Best Girl 4

Best Girl 4: A Certain Salty Railgun
Previous: BG3 (2016)
Next: BG5 (2018)
Final positions
Champion	Rin Tohsaka (5)
Runner-up	Yui Yuigahama (10)
Semi-finals	Ryuko Matoi (8) Shinobu Oshino (11)
Quarter-finals	Rem (2) Emilia (3) Holo (17) Suruga Kanbaru (29)

Best Girl 4: A Certain Salty Railgun was the fourth edition of the annual Best Girl Contest, organized by the r/anime subreddit and held in the voting website AnimeBracket. It was hosted by moderator ShaKing807, and ran from June until July 2017. The competition ended in a Fate vs. Oregairu rematch, with opposing heroines filling their roles; Rin Tohsaka won the championship after defeating Yui Yuigahama in a very lopsided title match. Ryuko Matoi (Kill la Kill) and Shinobu Oshino (Monogatari) rounded up the final four.

This is Shinobu's final Best Girl appearance as she won Best Character 3 a few months later, rendering her ineligible for future contests.

The subtitle is a pun on Best Girl 3 champion Mikoto Misaka's anime series A Certain Scientific Raligun.

Bracket

For logistical reasons, the first two rounds (512 and 256) are shown in tables instead; and the bracket format will be used for rounds 3 and onwards.

Round 1

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Rounds 3-6

Group A

Group A-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
1	Megumin	10,277
129	Chiho Sasaki	2389
				1	Megumin	8757
64	Mio Akiyama	6955		64	Mio	4753
65	Nia Teppelin	4631
								1	Megumin	10,654
32	Mako Mankanshoku	6404						33	C.C.	5801
97	Yuno Gasai	4884		32	Mako	5305
				33	C.C.	7104
33	C.C.	6600
96	Nagisa Furukawa	4320
---												1	Megumin	8962
16	Jibril	7062										17	Holo	8990
113	Rei Ayanami	4644
				16	Jibril	6463
49	Shizuka Hiratsuka	6474		49	Hiratsuka	5750
80	Mirai Kuriyama	3830						16	Jibril	5926
								17	Holo	9833
17	Holo	8096
145	Revy	2889		17	Holo	8884
				176	Yurippe	3297
48	Faris	5182
176	Yuri Nakamura	5263

Group A-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
8	Ryuko Matoi	8502
136	Touka Kirishima	2997
				8	Ryuko	8203
57	Azusa Nakano	6469		57	Azusa N.	4418
72	Sasha Blouse	4955
								8	Ryuko	10,473
25	Kanade Tachibana	5910						25	Angel	5144
104	Rias Gremory	4223		25	Angel	6662
				40	Froppy	5368
40	Tsuyu Asui	5760
89	Akane Tsunemori	5036
---												8	Ryuko	10,769
9	Megumi Tadokoro	7214										21	Yoko	5848
120	Ais Wallenstein	3271
				9	Tadokoro	6178
56	Homura Akemi	6201		56	Homura	6395
73	Komachi Hikigaya	5163						56	Homura	7624
								21	Yoko	7941
24	Yoko Littner	7568
105	Yume	3532		21	Yoko	8008
				41	Nonon	4191
41	Nonon Jakuzure	6108
88	Renge Miyauchi	4643

Group B

Group B-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
4	Ochako Uraraka	8582
125	Ema Yasuhara	4557
				4	Uraraka	7671
61	Reina Kousaka	7932		61	Reina	5801
68	Sinon	4965
								4	Uraraka	6832
29	Suruga Kanbaru	8142						29	Kanbaru	7683
100	Mashiro Shiina	4707		29	Kanbaru	7393
				93	Asuka L.S.	5941
36	Felt	5638
93	Asuka Langley Soryu	7927
---												29	Kanbaru	8503
13	Shiro	8644										45	Hanekawa	7206
141	Haqua du Lot Herminium	3780
				13	Shiro	7924
52	Sucy Manbavaran	5669		77	Kayo	5261
77	Kayo Hinazuki	6538						13	Shiro	6566
								45	Hanekawa	7991
20	Tatsumaki	7099
109	Ikumi Mito	5417		20	Tatsumaki	5139
				45	Hanekawa	8332
45	Tsubasa Hanekawa	7802
84	Ami Kawashima	4928

Group B-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
5	Rin Tohsaka	9630
124	Diana Cavendish	3640
				5	Rin	8860
60	Ritsu Tainaka	7577		60	Ritsu	4963
69	Hestia	5117
								5	Rin	8399
28	Riza Hawkeye	8583						37	Iroha	6519
156	Marika Tachibana	4430		28	Riza	6132
				37	Iroha	7729
37	Iroha Isshiki	8961
92	Olivier Mira Armstrong	4374
---												5	Rin	10,339
12	Saber	9403										12	Saber	7433
140	Nanami Aoyama	3822
				12	Saber	9366
53	Illyasviel von Einzbern	6215		53	Illya	3752
76	Megumi Katou	6170						12	Saber	9148
								44	Yui H.	5977
21	Satsuki Kiryuin	7451
108	Kallen Stadtfeld	5347		21	Satsuki	2629
				44	Yui H.	7205
44	Yui Hirasawa	7608
85	Akatsuki	5244

