Asuna Yuuki

Asuna Yuuki ★
Information
Chinese	結城明日奈 (亚丝娜)
Japanese	結城明日奈 (アスナ), Yūki Asuna
Korean	유우키 아스나
Other names	Lightning Flash, Titania, Berserk Healer
Anime	Sword Art Online
Anime Debut	Summer 2012
Voiced by	Haruka Tomatsu Cherami Leigh
Status	Superstar
Best Results
ISML	Main: Third place (2017)
Best Girl	★ Champion (BG6, seed 4)
Bilibili Moe	Third place (2015)
J-Saimoe	Round 3 (2013, 2014)
ISML record Main Tournament 2013: R16 (7th) 2014: QF (10th) 2015: R16 (6th) 2016: R16 (12th) 2018: QF (6th) 2019: R16 (11th) 2020: 2021: Necklaces Necklaces (6) Aquamarine (2020) Topaz (2017) Sapphire (Nova 2014, 2018) Emerald (2014) Ruby (2013) Seasonal 2012: Summer Diadem, Overall Seasonal Champion
r/anime contest record Best Girl BG1: QF (seed 8) BG2: Rd 3 (seed 25) BG3: R32 (seed 44) BG4: R64 (seed 43) BG5: Rd 3 (seed 59) Best Character BCh1: BCh2: BCh3: BCh4: BCh5:
Defunct Majors Record Bilibili Moe 2017: QF
Other Contest Wins Exists

Asuna Yuuki is the main female protagonist of Reki Kawahara's light novel series Sword Art Online and its anime adaptation by the studio A-1 Pictures.

Asuna is one of the most famous girls in the 2010's, maintaining a strong presence in the major saimoe tournaments. In ISML, she is a perennial Tiara contender and a regular necklace winner, having won five necklace rounds plus a circlet from winning the 2014 Nova postseason round. In addition to that, Asuna has never missed the postseason in all of her Main Tournament appearances, reaching the quarter-finals in 2014 and 2018, and securing a third-place finish in 2017.

The Lightning Flash is one of the powerhouses in China's Bilibili Moe owing to the anime's immense popularity in the country, which was demonstrated by her third-place finish in its inaugural edition. In 2017, her championship run was cut short in the quarter-finals, after she faced a rampaging Shielder hell-bent on destroying anyone who opposes her path towards the championship.

Sword Art Online is infamous for being widely panned in the Western anime community, and one of its discussion centers, the r/anime subreddit, generally shares its sentiments. Although she made the quarterfinals in r/anime's Best Girl 1, her subsequent runs were lacking in strength because of her association with SAO, and her reputation as a "baby's first waifu".

However, in an ironic twist of fate, her first ever major tournament win would come from Reddit, not a Chinese-majority contest such as ISML or BMoe. After the first season of SAO's Alicization aired in late 2018, Asuna suddenly sprouted into the minds of anime watchers, which resulted in her highest-ever seed (#4) in 2019's Best Girl 6. Her closest match in the contest would occur in the round of 32, where she narrowly won against an r/Animemes-supported Zero Two brigade. Asuna then blew out all of her remaining opponents en route to her championship, supported by a whole slew of circumstances that made the perfect storm for her to cement her place in the salts of fame.

ISML Profile Flavor Text

"Yūki Asuna was an ordinary fifteen-year-old girl with her own friends, life, and dreams. If there was anything that made her special, it was that she had no intention of giving up on those things, even if the forces trying to take them away were far beyond her.

When trapped in the digital world of a homicidal madman, Asuna needs little time to overcome the initial shock and set her mind to work on getting out of the virtual prison. One wrong move could cost Asuna her life, but she allows herself no hesitation. To her, every day spent living a lie is like a small death in itself. In order to keep moving forward, Asuna is ready to kill all fear, doubt, and weakness in her heart. And she expects nothing less from those who choose to walk be her side.

