Aniplus Character Tournament | |||
Active since 2013, organized by Aniplustv.com | |||
Tournaments | 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • | ||
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Other | Aketo Records & Curses |
Aniplus Character Tournament 2021 was the 9th edition of the annual mixed-gender character tournament organized by the South Korean anime distributor Aniplus. It began in 2021 December 03 and ended with the final results released on December 30. A total of 309 characters competed from 103 eligible anime installments. The only former champion eligible for this year was Aketo 2016 winner Rem, who appeared in Re:Zero's season 2.
The tournament was won by Yukina Minato, who appeared in season 3 of BanG Dream!'s chibi show (Garupa Pico). In the final match, she defeated Kanna Kamui, a tournament favorite from Dragon Maid season 2. Kanna's loss in the final match earned her the distinction of being the first character to finish runner-up twice in Aketo history.
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 03-05
- Qualifying R2 (Top 312) : Dec 06-08
- Qualifying R3 (Top 96) : Dec 09-12
- Top 32: Dec 13-15
- Top 16: Dec 16-19
- Quarter-finals: Dec 20-22
- Semi-finals: Dec 23-26
- Final & 3rd place: Dec 27-30
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
The following tables will display the list of all eligible anime for this tournament, and its top 3 representatives.
- For anime shows with multiple cours, they will be listed under their latest broadcast time (example: Mushoku Tensei, having aired separately in Winter and Fall 2021, will be listed under "Fall".)
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico, a chibi spinoff show of BanG Dream! which entered the tournament due to its 3rd season, has 4 representatives after the spot for 3rd was tied between Aya Maruyama and Lisa Imai (199 votes, 5.9%).
Winter
Winter Anime List | |||||||||||||||||||
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Anime | Top 3 Characters | ||||||||||||||||||
5-toubun (season 2) | Miku Nakano - Nakano Nino - Itsuki Nakano | ||||||||||||||||||
Majutsushi Orphen (2020 remake, season 2) | Cleao Everlasting - Orphen - Majic Lin | ||||||||||||||||||
Re:Zero (season 2) | Emilia - Rem - Echidna | ||||||||||||||||||
The Promised Neverland (season 2) | Emma - Ray - Norman | ||||||||||||||||||
Uma Musume (season 2) | Mejiro McQueen - Tokai Teio - Rice Shower | ||||||||||||||||||
Yuru Camp (season 2) | Rin Shima - Nadeshiko Kagamihara - Aoi Inuyama | ||||||||||||||||||
Log Horizon (season 3) | Akatsuki - Shiroe - Minori | ||||||||||||||||||
Non Non Biyori (season 3) | Renge Miyauchi - Hotaru Ichijou - Komari Koshigaya | ||||||||||||||||||
Attack on Titan (season 4) | Eren Yeager - Levi Ackerman - Mikasa Ackerman | ||||||||||||||||||
Show By Rock! (season 4) | Howan - Himeko Mashima - Delmin | ||||||||||||||||||
Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! (Chibi spin-off) | Osamu Dazai - Atsushi Nakajima - Kyouka Izumi | ||||||||||||||||||
WIXOSS Diva(A)Live | Rei Sakigake - Akino Onko - Hirana Asu | ||||||||||||||||||
A Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter | Emma Brightness - Olivia Servant - Luna | ||||||||||||||||||
Doctor Ramune | Ramune - Ayame - Kuro | ||||||||||||||||||
Gekidol | Seria Morino - Izumi Hinazaki - Airi Kagami | ||||||||||||||||||