Group C

Group C-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
2	Rem	8158
130	Touka Takanashi	3687
				2	Rem	8920
63	Hiyori Iki	5432		63	Hiyori	4591
66	Rory Mercury	4495
								2	Rem	8704
31	Winry Rockbell	7952						31	Winry	7320
98	Bishamon	2798		31	Winry	7527
				34	Akko	5311
34	Atsuko Kagari	5536
95	Faye Valentine	4874
---												2	Rem	9997
15	Mikasa Ackerman	7683										47	Chitanda	7898
114	Urara Shiraishi	3580
				15	Mikasa	7964
50	Isuzu Sento	5523		50	Isuzu	5232
79	Kosaki Onodera	4581						15	Mikasa	7709
								47	Chitanda	7810
18	Ram	6949
111	Esdeath	4273		18	Ram	5513
				47	Chitanda	7775
47	Eru Chitanda	7092
82	Haru Onodera	3092

Group C-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
7	Taiga Aisaka	6473
122	Asuka Tanaka	4156
				7	Taiga	8006
58	Crusch Karsten	5649		58	Crusch	5026
71	Krista Lenz	5398
								7	Taiga	7385
26	Haruhi Suzumiya	6142						26	Haruhi	7284
103	Aoi Miyamori	4181		26	Haruhi	7411
				39	Suzuha	5349
39	Suzuha Amane	5903
90	Minori Kushieda	4807
---												7	Taiga	7044
10	Yui Yuigahama	7486										10	Yui Y.	9939
138	Ayase Aragaki	2815
				10	Yui Y.	7911
55	Tsumugi Kotobuki	5577		55	Mugi	4826
74	Chitoge Kirisaki	4889						10	Yui Y.	8836
								42	Karen	5962
23	Mayuri Shiina	7633
106	Yuuki Konno	3436		23	Mayuri	6435
				42	Karen	6574
42	Karen Araragi	6713
87	Albedo	3817

Group D

Group D-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
3	Emilia	8300
131	Miia	3904
				3	Emilia	6965
62	Rikka Takanashi	5160		67	Kaori	6227
67	Kaori Miyazono	5925
								3	Emilia	9427
30	Chiyo Sakura	5486						30	Chiyo	7417
99	Himeko Inaba	5168		30	Chiyo	6553
				35	Hachikuji	5658
35	Mayoi Hachikuji	7400
94	Mami Tomoe	3656
---												3	Emilia	10,219
14	Eris	6423										46	Irisviel	7162
115	Kyouko Sakura	5629
				14	Eris	6273
51	Momo Yaoyorozu	5369		51	Momo	6380
78	Celty Sturluson	5273						51	Momo	6788
								46	Irisviel	8827
19	Wiz	6573
110	Airi Katagiri	4930		19	Wiz	6272
				46	Irisviel	6590
46	Irisviel von Einzbern	5358
83	Utaha Kasumigaoka	5339

Group D-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
6	Aqua	8888
123	Lan Fan	3364
				6	Aqua	8021
59	Erina Nakiri	5568		59	Erina	5216
70	Kumiko Oumae	5334
								6	Aqua	9604
27	Stephanie Dola	6334						27	Madoka	7171
102	Hinata Hyuuga	4593		27	Steph	5896
				38	Madoka	6943
38	Madoka Kaname	6424
91	Seishirou Tsugumi	4439
---												6	Aqua	8606
11	Shinobu Oshino	8359										11	Shinobu	8892
118	Nui Harime	2783
				11	Shinobu	7446
54	Alice Nakiri	7319		54	Alice	5159
75	Fubuki	3520						11	Shinobu	8840
								22	Darkness	7630
22	Darkness	8474
107	Akame	3225		22	Darkness	8723
				43	Asuna	4667
43	Asuna Yuuki	6249
86	Tohru Hagakure	5365

Elite Eight

Elite Eight Bracket
	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
17	Holo	10,861
8	Ryuko Matoi	12,074
				8	Ryuko Matoi	8186
29	Suruga Kanbaru	8068		5	Rin Tohsaka	12,841
5	Rin Tohsaka	13,839						5	Rin Tohsaka	13,733
								10	Yui Yuigahama	7935
2	Rem	10,812
10	Yui Yuigahama	11,511		10	Yui Yuigahama	9584
				11	Shinobu Oshino	9487
3	Emilia	9214
11	Shinobu Oshino	13,052

Tournament summary

Best Girl 4 saw the debut of Konosuba, Re:Zero, and My Hero Academia, highly popular shows whose contestants would become heavy-hitting forces of the r/anime contests for the next few years.