As days pass and turn into months, however, Asuna begins to notice that not everything around her is a lie. The people she meets, the experiences she has, and even the feelings she discovers, all of them can be invaluable even if the world around her is not real. If Asuna can accept those things and learn more about herself, her time of struggle will not have been in vain."

- written by Momento10 (presumed)

International Saimoe League

ISML 2013

• Nova 5th (32-0-3)

More Yuuki Asuna > Kirigaya Suguha (6633-2838) - (70.03%-29.97%) / Aquamarine Round 1 Yuuki Asuna > Makise Kurisu (5749-3927) - (59.42%-40.58%) / Aquamarine Round 2 Yuuki Asuna > Ayano Keiko (Silica) (5526-2556) - (68.37%-31.63%) / Aquamarine Round 3 Yuuki Asuna > Roromiya Karuta (5318-2711) - (66.23%-33.77%) / Aquamarine Round 4 Yuuki Asuna > Araragi Karen (4987-2632) - (65.45%-34.55%) / Aquamarine Round 5 Yuuki Asuna > Sanka Rea (5005-2526) - (66.46%-33.54%) / Aquamarine Round 6 Hasegawa Kobato > Yuuki Asuna (4744-4508) - (51.28%-48.72%) / Aquamarine Round 7 Yuuki Asuna > Kashiwazaki Sena (4829-3964) - (54.92%-45.08%) / Amethyst Round 1 Yuuki Asuna > Touwa Erio (4926-2910) - (62.86%-37.14%) / Amethyst Round 2 Yuuki Asuna > Takanashi Touka (4559-2594) - (63.74%-36.26%) / Amethyst Round 3 Yuuki Asuna > Kanzaki H. Aria (5166-3071) - (62.72%-37.28%) / Amethyst Round 4 Yuuki Asuna > Misaki Mei (5536-2948) - (65.25%-34.75%) / Amethyst Round 5 Yuuki Asuna > Akemi Homura (5128-2534) - (66.93%-33.07%) / Amethyst Round 6 Shiina Mashiro > Yuuki Asuna (4485-3401) - (56.87%-43.13%) / Amethyst Round 7 Yuuki Asuna > Mikazuki Yozora (5238-3039) - (63.28%-36.72%) / Ruby Round 1 Yuuki Asuna > Yuuki Mikan (4504-2489) - (64.41%-35.59%) / Ruby Round 2 Yuuki Asuna > Aoyama Nanami (4042-3161) - (56.12%-43.88%) / Ruby Round 3 Yuuki Asuna > Honma Meiko (4525-2641) - (63.15%-36.85%) / Ruby Round 4 Yuuki Asuna > Momo Belia Deviluke (4126-2713) - (60.33%-39.67%) / Ruby Round 5 Yuuki Asuna > Konoe Subaru (4577-2307) - (66.49%-33.51%) / Ruby Round 6 Yuuki Asuna > Yui (SAO) (5065-2200) - (69.72%-30.28%) / Ruby Round 7 Yuuki Asuna > Yuzuriha Inori (4509-3387) - (57.10%-42.90%) / Emerald Round 1 Yuuki Asuna > Natsume Rin (6068-3543) - (63.14%-36.86%) / Emerald Round 2 Yuuki Asuna > Noumi Kudryavka (4731-2626) - (64.31%-35.69%) / Emerald Round 3 Yuuki Asuna > Araragi Tsukihi (5285-2787) - (65.47%-34.53%) / Emerald Round 4 Yuuki Asuna > Nyarlathotep (4314-3020) - (58.82%-41.18%) / Emerald Round 5 Yuuki Asuna > Kurasaki Fuuko (Sky Raker) (5153-2438) - (67.88%-32.12%) / Emerald Round 6 Takanashi Rikka > Yuuki Asuna (4454-3298) - (57.46%-42.54%) / Emerald Round 7 Yuuki Asuna > Chitanda Eru (8377-6483) - (56.37%-43.63%) / Topaz Round 1 Yuuki Asuna > Oshino Shinobu (5116-3209) - (61.45%-38.55%) / Topaz Round 2 Yuuki Asuna > Nibutani Shinka (4992-3671) - (57.62%-42.38%) / Topaz Round 3 Yuuki Asuna > Kirishima Shouko (5245-2834) - (64.92%-35.08%) / Topaz Round 4 Yuuki Asuna > Shirakiin Ririchiyo (5702-3272) - (63.54%-36.46%) / Topaz Round 5 Yuuki Asuna > Kotegawa Yui (5238-2836) - (64.87%-35.13%) / Topaz Round 6 Yuuki Asuna > Kuroyukihime (4929-3949) - (55.52%-44.48%) / Topaz Round 7 Average VF: 5037 Average VA: 3186 Average VF%: 61.47% Average VA%: 38.53%