Horimiya | Kyouko Hori - Izumi Miyamura - Honoka Sawada | ||||||||||||||||||
Hortensia Saga | Marius Casterede - Nonnoria Foly - Alfred Ober | ||||||||||||||||||
I-Chu | Seiya Aidou - Kanata Minato - Akira Mitsurugi | ||||||||||||||||||
Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun | Minami Nanami - Aoi Hinami - Fuuka Kikuchi | ||||||||||||||||||
Jujutsu Kaisen | Satoru Gojo - Yuji Itadori - Nobara Kugisaki | ||||||||||||||||||
King's Raid (cour 2) | Frey - Cleo - Kasel | ||||||||||||||||||
Kemono Jihen | Kabane Kusaka - Akira - Kon | ||||||||||||||||||
LBX Girls | Rico - Suzuno - Yui | ||||||||||||||||||
Otherside Picnic | Toriko Nishina - Kozakura - Sorawo Kamikoshi | ||||||||||||||||||
Project Scard: Praeter's Wounds | Yamato Kai - Kazuma Arashiba - Kagami Sakishima | ||||||||||||||||||
Redo of Healer | Princess Flare - Setsuna - Kureha Crylet | ||||||||||||||||||
Skate Leading Stars | Kensei Maeshima - Hayato Sasugai - Tomoyuki Kubota | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave!! Let's Go Surfing!! | Shou Akitsuki - Masaki Hinaoka - Nalu Tanaka | ||||||||||||||||||
Wonder Egg Priority | Rika Kawai - Ai Ohto - Neiru Aonuma | ||||||||||||||||||
Spring
Spring Anime List | |||||||||||||||||||
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Anime | Top 3 Characters | ||||||||||||||||||
Kingdom (season 3) | Xin Li - Ying Zheng - He Liao Diao | ||||||||||||||||||
D4DJ (Petit Mix chibi show) | Rinku Aimoto - Muni Oonaruto - Kyouko Yamate | ||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Goes House-Hunting | Letty - Piyobelt - Dearia | ||||||||||||||||||
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song | Vivy - Matsumoto - Estella | ||||||||||||||||||
Slime 300 | Azusa - Laika - Falfa | ||||||||||||||||||
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent | Sei Takanashi - Albert Hawke - Johan Valdec | ||||||||||||||||||
Jouran: The Princess of Snow and Blood | Sawa Yukimura - Elena Hanakaze - Makoto Tsukishiro | ||||||||||||||||||
OsaMake | Kuroha Shida - Shirokusa Kachi - Maria Momosaka | ||||||||||||||||||
To Your Eternity | Fushi - Parona - March | ||||||||||||||||||
Higehiro | Sayu Ogiwara - Yuzuha Mishima - Airi Gotou | ||||||||||||||||||
Cestvs: The Roman Fighter | Cestvs - Zafar - Ruska | ||||||||||||||||||
Fairy Ranmaru | Ranmaru Ai - Uruu Seiren - Homura Hoterase | ||||||||||||||||||
Backflip!!! | Shoutarou Futaba - Ryouya Misato - Masamune Shichigahama | ||||||||||||||||||
SSSS.Dynazenon | Yume Minami - Mujina - Yomogi Asanaka | ||||||||||||||||||
Blue Reflection Ray | Hiori Hirahara - Ruka Hanari - Momo Tanabe | ||||||||||||||||||
Mashiro no Oto | Setsu Sawamura - Umeko Sawamura - Shuri Maeda | ||||||||||||||||||
Please Don't Bully Me, Nagatoro-san | Nagatoro - Art Club President - Senpai | ||||||||||||||||||
Shadows House | Emilico - Kate - Lou | ||||||||||||||||||
Tokyo Revengers | Manjiro Sano - Hinata Tachibana - Takemichi Hanagaki | ||||||||||||||||||
Pretty Boy Detective Club | Mayumi Dojima - Manabu Sotoin - Nagahiro Sakiguchi | ||||||||||||||||||
Summer
Summer Anime List | |||||||||||||||||||
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Anime | Top 3 Characters | ||||||||||||||||||
The Duke of Death and His Maid | Alice - Bocchan - Viola | ||||||||||||||||||
