Aniplus Character Tournament 2019

Aniplus Character Tournament 2019
Previous: 2018
Next: 2020
Host	Aniplustv.com
Date	2021 Dec 02-30
Participants	??? (qualifying round 2)
Language	Korean
Website	Aniplus (requires VPN outside South Korea): +Main page Namuwiki articles: +Main page +Qualified Characters (R1) +Qualifying R2 & R3 +Finals (top 32)
Final positions
Champion	Mai Sakurajima
Runner-up	Alice Zuberg
Third place	Kaede Azusagawa
Fourth place	Hestia
Quarter-finals	5th: Emilia 6th: Kurumi Tokisaki 7th: Miku Nakano 8th: Rem

Aniplus Character Tournament 2019 was the 7th edition of the annual mixed-gender tournament organized by South Korean anime distributor Aniplus, and ran from 2019 December 02 until the release of the final results on Dec 30.

Schedule

All rounds begin and end at 16:00 KST (UTC+9). (07:00 UTC, 03:00 New York, 15:00 Beijing)

• Qualifying R1 (All eligible anime): Dec 02-04
• Qualifying R2 (Top ???) : Dec 05-07
• Qualifying R3 (Top 96) : Dec 08-10
• Top 32: Dec 11-13
• Top 16: Dec 14-16
• Quarter-finals: Dec 17-49
• Semi-finals: Dec 20-22
• Final & 3rd place: Dec 23-30

All group match-ups are decided by lottery (i.e. drawn at random).

Qualifying Rounds

Round 1 / Qualified characters

Format:

• All anime shows distributed by Aniplus and released within 2021 will be grouped by season. Theatrical releases, specials, and OVAs are combined together in a separate section.
• Vote 3 characters from each anime
• Top 3 from each anime will advance to next round

Winter

Winter Anime List
Anime	Top 3 Characters

Spring

Spring Anime List
Anime	Top 3 Characters

Summer

Summer Anime List
Anime	Top 3 Characters

Fall

Fall Anime List
Anime	Top 3 Characters

Theatrical films, specials, & OVAs

Special Releases
Anime	Top 3 Characters

Round 2

Format:

• All qualified characters will be split into 24 groups of 12-13 members each (309 players total)
• Vote 3 characters from each group
• Top 4 will advance to next round

Part 1

Round of 312 Groups A-L (Dec 06-08)
Group A - 3598			Group B - 3573			Group C - 3206			Group D - 3287
Group E - 3445			Group F - 3304			Group G - 3231			Group H - 3234
Group I - 3077			Group J - 2895			Group K - 2683			Group L - 3088

Part 2

Round of 312 Groups M-X (Dec 06-08)
Group M - 2690			Group N - 2399			Group O - 2805			Group P - 2527
Group Q - 2625			Group R - 2594			Group S - 2333			Group T - 2441
Group U - 2545			Group V - 2750			Group W - 2495			Group X - 2470

Round 3

Format:

• 16 x 6 groups (96 players)
• Vote 2 characters per group
• Top 2 will advance to next round

Part 1

Round of 96 Groups A-L
Group A			Group B			Group C			Group D
Group E			Group F			Group G			Group H

Part 2

Round of 96 Groups I-P
Group I			Group J			Group K			Group L
Group M			Group N			Group O			Group P

Main Event

Top 32

Format:

• Contestants are split into 8 groups of 4 members each
• Vote 2 contestants per group
• Top 2 advance to next round (if 2nd place is tied, then those competitors will advance)
• Akemi Souryuuin was tied with Bell Cranel for 2nd in Group B; both characters will advance alongside Shuna as a result.
• Although the Namu wiki describes Aketo's finals format as "similar to FIFA World Cup", Aketo does not use single-round robin in its groups, which is an important part in the soccer tournament.

Round of 32 Group Tables (Dec ???)
Group A			Group B			Group C			Group D
Hestia	607		Shuna	416		Asuna	498		Mai Sakurajima	577
Saber Alter	444		Bell Cranel	403		Emilia	451		Rem	478
Filo	393		Akemi Souryuuin	403		Yukina Minato	422		Rin Tohsaka	391
Yukina Himeragi	241		Reines	381		Sakura Matou	414		Aqua	308
Group E			Group F			Group G			Group H
Alice Zuberg	602		Shouko Makinohara	480		Rimuru Tempest	499		Kaede Azusagawa	506
Kazuma Satou	403		Miku Nakano	468		Senko-san	427		Kurumi Tokisaki	446
Raphtalia	394		Ishtar	429		Gilgamesh	359		Kasumi Toyama	407
Yue	290		Shinobu Oshino	323		Ruby Kurosawa	350		Mash Kyrielight	403

Top 16

Format:

• 4x4 groups
• Vote 1 contestant per group
• Top 2 advance to Elite Eight
• Akemi Souryuuin was tied with Bell Cranel for 2nd in the last 32, resulting in both characters advancing to the last 16. She was then drawn as the 5th contestant in Group D.

Round of 16 Group Tables (Dec ???)
Group A			Group B			Group C			Group D
Hestia	229		Alice Zuberg	281		Mai Sakurajima	394		Kaede Azusagawa	212
Miku Nakano	221		Emilia	214		Kurumi Tokisaki	176		Rem	202
Rimuru Tempest	179		Asuna	170		Bell Cranel	97		Saber Alter	150
Senko-san	113		Shuna	81		Shouko Makinohara	91		Kazuma Satou	144
									Akemi Souryuuin	72

Elite Eight

Single-elimination bracket.

• Bracket order: A1-B2, C1-D2, B1-A2, D1-C2
• Semi-final losers will play a consolation match to decide who gets third place

Elite Eight Bracket
	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
Dec 2
A1	Hestia	470
B2	Emilia	426		Dec 2
Dec 2				A1	Hestia	225
C1	Mai Sakurajima	595		C1	Mai Sakurajima	496		Final Dec
D2	Rem	332						C1	Mai Sakurajima	706
Dec 2								B1	Alice Zuberg	526
B1	Alice Zuberg	548		Dec 2
A2	Miku Nakano	366		B1	Alice Zuberg	429
Dec 2				D1	Kaede Azusagawa	305		3rd place Dec
D1	Kaede Azusagawa	513						A1	Hestia	550
C2	Kurumi Tokisaki	393						D1	Kaede Azusagawa	601

Final rankings

Aketo 2019 Final rankings
Rank	Name	Series	Eliminated in	Total VF
1st	Mai Sakurajima	Seishun Buta Yarou (Dreaming Girl movie)	-
2nd	Alice Zuberg	SAO Alicization	Final
3rd	Kaede Azusagawa	Seishun Buta Yarou (Dreaming Girl movie)	SF
4th	Hestia	Danmachi (season 2)	SF
5th	Emilia	Isekai Quartet (crossover)	QF
6th	Kurumi Tokisaki	Date A Live (season 3)	QF
7th	Miku Nakano	5-toubun	QF
8th	Rem	Isekai Quartet (crossover)	QF