• Postseason Phase 1 Nova Division
  • Yuuki Asuna > Yui (SAO) (5903-2866)
  • Yuuki Asuna > Hasegawa Kobato (4785-4754)
  • Shiina Mashiro > Yuuki Asuna (5943-5224)
• Postseaon Phase 2 Final League
  • Nakano Azusa > Yuuki Asuna (5370-5187)
  • Yuuki Asuna > Kashiwazaki Sena (6826-4713)
  • Yuuki Asuna > Kuroyukihime (5507-5057)
  • Aragaki Ayase > Yuuki Asuna (6941-6586)
  • Yuuki Asuna > Nakano Azusa (7421-7376)

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ISML 2014

• Nova 4th (32-0-3)

More Yūki Asuna > Yūki Mikan (4998-2762) - (64.41%-35.59%) / Aquamarine Round 1 Yūki Asuna > Yui (5655-2011) - (73.77%-26.23%) / Aquamarine Round 2 Yūki Asuna > Natsume Rin (5149-2820) - (64.61%-35.39%) / Aquamarine Round 3 Yūki Asuna > Roromiya Karuta (3644-1919) - (65.50%-34.50%) / Aquamarine Round 4 Yūki Asuna > Azuki Azusa (3422-2826) - (54.77%-45.23%) / Aquamarine Round 5 Yūki Asuna > Aoyama Nanami (3363-2617) - (56.24%-43.76%) / Aquamarine Round 6 Yoshino > Yūki Asuna (4228-2837) - (59.84%-40.16%) / Aquamarine Round 7 Yūki Asuna > Yukinoshita Yukino (3129-2924) - (51.69%-48.31%) / Amethyst Round 1 Yūki Asuna > Haqua du Lot Herminium (3246-2393) - (57.56%-42.44%) / Amethyst Round 2 Yūki Asuna > Shirakiin Ririchiyo (3313-1909) - (63.44%-36.56%) / Amethyst Round 3 Yūki Asuna > Laura Bodewig (3584-1680) - (68.09%-31.91%) / Amethyst Round 4 Yūki Asuna > Nyarlathotep (3507-2233) - (61.10%-38.90%) / Amethyst Round 5 Yūki Asuna > Nibutani Shinka (3294-2699) - (54.96%-45.04%) / Amethyst Round 6 Itsuka Kotori > Yūki Asuna (4106-3286) - (55.55%-44.45%) / Amethyst Round 7 Yūki Asuna > Yaya (2746-2077) - (56.94%-43.06%) / Ruby Round 1 Yūki Asuna > Takanashi Tōka (2964-1759) - (62.76%-37.24%) / Ruby Round 2 Yūki Asuna > Nōmi Kudryavka (2824-1567) - (64.31%-35.69%) / Ruby Round 3 Yūki Asuna > Chocolat (2980-1715) - (63.47%-36.53%) / Ruby Round 4 Yūki Asuna > Dekomori Sanae (2728-1480) - (64.83%-35.17%) / Ruby Round 5 Yūki Asuna > Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko (2764-2570) - (51.82%-48.18%) / Ruby Round 6 Kuroyukihime > Yūki Asuna (3050-2999) - (50.42%-49.58%) / Ruby Round 7 Yūki Asuna > Kurousagi (2826-2111) - (57.24%-42.76%) / Emerald Round 1 Yūki Asuna > Tobiichi Origami (3284-1867) - (63.75%-36.25%) / Emerald Round 2 Yūki Asuna > Himeragi Yukina (2779-1478) - (65.28%-34.72%) / Emerald Round 3 Yūki Asuna > Shiomiya Shiori (2909-1529) - (65.55%-34.45%) / Emerald Round 4 Yūki Asuna > Shokuhō Misaki (2714-1545) - (63.72%-36.28%) / Emerald Round 5 Yūki Asuna > Chitanda Eru (2482-2230) - (52.67%-47.33%) / Emerald Round 6 Yūki Asuna > Takanashi Rikka (3777-3008) - (55.67%-44.33%) / Emerald Round 7 Yūki Asuna > Kuriyama Mirai (3305-1697) - (66.07%-33.93%) / Topaz Round 1 Yūki Asuna > Kirigaya Suguha (3447-1480) - (69.96%-30.04%) / Topaz Round 2 Yūki Asuna > Yukihira Furano (2790-1376) - (66.97%-33.03%) / Topaz Round 3 Yūki Asuna > Charlotte Belew (2935-1385) - (67.94%-32.06%) / Topaz Round 4 Yūki Asuna > Momo Belia Deviluke (2587-1662) - (60.88%-39.12%) / Topaz Round 5 Yūki Asuna > Yatogami Tōka (2574-1924) - (57.23%-42.77%) / Topaz Round 6 Yūki Asuna > Tokisaki Kurumi (4348-3468) - (55.63%-44.37%) / Topaz Round 7