The Detective is Already Dead | Siesta - Nagisa Natsunagi - Charlotte Arisaka Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||
D_Cide Traumerei | Rena Mouri - Eri Ibusaki - Ryuhei Oda | ||||||||||||||||||
Battle Game After 5 Seconds | Yuuri Amakage - Akira Shiroyanagi - Ringo Tatara | ||||||||||||||||||
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom | Lisicia Elfrieden - Juna Doma - Kazuya Souma | ||||||||||||||||||
Re-Main | Minato Kiyomizu - Eitarou Oka - Jou Joujima | ||||||||||||||||||
Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory | Atena Saotome - Serene Hozumi - Sutea Kouroya | ||||||||||||||||||
Love Live! Superstar!! | Kanon Shibuya - Keke Tang - Sumire Heanna | ||||||||||||||||||
Kageki Shoujo (Opera Girl) | Ai Narata - Sarasa Watanabe - Sawa Sugimoto | ||||||||||||||||||
Night Head 2041 | Naoya Kirihara - Naoto Kirihara - Takuya Kuroki | ||||||||||||||||||
Cheat Pharmacist's Slow Life (Drugstore Isekai) | Noera - Mina - Reiji Kirio | ||||||||||||||||||
The Aquatope of White Sand | Fuuka Miyazawa - Kukuru Misakino - Karin Kudaka | ||||||||||||||||||
Tsukimichi | Tomoe - Mio - Makoto Misumi | ||||||||||||||||||
Sonny Boy | Mizuho - Nozomi - Nagara | ||||||||||||||||||
The Case Study of Vanitas | Vanitas - Jeanne - Noe | ||||||||||||||||||
Jahy-sama Will Not be Discouraged! | Jahy - Store Manager - Druj | ||||||||||||||||||
Slime Isekai (season 2) | Rimuru Tempest - Shuna - Milim Nava | ||||||||||||||||||
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (season 2) | Kanna Kamui -Tohru - Ilulu | ||||||||||||||||||
Hamefura (season 2) | Katarina Claes - Sophia Ascart - Maria Campbell | ||||||||||||||||||
I Stand On A Million Lives (season 2) | Iu Shindou - Kusue Hakozaki - Yusuke Yotsuya | ||||||||||||||||||
Magia Record (Madoka spinoff season 2) | Iroha Tamaki - Yachiyo Nanami - Madoka Kaname | ||||||||||||||||||
Higurashi (Sotsu sequel) | Rena Ryuuguu - Rika Furude - Mion Sonozaki | ||||||||||||||||||
Getter Robo Arc (part 5) | Takuma Nagare - Shou Kamui - Baku Yamagishi | ||||||||||||||||||
Idolish7 (season 3) | Mitsuki Izumi - Iori Izumi - Yamato Nikaidou | ||||||||||||||||||
Fall
Fall Anime List | |||||||||||||||||||
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Anime | Top 3 Characters | ||||||||||||||||||
Visual Prison | Ange Yuki - Guiltia Brion - Eve Louise | ||||||||||||||||||
Shikizakura | Ooka Myoujin - Kakeru Miwa - Kippei Nagatsu | ||||||||||||||||||
The Vampire Dies in No Time | John - Ronaldo - Draluc | ||||||||||||||||||
Platinum End | Nasse - Saki Hanakago - Mirai Kakehashi | ||||||||||||||||||
Mireuko-chan | Miko Yotsuya - Hana Yurikawa - Yuria Niguredou | ||||||||||||||||||
The Fruit of Evolution | Saria - Altria Gem - Seiichi Hiiragi | ||||||||||||||||||
Selection Project | Suzune Miyama - Rena Hananoi - Hiromi Hamaguri | ||||||||||||||||||
Rumble Garanndoll (World-Twisting Battery Girls) | Rin Akagi - Yuki Aoba - Hosomichi Kudo | ||||||||||||||||||
Build Divide: Code Black | Sakura Banka - Hiyori Munenashi - Kikka | ||||||||||||||||||
Puraore! Pride of Orange | Manaka Mizusawa - Yuu Kiyose - Riko Saginuma | ||||||||||||||||||
Tesla Note | Botan Negoro - Kuruma - Ryunosuke Takamatsu | ||||||||||||||||||
Deji Meets Girl | Maise Higa - Ichiro Suzuki - Kaisei Higa | ||||||||||||||||||
Taisho Maiden Fairy Tale | Yuzuki Tachibana - Tamako Shima - Tamahiko Shima | ||||||||||||||||||
