime series Wandering Witch. Her witch name is The Ashen Witch.

Contest profile
Elaina emerged as one of the most popular girls to come out of the Fall 2020 lineup partly due to the LN's established fanbase, and gained more fans because of her cute and hot as fuck design. She won ISML's corresponding seasonal diadem by beating seasonal rival Tsukasa Tsukuyomi in the main bracket's final. However, she had less luck in the r/anime counterpart as she fell to Tsukasa in the Fall semifinals, and then crashed out of the second round to Katarina in the "Best Girl of the Year" contest. In Korea, she was voted as the winner of the 2020 Aniplus character tournament, notably defeating former Aketo winners Chino and Megumi Katou along the way.

Because of Elaina's popularity in East Asian countries, users in the Chinese forum ISML Tieba in the Baidu website have speculated her potential to be the strongest performing debutant in the ISML 2021 main tournament, which she immediately fulfilled to expectations, as the witch led the 2021 regular season in wins alongside last year's runner-up Misaka. She later confirmed her status as a Tiara contender by defeating Mashiro Shiina in Emerald 5, then winning her first necklace award in that period. In Playoffs, She became the 4th First-Year Winner defeating Mikoto in the final, due to the massive support of Korean fanbases.

The witch's earliest eligible Best Girl appearance will be the ninth edition held in 2022.

Seasonal & Exhibition
Seasonal Diadem: 2020 Fall


 * Elim. round (Max 16, approval, PO 1): 6294, 1st / 30th, Advanced
 * (PO 2): (16) Ayumu Uehara @ Love Live! Nijigasaki, 5896 - 2083
 * (PO 3): (8) Hina Satou @ Kamisama ni, 6983 - 2305
 * (PO 4): (4) Saya @ Wandering Witch, 6144 - 1853
 * (PO 5): (2) Tsukasa Tsukuyomi @ Tonikaku Kawaii, 5897 - 5045
 * Inter-seasonal (PO 6): (Spring) Kei Shirogane @ Kaguya-sama, 6410 - 5137

ISML Couples / Ships 2020 - seed 31 (w/ Saya)
 * (Ruby Gem): (2)  Adachi x Shimamura @ AdaShima, 3633 - 2575
 * (Dia 3): (18)  Natsuki x Yuuko @ Euphonium,  3519 - 2318
 * (Dia 4): (26)  Maki x Nico @ Love Live!, 3742 - 3995

Main Tournament
Gem Record
 * Appearances: 5 (as of 2021)
 * 2021: Aquamarine (4th), Topaz (3rd), Amethyst (3rd), Sapphire (3rd), Emerald (Winner!)

r/anime
Seasonal Salt: 2020 Fall - seed 5


 * (60) Puppeteer (Fire Force) 918 - 104 (89.82%)
 * (28) Taeko Nagafuji 440 - 102 (81.18%)
 * (12) Princess Syalis 374 - 220 (62.96%)
 * (4) Pieck Finger 497 - 369 (57.39%)
 * (1) Tsukasa Tsukuyomi 392 - 435 (47.4%)

Best Girl of 2020 - seed 8


 * (25) Ereshkigal (Fate) 643 - 358 (64.24%)
 * (9) Katarina Claes 400 - 484 (45.25%)

Aniplus Character Tournament
Aketo 2020


 * TBW



Honours
Contest wins = 7


 * 1) ISML 2020 Fall diadem (seasonal)
 * 2) ISML 2021 Heavenly Tiara ★
 * 3) Aniplus Character Tournament 2020 ★
 * 4) Anime Empire Female White Hair Competition 2021
 * 5) Mimori Manga & LN - AMAK tournament waifu 2021
 * 6) Bilibili Minimoe ACG animation character tournament 2021
 * 7) Anime Indonesia Part terakhir Banh 2022

Runner-up Lists
List of runner-up finishes = 6
 * 1) Facebook Lutz waifu del ano 2020 (2021)
 * 2) 2021 Para la Campeona de Campeonas 5 T2
 * 3) Facebook Vote Waifu vóng cuối 2021 Dead Link
 * 4) Eyeounime Best Waifu Tournament 2021
 * 5) Chung Ket cua vote Anime 2021
 * 6) @Anime-Magic Land Best Girl 2022

Non-contest honours
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! female character rankings


 * 2019: 10th, 2020: 6th