Nova Swiss Rounds (Phase 1) - seed 4

• Win vs (13) Azusa Azuki, 3691 - 2224
• Win vs (5) Kuroyukihime, 3702 - 2277
• Win vs (8) Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi, 3458 - 2486
• Win vs (10) Nanami Aoyama, 4006 - 2930

Finals Bracket (Phase 2) - seed N1

• Win vs (S8) Shana, 3827 - 2830
• Loss vs (S4) Mashiro Shiina, 3990 - 4045

• • Loss vs Taiga Aisaka, 3000 - 3202
  • Win vs Yoshino, 4753 - 3955
  • Loss vs Kurumi Tokisaki, 4571 - 4753

Final postition: 10th

ISML 2015

Stella Swiss Rounds -

• Win vs (13) Yui (Angel Beats), 3691 - 2224
• Win vs (12) Eucliwood Hellscythe, 3702 - 2277
• Loss vs (16) Ayase Aragaki, 2436 - 4060
• Loss vs (3) Eru Chitanda, xxx - xxx

Tara Playoffs (Phase 2) - seed S4

• Loss vs (N5) Yoshino, 2771 - 4896

• • Loss vs x, xxxx - xxxx
  • Win vs x, x - x

Final position: 6th

Best Girl Contest

Best Girl 1 (2014) - seed 8

• Win vs (505) Nino, 3059 - 513
• Win vs (264) Rea Sanka, 3880 - 1194
• Win vs (120) Nui Harime, 4472 - 1796
• Win vs (57) Mio Akiyama, 4262 - 2975
• Win vs (25) Mikasa Ackerman, 4887 - 4050
• Win vs (24) Homura Akemi, 5791 - 5773 (18 votes difference!)
• Loss vs (17) Holo, 4404 - 6751

Best Girl 2 (2015) - seed 25

• Win vs (488) Hitei, 6591 - 2118
• Win vs (281) Sawako Yamanaka, 6637 - 2817
• Win vs (104) Rei Ayanami, 6150 - 4483
• Win vs (40) Haruhi Suzumiya, 6398 - 6033
• Loss vs (8) Yoko Littner, 5402 - 7018