The Moon, Laika and Nosferatu | Irina Luminesk - Anya Simonyan - Lev Leps | ||||||||||||||||||
Deep Insanity: The Lost Child | Vera Rustamova - Shigure Daniel Kai - Sumire Mochinoki | ||||||||||||||||||
Amaim Warrior at the Borderline | Amou Shiiba - Gai - Shion Shishibe | ||||||||||||||||||
Takt Op. Destiny | Destiny - Anna Schneider - Takt Asahina | ||||||||||||||||||
Seven Knights Revolution (Korean dub) | Faria - Nemo - Ellen | ||||||||||||||||||
Mushoku Tensei (cour 2) | Roxy Migurdia - Eris Greyrat - Rudeus Greyrat | ||||||||||||||||||
86 (cour 2) | Vladilena Milize - Shinei Nouzen - Anju Emma | ||||||||||||||||||
Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero (Great Mankai Chapter sequel) | Yuuna Yuuki - Mimori Tougou - Fuu Inubouzaki | ||||||||||||||||||
Restaurant Isekai (season 2) | Aletta - Kuro - Store owner (Tenshu) | ||||||||||||||||||
BanG Dream! (chibi show, season 3) | Yukina Minato - Kasumi Touyama - Lisa Imai - Aya Maruyama [note] | ||||||||||||||||||
Kaginado (Key characters chibi crossover) | Ayu Tsukimiya - Nagisa Furukawa - Nayuki Minase | ||||||||||||||||||
Pop Team Epic Repeat (remix version) | Popuko - Pipimi | ||||||||||||||||||
Theatrical films, specials, & OVAs
Special Releases | |||||||||||||||||||
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Anime | Top 3 Characters | ||||||||||||||||||
Fate/Grand Order: Camelot (movie) | Mash Kyrielight - Bedivere - Lion King | ||||||||||||||||||
The Idaten Deities Only Know Peace | Paula - Hayato - Rin | ||||||||||||||||||
Free! The Final Stroke (movie 4) | Haruka Nanase - Rin Matsuoka - Makoto Tachibana | ||||||||||||||||||
Fate/Grand Carnival (OVA) | Saber (Artoria) - Ritsuka Fujimaru ♀ - Nero | ||||||||||||||||||
Sword Art Online Progressive (movie) | Asuna - Kirito - Mito |
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) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Group A - 3598 | Group B - 3573 | Group C - 3206 | Group D - 3287 | ||||||||||||||||
Emilia | 1268 | Kyouko Hori | 989 | Asuna | 975 | Kanna Kamui | 1155 | ||||||||||||
Miko Yotsuya | 654 | Kasumi Touyama | 770 | Vladilena Milize | 602 | Kanon Shibuya | 650 | ||||||||||||
Kukuru Misakino | 414 | Kuroha Shida | 509 | Tokai Teio | 503 | Laika | 555 | ||||||||||||
Yuuna Yuuki | 337 | Mejiro McQueen | 508 | Yume Minami | 408 | Aoi Hinami | 267 | ||||||||||||
Ai Ohto | 288 | Yuria Niguredou | 240 | Noe (Vanitas) | 208 | Anju Emma | 220 | ||||||||||||
Rena Ryuuguu | 195 | Nagisa Furukawa | 217 | Matsumoto | 169 | Yuuri Amakage | 197 | ||||||||||||
Makoto Tachibana | 107 | Haruka Nanase | 127 | Sakura Banka | 113 | Akatsuki | 109 | ||||||||||||
Piyobelt | 101 | Altria Gem | 52 | Ruka Hanari | 66 | Johan Valdec | 31 | ||||||||||||
Sorawo Kamikoshi | 84 | Eri Ibusaki | 46 | Botan Negoro | 57 | Minato Kiyomizu | 30 | ||||||||||||
Ronaldo | 70 | Ooka Myoujin | 36 | Iori Izumi | 37 | Marius Casterede | 23 | ||||||||||||
Gai (Amaim Warrior) | 32 | Himeko Mashima | 34 | Shuri Maeda | 36 | Nemo | 21 | ||||||||||||
Shigure Daniel Kai | 26 | Sawa Yukimura | 26 | Seiya Aidou | 21 | Ruska | 15 | ||||||||||||
Cleao Everlasting | 22 | Kanata Minato | 19 | Ranmaru Ai | 11 | Naoya Kirihara | 14 | ||||||||||||
Group E - 3445 | Group F - 3304 | Group G - 3231 | Group H - 3234 | ||||||||||||||||
Rem | 1060 | Kirito | 687 | Miku Nakano | 937 | Tohru | 1039 | ||||||||||||
Lisa Imai | 641 | Aya Maruyama | 600 | Yuji Itadori | 501 | Yukina Minato | 867 | ||||||||||||
Nagisa Natsunagi | 421 | Rice Shower | 475 | Keke Tang | 496 | Princess Flare | 483 | ||||||||||||
Emilico | 392 | Shirokusa Kachi | 350 | Falfa | 379 | AIri Gotou | 189 | ||||||||||||
Suzune Miyama | 297 | Atena Saotome | 323 | Shinei Nouzen | 256 | Hiromi Hamaguri | 183 | ||||||||||||
Kuro (Restaurant) | 218 | Senpai (Nagatoro) | 219 | Lion King (Fate) | 202 | Olivia Servant | 155 | ||||||||||||
Bedivere | 143 | Kyouko Yamate | 208 | Manaka Mizusawa | 159 | Lev Leps | 73 | ||||||||||||
Sutea Kouroya | 127 | Serene Hozumi | 145 | Tenshu | 151 | Sumire Mochinoki | 57 | ||||||||||||
Dr. Ramune | 41 | Neiru Aonuma | 103 | Saki Hanakago | 46 | Iu Shindou | 56 | ||||||||||||
Kazuya Souma | 39 | Tamako Shima | 89 | Ayame (Dr. Ramune) | 37 | Yui (LBX Girls) | 53 | ||||||||||||
Mizuho | 27 | Manabu Sotoin | 46 | Reiji Kirio | 31 | Dearia | 42 | ||||||||||||
Nagahiro Sakiguchi | 26 | Ange Yuki | 38 | Ying Zheng | 21 | Alfred Ober | 19 | ||||||||||||
Nonnoria Foly | 13 | Masamune S. | 21 | Jou Joujima | 15 | Nalu Tanaka | 18 | ||||||||||||
Group I - 3077 | Group J - 2895 | Group K - 2683 | Group L - 3088 | ||||||||||||||||
Nino Nakano | 877 | Siesta | 772 | Jahy | 592 | Ilulu | 840 | ||||||||||||
Mash Kyrielight | 495 | Rudeus Greyrat | 400 | Mito (SAO) | 432 | Izumi Miyamura | 664 | ||||||||||||
Saber (Fate/SN) | 405 | Vivy | 400 | Hotaru Ichijou | 427 | Eren Yeager | 429 | ||||||||||||
Emma (Neverland) | 325 | Fuuka Miyazawa | 377 | Art Club President | 331 | Sophia Ascart | 284 | ||||||||||||
Rena Hananoi | 271 | Ritsuka Fujimaru ♀ | 241 | Hinata Tachibana | 219 | Druj | 228 | ||||||||||||
Jeanne | 245 | Kyouka Izumi | 219 | Iroha Tamaki | 210 | Mina | 174 | ||||||||||||
Maria Campbell | 204 | Sei Takanashi | 172 | John (Vampire Dies) | 169 | Yuu Kiyose | 114 | ||||||||||||
Kozakura | 100 | Lou | 142 | Riko Saginuma | 78 | Juna Doma | 107 | ||||||||||||
Letty | 59 | Nasse | 57 | Kikka | 70 | Nayuki Minase | 99 | ||||||||||||
Parona | 34 | Akino Onko | 36 | Yuki Aoba | 55 | Draluc | 68 | ||||||||||||
Eve Louise | 32 | Ryuhei Oda | 30 | Seria Morino | 42 | March | 55 | ||||||||||||
Shoutarou Futaba | 21 | Setsu Sawamura | 27 | Yamato Nikaidou | 39 | Hayato Sasugai | 20 | ||||||||||||
Kaisei Higa | 9 | Momo Tanabe | 22 | Shou Akitsuki | 19 | Ryunosuke Takamatsu | 6 |
Part 2
Round of 312 Groups M-X (Dec 06-08) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Group M - 2690 | Group N - 2399 | Group O - 2805 | Group P - 2527 | ||||||||||||||||
Roxy Migurdia | 751 | Katarina Claes | 597 | Rimuru Tempest | 744 | Rin Shima | 701 | ||||||||||||
Levi Ackerman | 540 | Popuko | 372 | Milim Nava | 544 | Nagatoro-san | 609 | ||||||||||||
Kureha Crylet | 344 | Aletta | 336 | Nobara Kugisaki | 375 | Minami Nanami | 349 | ||||||||||||
Maria Momosaka | 305 | Yuzuki Tachibana | 278 | Hana Yurikawa | 270 | Manjiro Sano | 299 | ||||||||||||
Irina Luminesk | 247 | Luna (Hidden Dungeon) | 236 | Mikasa Ackerman | 269 | Anna Schneider | 237 | ||||||||||||
Yomogi Asanaka | 116 | Muni Oonaruto | 173 | Mujina | 212 | Frey | 73 | ||||||||||||
Hiori Hirahara | 88 | Kabane Kusaka | 146 | Mimori Tougou | 167 | Rin Akagi | 70 | ||||||||||||