Best Girl 3 (2016) - seed 44

• Win vs (469) Yui Kurata, 3607 - 1417
• Win vs (213) Meme, 4344 - 2758
• Loss vs (85) Yui Hirasawa, 3256 - 3379

Best Girl 4 (2017) - seed 43

• Win vs (470) Riko Suminoe, 6795 - 2782
• Win vs (299) Masuzu Natsukawa, 6144 - 3433
• Win vs (86) Tooru Hagakure, 6249 - 5365
• Loss vs (22) Darkness, 4667 - 8723

Best Girl 5 (2018) - seed 59

• Win vs (469) Nepgear, 5387 - 3256
• Win vs (213) San, 5220 - 4133
• Loss vs (70) Shizuka Hiratsuka, 4042 - 6114

Best Girl 6 (2019) - seed 4

• Win vs (509) Yukina Himeragi, 4212 - 1090
• Win vs (253) Megumi Katou, 4194 - 2225
• Win vs (125) Akane Tsunemori, 5681 - 3090
• Win vs (68) Alice Nakiri, 6166 - 9312
• Win vs (29) Zero Two, 8089 - 8058 (31 votes difference!)
• Win vs (13) Mayoi Hachikuji, 6763 - 4657
• Win vs (23) Jibril, 9450 - 6434
• Win vs (9) Mikasa Ackerman, 10552 - 6602
• Win vs (6) Winry Rockbell, 11937 - 6996

Defunct Tournaments

Bilibili Moe 2015

Round of 128 Groups

Pic	Contestant	Series	Votes
	Asuna Yuuki	Sword Art Online	35,902
	Utaha Kasumigaoka	Saekano	16,415
	Akari Akaza	Yuru Yuri	13,075
	Japanese cruiser Takao	Kantai Collection	4940

Bracket Stage

• Win vs Kotori Itsuka, 56,744 - 37,633
• Win vs Kurumi Tokisaki, 54,290 - 54,133 (157 votes difference!)
• Win vs Kanade Tachibana, 55,653 - 53,098
• Loss vs Rin Tohsaka, 61,945 - 59,023
• Win vs Chiyo Sakura, 59,929 - 56,634

Bilibili Moe 2017

Round of 128 Groups

Pic	Contestant	Series	Votes	TLV
	Asuna Yuuki	Sword Art Online	90,073	2512
	Medusa (Lancer)	Fate/Grand Order	11,660	49
	Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi	Kantai Collection	9659	40
	Hikari Yagami (Kari Kamiya)	Digimon	8298	63

Bracket Stage

• Win vs Annie Leonhart, 143,062 - 34,223 (TLV: 2221 - 125)
• Win vs Zero (Grimoire of Zero), 138,972 - 47,004 (TLV: 1330 - 325)
• Loss vs Mash Kyrielight, 141,698 - 169,489 (TLV: 11,296 - 22,626)

Anime Saimoe Tournament

2013

• Asuna Yuuki > Yukari Hinata > Kyouko Suehara (176-113-51)
• Asuna Yuuki > Ayano Sugiura > Umi Sonoda (209-168-61)
• Akari Akaza > Asuna Yuuki (270-159)

2014

• Asuna Yuuki > Yayoi Kise > Kohina Hiruko (185-115-70)
• Asuna Yuuki > Rize Tedeza (197-155)
• Mikoto Misaka > Asuna Yuuki (149-89)

Gallery

Portraits

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ISML portrait

BMoe portrait 2015

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Honours

AnimeBracket

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ISML

ISML 2012 Summer Diadem

2013]] Ruby Necklace

ISML 2014 Emerald Necklace

ISML 2014 Sapphire Circlet (Nova Winner)

ISML 2017 Topaz Necklace

ISML 2018 Sapphire Necklace

ISML 2020 Aquamarine Necklace

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Bilibili Moe

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Non-Contest Honours

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External links

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• Wikipedia link
• Sword Art Online Fandom wiki page
• MyAnimeList character profile
• Moegirl link (Simplified Chinese)
• NamuWiki page (Korean)