Makoto Misumi | 84 | Hiyori Munenashi | 72 | Ayu Tsukimiya | 95 | Yusuke Yotsuya | 48 | ||||||||||||
Delmin | 73 | Hirana Asu | 62 | Tamahiko Shima | 54 | Seiichi Hiiragi | 44 | ||||||||||||
Akira Shiroyanagi | 56 | Minori (Log Horizon) | 62 | Vera Rustamova | 40 | Kazuma Arashiba | 33 | ||||||||||||
RIn (Idaten) | 40 | Paula (Idaten) | 34 | Yamato Kai | 20 | Shion Shishibe | 28 | ||||||||||||
Kuro (Dr. Ramune) | 33 | Takuya Kuroki | 16 | Tomoyuki Kubota | 10 | Maise Higa | 19 | ||||||||||||
Uruu Seiren | 13 | Kakeru Miwa | 15 | Majic Lin | 5 | He Liao Diao | 17 | ||||||||||||
Group Q - 2625 | Group R - 2594 | Group S - 2333 | Group T - 2441 | ||||||||||||||||
Nadeshiko K. | 747 | Satoru Gojo | 644 | Alice (Bocchan) | 640 | Sayu Ogiwara | 631 | ||||||||||||
Setsuna | 426 | Bocchan | 318 | Pipimi | 326 | Renge Miyauchi | 603 | ||||||||||||
Vanitas | 338 | Norman | 304 | Takt Asahina | 249 | Sumire Heanna | 531 | ||||||||||||
Ray | 316 | Nero (Fate) | 267 | Toriko Nishina | 241 | Liscia Elfrieden | 209 | ||||||||||||
Fuuka Kikuchi | 240 | Tomoe (Tsukimichi) | 249 | Fushi | 219 | Kon | 140 | ||||||||||||
Estella | 148 | Rika Furude | 248 | Karin Kudaka | 201 | Sarasa Watanabe | 88 | ||||||||||||
Yachiyo Nanami | 146 | Viola | 194 | Anya Simonyan | 148 | Rico (LBX Girls) | 80 | ||||||||||||
Ai Narata | 76 | Takemichi Hanagaki | 141 | Rei Sakigake | 118 | Izumi Hinazaki | 46 | ||||||||||||
Mayumi Dojima | 63 | Fuu Inubouzaki | 116 | Rena Mouri | 81 | Guiltia Brion | 35 | ||||||||||||
Ringo Tatara | 58 | Cleo (King's Raid) | 76 | Mitsuki Izumi | 35 | Nagara | 30 | ||||||||||||
Hayato (Idaten) | 27 | Makoto Tsukishiro | 14 | Airi Kagami | 31 | Kagami Sakishima | 22 | ||||||||||||
Orphen | 26 | Homura Hoterase | 12 | Hosomichi Kudo | 30 | Kensei Maeshima | 16 | ||||||||||||
Umeko Sawamura | 14 | Faria | 11 | Cestvs | 14 | Ellen | 10 | ||||||||||||
Group U - 2545 | Group V - 2750 | Group W - 2495 | Group X - 2470 | ||||||||||||||||
Shuna | 674 | Echidna | 822 | Eris Greyrat | 705 | Itsuki Nakano | 835 | ||||||||||||
Azusa (Slime 300) | 632 | Destiny | 538 | Madoka Kaname | 398 | Aoi Inuyama | 467 | ||||||||||||
Store Manager | 379 | Honoka Sawada | 439 | Rika Kawai | 370 | Yuzuha Mishima | 371 | ||||||||||||
Komari Koshigaya | 355 | Noera | 243 | Kate | 368 | Emma Brightness | 341 | ||||||||||||
Mio (Tsukimichi) | 199 | Charlotte A. A. | 226 | Osamu Dazai | 233 | Saria | 139 | ||||||||||||
Atsushi Nakajima | 171 | Rinku Aimoto | 189 | Howan | 169 | Akira (Kemono Jihen) | 117 | ||||||||||||
Ryouya Misato | 33 | Mion Sonozaki | 140 | Shiroe | 90 | Suzuno (LBX Girls) | 53 | ||||||||||||
Xin Li | 31 | Rin Matsuoka | 77 | Albert Hawke | 62 | Kusue Hakozaki | 46 | ||||||||||||
Elena Hanakaze | 20 | Sawa Sugimoto | 30 | Mirai Kakehashi | 41 | Nozomi | 39 | ||||||||||||
Ichiro Suzuki | 17 | Kasel | 25 | Akira Mitsurugi | 24 | Eitarou Oka | 32 | ||||||||||||
Shou Kamui | 13 | Baku Yamagishi | 12 | Naoto Kirihara | 20 | Amou Shiiba | 15 | ||||||||||||
Kippei Nagatsu | 11 | Masaki Hinaoka | 9 | Takuma Nagare | 15 | Kuruma | 15 | ||||||||||||
Zafar | 10 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||||||||||||||||
Eris Greyrat | 903 | Renge Miyauchi | 618 | Rem | 1209 | Yukina Minato | 932 | ||||||||||||
Shuna | 743 | Mejiro McQueen | 572 | Destiny | 688 | Levi Ackerman | 589 | ||||||||||||
Sayu Ogiwara | 559 | Miko Yotsuya | 543 | Yuuna Yuuki | 335 | Rice Shower | 535 | ||||||||||||
Mash Kyrielight | 510 | Saber (Fate/SN) | 515 | Vanitas | 310 | Nagisa Natsunagi | 427 | ||||||||||||
Manjiro Sano | 266 | Sumire Heanna | 512 | Yuzuki Tachibana | 272 | Princess Flare | 397 | ||||||||||||
Ray | 257 | AIri Gotou | 252 | Emma Brightness | 252 | Kukuru Misakino | 335 | ||||||||||||
Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | ||||||||||||||||
Rin Shima | 957 | Vladilena Milize | 667 | Azusa | 686 | Emilia | 1214 | ||||||||||||
Madoka Kaname | 547 | Honoka Sawada | 645 | Yuji Itadori | 554 | Echidna | 817 | ||||||||||||
Rika Kawai | 398 | Fuuka Miyazawa | 480 | Katarina Claes | 521 | Keke Tang | 425 | ||||||||||||
Kate | 383 | Hana Yurikawa | 339 | Aoi Inuyama | 506 | Jahy | 378 | ||||||||||||
Takt Asahina | 313 | Art Club President | 309 | Komari Koshigaya | 392 | Emilico | 266 | ||||||||||||
Norman | 289 | Aletta | 301 | Emma (Neverland) | 291 | Aoi Hinami | 168 |
Part 2
Round of 96 Groups I-P | |||||||||||||||||||
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Group I | Group J | Group K | Group L | ||||||||||||||||
Itsuki Nakano | 1033 | Asuna | 963 | Kyouko Hori | 1073 | Tohru | 1039 | ||||||||||||
Satoru Gojo | 734 | Ilulu | 846 | Kirito | 717 | Nino Nakano | 940 | ||||||||||||
Tokai Teio | 485 | Eren Yeager | 377 | Vivy | 446 | Milim Nava | 459 | ||||||||||||
Falfa | 391 | Kuroha Shida | 360 | Nero (Fate) | 296 | Alice (Bocchan) | 368 | ||||||||||||
Store Manager | 371 | Hotaru Ichijou | 342 | Minami Nanami | 259 | Nobara Kugisaki | 237 | ||||||||||||
Toriko Nishina | 86 | Yume Minami | 330 | Maria Momosaka | 235 | Mito (SAO) | 219 | ||||||||||||
Group M | Group N | Group O | Group P | ||||||||||||||||
Nagatoro-san | 650 | Kanna Kamui | 1273 | Siesta | 779 | Miku Nakano | 997 | ||||||||||||
Kanon Shibuya | 629 | Nadeshiko K. | 760 | Roxy Migurdia | 754 | Aya Maruyama | 670 | ||||||||||||
Rudeus Greyrat | 576 | Popuko | 286 | Kasumi Touyama | 701 | Lisa Imai | 659 | ||||||||||||
Laika | 520 | Sophia Ascart | 277 | Rimuru Tempest | 661 | Izumi Miyamura | 551 | ||||||||||||
Kureha Crylet | 370 | Yuzuha Mishima | 241 | Setsuna (Redo) | 197 | Shirokusa Kachi | 275 | ||||||||||||
Liscia Elfrieden | 198 | Noera | 218 | Pipimi | 188 | Bocchan | 187 |
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
- 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 13-15) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||||||||||||||||
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1101 | ![]() |
1083 | ![]() |
1031 | ![]() |
932 | ||||||||||||
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795 | ![]() |
803 | ![]() |
601 | ![]() |
775 | ||||||||||||
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609 | ![]() |
543 | ![]() |
532 | ![]() |
588 | ||||||||||||
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285 | ![]() |
321 | ![]() |
521 | ![]() |
430 | ||||||||||||
Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | ||||||||||||||||
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976 | ![]() |
870 | ![]() |
979 | ![]() |
917 | ||||||||||||
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732 | ![]() |
784 | ![]() |
670 | ![]() |
842 | ||||||||||||
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676 | ![]() |
561 | ![]() |
616 | ![]() |
468 | ||||||||||||
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373 | ![]() |
468 | ![]() |
455 | ![]() |
430 |
Top 16[]
Format:
- 4x4 groups
- Vote 1 contestant per group
- Top 2 advance to Elite Eight
Round of 16 Group Tables (Dec 16-19 ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||||||||||||||||
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821 | ![]() |
636 | ![]() |
591 | ![]() |
649 | ||||||||||||
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433 | ![]() |
436 | ![]() |
505 | ![]() |
619 | ||||||||||||
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297 | ![]() |
429 | ![]() |
420 | ![]() |
308 | ||||||||||||
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295 | ![]() |
326 | ![]() |
296 | ![]() |
308 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
Dec 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() |
863 | |||||||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() |
616 | Dec 23 | ||||||||||||||||
Dec 20 | A1 | ![]() |
897 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() |
681 | D2 | ![]() |
882 | Final Dec 27 | |||||||||||||
D2 | ![]() |
780 | A1 | ![]() |
974 | ||||||||||||||
Dec 20 | D1 | ![]() |
1314 | ||||||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() |
841 | Dec 23 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() |
626 | B1 | ![]() |
850 | ||||||||||||||
Dec 20 | D1 | ![]() |
1183 | 3rd place Dec 27 | |||||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() |
802 | D2 | ![]() |
1000 | ||||||||||||||
C2 | ![]() |
745 | B1 | ![]() |
890 |
Final rankings[]
Aketo 2021 Final rankings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Name | Series | Eliminated (last VF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st | ![]() |
BanG Dream! Garupa Pico season 3 (chibi spinoff) | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | ![]() |
Dragon Maid season 2 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | ![]() |
5-toubun season 2 | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | ![]() |
Re:Zero season 2 cour 2 | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5th | ![]() |
5-toubun season 2 | QF (745) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6th | ![]() |
Re:Zero season 2 cour 2 | QF (681) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7th | ![]() |
SAO Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night (movie) | QF (626) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th | ![]() |
The Detective is Already Dead | QF (616) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9th | ![]() |
Dragon Maid season 2 | Top 16 (429) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th | ![]() |
Mushoku Tensei | Top 16 (420) |

Top 10 finishers
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Korean Tournaments | |||
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Korea Best Moe (2006-2012, organized by Anizone.net) | |||
Tournaments | 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 | ||
Female Champions | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Male Champions | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Aniplus Character Tournament (Active since 2013, organized by Aniplustv.com) | |||
Tournaments | 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • | ||
Champions | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Other | Aketo Records & Curses |